The purpose of the GC general commercial district is to provide an area for heavy commercial uses which, because of their nature of operation, create a heavy traffic load. (Ord. 1-5-87A § 14(A))

The following are permitted uses in the GC general commercial district:

A. Automotive sales and services;

B. Building supply yards and/or hardware stores;

C. Furniture sales and storage;

D. Professional offices and/or financial institutions;

E. Hotels and/or motels without unlimited gaming;

F. Equipment rentals;

G. Mobile home and/or recreational vehicles sales and services;

H. Restaurants;

I. Bars or private clubs;

J. Service stations;

K. Grocery and drug stores;

L. Cabinet shops. (Ord. 1-5-87A § 14(B))

Accessory uses and buildings customarily appurtenant to a permitted use are allowed in the GC general commercial district. (Ord. 1-5-87A § 14(C))

The following are conditional uses in the GC general commercial district:

A. Hotels and/or motels with unlimited gaming;

B. Mortuaries and crematoriums;

C. Arcades;

D. Public and/or semi-public utility services centers and similar uses;

E. Sheltered workshops (nonprofit);

F. Construction shops and yards;

G. Warehousing and wholesaling of liquor and food goods;

H. All buildings or structures in excess of thirty-five feet in height;

I. Residential uses on the second floor or above;

J. Adult entertainment activities;

K. Self-service storage facilities. (Ord. 1-03-12D § 1.1; Ord. 12-18-89 § 1; Ord. 1-5-87A § 14(D))

The following are prohibited uses in the GC general commercial district:

A. All industrial uses;

B. Medical marijuana establishments pursuant to HCC 17.10.100;

C. Marijuana establishments pursuant to HCC 17.10.100(B) and (C). (Ord. 10-09-17 § 3; Ord. 12-15-14 § 3; Ord. 1-5-87A § 14(E))

In the GC general commercial district, no main building or structure shall exceed three stories or thirty-five feet unless a conditional use permit is obtained. (Ord. 1-5-87A § 14(F))

The following are area and yard requirements in the GC general commercial district:

A. Lot area, two thousand square feet;

B. Setbacks:

1. Front yard, none,

2. Side yard, none,

3. Rear yard, none. (Ord. 1-5-87A § 14(G))

The following additional requirements apply in the GC general commercial district:

A. Within two hundred feet of the boundary of any R district no building or structure shall exceed the maximum height permitted in the adjoining R district.

B. Development of property adjoining a residential zoned lot or parcel shall have the following setbacks:

1. Front yards of not less than fifteen feet;

2. Side yards of not less than twenty feet;

3. Rear yards of not less than twenty feet.

C. All fuel pumps dispensing fuel into motor vehicles shall maintain a twenty-foot setback from side and rear property lines.

D. All off-street parking requirements and regulations are as provided in Chapter 17.60 HCC. (Ord. 1-5-87A § 14(H))