Pasco City Zoning Code

25.90 C-2

Central Business District

25.90.010 Purpose.

The C-2 central business district is established to promote the centralization of business and reinforce a positive public image and confidence in the downtown core, a compact commercial area having primarily common-wall building construction. Such construction offers the unique opportunity within the Pasco Urban Area to cluster together types of retail business and retail services which functionally interact well together, and will economically fare better, as a result of close proximity by cumulatively attracting more persons than as individual destination points. It is intended that the commercial clustering concept be fostered by emphasizing pedestrian access and circulation within the district, in a manner which is healthy, safe, uninhibited and convenient for employees and visitors of all ages. Public and private off-street parking shall be located to encourage pedestrian movement. On-street parking should be oriented to short duration convenience parking for customers in the vicinity. In order to preserve the public health, safety and welfare in the central business district, protect public and private investment in property and infrastructure improvements and improve property values, certain uses of the land may be restricted or prohibited. [Ord. 4556 § 1, 2021; Ord. 4356 § 1, 2017; Ord. 3354 § 2, 1999; Code 1970 § 25.44.010.]

25.90.020 Permitted uses.

The following uses shall be permitted in the C-2 district:

(1) Amusement game centers;

(2) Antique stores as defined by PMC 25.15.030;

(3) Artist and office supplies;

(4) Bakeries;

(5) Banks and financial institutions;

(6) Barber and beauty shops;

(7) Billiard and pool halls;

(8) Bookstores, except adult bookstores;

(9) Card rooms, bingo parlors, dance halls, nightclubs and similar places;

(10) Clothing, shoes and accessories, and costume rentals;

(11) Consignment stores (PMC 25.165.160) and thrift shops (PMC 25.165.170);

(12) Crafts, stationery and gift shops;

(13) Department and drug stores;

(14) Electronic sales and repair stores;

(15) Fresh and frozen meats, including seafood;

(16) Florists;

(17) Furniture and home appliance stores;

(18) Galleries for art and restored or refinished antiques;

(19) Grocery stores with less than 10,500 square feet of gross floor area;

(20) Hardware and home improvement stores;

(21) Import shops;

(22) Jewelry and gem shops, including custom work;

(23) Offices for medical and professional services;

(24) Massage businesses;

(25) Membership clubs;

(26) Restaurants, sandwich shops, cafeterias and delicatessens;

(27) Sporting goods;

(28) Tailoring and seamstress shops;

(29) Tattoo shops or businesses;

(30) Taverns and bars;

(31) Theaters for movies and performances, except adult theaters;

(32) Public markets for fresh produce and craft work;

(33) Parking lots;

(34) Microbreweries, microwineries and tasting rooms;

(35) Research, development and assembly facilities for component devices and equipment of an electrical, electronic or electromagnetic nature;

(36) Home brewing and/or winemaking equipment sales;

(37) Dwelling units, provided the units are within the principal building, are all above the ground floor of said building, the ground floor of said building is designed or intended to be used for a use permitted in this section, and there is at least one dedicated and off-street parking space for each unit; and

(38) Cannabis retail facilities as defined in PMC 25.15.050 and pursuant to PMC 25.10.025.

(39) Food truck parks as defined in PMC 25.15.080 and pursuant to PMC 25.165.215. [Ord. 4722 § 10, 2024; Ord. 4670 § 7, 2023; Ord. 4556 § 1, 2021; Ord. 4356 § 2, 2017; Ord. 3354 § 2, 1999; Code 1970 § 25.44.020.]

25.90.030 Permitted accessory uses.

The following accessory uses and buildings, as respectively defined in PMC 25.15.030 and 25.15.040, shall be permitted in the C-2 district:

(1) Parking lots;

(2) Alcoholic beverage sales;

(3) Other uses clearly incidental or secondary to a principal use;

(4) Storage buildings, excluding container storage, as defined in PMC 25.15.210, are permitted. [Ord. 4556 § 1, 2021; Ord. 4356 § 3, 2017; Ord. 3735 § 5, 2005; Ord. 3354 § 2, 1999; Code 1970 § 25.44.030.]

25.90.040 Conditional uses.

The following uses are permitted subject to the approval of a special permit:

(1) Unclassified uses per PMC 25.200.020. [Ord. 4556 § 1, 2021; Ord. 4356 § 4, 2017; Ord. 4110 § 19, 2013; Ord. 3537 § 6, 2002; Ord. 3354 § 2, 1999; Code 1970 § 25.44.040.]

25.90.050 Prohibited uses.

Evidence received by the Planning Commission and contained in previous studies and Pasco Police crime reports demonstrates that certain uses make the central business district less desirable or attractive to the public due to a demonstrated history of contribution to general public disorder, loitering, nuisance and other acts detrimental to the public image of the area. Certain other uses provide entirely, or predominantly, automobile services and, thereby, do not foster the clustering concept intended to attract pedestrian visitors. Other uses may, by their inherent nature, require a disproportionate amount of the limited vicinal on-street parking, for an extended time, which is intended to be available and shared by all business for the short duration convenience of customers.

The following listed businesses, for the reasons above, inhibit new business growth, contribute to business loss and decline of property values, inhibit convenient access to vicinal businesses, do not foster the clustering concept intended to orient the business environment to pedestrians, or perpetuate a public image which is undesirable or unattractive and detrimental to public and private investment in revitalization efforts and, therefore, are prohibited within the C-2 district:

(1) Gasoline and service stations, automobile services or repair, except tire stores;

(2) Outdoor storage of goods or materials;

(3) Pawn shops;

(4) Adult theaters, adult bookstores, and bathhouses;

(5) Community service facilities level two;

(6) Secondhand dealers; similar or like uses although not specifically listed are also prohibited;

(7) Commissaries for the preparation of food to be served elsewhere; and

(8) Adult business facilities. [Ord. 4556 § 1, 2021; Ord. 4356 § 5, 2017; Ord. 4110 § 19, 2013; Ord. 3514 § 6, 2001; Ord. 3354 § 2, 1999; Code 1970 § 25.44.050.]

25.90.060 Development standards.

(1) Minimum lot area: Not required, except for nonconforming residential uses which must retain a minimum of 5,000 square feet for single-family and 3,000 square feet for each additional unit;

(2) Lot coverage: No requirement;

(a) Front: None required, except where adjoining a residential district, in which case there shall be provided a setback equal in width or depth to that required in the residential district;

(b) Side: None required, except where adjoining a residential district, in which case there shall be provided a setback equal in width or depth to that required in the residential district;

(c) Rear: None required, except where adjoining a residential district, in which case there shall be provided a setback equal in width or depth to that required in the residential district;

(4) Maximum building height: 45 feet, except a greater height may be approved by special permit;

(5) Fences and hedges: See Chapter 25.180 PMC;

(6) Parking: None required; and

(7) Landscaping: None required except as provided in Chapter 25.180 PMC. [Ord. 4556 § 1, 2021; Ord. 4110 § 19, 2013; Ord. 3354 § 2, 1999; Code 1970 § 25.44.060.]

Pasco City Zoning Code

25.90 C-2

Central Business District

25.90.010 Purpose.

25.90.020 Permitted uses.

The following uses shall be permitted in the C-2 district:

(1) Amusement game centers;

(2) Antique stores as defined by PMC 25.15.030;

(3) Artist and office supplies;

(4) Bakeries;

(5) Banks and financial institutions;

(6) Barber and beauty shops;

(7) Billiard and pool halls;

(8) Bookstores, except adult bookstores;

(9) Card rooms, bingo parlors, dance halls, nightclubs and similar places;

(10) Clothing, shoes and accessories, and costume rentals;

(11) Consignment stores (PMC 25.165.160) and thrift shops (PMC 25.165.170);

(12) Crafts, stationery and gift shops;

(13) Department and drug stores;

(14) Electronic sales and repair stores;

(15) Fresh and frozen meats, including seafood;

(16) Florists;

(17) Furniture and home appliance stores;

(18) Galleries for art and restored or refinished antiques;

(19) Grocery stores with less than 10,500 square feet of gross floor area;

(20) Hardware and home improvement stores;

(21) Import shops;

(22) Jewelry and gem shops, including custom work;

(23) Offices for medical and professional services;

(24) Massage businesses;

(25) Membership clubs;

(26) Restaurants, sandwich shops, cafeterias and delicatessens;

(27) Sporting goods;

(28) Tailoring and seamstress shops;

(29) Tattoo shops or businesses;

(30) Taverns and bars;

(31) Theaters for movies and performances, except adult theaters;

(32) Public markets for fresh produce and craft work;

(33) Parking lots;

(34) Microbreweries, microwineries and tasting rooms;

(35) Research, development and assembly facilities for component devices and equipment of an electrical, electronic or electromagnetic nature;

(36) Home brewing and/or winemaking equipment sales;

(38) Cannabis retail facilities as defined in PMC 25.15.050 and pursuant to PMC 25.10.025.

25.90.030 Permitted accessory uses.

The following accessory uses and buildings, as respectively defined in PMC 25.15.030 and 25.15.040, shall be permitted in the C-2 district:

(1) Parking lots;

(2) Alcoholic beverage sales;

(3) Other uses clearly incidental or secondary to a principal use;

25.90.040 Conditional uses.

The following uses are permitted subject to the approval of a special permit:

(1) Unclassified uses per PMC 25.200.020. [Ord. 4556 § 1, 2021; Ord. 4356 § 4, 2017; Ord. 4110 § 19, 2013; Ord. 3537 § 6, 2002; Ord. 3354 § 2, 1999; Code 1970 § 25.44.040.]

25.90.050 Prohibited uses.

(1) Gasoline and service stations, automobile services or repair, except tire stores;

(2) Outdoor storage of goods or materials;

(3) Pawn shops;

(4) Adult theaters, adult bookstores, and bathhouses;

(5) Community service facilities level two;

(6) Secondhand dealers; similar or like uses although not specifically listed are also prohibited;

(7) Commissaries for the preparation of food to be served elsewhere; and

(8) Adult business facilities. [Ord. 4556 § 1, 2021; Ord. 4356 § 5, 2017; Ord. 4110 § 19, 2013; Ord. 3514 § 6, 2001; Ord. 3354 § 2, 1999; Code 1970 § 25.44.050.]

25.90.060 Development standards.

(1) Minimum lot area: Not required, except for nonconforming residential uses which must retain a minimum of 5,000 square feet for single-family and 3,000 square feet for each additional unit;

(2) Lot coverage: No requirement;

(a) Front: None required, except where adjoining a residential district, in which case there shall be provided a setback equal in width or depth to that required in the residential district;

(b) Side: None required, except where adjoining a residential district, in which case there shall be provided a setback equal in width or depth to that required in the residential district;

(c) Rear: None required, except where adjoining a residential district, in which case there shall be provided a setback equal in width or depth to that required in the residential district;

(4) Maximum building height: 45 feet, except a greater height may be approved by special permit;

(5) Fences and hedges: See Chapter 25.180 PMC;

(6) Parking: None required; and

(7) Landscaping: None required except as provided in Chapter 25.180 PMC. [Ord. 4556 § 1, 2021; Ord. 4110 § 19, 2013; Ord. 3354 § 2, 1999; Code 1970 § 25.44.060.]

Pasco City Zoning Code

25.90 C-2

Central Business District

25.90.010 Purpose.

25.90.020 Permitted uses.

The following uses shall be permitted in the C-2 district:

(1) Amusement game centers;

(2) Antique stores as defined by PMC 25.15.030;

(3) Artist and office supplies;

(4) Bakeries;

(5) Banks and financial institutions;

(6) Barber and beauty shops;

(7) Billiard and pool halls;

(8) Bookstores, except adult bookstores;

(9) Card rooms, bingo parlors, dance halls, nightclubs and similar places;

(10) Clothing, shoes and accessories, and costume rentals;

(11) Consignment stores (PMC 25.165.160) and thrift shops (PMC 25.165.170);

(12) Crafts, stationery and gift shops;

(13) Department and drug stores;

(14) Electronic sales and repair stores;

(15) Fresh and frozen meats, including seafood;

(16) Florists;

(17) Furniture and home appliance stores;

(18) Galleries for art and restored or refinished antiques;

(19) Grocery stores with less than 10,500 square feet of gross floor area;

(20) Hardware and home improvement stores;

(21) Import shops;

(22) Jewelry and gem shops, including custom work;

(23) Offices for medical and professional services;

(24) Massage businesses;

(25) Membership clubs;

(26) Restaurants, sandwich shops, cafeterias and delicatessens;

(27) Sporting goods;

(28) Tailoring and seamstress shops;

(29) Tattoo shops or businesses;

(30) Taverns and bars;

(31) Theaters for movies and performances, except adult theaters;

(32) Public markets for fresh produce and craft work;

(33) Parking lots;

(34) Microbreweries, microwineries and tasting rooms;

(35) Research, development and assembly facilities for component devices and equipment of an electrical, electronic or electromagnetic nature;

(36) Home brewing and/or winemaking equipment sales;

(38) Cannabis retail facilities as defined in PMC 25.15.050 and pursuant to PMC 25.10.025.

25.90.030 Permitted accessory uses.

The following accessory uses and buildings, as respectively defined in PMC 25.15.030 and 25.15.040, shall be permitted in the C-2 district:

(1) Parking lots;

(2) Alcoholic beverage sales;

(3) Other uses clearly incidental or secondary to a principal use;

25.90.040 Conditional uses.

The following uses are permitted subject to the approval of a special permit:

(1) Unclassified uses per PMC 25.200.020. [Ord. 4556 § 1, 2021; Ord. 4356 § 4, 2017; Ord. 4110 § 19, 2013; Ord. 3537 § 6, 2002; Ord. 3354 § 2, 1999; Code 1970 § 25.44.040.]

25.90.050 Prohibited uses.

(1) Gasoline and service stations, automobile services or repair, except tire stores;

(2) Outdoor storage of goods or materials;

(3) Pawn shops;

(4) Adult theaters, adult bookstores, and bathhouses;

(5) Community service facilities level two;

(6) Secondhand dealers; similar or like uses although not specifically listed are also prohibited;

(7) Commissaries for the preparation of food to be served elsewhere; and

(8) Adult business facilities. [Ord. 4556 § 1, 2021; Ord. 4356 § 5, 2017; Ord. 4110 § 19, 2013; Ord. 3514 § 6, 2001; Ord. 3354 § 2, 1999; Code 1970 § 25.44.050.]

25.90.060 Development standards.

(1) Minimum lot area: Not required, except for nonconforming residential uses which must retain a minimum of 5,000 square feet for single-family and 3,000 square feet for each additional unit;

(2) Lot coverage: No requirement;

(a) Front: None required, except where adjoining a residential district, in which case there shall be provided a setback equal in width or depth to that required in the residential district;

(b) Side: None required, except where adjoining a residential district, in which case there shall be provided a setback equal in width or depth to that required in the residential district;

(c) Rear: None required, except where adjoining a residential district, in which case there shall be provided a setback equal in width or depth to that required in the residential district;

(4) Maximum building height: 45 feet, except a greater height may be approved by special permit;

(5) Fences and hedges: See Chapter 25.180 PMC;

(6) Parking: None required; and

(7) Landscaping: None required except as provided in Chapter 25.180 PMC. [Ord. 4556 § 1, 2021; Ord. 4110 § 19, 2013; Ord. 3354 § 2, 1999; Code 1970 § 25.44.060.]