Mill Valley City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 20
42 C-N DISTRICTS-NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
§ 20.42.010 Purpose and intent.
The Neighborhood Commercial (C-N) district provides a compatible mix of commercial uses and residential uses at 17 DU/acre to 29 DU/acre, including mixed-use with offices or commercial and small-scale multi-family residential developments.
A.
Miller Avenue "Main Street." The Miller Avenue Main Street district is the active center of the Miller Avenue corridor. While currently the area is mainly one-story commercial buildings, this area provides for both neighborhood serving commercial uses on the ground floors of buildings and mixed use with residential above (17 DU/acre to 29 DU/acre). New development should meet the street and have a "main street" feel, with an emphasis on the pedestrian environment. Buildings should be close-knit with two-story buildings encouraged.
B.
Miller Avenue "Gateway." The Miller Avenue Gateway district includes medium- to large-lot General Commercial (C-G) and Neighborhood (C-N) parcels at the transition from the Miller Avenue "Main Street" down to the Miller Avenue "Marsh." This section will continue its current development pattern and accommodate housing types with a density range in accordance with the adopted Land Use Map.
(Ord. 1278 § 14, July 18, 2016)
§ 20.42.020 Permitted uses and regulations.
All provisions of Chapter 20.40 relating to C-G (General Commercial) districts shall apply in all C-N districts, except that no establishment which provides live entertainment and/or dancing shall be permitted except upon the issuance of a conditional use permit pursuant to the procedures and standards set forth in Chapter 20.64. The findings and conditions set forth in Sections 20.64.045 and 20.64.046 shall be strictly applied with respect to any proposed establishment which involves live entertainment and/or dancing and is located within a C-N district with particular consideration given to the impact of noise associated with such an establishment upon residential areas of the City. The conditional use permit shall specify the hours during which live entertainment and/or dancing may occur. In no case shall these hours be before 10:00 a.m. nor after 10:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Cultural, social, educational and philanthropic organizations holding occasional events involving live entertainment and/or dancing are exempt from this section.
(Ord. 952, § 1, December 17, 1979; Ord. 1132, March 23, 1995; Ord. 1269 § 1, February 17, 2015; Ord. 1278 § 14, July 18, 2016)