(a)

Neighborhood Commercial (NC). To provide for the development and preservation of low intensity commercial uses which serve the immediate needs of the surrounding neighborhood. Such uses are to be grouped in small areas of three to eight acres and designed so that adverse impacts on residential properties are minimized.

(b)

Community Commercial (CC). To provide for the development and preservation of high intensity commercial uses which serve the local community and regional area and are compatible with surrounding residential uses.

(c)

Professional and Administrative Office (PA). To provide for the development and preservation of an optimal environment for low to moderate intensity professional and administrative office uses and related uses on sites with large pervious open spaces and off-street parking facilities. This district is intended to be located on heavily traveled streets or adjacent to commercial or industrial districts, and may be used to buffer residential areas.

(Ord. No. 03-03, § 5(18.20.205), 4-16-2003; Ord. No. 11-01, § 4(Exh. 4), 1-19-2011; Ord. No. 16-05, § 8, 12-21-2016)

The Permitted Commercial Uses Table, which follows, specifies whether a use or structure is permitted within the respective district and denotes the type of application process required to establish said use or structure. See Section 13.24.020 for those principally permitted uses that may be exempt from the site development permit process.

PERMITTED COMMERCIAL USES LEGEND:

Notes:

¹ Administrative/Professional offices with a gross floor area of up to 3,000 square feet are permitted as a principal use in the CC district. Administrative/Professional offices with a gross floor area of more 3,000 square feet require a conditional use permit in the CC district. Administrative/Professional offices are prohibited in buildings newly constructed or gross floor area added to existing buildings in the CC district.

² New construction of drug stores greater than 10,000 square feet in the PA district is only permitted with an approved use permit. All other drug store uses are principally permitted in the PA district.

(Ord. No. 03-03, § 5(18.20.210), 4-16-2003; Ord. No. 08-01, § 5, 9-17-2008; Ord. No. 11-01, § 4(Exh. 4), 1-19-2011; Ord. No. 11-02, § 5, 1-19-2011; Ord. No. 14-01, § 4, 4-16-2014; Ord. No. 16-05, § 9, 12-21-2016; Ord. No. 17-03, § 3(Exh. A), 4-19-2017; Ord. No. 17-05, § 5(Exh. A), 5-17-2017; Ord. No. 17-06, § 5(Exh. A), 7-19-2017; Ord. No. 17-10, § 3(Exh. A), 11-15-2017; Ord. No. 18-05, § 3(Exh. A), 3-21-2018; Ord. No. 23-01, § 3(Exh. A), 8-16-2023; Ord. No. 23-03, § 3(Exh. A), 11-15-2023; Ord. No. 25-01, § 3(Exh. A), 3-19-2025)

The Commercial Development Standards Table, which follows, specifies standards for the development of property within commercial districts.

Commercial Development Standards

Notes:

¹ Maximum FAR does not apply to housing developed as a principal use in the Residential High Density, Residential Medium Density, Residential Medium-Low Density, or Residential Low Density overlay zoning districts.

² Maximum Building Site Coverage does not apply to housing developed as a principal use in the Residential High Density, Residential Medium Density, Residential Medium-Low Density, or Residential Low Density overlay zoning districts.

(Ord. No. 03-03, § 5(18.20.215), 4-16-2003; Ord. No. 11-01, § 4(Exh. 4), 1-19-2011; Ord. No. 25-01, § 3(Exh. A), 3-19-2025)

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(a)

Lighting. All lighting, exterior and interior, shall be designed and located so as to confine direct rays to the premises.

(b)

Loading. All loading operations shall be performed on the site, and loading areas shall be screened by a landscape or architectural feature.

(c)

Trash and storage area. All storage of cartons, containers and trash shall be enclosed by a roofed structure.

(d)

Enclosed uses. All commercial uses and their related products shall be contained entirely within a completely enclosed structure, except for parking and loading areas, and except for outdoor uses expressly permitted by an approved site development plan or use permit.

(e)

Business hours in the Neighborhood Commercial District. Business hours shall be limited to the hours between 6:00 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. unless otherwise provided for by an approved use permit.

(f)

Parking provided in the Professional and Administrative Office District. Parking on the front half of the lot shall have no direct access to the street and shall be roofed unless adequate screening of open parking can be provided by berming, fencing, or landscaping as shown on an approved site development plan or use permit.

(g)

Sidewalks. New development shall provide sidewalks along side vehicular entrance points with a grade not to exceed plus eight percent from the public right-of-way, and/or demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Director the site accessibility to persons with disabilities.

(Ord. No. 03-03, § 5(18.20.220), 4-16-2003; Ord. No. 11-01, § 4(Exh. 4), 1-19-2011)