Pacific City Zoning Code

The NB neighborhood business district is intended for commercial or office uses that generally serve the immediate neighborhood. Targeted customers can generally get to the businesses in this district by walking. Parking requirements are generally minimal. This district is typically appropriate to small shopping clusters or integrated shopping centers located within residential neighborhoods.

In the NB district, the following buildings and uses are permitted, subject to the general provisions and exceptions set forth in this chapter and regulations set forth in Chapters 20.01, 20.08 through 20.24, 20.68 and 20.72 PMC.

All uses except newsstands, private or public parking areas, nurseries, and service station pump islands shall be in an entirely closed building, unless otherwise specified by a conditional use permit.

In addition to the buildings and uses permitted conditionally in PMC § 20.68.170, the city may grant a conditional use permit for any of the following buildings and uses in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 20.20 PMC:

In the NB district no principal use shall exceed either two and one-half stories or 30 feet in building height.

The following minimum requirements shall be observed:

No maximum lot coverage is specified, except subject to Chapter 20.72 PMC, Parking and Loading, as to the amount of off-street parking required per use.

All uses shall conform to the general provisions and loading area standards of number, area, surface, screening, and maintenance as required in Chapter 20.72 PMC, Parking and Loading.

Signs, advertising structures, and area illumination are permitted, subject to Chapter 20.84 PMC, Sign Code.

The matrix set forth below summarizes the permitted and conditional uses for the commercial districts of Chapters 20.52 (neighborhood business), 20.54 (office park), 20.56 (commercial), 20.58 (highway commercial), 20.60 (light industrial) and 20.64 (heavy industrial) PMC. The provisions of these chapters shall control over inconsistent parts of the matrix. For purposes of the matrix, the following acronyms shall refer to the following terms: