The C-1 neighborhood shopping center district is intended to serve as a planned unified shopping center. The stores are intended to fit into the residential pattern of development and create no architectural or traffic conflicts.

(Prior code § 13.10.001)

Permitted uses in the C-1 neighborhood shopping center district are as follows:

A.

Bakery goods, retail only;

B.

Delicatessens;

C.

Drugstores;

D.

Fruit and vegetable stores;

E.

Grocery stores;

F.

Ice cream shops;

G.

Laundry, self-service;

H.

Liquor stores;

I.

Meat markets;

J.

Newspaper stands;

K.

Signs, subject to the provisions of Section 17.44.050(K);

L.

Soft drink fountains;

M.

Temporary or permanent telephone booths;

N.

Carnivals (reference definition in Section 17.04.110).

(Prior code § 13.10.002)

In the C-1 neighborhood shopping center district, uses permitted subject to conditional use permit are as follows:

A.

Automobile service stations;

B.

Convenience markets;

C.

Electrical distribution substations;

D.

Ice and food products dispensing machines;

E.

Water pump station;

F.

Wireless telecommunications facilities.

(Ord. 93-10 § 2, 1993: prior code § 13.10.003)

(Ord. No. 17-06, § 1, 4-25-2017)

In the C-1 neighborhood shopping center district, uses expressly prohibited are as follows:

A.

Residential uses;

B.

Combination of residential and commercial uses;

C.

Advertising structures;

D.

Bars;

E.

Industrial uses;

F.

Places providing dancing and entertainment;

G.

Trailer parks;

H.

Motels, hotels.

(Prior code § 13.10.004)

In the C-1 neighborhood shopping center district, property development standards are as follows:

A.

Lot Area. Minimum lot area shall not be less than one acre, not to exceed two acres.

B.

Lot Dimensions.

1.

Width. Each lot shall have a minimum width of one hundred and sixty-five (165) feet.

2.

Depth. Each lot shall have a minimum depth of two hundred and sixty (260) feet.

C.

Population Density. None.

D.

Building Height. No building or structure erected in this district shall have a height greater than one story, not to exceed twenty (20) feet.

E.

Yards.

1.

General Yard Requirements.

a.

The first ten (10) feet of the required yard abutting a street shall be landscaped and maintained. A landscaping plan shall be submitted with the site plan.

b.

Except as provided in subsection (E)(1)(a) of this section, all yards may be used for parking, loading or access to parking or loading.

2.

Front Yard.

a.

Each lot shall have a front yard of not less than ten feet.

b.

Where a C-1 district is adjacent to a residential district, the front yard shall be equal to the largest adjacent residential front yard required for the adjacent district, however, in no event need such front be greater than twenty (20) feet.

3.

Side Yard.

a.

None required except where the C-1 district abuts a residential district, there shall be a side yard on the C-1 lot on the side abutting the residential district of not less than ten feet.

b.

On corner lots there shall be a side yard of not less than ten feet on the side abutting a street, except when the C-1 lot is adjacent to a residential district, the side yard abutting the street where the size shall be determined in the same manner as the front yards set forth in Section 17.16.050(E)(2)(9).

4.

Rear Yard. None required except where the rear of the C-1 district abuts a residential district, there shall be a rear yard of not less than ten feet.

F.

Space Between Buildings. No requirements.

G.

Lot Coverage. The maximum coverage of the lot by buildings or structures shall not exceed thirty-three (33) percent of the total lot area, including easements.

H.

Walls.

1.

A solid masonry block wall not less than nor greater than six feet in height shall be erected along the property line which is a district boundary with an abutting residential district.

2.

Said wall can be located within required yards, except where walls fall within required front and street side yards, said wall shall be reduced in height to three feet.

3.

All walls shall be developed subject to the general provisions and exceptions in Section 17.88.010.

I.

Off-Street Parking.

1.

There shall be two square feet of parking area for each one square foot of floor area, except the ratio shall be three to one for any grocery store of ten thousand (10,000) or more square feet of floor area.

2.

The required parking shall be provided on the lot with the building or uses being served, or on a contiguous lot in the P district.

3.

The special parking requirements and improvement and maintenance standards of Section 17.88.010 shall apply as therein specified.

J.

Access.

1.

There shall be adequate vehicular access from a dedicated and improved street, service road or alley the design of which shall be approved by the director of public works.

2.

The director shall specify the location and number of means of ingress and egress to property by conditions established at the time of review of the required site plan.

K.

Outdoor Advertising.

1.

The following signs shall be permitted:

a.

"For Rent" or "For Sale" signs posted on the subject lot or building by the owner or his authorized agent. Said signs shall not exceed six square feet in area and there shall not be more than two such signs for any one lot, building or occupancy.

b.

Directional signs related to the location of buildings or activities on the property on which the signs are located. Each directional sign shall not exceed six square feet in area.

c.

One freestanding sign for each street frontage, subject to the following regulations:

i.

The sign shall contain thereon only the name of the buildings, occupants or groups thereof.

ii.

The sign shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet in area or thirty (30) feet in height.

iii.

The sign shall not be blinking, flashing, or animated. Lights used to illuminate the sign shall be installed to concentrate the illumination on the sign or advertising structure and to minimize glare upon a public street or adjacent property.

d.

Signs indicating the name and nature of the occupancy or the name and address of the building or the name and address of the owner (hereinafter called "occupancy signs"). These signs shall be placed only on an exterior wall or facade of the building or on the roof of the building according to the following regulations:

i.

The total area of all occupancy signs mounted on or parallel with any exterior wall or facade of any occupancy shall not exceed ten percent of the total area of said exterior wall or facade.

ii.

Not more than one hundred (100) square feet of any occupancy sign area may extend or be located above the top of the exterior wall or facade.

iii.

The total area of occupancy signs permitted for any exterior wall or facade of any occupancy need not be less than forty (40) square feet.

iv.

Occupancy signs shall be permitted only on or parallel with an exterior wall or facade in which there is located a customer entrance to said occupancy, or which faces a public street other than a local residential street.

v.

Occupancy signs shall be lighted only in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.88.010.

vi.

Occupancy signs may not exceed the permitted building height in this district.

e.

Signs designated by governmental agency indicating authorized testing services available on the premises, signs indicating credit cards accepted and signs indicating trading stamps offered, subject to the following regulations:

i.

Such signs shall be located adjacent to each other in a single assemblage, the total combined area of which shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet.

ii.

One such assemblage shall be allowed on each street frontage.

iii.

Each assemblage shall be located flat against an exterior wall or facade of the building, canopies excluded, and may not extend above or beyond said wall or facade.

iv.

Such signs shall be of durable construction and shall be affixed to the building. No portable signs shall be permitted.

v.

Such signs shall be illuminated only in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.88.010.

f.

One sign, not exceeding one square foot in area, located on top of each gasoline pump indicating the price of the gasoline dispensed through such pump.

g.

Where county, state, or federal law does not prohibit such, the posting of signs without a permit on the inside of a window advertising the business, services, and products offered on the premises, not to exceed fifty (50) percent of the total area of the window and be done in a manner that inhibits the ability of law enforcement to see inside of the business.

h.

One A-frame or other standing sign of a temporary nature per street frontage without a permit, not to exceed ten (10) square feet in area, including the area occupied by any fixture at or near parallel to the face of the sign, and four feet in height, placed within five feet of the building that the business occupies and not encroaching on the public right-of way.

L.

Loading spaces. The provisions of Section 17.88.010 shall apply.

M.

For uses subject to a conditional use permit, the approving entity may provide for like uses to have a geographic separation of up to one thousand (1,000) feet.

(Ord. 96-05 § 1, 1999; Ord. 95-07 § 3, 1995; amended during 1995 codification; Ord. 93-10 § 3, 1993; prior code § 13.10.005)

(Ord. No. 14-02, §§ 16, 17, 2-11-2014; Ord. No. 17-04, § 3, 4-25-2017)

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapters 17.08, 17.88 and 17.92.

(Prior code § 13.10.006)

Before any building or structure may be erected on any lot in the C-1 district, a site plan shall have been approved pursuant to the provisions of Section 17.08.090.

(Ord. 99-01 § 7, 1999: prior code § 13.10.007)

All structures planned or existing shall have compatible architectural style. The approving entity shall determine compatibility upon review of the conditional use permit or site plan when submitted.

(Amended during 1995 codification; prior code § 13.10.008)

(Ord. No. 14-02, § 9, 2-11-2014)