Uses in the general commercial district are designed to serve the city and the surrounding area. Land uses are characterized by a wide variety of establishments such as retail, service, office, multi-family residential, lodging, recreation and meeting facilities or a similar use as defined by the community development director.

(Ord. No. 08-1014, §§ 1—3(Exhs. 1—3), 7-1-2009; Ord. No. 10-1003, § 1(Exh. 1), 7-7-2010; Ord. No. 18-1009, § 1(Exh. A), 7-3-2019; Ord. No. 19-1008, § 1(Exh. A), 12-18-2019)

A.

Banquet, conference facilities and meeting rooms.

B.

Bed and breakfast/boarding houses, hotels, motels, and other lodging facilities.

C.

Child care centers and/or nursery schools.

D.

Drive-in or drive-through facilities.

E.

Gas stations.

F.

Indoor entertainment centers and arcades.

G.

Health and fitness clubs.

H.

Motor vehicle and recreational vehicle sales and/or incidental service.

I.

Motor vehicle and recreational vehicle repair and/or service.

J.

Custom or specialized vehicle alterations or repair wholly within a building.

K.

Medical and dental clinics, outpatient; infirmary services.

L.

Museums, libraries and cultural facilities.

M.

Offices, including finance, insurance, real estate and government.

N.

Outdoor markets, such as produce stands, craft markets and farmers markets.

O.

Postal services.

P.

Passenger terminals (water, auto, bus, train).

Q.

Parks, playgrounds, play fields and community or neighborhood centers.

R.

Repair shops, for radio and television, office equipment, bicycles, electronic equipment, shoes and small appliances and equipment.

S.

Multi-family residential, triplexes, quadplexes, or one or two units in conjunction with a nonresidential use.

T.

Restaurants, eating and drinking establishments without a drive-through.

U.

Services, including personal, professional, educational and financial services; laundry and dry-cleaning.

V.

Retail trade, including grocery, hardware and gift shops, bakeries, delicatessens, florists, pharmacies, specialty stores, marijuana, and similar, provided the maximum footprint for a stand-alone building with a single store or multiple buildings with the same business does not exceed sixty thousand square feet.

W.

Seasonal sales.

X.

Assisted living facilities; nursing homes and group homes for over fifteen patients licensed by the state.

Y.

Studios and galleries, including dance, art, photography, music and other arts.

Z.

Utilities: Basic and linear facilities, such as water, sewer, power, telephone, cable, electrical and natural gas lines, not including major facilities such as sewage and water treatment plants, pump stations, water tanks, telephone exchanges and cell towers.

AA.

Veterinary clinics or pet hospitals, pet day care.

BB.

Home occupations.

CC.

Research and development activities.

DD.

Temporary real estate offices in model dwellings located on and limited to sales of real estate on a single piece of platted property upon which new residential buildings are being constructed.

EE.

Residential care facility licensed by the state.

FF.

Transportation facilities.

GG.

Live/work dwellings.

(Ord. No. 08-1014, §§ 1—3(Exhs. 1—3), 7-1-2009; Ord. No. 10-1003, § 1(Exh. 1), 7-7-2010; Ord. No. 18-1009, § 1(Exh. A), 7-3-2019; Ord. No. 19-1008, § 1(Exh. A), 12-18-2019; Ord. No. 22-1001, 1(Exh. A), 6-1-2022)

The following conditional uses are permitted when authorized and in accordance with the standards contained in OCMC 17.56:

A.

Religious institutions;

B.

Hospitals;

C.

Self-service storage facilities;

D.

Public utilities, including sub-stations (such as buildings, plants and other structures);

E.

Public and/or private educational or training facilities;

F.

Parking structures and lots not in conjunction with a primary use;

G.

Emergency service facilities (police and fire), excluding correctional facilities.

(Ord. No. 08-1014, §§ 1—3(Exhs. 1—3), 7-1-2009; Ord. No. 10-1003, § 1(Exh. 1), 7-7-2010; Ord. No. 18-1009, § 1(Exh. A), 7-3-2019; Ord. No. 19-1008, § 1(Exh. A), 12-18-2019)

The following uses are prohibited in the general commercial district:

A.

Distribution, wholesaling and warehousing;

B.

Outdoor sales or storage, except secured areas for overnight parking or temporary parking of vehicles used in the business. Sales of products not located under a roof may be allowed if they are located in an area that is architecturally connected to the primary structure, is an ancillary use and is approved through the site plan and design review process. This area may not exceed fifteen percent of the building footprint of the primary building;

C.

General manufacturing or fabrication;

D.

Heavy equipment service, repair, sales, storage or rental (including but not limited to construction equipment and machinery and farming equipment);

E.

Marijuana production, processing, wholesaling, research, testing, and laboratories;

F.

Mobile food units, except with a special event permit.

(Ord. No. 08-1014, §§ 1—3(Exhs. 1—3), 7-1-2009; Ord. No. 10-1003, § 1(Exh. 1), 7-7-2010; Ord. No. 16-1008, § 1(Exh. A), 10-19-2016, ballot 11-8-2016; Ord. No. 18-1009, § 1(Exh. A), 7-3-2019; Ord. No. 19-1008, § 1(Exh. A), 12-18-2019)

A.

Minimum lot area: None.

B.

Maximum building height: Sixty feet.

C.

Minimum required setbacks if not abutting a residential zone: None.

D.

Minimum required interior and rear yard setbacks if abutting a residential zone: Twenty feet, plus one foot additional yard setback for every two feet of building height over thirty-five feet.

E.

Maximum Allowed Setbacks.

1.

Front yard setback: Five feet.

2.

Interior side yard setback: None.

3.

Corner side yard setback abutting street: None.

4.

Rear yard setback: None.

Public utility easements may supersede the minimum setback. Maximum setback may be increased per OCMC 17.62.055.D.

F.

Maximum site coverage of building and parking lot: Eighty-five percent.

G.

Minimum landscaping requirement (including parking lot): Fifteen percent.

H.

Residential minimum net density of 17.4 units per acre, except that no minimum net density shall apply to residential uses proposed above nonresidential uses in a mixed-use configuration or to live/work dwellings.

(Ord. No. 08-1014, §§ 1—3(Exhs. 1—3), 7-1-2009; Ord. No. 10-1003, § 1(Exh. 1), 7-7-2010; Ord. No. 18-1009, § 1(Exh. A), 7-3-2019; Ord. No. 19-1008, § 1(Exh. A), 12-18-2019; Ord. No. 21-1007, § 1(Exh. A), 4-21-2021)