The Downtown Commercial district provides a mix of commercial and mixed-use land uses that support the varied physical and social characteristic of the downtown. This zone permits both conditionally and by-right housing options within the area's commercial districts that allow residential uses above the first floor. Residential densities within the Downtown Commercial Zone (C-D) ranges from 17 DU/acre to 29 DU/acre.

All provisions of Chapter 20.40 relating to C-G (General Commercial) districts shall apply in all C-D 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-D 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.