Land Uses
City of Palmer Commercial Land Use Matrix | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Commercial – Retail | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
Large retail establishment (+20,000) | P | P | |||||
Automobile sales | P | P | P | ||||
Airplane, boat, motorcycle, ATV, recreational vehicle sales and service | P | P | P | ||||
Building materials | P | P | P | C | |||
Garden and farm supplies | C | P | P | P | P | ||
Convenience store (neighborhood grocery) | P | P | P | ||||
Renewable energy sales and service | P | P | P | P | P | ||
Bicycle sales and service | P | P | P | ||||
Office supplies, home and office sale and service | P | P | P | ||||
Telecommunication sales and service | P | P | P | P | |||
Tire sales and service, auto parts and accessory sales | P | P | P | P | |||
Liquor sale | P | C | P | ||||
Sporting-goods store, hunting apparel, camping, firearms, archery and accessory | P | P | P | ||||
Flea market – indoor | P | P | P | ||||
Butcher, delicatessen sales and service | P | P | P | P | |||
Farmers market | P | P | P | P | |||
Apparel, shoe, clothing | P | P | P | ||||
Artisan sales and service – art, jewelry, collectibles | P | P | P | P | P | P | |
General – book, stationery, video, art supply, hobby, toy, game, fabric, floral, accessory, gift | P | P | P | ||||
Pet shops | P | P | P | P | |||
Auction | P | C | P | P | |||
Collectibles – antique, secondhand, thrift | P | C | P | C | P | ||
Marijuana – retail | P | P | |||||
Marijuana – cultivation | P | P | |||||
Marijuana – product manufacturing | P | P | |||||
Marijuana – testing facility | P | P | |||||
Retail fuel, gas, propane | C | P | P | P | |||
Home accessory – carpet, blinds, cabinets, or other similar | P | P | P | P | P | P | |
Education/Training | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elementary | P | ||||||
Secondary | P | ||||||
Trade, college/university | C | C | P | P | P | ||
Boarding | C | ||||||
Beauty, art, dancing, drama, modeling, photography, or similar | P | P | P | P | |||
Online | P | P | P |
Food Service | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bakery, coffee shop | P | P | P | P | P | ||
P | P | P | |||||
Itinerant vendors | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
Microbrewery, brewpub, winery, distillery, artisan brewing | P | P | P | P | P | ||
Meat processing and smoking house | P | P | P | P | P | ||
Restaurant/cafe | P | P | P | ||||
Restaurant/cafe with drive thru | P | P | |||||
Specialty – ice cream, candy, other similar | P | P | P | P | P |
Health/Veterinary | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital with heliport | C | C | C | ||||
Urgent care, medical complex | P | P | P | ||||
Health practitioner – medical, dental, eye, psychiatrist, physical therapy or other specialty with laboratories | P | P | P | P | |||
Pharmacy, drug | P | P | P | ||||
C | C | C | C | ||||
Veterinary practice, surgery, overnight boarding, veterinary groomers | P | C | P | ||||
Boarding kennels1 | P | P |
General Services | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lodging – short-term rentals (see Chapter 17.89 PMC), boarding, hotel, motel | P | C | P | P | |||
Automobile, equipment rental | P | P | P | P | |||
P | P | P | |||||
P | C | P | C | C | |||
Car wash | C | C | P | P | P | C | |
Transportation terminals | P | C | P | ||||
Personal care – beauty, nail, spa, tattoo, massage therapist or other similar | P | P | P | P | |||
Laundromats, dry cleaning, laundry and linen service | P | P | P | P | P | ||
Personal services – delivery, domestic, clothing alteration | P | P | P | P | |||
Exercise facilities – gyms, health, yoga, Pilates, or other similar | P | P | P | P | P | ||
Printing and post office and accessory activities | P | P | P | ||||
Mini-storage – indoor | P | P | |||||
Indoor shooting range | P | P | P | ||||
Screen printing, sign design and construction | P | P | P | P | P | P | |
Bingo or other games of chance | P | P | |||||
Taxidermy shops sales and service (excluding large-scale tanning) | P | P | P | P | P | ||
Meat storage – individual lockers, bulk | P | C | P | P | P | P | |
Pawn shops | P | P | |||||
Entertainment – billiards, bowling, arcade or other similar | P | P | P | ||||
Machine shop | C | P | P | P | |||
Aeronautical (outside airport boundaries) | C | C | C | C | |||
Wireless communication towers | C | C | C | C | C | ||
Automotive repair | P | P | P | P | C | C | |
Autobody repair | P | P | P | C | C | ||
Radio/television studios, music or recording studio | P | P | P | ||||
Bail bonds | P | P | |||||
Authorized special event/activity | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
Food bank | P | P | P | P | P | C |
Office | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Banks – alternative financial, credit unions, savings and loans, or other similar | P | P | P | ||||
Professional – business services, insurance, real estate, administrative, engineering, drafting, lawyers | P | P | P | ||||
Medical | P | P | P | ||||
Construction (excluding storage of heavy equipment) | P | P | P | P | P | ||
Governmental | P | P | P | P | P | P |
Industrial/Manufacturing | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Warehousing and freight movement and storage | C | P | P | ||||
Impound vehicle yards | P | P | |||||
Contractor yards – electrical, masonry, building, roofing, industrial | P | P | |||||
Manufacturing, processing, fabrication, packaging, or assembly of goods | C | P | P | ||||
Large wholesale sales | P | P | |||||
Mining/extraction | C | C | C | ||||
C | C | C | |||||
Landfills | C | C | C | C | |||
Meat slaughterhouse and packing, wholesale fur dealers | C | C | |||||
Heavy vehicle and equipment sales and service | P | P | |||||
Asphalt plant | C | C |
Public Assembly | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assembly halls – auditorium, civic center, concert hall, performing arts center, theaters, senior, youth | P | P | P | P | |||
Residential care facilities and nursing homes – long-term | C | C | P | ||||
Funeral parlors and mortuaries | P | P | |||||
Libraries, museums, art galleries | P | P | P | P | |||
Recreational facilities – ice arena, swimming pools | P | P | |||||
Private clubs or lodges with alcohol | P | P | |||||
Private clubs or lodges without alcohol | P | P | P | ||||
Racetrack – nonmotorized | C | C | C | ||||
Racetrack – motorized | C | C | |||||
Place of worship – churches | P | C | P | P | |||
Outdoor concert venue | P | P | P | ||||
Center – youth, senior | P | P | P |
Recreational | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Managed open space | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
Boat – launch, club | P | P | P | ||||
Shooting ranges – indoor | P | P | C | ||||
Shooting ranges – outdoor | C | C | C | C | |||
Campgrounds – recreational vehicle parks | C | ||||||
Golf course | P | P | |||||
Miniature golf | P | P | P | ||||
Go-cart facility | C |
Public/Institutional | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Courthouse | P | ||||||
Jails | P | ||||||
Playgrounds, parks, ballfields | P | P | P | P | P | ||
Electrical distribution substations, communication huts | P | P | P | P | |||
Cemeteries | C | C | |||||
Fire stations/emergency services | C | C | C | P | P | P | C |
Residential | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Single-family residence | P | P | P | P | |||
Accessory dwelling unit associated with a single-family residence | P | P | |||||
Single or multiple family dwelling as a part of a mixed-use development on and above the second floor or below the ground level of the structure | P | P | P | P | |||
P | P | P | P | P | P |
Zoning District Matrix Key: | ||
CBD Overlay = Central Business District | C-L = Limited Commercial District | C-G = General Commercial District |
BP = Business Park District | I = Industrial District | P = Public District |
A = Agriculture District | ||
P = Permitted Use | ||
C = Conditional Use | ||
Blank = Not Permitted | ||
1Provided such an activity be conducted within a completely enclosed building, except that an outdoor exercise yard may be permitted.
(Ord. 24-001 § 19, 2024; Ord. 22-006 § 8, 2022; Ord. 21-004 § 8, 2021; Ord. 21-002 § 14, 2021)
Land Uses
City of Palmer Commercial Land Use Matrix | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Commercial – Retail | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
Large retail establishment (+20,000) | P | P | |||||
Automobile sales | P | P | P | ||||
Airplane, boat, motorcycle, ATV, recreational vehicle sales and service | P | P | P | ||||
Building materials | P | P | P | C | |||
Garden and farm supplies | C | P | P | P | P | ||
Convenience store (neighborhood grocery) | P | P | P | ||||
Renewable energy sales and service | P | P | P | P | P | ||
Bicycle sales and service | P | P | P | ||||
Office supplies, home and office sale and service | P | P | P | ||||
Telecommunication sales and service | P | P | P | P | |||
Tire sales and service, auto parts and accessory sales | P | P | P | P | |||
Liquor sale | P | C | P | ||||
Sporting-goods store, hunting apparel, camping, firearms, archery and accessory | P | P | P | ||||
Flea market – indoor | P | P | P | ||||
Butcher, delicatessen sales and service | P | P | P | P | |||
Farmers market | P | P | P | P | |||
Apparel, shoe, clothing | P | P | P | ||||
Artisan sales and service – art, jewelry, collectibles | P | P | P | P | P | P | |
General – book, stationery, video, art supply, hobby, toy, game, fabric, floral, accessory, gift | P | P | P | ||||
Pet shops | P | P | P | P | |||
Auction | P | C | P | P | |||
Collectibles – antique, secondhand, thrift | P | C | P | C | P | ||
Marijuana – retail | P | P | |||||
Marijuana – cultivation | P | P | |||||
Marijuana – product manufacturing | P | P | |||||
Marijuana – testing facility | P | P | |||||
Retail fuel, gas, propane | C | P | P | P | |||
Home accessory – carpet, blinds, cabinets, or other similar | P | P | P | P | P | P | |
Education/Training | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elementary | P | ||||||
Secondary | P | ||||||
Trade, college/university | C | C | P | P | P | ||
Boarding | C | ||||||
Beauty, art, dancing, drama, modeling, photography, or similar | P | P | P | P | |||
Online | P | P | P |
Food Service | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bakery, coffee shop | P | P | P | P | P | ||
P | P | P | |||||
Itinerant vendors | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
Microbrewery, brewpub, winery, distillery, artisan brewing | P | P | P | P | P | ||
Meat processing and smoking house | P | P | P | P | P | ||
Restaurant/cafe | P | P | P | ||||
Restaurant/cafe with drive thru | P | P | |||||
Specialty – ice cream, candy, other similar | P | P | P | P | P |
Health/Veterinary | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital with heliport | C | C | C | ||||
Urgent care, medical complex | P | P | P | ||||
Health practitioner – medical, dental, eye, psychiatrist, physical therapy or other specialty with laboratories | P | P | P | P | |||
Pharmacy, drug | P | P | P | ||||
C | C | C | C | ||||
Veterinary practice, surgery, overnight boarding, veterinary groomers | P | C | P | ||||
Boarding kennels1 | P | P |
General Services | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lodging – short-term rentals (see Chapter 17.89 PMC), boarding, hotel, motel | P | C | P | P | |||
Automobile, equipment rental | P | P | P | P | |||
P | P | P | |||||
P | C | P | C | C | |||
Car wash | C | C | P | P | P | C | |
Transportation terminals | P | C | P | ||||
Personal care – beauty, nail, spa, tattoo, massage therapist or other similar | P | P | P | P | |||
Laundromats, dry cleaning, laundry and linen service | P | P | P | P | P | ||
Personal services – delivery, domestic, clothing alteration | P | P | P | P | |||
Exercise facilities – gyms, health, yoga, Pilates, or other similar | P | P | P | P | P | ||
Printing and post office and accessory activities | P | P | P | ||||
Mini-storage – indoor | P | P | |||||
Indoor shooting range | P | P | P | ||||
Screen printing, sign design and construction | P | P | P | P | P | P | |
Bingo or other games of chance | P | P | |||||
Taxidermy shops sales and service (excluding large-scale tanning) | P | P | P | P | P | ||
Meat storage – individual lockers, bulk | P | C | P | P | P | P | |
Pawn shops | P | P | |||||
Entertainment – billiards, bowling, arcade or other similar | P | P | P | ||||
Machine shop | C | P | P | P | |||
Aeronautical (outside airport boundaries) | C | C | C | C | |||
Wireless communication towers | C | C | C | C | C | ||
Automotive repair | P | P | P | P | C | C | |
Autobody repair | P | P | P | C | C | ||
Radio/television studios, music or recording studio | P | P | P | ||||
Bail bonds | P | P | |||||
Authorized special event/activity | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
Food bank | P | P | P | P | P | C |
Office | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Banks – alternative financial, credit unions, savings and loans, or other similar | P | P | P | ||||
Professional – business services, insurance, real estate, administrative, engineering, drafting, lawyers | P | P | P | ||||
Medical | P | P | P | ||||
Construction (excluding storage of heavy equipment) | P | P | P | P | P | ||
Governmental | P | P | P | P | P | P |
Industrial/Manufacturing | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Warehousing and freight movement and storage | C | P | P | ||||
Impound vehicle yards | P | P | |||||
Contractor yards – electrical, masonry, building, roofing, industrial | P | P | |||||
Manufacturing, processing, fabrication, packaging, or assembly of goods | C | P | P | ||||
Large wholesale sales | P | P | |||||
Mining/extraction | C | C | C | ||||
C | C | C | |||||
Landfills | C | C | C | C | |||
Meat slaughterhouse and packing, wholesale fur dealers | C | C | |||||
Heavy vehicle and equipment sales and service | P | P | |||||
Asphalt plant | C | C |
Public Assembly | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assembly halls – auditorium, civic center, concert hall, performing arts center, theaters, senior, youth | P | P | P | P | |||
Residential care facilities and nursing homes – long-term | C | C | P | ||||
Funeral parlors and mortuaries | P | P | |||||
Libraries, museums, art galleries | P | P | P | P | |||
Recreational facilities – ice arena, swimming pools | P | P | |||||
Private clubs or lodges with alcohol | P | P | |||||
Private clubs or lodges without alcohol | P | P | P | ||||
Racetrack – nonmotorized | C | C | C | ||||
Racetrack – motorized | C | C | |||||
Place of worship – churches | P | C | P | P | |||
Outdoor concert venue | P | P | P | ||||
Center – youth, senior | P | P | P |
Recreational | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Managed open space | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
Boat – launch, club | P | P | P | ||||
Shooting ranges – indoor | P | P | C | ||||
Shooting ranges – outdoor | C | C | C | C | |||
Campgrounds – recreational vehicle parks | C | ||||||
Golf course | P | P | |||||
Miniature golf | P | P | P | ||||
Go-cart facility | C |
Public/Institutional | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Courthouse | P | ||||||
Jails | P | ||||||
Playgrounds, parks, ballfields | P | P | P | P | P | ||
Electrical distribution substations, communication huts | P | P | P | P | |||
Cemeteries | C | C | |||||
Fire stations/emergency services | C | C | C | P | P | P | C |
Residential | CBD Overlay | C-L | C-G | BP | I | P | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Single-family residence | P | P | P | P | |||
Accessory dwelling unit associated with a single-family residence | P | P | |||||
Single or multiple family dwelling as a part of a mixed-use development on and above the second floor or below the ground level of the structure | P | P | P | P | |||
P | P | P | P | P | P |
Zoning District Matrix Key: | ||
CBD Overlay = Central Business District | C-L = Limited Commercial District | C-G = General Commercial District |
BP = Business Park District | I = Industrial District | P = Public District |
A = Agriculture District | ||
P = Permitted Use | ||
C = Conditional Use | ||
Blank = Not Permitted | ||
1Provided such an activity be conducted within a completely enclosed building, except that an outdoor exercise yard may be permitted.
(Ord. 24-001 § 19, 2024; Ord. 22-006 § 8, 2022; Ord. 21-004 § 8, 2021; Ord. 21-002 § 14, 2021)