King City City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
22 C-1-RETAIL BUSINESS DISTRICT
§ 17.22.010 Purpose.
The purpose of the C-1 district is to designate and promote the orderly development of the business district as primarily a retail shopping facility to serve present and future needs of the community.
The following regulations shall apply in all C-1 districts and shall be subject to the provisions of Chapters 17.48 through 17.52.
(Ord. 354 § 4.27.1, 1973)
§ 17.22.020 Uses permitted.
The following uses wholly within a building are permitted:
(1)
Department stores, apparel shops, tailor shops, fur shops, dressmaking or millinery shops, sewing, yardage, draperies and variety stores, show stores, shoe repair when accessory to retail sales;
(2)
Drug stores, book stores, banks, savings and loan offices and financial institutions;
(3)
Cameras, photographic supplies and photographic studios;
(4)
Cafés and restaurants engaged exclusively in the service of food, and catering shops;
(5)
Grocery, meat, fruit and vegetable stores, florists, bakeries (retail only) and off-sale liquor stores;
(6)
Furniture, rugs, appliances, hardware, homeware, gift shop, china, art, specialty, antiques, jewelry, hobby and toy shops, stationery and office supplies, sporting goods and smoke shops;
(7)
Music and records, T.V. and radio, radio and electronic parts and supplies, retail only. (Radio, T.V. and appliance repair service, when accessory to retail sales);
(8)
Professional, sales representatives and administrative offices. Public utility offices and uses not including storage yards.
(Ord. 354 § 4.27.2, 1973; Ord. 420 § 3, 1980; Ord. 569 § 1, 1994)
§ 17.22.030 Uses permitted subject to obtaining a permit.
Uses subject to permits are as follows:
(1)
Outdoor sales, when of a permanent character, not including drive-in establishments;
(2)
Launderettes, coin-operated laundries and cleaning shops, laundry and cleaning agencies, barber and beauty shops, secondhand sales stores;
(3)
Drinking establishments;
(4)
Cafés and restaurants engaged in the service of both food and alcoholic beverages if the primary business is the service of food and the service of alcoholic beverages is only incidental thereto;
(5)
Mixed commercial and residential uses in a single two-story building, provided that: (A) residential use is restricted to the second floor of such building, and (B) the residential use does not occupy a greater area of floor space than the commercial use;
(6)
Private and public parking lots and garages;
(8)
Churches, provided that all church activities are conducted within a building;
(9)
Any other similar use which the planning commission finds not to be inconsistent with the uses set out herein
(Ord. 354 § 4.27.3, 1973; Ord. 420 § 3, 1980; Ord. 424 § 2, 1980; Ord. 474 § 2, 1985; Ord. 487 § 2, 1985; Ord. 540 § 1, 1990; Ord. 569 § 2, 1994; Ord. 783 § 8, 2020)
§ 17.22.040 Accessory buildings and uses permitted.
§ 17.22.050 Signs appurtenant to uses permitted.
(2)
No flashing, running, scintillating or similar lights or lighting is permitted. There shall be no excessive light, glare or reflection into pedestrian or traffic ways, not shall there by any animation or motion.
(Ord. 354 § 4.27.5, 1973)
§ 17.22.060 Architectural features.
(1)
Architectural features such as cornices, eaves, canopies, awnings, marquees or similar projections may encroach a maximum of seventy-two inches into any public right-of-way not including the travelled way, providing a minimum of eight foot clearance is maintained to grade or sidewalk, and twelve-inch encroachment is permissive providing a minimum of seven feet clearance is maintained.
(2)
Flower boxes, planters and architectural features placed on grade or not to exceed thirty-six inches of the grade or sidewalk, shall not exceed a twelve-inch encroachment.
(3)
No encroachment shall be permitted into a vehicle traffic way.
(4)
No wall shall exceed eight feet in height and where there are access driveways, three feet.
(Ord. 354 § 4.27.6, 1973)
§ 17.22.070 Maximum building height.
No building shall be more than two stories, nor more than thirty feet in height.
(Ord. 354 § 4.27.7, 1973; Ord. 429 § 1, 1980)
§ 17.22.080 Minimum building site.
§ 17.22.090 Maximum building site coverage.
The maximum coverage of a lot by all structures may be one hundred percent less required parking.
(Ord. 354 § 4.27.9, 1973)
§ 17.22.100 Minimum yards required.
§ 17.22.110 Optional design and improvement standards.
Where a development has been approved by the planning commission under the optional design and improvement standards of the subdivision title, such approved building sites, coverage and yards under such plan shall be considered as the requirements of this title.
(Ord. 354 § 4.27.11, 1973)
§ 17.22.120 Minimum off-street parking.
The provision of Chapter 17.52 shall apply in determining the amount of parking space that must be provided for each use. The parking space and loading areas shall be improved as set forth in said chapter.
(Ord. 354 § 4.27.12, 1973)
§ 17.22.130 Elevations, site plans and landscaping approval.
Detailed drawings showing elevations, site plans, landscaping plans, use and treatment of ground around buildings and structures, off-street parking, physical features such as trees, utility poles, lighting, hydrants, driveways, fences, signs, trash and garbage collection areas adequately screened shall be submitted for any development or redevelopment and approved by the planning commission prior to issuance of a building permit. Plan approval shall conform in the spirit and intent of any prior plans adopted by the city.
All outdoor sales establishments, drive-in uses, automobile parking lots, minimum landscaping required, five percent of the gross area of the building site. Such landscaping shall be maintained as a condition of the use.
(Ord. 354 § 4.27.13, 1973)