Myrtle Creek City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 18
45 C-1 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
§ 18.45.010 Purpose.
To serve as the primary retail and service center for residents of the city and adjacent areas by providing for the location of the greatest variety of retail stores or businesses.
(Ord. 508 § 3.10.0, 1982; Ord. 846 § 1 (Exh. A), 2022)
§ 18.45.020 Intent.
To maintain the central business district as the principal retail area within the city by protecting the location from conflicting land uses; to promote increased retail sales activity by encouraging revitalization through rehabilitation; and to encourage the development of additional parking and the formation of special parking districts.
(Ord. 508 § 3.10.1, 1982; Ord. 846 § 1 (Exh. A), 2022)
§ 18.45.030 Permitted uses and structures.
The following uses and structures and similar uses and structures are permitted outright, provided the use is conducted wholly within an enclosed building (other than parking areas) and there is no noise, odors, smoke, vibration or other deleterious influences detectable beyond the property line:
(1)
Retail Sales.
(a)
Agricultural supply store.
(b)
Appliance sales and service (household and small appliance).
(c)
Automobile supply and parts store.
(d)
Bakery, provided the principal operation is for retail sales on the premises.
(e)
Bicycle sales and repair shop.
(f)
Book, stationery and business supply store.
(g)
Clothing store.
(h)
Contractor's sales and repair shop (such as plumbing, heating, electrical and glass).
(i)
Convenience store or market.
(j)
Department, variety, dry goods or notions store.
(k)
Florist.
(l)
Food and drug store, meat market (retail).
(m)
Furniture store.
(n)
Garden supply, nursery or greenhouse, provided the principal operation is for retail sales on the premises (no outside storage or display permitted).
(o)
Hardware and building supply (no outside storage or display permitted).
(p)
Interior decorating shop (such as floor covering, wallpaper and drapery sales).
(q)
Jewelry or gift store.
(r)
Musical instrument, record or tape sales.
(s)
Pet store, including supplies and grooming.
(t)
Secondhand goods store/pawn shop (no outside storage or display permitted).
(u)
Shoe store or shoe repair.
(v)
Sign shop (painting and sales).
(w)
Sporting equipment sales.
(x)
Toy or hobby sales.
(y)
Wholesale office and showroom with merchandise on the premises limited to small parts and samples.
(2)
Services and Trades.
(a)
Audio-visual or recording studio.
(b)
Bank or savings and loan.
(c)
Beauty or barber shop.
(d)
Bonding company, detective agency.
(e)
Dressmaking, millinery or tailor shop.
(f)
Dry cleaning establishment (retail) containing less than 3,000 square feet of processing area and excluding those using highly volatile or combustible material or using high pressure steam tanks or boilers.
(g)
Laundromat or dry cleaning (self-service).
(h)
Locksmith.
(i)
Mailing or addressing service (without fleet vehicle storage).
(j)
Photocopy or blueprinting service.
(k)
Professional offices.
(l)
Stenographic service, notary public.
(m)
Taxi dispatch center.
(n)
Telephone answering service.
(3)
Institutional and Instructional.
(a)
Child day care facilities (see MCMC § 18.75.050).
(b)
Church, subject to the dimensional standards of the R-2 district.
(c)
Museum.
(d)
Preschool/kindergarten/nursery school.
(e)
Residential care facility.
(f)
Schools, business or trade (which are similar to permitted uses).
(g)
Studio (including music, dance, art, crafts, health or photography).
(4)
Amusement and Recreation.
(a)
Indoor amusement enterprise (including arcade, pool hall, bowling alley, skating rink, etc.).
(b)
Recreation club/health spa.
(c)
Restaurant, cafe, delicatessen and other sit-down eating establishments as defined in Chapter 18.10 MCMC.
(d)
Tavern, cocktail lounge.
(e)
Theater, indoor.
(5)
Miscellaneous and Accessory Uses.
(a)
All accessory uses and structures meeting the "limitations and exceptions" as set forth in Chapter 18.75 MCMC.
(b)
Apartments (as a secondary use; defined in Chapter 18.10 MCMC).
(c)
Bed and breakfast.
(d)
Bus or similar public transportation facility.
(e)
Laboratory (medical, dental, experiment, research or testing).
(f)
Parking structure or public parking lot.
(g)
Printing (including newspaper), publishing or engraving service.
(h)
Rubber or metal stamp manufacture, provided the principal operation is for retail sales on the premises.
(i)
Single-family dwelling, limited to homes currently listed on the Myrtle Creek historic resources register.
(j)
Veterinary office or animal hospital, provided there are no outside runs or pens.
(Ord. 508 § 3.10.2, 1982; Ord. 800 § 2, 2015; Ord. 807 § 1 (Exh. A), 2016; Ord. 846 § 1 (Exh. A), 2022)
§ 18.45.040 Conditional uses and structures.
The following uses and structures and similar uses and structures are permitted as a conditional use subject to the procedures of Chapter 18.170 MCMC, whereupon (1) a conditional use permit may be granted when the criteria for approval are met or can be met by observance of conditions; or (2) a conditional use permit may be denied if the findings of fact conclude that the permit criteria cannot be met. All uses shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building (other than parking, vehicle sales or patron service areas) and there shall be no noise, odor, smoke, vibration or other deleterious influences detectable beyond the property line.
(1)
Ambulance/emergency service (and similar uses requiring audible warning devices).
(2)
Auditorium, exhibition hall or community building.
(3)
Automobile repair garage (wholly enclosed) provided there is no heavy duty truck or heavy equipment repair.
(4)
Automobile sales lot (includes sales or rental of boats, recreational vehicles, travel trailers, light duty trucks and similar vehicles, new or used).
(5)
Automobile service station (excluding major repair).
(6)
Boarding, lodging, rooming house.
(7)
Club, lodge or fraternal organization facility.
(8)
Drive-up windows and stalls for existing uses (i.e., banks).
(9)
Film exchange and other drive-in/drive-up/drive-through drop boxes.
(10)
Hotel, motel or motor court.
(11)
Mortuary, undertaking and funeral parlor (excluding crematorium).
(12)
Philanthropic or eleemosynary institution.
(13)
Planned development/commercial or professional office subject to the approval criteria set forth in Chapter 18.130 MCMC.
(14)
Restaurant, fast food (as defined in Chapter 18.10 MCMC).
(15)
Schools, business or trade, which are similar to uses permitted conditionally.
(16)
Taxidermy shop (no outside storage or display permitted).
(17)
Upholstery shop/furniture repair (no outside storage permitted).
(18)
Marijuana-related land uses as defined within MCMC § 18.10.030 and as regulated within MCMC § 18.75.130.
(19)
Other similar uses and structures.
(Ord. 508 § 3.10.3, 1982; Ord. 846 § 1 (Exh. A), 2022)
§ 18.45.050 Dimensional standards.
(1)
Yard Requirements (See Chapter 18.145 MCMC for Exceptions).
(a)
The minimum side yard shall be 15 feet where adjoining any residential district.
(b)
The minimum rear yard shall be 25 feet where adjoining any residential district.
(c)
Buffer yards shall consist of landscaping and improvements in accordance with the standards for commercial and industrial uses contained in Chapter 18.110 MCMC.
(2)
Building Height (See Chapter 18.145 MCMC for Exceptions). The height of a building in the C-1 district shall not exceed 50 feet.
(Ord. 508 § 3.10.4, 1982; Ord. 846 § 1 (Exh. A), 2022)
§ 18.45.060 Development standards and review criteria.
Notwithstanding the conditional use provisions of MCMC § 18.45.040, any project involving the erection of a new building or structure, the enlargement in height or ground coverage, or the intensification of use of any building or structure shall:
(1)
Be reviewed in accordance with the site review criteria contained in Chapter 18.150 MCMC. The planning department shall conduct the site review for permitted uses that meet all ordinance requirements, whereas the planning commission or city administrator or the city administrator's designee shall conduct the site review for conditional uses, variances and other similar procedures as stipulated in the applicable regulations; and
(2)
Provide improvements and comply with the design standards applicable to the type of development proposed as set forth in Chapter 18.150 MCMC; and
(3)
Provide off-street parking as set forth in Chapter 18.90 MCMC.
(Ord. 508 § 3.10.5, 1982; Ord. 846 § 1 (Exh. A), 2022)
