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La Center City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 18

150 COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS AND OVERLAYS C-1, C-3, DGO, AND TLNC

§ 18.150.010 Purpose.

(1) 
Downtown Commercial (C-1) District. These less intensive commercial areas are intended to provide for the convenience shopping needs for a limited trade area. Typical allowed uses include convenience food markets, beauty and barber shops, bakeries and limited service industries. They should occur as small centers, ideally at the junction of two public streets (collectors or arterials). These areas are held to a high standard of site plan review due to the close proximity of the residential zones and to preserve the historic downtown aesthetic. Development activity shall meet, to the maximum extent feasible and prudent, the design guidelines contained in this chapter. The C-1 district shall primarily occur along East Fourth Street and secondarily along Northwest Pacific Highway, between West Fourth Street and West Sixth Street.
(2) 
Cardroom Overlay (C-3) District. This overlay district is intended to provide for the location of cardrooms within other commercial districts. All uses in this district, except parking areas, shall be contained entirely within an enclosed building. The C-3 district shall primarily occur at the existing cardrooms and associated properties centered around the Northwest La Center Road, Northwest Pacific Highway, and East 4th Street roundabout as shown on the La Center Zoning Map.
(3) 
Downtown Gateway Overlay (DGO). This overlay district is intended to enhance the vibrancy and economic vitality of the city’s central district by fostering a dynamic environment that prioritizes hotels, motels, other hospitality uses, and commercial recreational businesses to attract visitors with its proximity to the historic cardrooms and downtown, the newly expanded downtown, and the East Fork Lewis River. This overlay district shall also recognize the existing residential uses in this area and balance compatibility with the hospitality and commercial recreational uses with existing residents. The DGO shall be designated as shown on the adopted Downtown Subarea map, located south of West Third Street and along West D Avenue.
(4) 
Timmen Landing Neighborhood Commercial Overlay (TLNC). This overlay district is intended to provide and support the development of vibrant, accessible, and community-oriented commercial areas within the Timmen Landing subarea plan and in close proximity to high density and medium density residential areas. This overlay district will encourage local businesses, enhance accessibility, support neighborhood-scale mixed-use development, preserve small-town charm, and promote economic vitality. The TLNC shall be designated as shown on the adopted Timmen Landing Subarea, along the Northwest Timmen Road corridor.
(Ord. 2006-17 § 1, 2006; Ord. 2017-09 § 4 (Exh. B), 2017; Ord. 2023-05 § 5 (Exh. E), 2023; Ord. 2025-03, 6/25/2025)

§ 18.150.020 Uses.

The uses set out in Table 18.150.020 are examples of uses allowable in the C-1 zoning district and the C-3, DGO and TLNC overlays. The appropriate review authority is mandatory.
"P"
—
Uses allowed subject to approval of applicable permits.
"C"
—
Conditional uses which may be permitted subject to the approval of a conditional use permit in Chapter 18.250 LCMC, Conditional Uses.
"X"
—
Uses specifically prohibited.
Where there are special use standards or restrictions for a listed use, the applicable code section(s) or other applicable chapter is noted in the "Special Standards" column.
Table 18.150.020 - Uses1
Use
C-1
C-3
DGO
TLNC
Special Standards
1.
Residential.
a.
Medium density (integrated multifamily/commercial or mixed-use structure not to exceed 22 residential units per net acre)
C
X
P
P
b.
Existing residences without any increase in density
P
P
P
P
c.
Home business
P
P
P
P
Home Occ. Permit
d.
Bed and breakfast establishments
P
P
P
X
e.
Temporary dwellings
P
P
P
P
f.
Single-family detached dwellings
X
X
X
X
g.
Manufactured homes
X
X
X
X
h.
Manufactured home subdivisions and communities
X
X
X
X
i.
Mobile homes
X
X
X
X
2.
Retail Sales - Food.
a.
Markets in excess of 15,000 square feet gross floor area
C
X
X
X
b.
Markets - under 15,000 square feet of gross floor area
P
X
X
C
c.
Bakery - primarily retail outlet (>10,000 square feet of gross floor area)
C
X
X
X
d.
Bakery - primarily retail outlet (<10,000 square feet of gross floor area)
P
X
X
P
3.
Retail Sales - General.
a.
General retailer (up to 200,000 square feet gross floor area)
X
X
X
X
b.
General retailer (under 25,000 square feet gross floor area)
P
X
X
C
c.
Single purpose/specialty retailers (less than 10,000 square feet gross floor area)
P
X
X
C
d.
Single purpose/specialty retailers (greater than 10,000 square feet gross floor area)
X
X
X
X
e.
Yard and garden supplies, including nurseries
X
X
X
X
f.
Adult entertainment
X
X
X
X
g.
Recreational sales and rentals
P
X
P
P
4.
Retail Sales - Restaurants, Drinking Places.
a.
Restaurants
P
P
P
P
b.
Restaurants, with associated drinking places, alcoholic beverages
C
C
C
C
c.
Drive-through, drive-in, or drive-up facilities
X
X
X
C
5.
Retail Sales and Services - Automotive and Related.
a.
Motor vehicle dealers, new and used, including auto, truck trailer, boat, recreational vehicles and equipment
X
X
X
X
b.
Quick vehicle servicing
X
X
X
X
c.
Filling station
C
X
X
C
d.
Manufactured home sales
X
X
X
X
e.
Car washes
C
X
X
C
f.
Vehicle rental or repair including auto, truck trailer, boat, and recreational vehicles
X
X
X
X
g.
Commercial off-street parking facilities
C
C
C
C
h.
Vehicle towing and storage services
X
X
X
X
i.
Transportation terminals
(1) Freight
X
X
X
X
(2) People
P
P
P
P
6.
Retail Sales - Building Material and Farm Equipment.
a.
Lumber and other building materials stores and yards, with only incidental cutting and planting of products sold
X
X
X
X
b.
Heating and plumbing equipment, including incidental fabrication (operated entirely within an enclosed building)
X
X
X
X
c.
Hardware, home repair and supply stores (over 100,000 square feet gross floor area)
X
X
X
X
d.
Hardware, home repair and supply stores (10,000 to 100,000 square feet gross floor area)
X
X
X
X
e.
Hardware, home repair and supply stores (under 10,000 square feet gross floor area)
P
X
X
P
f.
Farm equipment and implement dealer
X
X
X
X
g.
Hay, grain, and feed stores
X
X
X
X
7.
Retail Sales - Products. (Finished product retailers with primary fabrication or assembly on site; within an entirely enclosed building)
a.
Uses of < 10,000 square feet gross floor area
C
X
X
X
b.
Uses of 10,000 square feet gross floor area or greater
X
X
X
X
8.
Services - Personal
a.
Self-service laundries, dry cleaning, including pressing, alteration, garment and accessory repair, excluding industrial cleaning services
C
X
X
C
b.
Barber and beauty shops
P
P
P
P
c.
Clothing rental establishments
P
X
X
P
d.
Mortuaries
C
X
X
X
9.
Services - General.
a.
Duplicating, addressing, blueprinting, photocopying, mailing, and stenographic services (<2,500 square feet)
P
X
X
P
b.
Office equipment and home appliance rental, service and repair agencies
P
X
X
P
c.
Printing, publishing and lithographic shops
P
X
X
P
d.
Services to buildings (including dwellings), cleaning and exterminating
P
X
X
P
e.
Moving and storage
X
X
X
X
f.
Mini-warehouse
X
X
X
X
g.
Branch banks
C
X
X
C
h.
Event facilities (< 10,000 square feet)
C
X
C
C
i.
Event facilities (> 10,000 square feet)
X
X
X
X
j.
RV storage
X
X
X
X
10.
Services - Lodging Places.
a.
Hotels/motels
X
X
P
X
b.
Recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds
X
X
X
X
11.
Services - Medical and Health.
a.
Hospitals
X
X
X
X
b.
Outpatient clinics
C
X
X
C
c.
Medical laboratories
X
X
X
X
d.
Sanitaria, convalescent and rest homes
C
X
X
X
e.
Orthopedic equipment and supplies, rental, sales and services
P
X
X
P
f.
Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics
(1) Outside animal activities
X
X
X
X
(2) Inside animal activities only
C
X
X
C
g.
Ambulance services
X
X
X
X
h.
Residential care homes
C
X
X
C
i.
Residential and congregate care facilities
C
X
X
C
12.
Services - Professional Office.
a.
Professional offices (< 10,000 square feet gross floor area)
P
P
C
P
b.
Professional offices (> 10,000 square feet gross floor area)
C
X
X
C
c.
Artist/photographic studios
P
P
P
P
13.
Services - Amusement.
a.
Amusement centers
C
X
C
C
b.
Bowling alleys, billiard and pool parlors, and video arcades
C
X
X
C
c.
Public cardrooms
X
P
X
X
d.
Skating rinks, ice and/or roller
X
X
X
X
e.
Theaters, indoor
X
X
C
X
f.
Drive-in theaters, stadium and arena facilities
C
X
X
X
g.
Athletic, health and racket clubs (< 10,000 square feet of gross floor area)
P
X
X
P
h.
Athletic, health and racket clubs (> 10,000 square feet of gross floor area)
X
X
X
C
i.
Zoos, circuses, carnivals, or amusement rides, excluding temporary civic events endorsed by the city council
X
X
X
X
14.
Services - Educational
a.
Family day care providers
P
P
P
P
18.270.020
b.
Day care centers
P
X
P
P
c.
Libraries (<10,000 square feet gross floor area)
P
X
P
P
d.
Vocational schools
X
X
X
X
e.
Artistic studios and schools including but not limited to dance, music and martial arts (< 10,000 square feet)
P
X
P
P
f.
Artistic studios and schools including but not limited to dance, music and martial arts (> 10,000 square feet)
X
X
X
C
g.
Public parks, parkways, recreation facilities, trails and related facilities
P
P
P
P
h.
Public/private educational institutions
C
X
X
C
15.
Services - Membership Organizations.
a.
Business, professional and religious (not including churches)
C
X
C
C
b.
Civic, social, fraternal, charitable, labor and political (<5,000 square feet)
P
X
C
P
c.
Civic, social, fraternal, charitable, labor and political (>5,000 square feet)
C
X
X
C
d.
Churches
C
X
C
C
16.
Distribution Facilities. (In conjunction with a permitted use, all activities, except vehicle storage, located entirely within an enclosed building)
a.
Distribution facilities of less than 25,000 square feet gross floor area
X
X
X
X
b.
Distribution facilities of between 50,000 and 25,000 square feet gross floor area
X
X
X
X
17.
Public Services and Facilities.
a.
Buildings entirely dedicated to public services, such as City Hall, police and fire substations
C
C
C
C
b.
Sewer, water and utility transmission lines
P
P
P
P
c.
Wireless communications facilities
P
P
P
P
d.
Museums, historic and cultural exhibits and the like
P
P
P
P
e.
U.S. Post Offices
C
C
C
C
f.
Public transit facilities including park and ride facilities
P
P
P
P
18.
Accessory Uses and Activities.
a.
On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities, subject to state siting criteria (RCW 70.105.210)
C
C
X
X
b.
Drive-through, drive-in or drive-up facilities
C
C
C
P
c.
Open Air Activities.
(1) Open air display of plants and produce in conjunction with a permitted use
P
X
P
P
(2) Open air storage of materials
X
X
X
X
(3) Open air work activities such as restaurants, portable walk-up vendors (not including drive-through facilities) such as espresso carts, flower stands and food stands, plant nurseries and other uses generally conducted outside in conjunction with a permitted commercial use, unless otherwise prohibited by this title
C
X
C
C
(4) Open air storage of company vehicles, such as cars and light duty trucks, in conjunction with a permitted use
C
X
X
X
19.
Other Uses.
a.
Temporary uses
P
P
P
P
b.
Solid waste handling and disposal sites
C
C
X
X
Notes:
1 The director may allow uses not described herein but similar as permitted or conditional pursuant to a Type I process.
(Ord. 2006-17 § 1, 2006; Ord. 2017-09 § 4 (Exh. B), 2017; Ord. 2021-04 § 10 (Exh. G), 2021; Ord. 2023-05 § 6 (Exh. E), 2023; Ord. 2023-11 § 6 (Exh. D), 2023; Ord. 2025-03, 6/25/2025)

§ 18.150.030 Development standards.

(1) 
New lots and structures and additions to structures subject to this section shall comply with the applicable standards for lots and building height, and setbacks in Tables 18.150.030(1) and 18.150.030(2). Site plan review is required for all new development and modifications to existing permitted development unless expressly exempted by this title. Sites within the C-1 zoning district shall comply with the additional standards outlined in subsection (4) of this section.
(2) 
Landscaping.
(a) 
In the C‑3 district, not less than 15 percent of the total lot area shall be landscaped. Pedestrian plazas, sidewalks over the minimum width and other pedestrian amenities may be used to meet the required landscaping at a one-to-one (1:1) ratio.
(b) 
Where zero lot line development is proposed, not less than 10 percent of the site shall be landscaped. Hardscape surfaces, such as tables, plazas, and planting boxes, may be used to satisfy the landscaping requirement. Where zero lot line development is not proposed, not less than 15 percent of total lot area shall be landscaped.
(3) 
Site Plan Review Standards. In addition to the site plan approval criteria contained in Chapter 18.215 LCMC, the following shall apply to all development within the commercial districts unless expressly exempted. The review authority may modify these standards for the expansion of existing uses for site-specific issues:
(a) 
Primary pedestrian circulation routes connecting the street(s) to the primary building entry or entries shall be a minimum of 11 feet (eight feet of sidewalk/walkway with a minimum of three feet of landscaping on one side of the pedestrian route). The minimum three-foot landscaped area shall contain street trees planted at 30-foot intervals to provide for a continuous tree canopy. The required landscape area should function as a buffer between auto drives and the pedestrian routes. Where the pedestrian circulation route crosses vehicular accessways the landscape area is not required. Pedestrian awnings, with a minimum of eight feet of head clearance, shall be provided along the front building facade when abutting public rights-of-way. Awnings may not project over the parking area or street.
(b) 
Landscaping.
(i) 
Landscaping is required along the side of all buildings in the C‑3 district where the primary pedestrian access is provided. Minimum requirements shall be trees provided every 30 feet on center planted along the length of the parcel. Street trees may not be planted closer than 25 feet away from street corners to preserve intersection sight distance.
(ii) 
Landscape buffers required by LCMC § 18.245.060 shall not apply between pad development sites and the remainder of the development site.
(iii) 
Landscaping required between commercial developments may be altered where parking lots are adjoining as follows: a single, shared five-foot buffer instead of five feet for each development; provided, that joint access is provided between parcels for auto and pedestrian access and trees are planted every 20 feet on center along the length of the buffer.
Table 18.150.030(1) – Lot Requirements
Zoning District
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
Minimum Lot Width (feet)
Minimum Lot Depth (feet)
C-1
2,500
25
80
C-3
10,000
None
None
DGO, TLNC
None
None
None
Table 18.150.030(2) – Setbacks, Lot Coverage and Building Height
Minimum setbacks
Pursuant to buffering and screening standards contained in Chapter 18.245 LCMC.
Minimum setbacks adjacent to residential district
Pursuant to the screening and buffering standards contained in Chapter 18.245 LCMC, plus an additional 1/2 foot for each foot the building exceeds 20 feet in height to a maximum setback requirement of 40 feet.
Maximum lot coverage
Maximum determined by compliance with screening and buffering standards contained in Chapters 18.245 and 18.320 LCMC, and all other applicable standards.
Maximum building height
60 feet, except for the TLNC where the maximum building height shall be 45 feet.
(4) 
Additional C-1 Standards. In addition to the required standards per subsections (1) through (3) of this section, all new lots, structures, and additions to structures located within the C-1 zoning district shall be subject to the following standards. The intent of the C-1 zoning district is to preserve the historic downtown character of La Center by implementing the adopted La Center Design Plan and Guidelines (2005) (see La Center City Council Resolution No. 05-253) and balance new developments and business establishments to meet a growing economic and job market in La Center.
(a) 
The following standards do not apply to:
(i) 
Exterior remodel of existing single-family residences;
(ii) 
Construction of a new bed and breakfast uses or conversion of single-family homes to bed and breakfast uses;
(iii) 
Interior remodel of buildings;
(iv) 
Exterior building improvements less than 80 percent of the building and land-assess value; and
(v) 
Replacement of windows, awnings, roofing materials, or other exterior building elements for maintenance reasons only to match existing materials and design.
(b) 
Building Facade Requirements.
(i) 
Commercial activities shall use original building facades or replications thereof, and appropriately sized and designed signs. New construction should be compatible with surrounding design.
(ii) 
Facades shall be varied and articulated to provide visual interest to pedestrians. Within projects that occupy a half city block or greater, variations in facades, floor levels, architectural features, parapet height, and exterior finishes shall create the appearance of several smaller buildings with a maximum apparent storefront width of 60 feet.
(iii) 
Storefronts shall generally abut street rights-of-way. Business activities shall be oriented towards the street through the use of primary entrances, sidewalk cafes, pedestrian awnings, or similar features. Buildings may be set back as much as 10 feet if the space between the building and right-of-way is used for permanent landscaping, outdoor display of merchandise, or outdoor seating for dining establishments. These areas may not be fenced off from the street except for a decorative fence not to exceed four feet in height. Building frontages internal to a city block shall consider internal walkways and parking areas as street rights-of-way within multibuilding complexes.
(iv) 
All structures shall provide ground floor retail, services, or offices.
(v) 
Blank walls are prohibited. Facades and walls shall include the following:
(A) 
The lower facade shall contain a recessed entry or entries, large display windows, and other such appurtenances as described in this subsection, which shall, as a whole, constitute 50 percent of the entire front facade.
(B) 
Upper floors shall display smaller, regularly spaced windows or false windows.
(C) 
Buildings must include changes in relief on 10 percent of their street side facades. Relief changes include cornices, bases, fenestration, fluted masonry, or other treatments for pedestrian interest and scale.
(D) 
Decorative trims, such as window hoods surrounding upper floor windows and decorative cornices near or at the top of the facade, are encouraged.
(vi) 
Designated historic buildings shall be maintained consistent with the identified character-defining elements of the building unless recognized by the City as an "unsafe structure" under the International Property Maintenance Code (2021).
(vii) 
Any exterior remodeling shall clearly delineate upper and lower facades by architectural features, such as awnings and exterior moldings.
(viii) 
The backs of buildings on the south side of East Fourth Street shall be finished with windows, balconies, and other features similar to those used on the front. This is to encourage uses that relate to the view of the East Fork Lewis River and the wildlife refuge, and to enhance and preserve the view of downtown from the East Fork Lewis River Bridge. All garbage equipment and facilities shall be screened from view.
(ix) 
Ornamental devices, such as molding and friezes, are required at the roofline. Where such ornamentation is present in the form of a linear molding or board, the band must be at least 12 inches in height.
(x) 
Buildings must incorporate features, such as arcades, roofs, porches, alcoves, porticoes, and awnings, to protect pedestrians from the rain, wind, and sun. Awnings and entrances may be designed to be shared between two structures. If the building abuts a street right-of-way, then the weather protection feature must be extended at least five feet over the sidewalk with appropriate easements or agreements with the City to allow placement within the right-of-way. If the building does not front on the right-of-way, the weather protection feature must be extended at least five feet along any pedestrian area between the building and an adjacent pedestrian walkway or sidewalk.
(c) 
Sidewalks and Streetside.
(i) 
Sidewalks within the right-of-way shall generally be 11 feet wide with a three-and-one-half-foot street furniture and landscaping zone and a seven-and-one-half-foot pedestrian zone. Adjustments to the minimum width may be approved by the Public Works Director to ensure consistency with adjacent properties or if an 11 feet wide sidewalk is not feasible. The street furniture zone is to accommodate street trees, lighting, benches, street signs, mail boxes, newspaper boxes, and other urban accessories.
(ii) 
Awnings are required of all building frontages along sidewalks and over pedestrian entryways facing parking areas.
(iii) 
Curb extensions shall be provided at every street corner where appropriate, as determined by the Public Works Director. These extensions are the width of the parking lanes. The extensions are designed to follow a consistent radius around each intersection.
(d) 
Street Trees and Landscaping.
(i) 
Street trees shall be provided at approximately 45 feet on center. The trees are to be planted in five-foot by five-foot cutouts in the sidewalk located in the street furniture/landscaping zone. Decorative tree grates should be provided to both protect the trees and provide another opportunity to introduce a design element into downtown. Trees shall be of species approved by the City and shall have a one-and-one-half-inch minimum caliper diameter at breast height (DBH). Irrigation and maintenance shall be provided until trees are fully established.
(ii) 
Street trees shall be coordinated with parking and street lights to lessen conflicts with parked cars and pedestrian movements.
(e) 
Outdoor Lighting.
(i) 
14-foot-tall decorative street lights shall be provided at all street corners and each midblock on both sides of the right-of-way.
(ii) 
Exterior lighting fixtures are encouraged to perform architectural functions, such as indirect lighting of signs and building facades. Applicants should consider the light from within the building storefront windows as it contributes to the general streetscape illumination, as well as adding animation and interest to the nightscape.
(iii) 
Street lights and street trees shall be separated by a minimum of 15 feet. The placement of street lights and street trees shall be coordinated to minimize conflicts and give maximum amenity value while providing safety to the community.
(iv) 
Security lighting shall be provided in all off-street parking areas to a minimum of one-half-foot-candle level with a maximum pole height of 14 feet. Consistent with either a full cut-off or partial cut-off standard.
(v) 
All street and parking lot lighting to have optics or shielding to direct the lighting downward.
(vi) 
Commercial lighting shall not produce glare or light trespass onto any residential use.
(vii) 
Exterior lighting shall comply with the outdoor lighting requirements of LCMC § 18.245.040 and Chapter 18.282 LCMC.
(f) 
Parking.
(i) 
Existing on-street parking shall be maintained.
(ii) 
New parking areas shall be located behind buildings. Parking lots are not allowed between the front of a building and the street.
(iii) 
Parking shall be encouraged in the internal portion of blocks along public alleys or private drives. These small parking areas may also serve as a second frontage for the adjacent businesses.
(iv) 
Access to internal block parking areas shall be encouraged along east/west alleys or drives accessing the north/south streets.
(v) 
Parking requirements of the development code for individual uses are encouraged to be met through combined parking areas rather than through individual lots.
(vi) 
A joint parking facility for downtown employees is encouraged to be located on the periphery of the downtown area.
(vii) 
Landscaping shall be provided for parking lots as required by LCMC § 18.245.060(9).
(viii) 
Continuity and connection must be provided between adjacent parking areas for both autos and pedestrians.
(ix) 
Driveway access to arterial streets shall be minimized. Access to local streets shall be encouraged.
(x) 
Access to off-street parking or parking lots within 60 feet of street corners is discouraged. Corner sight-distance triangles must be maintained.
(xi) 
Where new drive-through facilities are permitted, access shall be prohibited from East and West 4th Street.
(g) 
Building Materials.
(i) 
Metal is prohibited as the primary exterior building material, but it may be used for accents, including awnings. Materials such as masonry, stone, stucco, and wood are encouraged.
(ii) 
Decorative patterns must be incorporated where masonry is used for exterior finish. Examples of these decorative patterns include quoins, multicolored masonry units such as brick, stone, or cast stone, in layered or geometric patterns, or split-faced concrete block to simulate a rusticated stone-type construction.
(iii) 
Wood siding must be bevel, shingle siding, or channel siding and must not be applied in a diagonal or herringbone pattern. T1-11 style siding is not permitted.
(iv) 
Accessory structures, such as attached and detached canopies, utility buildings, storage sheds, sales kiosks, shall conform to the design and color guidelines and be built in the same style as the main building.
(h) 
Roof Materials, Parapets, and Roof Pitch.
(i) 
Pitched roof structures shall have a minimum roof pitch of 6:12. Large buildings, meaning those with a footprint of at least 3,000 square feet, may have portions of the roof at a lesser pitch, as long as the roofline is varied with areas of lesser pitch, dormers, or other significant architectural features.
(ii) 
Rooflines shall establish a distinctive "top" to a building. All new roofs shall be of a peak roof style, unless documented to be architecturally infeasible by the applicant. No flat, mansard, or shed roof styles are allowed. On larger buildings where peak roofs cannot be used, architectural features shall be used that exhibit a peak roof style with facades, partial roofs, and other techniques that meet the intent of these provisions. In building areas without a peak roof, a flat or shed roof shall be used. When flat roof areas are proposed, a cornice or frieze molding a minimum 12 inches high projecting a minimum six inches from the wall at the top of the wall or parapet shall be provided.
(A) 
Parapet corners must be stepped or the parapet must be designed to emphasize the center or primary entrance(s), unless the primary entrance is at the corner of the building.
(B) 
Visible sloped roofs must be dark gray, black, or dark brown.
(C) 
Visible roof materials must be wood or architectural grade composition shingle or sheet metal with standing or batten seam.
(D) 
All roof- and wall-mounted mechanical, electrical, communications, and service equipment, including satellite dishes and vent pipes, must be screened from public view by parapets, walls, or by other approved means.
(i) 
Windows.
(i) 
First floor walls fronting streets shall have a minimum of 50 percent openings in the form of glazed storefronts, glazed doorways, or glazed entries. Windows, which allow views to the interior activity or display areas, are required.
(ii) 
Ground floor windows are also required on facades facing any parking lot. The minimum requirement is 10 percent of the facade.
(iii) 
Window frames and shutters in proportion to the window will count against the required openings percentage of subsection (4)(i)(i) of this section. All storefront glazing will be clear glass so as to be used for displays. Blank walls are prohibited.
(iv) 
Windows shall include sills at the bottom and pediments at the top. Required windows must have a sill no more than four feet above grade. Where interior floor levels prohibit such placement, the sill must be raised to allow it to be no more than two feet above the finished floor level, up to a maximum sill height of six feet above grade.
(v) 
Glass curtain walls, reflective glass, and painted or darkly tinted glass shall not be used.
(vi) 
Operable casement or sash windows are required unless otherwise approved by the Public Works Director.
(vii) 
Windows on a second story and above should be vertical in proportion with dimensions not to exceed seven feet tall and five feet wide.
(viii) 
At least half of all the window area in upper floors must be made up of glass panes with dimensions no greater than two feet by three feet. Windows that have mullions on an approximate one-foot by one-foot grid inside double-pane glass are appropriate and are encouraged.
(j) 
Building Lighting.
(i) 
The minimum lighting level for building entries is four foot-candles. Lighting must be a pedestrian scale and the source light must be shielded to reduce glare.
(ii) 
Exterior lighting must be an integral part of the architectural design and be consistent with the overall architectural character of the downtown. Building accent lighting, sconces, detail lighting, and other lighting techniques that enhance the building design and that do not create glare or detract from other properties or the street and sidewalk are encouraged.
(iii) 
All exterior building lighting shall be shielded and directed downwards.
(iv) 
Exterior building lighting shall comply with subsection (4)(e) of this section.
(k) 
Environmental Design.
(i) 
Roof systems that retain and treat rainwater are encouraged.
(ii) 
The City encourages new buildings that are designed and built to achieve LEEDS (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification.
(Ord. 2006-17 § 1, 2006; Ord. 2017-09 § 4 (Exh. B), 2017; Ord. 2025-03, 6/25/2025)

§ 18.150.040 Mixed-use (MX) district.

Repealed by Ord. 2018-10.
(Ord. 2006-17 § 1, 2006; Ord. 2017-07 § 3, 2017)