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Keizer City Zoning Code

2.110

COMMERCIAL MIXED USE CM

Sec. 2.110.01. - Purpose.

The Commercial Mixed Use (CM) Zone is the primary commercial zone within the city. The zone is specifically designed to promote development that combines commercial and residential uses. This zone will support transit use, provide new housing opportunities while allowing a full range of commercial retail, service and office uses.

Development is intended to be pedestrian-oriented with buildings close to and oriented to the sidewalk. Parking may be shared between residential and commercial uses.

Clusters of residential and commercial uses around landscaping features or parking areas can occur and are encouraged. The Commercial Mixed Use Zone is suitable for the commercial plan designation. (5/98)

Sec. 2.110.02. - Permitted uses.

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

A.

One or more buildings with one or more dwelling units or guest rooms and/or one or more other uses allowed in this section on a lot. (5/98)

B.

Residential homes and facilities. (5/98)

C.

Day care facility for 17 or more children, consistent with state regulations, including family day care provider for 16 or fewer children, consistent with state regulations. (4/16)

D.

Public parks, playgrounds, community clubs, including swimming, tennis and similar recreational facilities, and other public and semi-public uses. (5/98)

E.

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

F.

Offices for any use listed in SIC Division C, Construction. (5/98)

G.

Commercial printing (275). (5/98)

H.

Transportation, communication and utilities. (5/98)

1.

Public utility structures and buildings. (5/98)

2.

Post office (43). (5/98)

3.

Travel agency (4722). (5/98)

4.

Communications (48). (5/98)

I.

Retail trade. (5/98)

1.

Building materials, hardware, retail nurseries, and garden supply (52), but excluding mobile home dealers (527). (5/98)

2.

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

3.

Food stores (54). (5/98)

4.

Automobile, recreational vehicle or trailer sales (55), but excluding gasoline service stations (554). (5/98)

5.

Apparel and accessory stores (56). (5/98)

7.

Furniture, home furnishings, and equipment stores (57). (5/98)

8.

Eating and drinking places (58), except as provided in section 2.110.05 below. (5/98)

9.

Miscellaneous retail (59), but excluding fuel and ice dealers (598). (5/98)

10.

Electrical and lighting shops and office machines and equipment stores. (5/98)

J.

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

1.

Finance, insurance and real estate (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67). (5/98)

2.

Hotels, motels and tourist courts (701). (5/98)

3.

Organization hotels and lodging houses on membership basis (704). (5/98)

4.

Personal services (72), but excluding industrial launderers (7218). (5/98)

5.

Business services (73), but excluding disinfecting and exterminating services (7342). (5/98)

6.

Parking lots (7523), except as provided in section 2.110.05 below. (5/98)

7.

Miscellaneous repair services (76). (5/98)

8.

Motion pictures (78), but excluding drive-ins (7838). (5/98)

9.

Amusement and recreation (79), but excluding golf courses (7992) and amusement parks (7996). (5/98)

10.

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

11.

Legal services (81). (5/98)

12.

Elementary and secondary schools (8211). (5/98)

13.

Correspondence schools and vocational schools (824). (5/98)

14.

Schools and educational services not elsewhere classified (829). (5/98)

15.

Social services (83). (5/98)

16.

Museums, art galleries, botanical and zoological gardens (84). (5/98)

17.

Membership organizations (86). (5/98)

18.

Miscellaneous services (89). (5/98)

19.

Pet grooming. (6/01)

K.

Public administration (91—97). (5/98)

L.

Child foster home for five or fewer children as a secondary use. (6/99)

Sec. 2.110.03. - Special permitted uses.

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

A.

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

B.

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

C.

Planned unit development, subject to the provisions in section 2.311. (5/98)

D.

Accessory structures and uses prescribed in section 2.203. (5/98)

E.

Transit facilities (section 2.305). (5/09)

F.

The following special uses, subject to the applicable standards in section 2.4: (6/22)

1.

Accessory dwelling unit (section 2.403). (6/23)

2.

Home occupations (section 2.407). (5/98)

3.

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

4.

Residential sales offices (section 2.409). (5/98)

5.

Public golf course (7992) or membership recreation club having golf course (7997) (section 2.410). (5/98)

6.

Boat and RV storage area (section 2.411), except as provided in section 2.110.05 below. (5/98)

7.

House of worship (section 2.423). (5/98)

8.

Recreational vehicle storage space (section 2.413), except as provided in section 2.110.05 below. (5/98)

9.

Veterinary services (074) (section 2.414). (5/98)

10.

Funeral service and crematories (726) (section 2.415). (5/98)

11.

Used merchandise store (section 2.417).

12.

Adult entertainment business (section 2.418). (5/98)

13.

Service stations (554) (section 2.419), except as provided in section 2.110.05 below. (5/98)

14.

Recreational vehicle parks (7033) (section 2.412), except as provided in section 2.110.05 below. (5/98)

15.

Automobile services (75) (section 2.420), except as provided in section 2.110.05 below. (5/98)

16.

Manufacturing and assembly facilities (section 2.421). (5/98)

17.

Wireless telecommunications facilities (section 2.427). (5/98)

18.

Medical marijuana facilities (section 2.433). (10/14)

19.

Marijuana retailer (section 2.433). (1/16)

20.

Mobile food vendor (section 2.434). (9/16)

Sec. 2.110.04. - Conditional uses.

The following uses may be permitted, subject to obtaining a conditional use permit:

A.

Craft industries, subject to the provisions in section 2.421. (5/98)

B.

Transit station (section 2.429). (5/09)

C.

Drive-through windows or car service associated with eating and drinking places (58) may be allowed conditionally on the east side of Keizer Station Boulevard in Keizer Station Area B. (7/25)

In addition to the conditional use criteria found in Section 3.103.03, the following requirements must be satisfied: (7/25)

1.

Must provide screening and buffering to adjacent residential uses and must mitigate the aesthetic impacts of on-site stacking and queuing visible from any public right-of-way or adjacent properties. (7/25)

2.

Employ access management and control standards as appropriate to eliminate and/or reduce conflicts. (7/25)

3.

Comply with all applicable requirements and standards, including, but not limited to, KDC 2.301.04 (Traffic Impact Analysis) and all mitigations required by such section. Traffic analysis must address the operational needs of the Keizer Fire District. (7/25)

(Ord. No. 2025-899, § 1(exh. A), 8-4-2025)

Sec. 2.110.05. - Use restrictions.

No permitted or special permitted use shall in any way involve any of the following:

A.

Farm use. (5/98)

B.

The rendering, processing, or cleaning of animals, fish, seafoods, fowl, poultry, fruits, vegetables, or dairy products for wholesale use. (5/98)

C.

The following uses are prohibited from any property contained within the Area B as described in the Keizer Station Plan. (7/25)

1.

Gasoline service stations (554), except as provided in section 2.110.04.C. (9/17)

2.

Vehicle sales and secondary repair. (5/98)

3.

Public utility structures and buildings. (5/98)

4.

Recreational vehicle parks (7033). (5/98)

5.

Automobile parking not associated with an allowed use (752). (5/98)

6.

Automotive dealers (55). (5/98)

7.

Automotive rental and leasing, without drivers (751). (5/98)

8.

Automotive repair shops (753). (5/98)

9.

Automotive services, except repair (754). (5/98)

10.

Utilities; secondary truck parking and material storage yard. (5/98)

D.

A limitation of the total floor area of specified uses applies to all of Area B, Retail Service Center, of the Keizer Station Plan. A maximum total floor area shall apply to the uses identified in sections 2.110.02(I) and 2.110.03(E)(12)—(14). This maximum floor area is set forth in the Keizer Station Plan; however, this maximum floor area may change as part of an approved master plan. (9/18)

(Ord. No. 2025-899, § 1(exh. A), 8-4-2025)

Sec. 2.110.06. - Dimensional standards.

A.

Minimum lot dimension and height requirements. (6/22)

DimensionSingle-FamilyDuplex, Triplex, Quadplex or MultifamilyCommercialMixed Use
Lot size 4,000 sq. ft. (1) 6,000 sq. ft. (2) None (3) None (3)
Average width 40 feet 50 feet None None
Average depth 70 feet 80 feet None None
Maximum height 35 feet 50 feet 50 feet 50 feet

 

(1) A single-family dwelling attached on one side has a minimum lot area of 3,500 square feet, and a single-family dwelling attached on both sides has a minimum lot area of 3,000 square feet. (5/98)

(2) Multifamily development must comply with the density standard in section 2.110.07. (5/98)

(3) Parcel size shall be adequate to contain all structures within the required yard setbacks and, where applicable, comply with residential density standards in section 2.110.07. (5/98)

B.

Minimum yard setback requirements. (6/22)

SetbacksSingle-Family or DuplexTriplex, Quadplex or MultifamilyCommercialMixed Use
Front 10 feet 10 feet 10 feet 10 feet
Side 5 feet (2) (2) (2)
Rear (1) (2) (2) (2)
Street-side (3) 10 feet 10 feet 10 feet 10 feet
Garage entrance (4) 20 feet (4) 20 feet (4) 20 feet (4) 20 feet (4)

 

(1) The rear yard setback shall be as follows: 14 feet for a one-story home, 20 feet for a two-story home. (5/98)

(2) The setback shall be no less than the minimum rear yard setback of the zone on the adjacent property. For the CM zone, the rear yard setback is zero feet. (5/98)

(3) Setbacks are measured from property lines, not easement lines; however, no structure shall be placed any closer than five feet from the edge of an access easement. (5/98)

(4) 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)

(Ord. No. 2024-878, § 2(exh. B), 7-15-2024)

Sec. 2.110.07. - Development standards.

All development in the CM zone shall comply with the applicable provisions of this ordinance. The following includes referenced items as well as additional development requirements. If a conflict exists with a specific standard found in this section and a standard found elsewhere in this ordinance, the standard in this section shall govern. (5/98)

A.

Off-street parking.

1.

Parking as specified in section 2.303. (7/25)

B.

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

C.

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

D.

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

E.

Accessory structures. Accessory structures shall conform to requirements in section 2.313. (5/98)

F.

Storage, trash, and service functions. Storage areas, trash, recycling, utilities and other service functions shall be located within the main structure if possible. If any of the above functions are located outside the main structure, the area containing the function must be screened with a solid, durable structure that is architecturally related to the building. (5/98)

G.

Landscaping, general. All required yards shall be landscaped. Landscaped areas shall be landscaped as provided in section 2.309.

1.

The minimum landscaped area requirements shall be as follows:

Commercial development 10%
Mixed commercial and residential development 15%
Residential development 20%

 

2.

Properties located within Area B as defined in the Keizer Station Plan shall have a 20-foot landscape buffer along all property lines adjacent to any residential zone. Landscape and buffer requirements shall be met as defined in the Keizer Station Plan. (12/03)

H.

Landscaping, parking lots. One tree shall be provided for every eight parking spaces provided in parking lots. The trees shall be dispersed throughout the parking lot in minimum four by four-foot planters located between parking spaces. (7/25)

I.

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

Max.Min.
Commercial development 90% 50%
Mixed commercial and residential development 85% 50%
Residential development 80% 50%

 

J.

Density. The maximum residential density shall be 24 units per acre and minimum residential density shall be eight units per acre. Developments limited exclusively to residential uses and containing less than eight dwelling units per acre are allowed if they comply with the following: (5/98)

1.

No more than 50 percent of the property shall be occupied. The occupied area shall include all buildings, accessory structures, driveways, parking and required landscaping. (5/98)

2.

The remaining undeveloped portion of the property shall be in one contiguous piece. Access to a public street, in conformance with ordinance requirements, shall be available. The undeveloped portion shall have sufficient width and depth to be developed for additional residential, or commercial, uses. (5/98)

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

Sec. 2.110.08. - Design standards.

All development in the CM zone shall comply with the applicable design standards described below:

A.

Building design standards. Primary buildings shall comply with the following design standards: (5/98)

1.

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

a.

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

b.

Multifamily buildings and nonresidential structures shall comply with the provisions in section 2.315 (development standards). ( 4/12 )