The purpose of the Residential Commercial (RC) Zone is to provide commercial goods and services specifically designed to serve residential neighborhoods. Suitable businesses include low intensity retail commercial and service activities, and, professional and commercial offices. The Residential Commercial Zone is appropriate in those areas designated low density residential, medium density residential and medium-high density residential in the comprehensive plan. (5/98)

The following uses, when developed under the applicable development standards in this zoning ordinance, are permitted in the RC zone:

A.

One dwelling per each business use on the lot or parcel. (5/98)

B.

Landscape counseling and planning (0781). (5/98)

C.

Day care facility for 17 or more children, consistent with state regulations. (4/16)

D.

Travel agency (4722). (5/98)

E.

Retail trade. (5/98)

1.

Hardware stores (52). (5/98)

2.

General merchandise stores (53). (5/98)

3.

Food stores (54), provided there is no processing or sale of live animals, and excluding freezer and locker meat provisioners. (5/98)

4.

Eating and drinking places (58), but excluding drive-in or drive-through facilities. The establishment may serve alcohol as a secondary use. (5/98)

5.

News dealers and newsstands (5994). (5/98)

F.

Business, professional and social services. (5/98)

1.

Watch, clock, and jewelry repair (763). (5/98)

2.

Laundries and dry cleaning (7212, 7215). (5/98)

3.

Photography studios (7221). (5/98)

4.

Beauty and barber shops (7231, 7241). (5/98)

5.

Shoe repair (7251). (5/98)

6.

Stenographic services and reproduction services not elsewhere classified (SIC 7339). (5/98)

7.

Computer and data processing services (SIC 737). (5/98)

8.

Health services (80), except hospitals (806). (5/98)

9.

Legal services (81). (5/98)

10.

Accounting, bookkeeping (893).

11.

Pet grooming. (6/01)

The following uses, when developed under the applicable development standards in the ordinance and special development requirements, are permitted in the RC zone:

A.

Partitions, subject to the provisions in section 2.310. (5/98)

B.

The following special uses, subject to standards in section 2.4:

1.

Bed and breakfast establishments (section 2.408). (5/98)

2.

Accessory structures and uses prescribed in section 2.203.02. (5/98)

A.

Minimum lot dimension, building dimension and height requirements.

B.

Minimum yard setback requirements.

(1) The rear yard setback shall be as follows: 14 feet for a one-story building and 20 feet for a two-story building. (6/07)

(2) The garage entrance setback shall be measured from the property line or edge of private access easement to the entrance of the garage. The centerline of the driveway shall be measured if the driveway to the garage entrance is not perpendicular to the property line or private access easement. In no case shall a garage be set back less than the minimum front, side, and rear setbacks. (5/98)

All development in the RC zone shall comply with the applicable provisions of this ordinance. The following includes referenced items as well as additional development requirements:

A.

Off-street parking and loading. Parking may not be located within any required yard area. There are no loading space requirements. (7/25)

B.

Design standards. Unless specifically modified by provisions in this section, buildings located within the RC zone shall comply with the following standards: (5/98)

1.

Single-family homes shall comply with the design standards in section 2.314. (5/98)

2.

Residential structures with four or more attached dwelling units and nonresidential structures shall comply with the provisions in section 2.315, development standards. (5/98)

C.

Partitions. Land divisions shall be reviewed in accordance with the provisions of section 2.310. (5/98)

D.

Yards and lots. Yards and lots shall conform to the standards of section 2.312. (5/98)

E.

Signs. Signs shall conform to the requirements of section 2.308. (5/98)

F.

Accessory structures. Accessory structures as provided for in section 2.313. For the purposes of this section, development within the RC zone shall be considered nonresidential. (5/98)

G.

Landscaping. A minimum of 20 percent of the property shall be landscaped, including all required yards. Landscaped areas shall be landscaped as provided in section 2.309. (5/98)

H.

Lot coverage. The maximum coverage allowed for buildings, accessory structures and paved parking shall be 80 percent. (5/98)

I.

Yards adjacent to residential uses. A six-foot sight-obscuring fence, wall or hedge shall screen yards adjacent to residentially zoned or used lot. (5/98)

J.

Hours of operation. Businesses within the RC zone shall not open for business earlier than 7:00 am and shall close no later than 11:00 p.m. (5/98)

K.

Outdoor storage. The outdoor storage of materials, equipment or products shall be prohibited. (5/98)

L.

Architectural. All buildings shall be designed with a residential architectural character, including using only wood or masonry siding, having a pitched roof with shake, shingle, or tile roofing material, having no more than 25 percent of the total wall area in windows, and having main and trim colors conforming to the allowable colors for main color in the CM zone. (5/98)

(Ord. No. 2025-895, § 1(exh. A), 7-7-2025)

A.

RC zoned property shall either be located on a collector or arterial street or be within 300 feet of a collector or arterial street. (5/98)

B.

RC zoned property shall not be located adjacent to MU, CM, CG or industrially zoned property. (5/98)

C.

Except at a public street intersection, no RC zoned parcel can be located within 1000 feet of another parcel zoned RC. This requirement does not apply to the partitioning of an RC zoned parcel. (5/98)