The C-3 highway commercial district is intended to promote suitable areas for those business and commercial uses which primarily serve the traveling public and benefit from direct access to major streets.

(Ord. No. 25-01-02, § 1, 1-2-2025)

See Section 17.90.040, use table.

(Ord. No. 25-01-02, § 1, 1-2-2025)

A.

Minimum lot area.

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Forty-three thousand five hundred sixty (43,560) square feet or one (1) acre.

B.

Minimum lot width.

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One hundred fifty (150) feet of street frontage on a highway or major arterial.

C.

Maximum height.

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Forty-five (45) feet in for primary structure.

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Twenty-five (25) feet for accessory structure.

D.

Minimum front yard setback.

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Forty (40) feet on arterial or collector street.

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Thirty (30) feet on local streets.

E.

Minimum side yard setback.

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Twenty-five (25) feet adjacent to interior line.

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Twenty (20) feet adjacent to street.

F.

Minimum rear yard setback.

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Fifty (50) feet.

G.

Minimum distance between buildings.

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Twenty (20) feet.

H.

Maximum lot coverage.

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Seventy (70) percent.

I.

Other regulations. All other applicable regulations must be satisfied prior to development under this zoning district.

(Ord. No. 25-01-02, § 1, 1-2-2025)

A.

Exterior façade. On all roadways where buildings or parts thereof are visible, all exposed exterior wall sidings shall be composed of the following building materials.

1.

The first floor shall be either brick, natural stone, high-grade stucco; glass; or exposed concrete block, metal, and/or tile.

2.

The second floor and above shall be either brick, high-grade stucco; glass; or a combination.

3.

The installation of windows are encouraged on all facades to provide natural light into the building's interior spaces and to add visual interest to the facades.

4.

Materials not listed may be presented to the director for classification.

B.

Site standards.

1.

The front setback for the primary structure can be reduced to twenty (20) feet along major arterials that have been expanded to four (4) or more lanes, or where additional right-of-way has been purchased but construction has not started.

2.

With the reduced front setback to twenty (20) feet, all required parking shall be located between the rear of the primary structure and the landscape/natural buffer at the rear of the property. Only driveways are allowed to cross the front setback.

C.

Landscape requirements. (See Section 17.120.020.)

D.

Parking lot requirements. (See Section 17.120.026.)

(Ord. No. 25-01-02, § 1, 1-2-2025)

When a C-3 district abuts a residential zoning district, a twenty-five-foot wide planted buffer strip is required.

(Ord. No. 25-01-02, § 1, 1-2-2025)