A.

The purpose of the regional commercial district is to provide for the location of selected region-serving activities in areas which are exposed to and served by major highways carrying large volumes of regional traffic. Uses permitted are those that require large sites with locations that have an emphasis on visibility and access provided by regional highways.

B.

Clustering of limited commercial uses is encouraged through the provision of regional shopping centers. To assure that the impact of shopping centers and other large-scale commercial developments is not detrimental to existing commercial areas, a comprehensive development plan with special emphasis on a community impact statement is required.

C.

The following uses, standards and area regulations have been developed to preserve the open, uncluttered appearance of the major highways and interchanges around which these districts are located; to protect adjoining residential areas; and to evaluate the overall impact of proposed commercial development on existing commercial areas in the city.

(Prior code § 150-71)

Permitted uses shall be as follows:

A.

Cultivation of land;

B.

Convention center;

C.

Hotel or motor hotel;

D.

Medical center or clinic, five thousand (5,000) square feet or less;

E.

Offices, including but not limited to business, governmental, professional and financial offices;

F.

Planned business center, including restaurants, free-standing and fast-food, and banks, including drive-through, in accordance with chapter 17.172;

G.

Restaurant, freestanding, not located in a shopping center, excluding fast-food, carry-out, drive-in and cafeteria;

H.

Restaurant located in or as a part of a shopping center, including fast-food, carry-out, drive-in and cafeteria;

I.

Retail department or general merchandise store with a minimum floor area of thirty thousand (30,000) square feet not located in a shopping center;

J.

Theater, excluding drive-in;

K.

School of special instruction, conducted entirely within a structure, in accordance with chapter 17.220;

L.

Day-care center or nursery school in accordance with chapter 17.220;

M.

Care home.

(Ord. 1605 (part), 1995; prior code § 150-72)

(Ord. No. 2089, 10-26-2009)

Uses permitted by special exception are:

A.

Hospital, provided that a certificate of need has first been issued by the appropriate state agency;

B.

Regional shopping center in accordance with chapter 17.212;

C.

Medical center or clinic over five thousand (5,000) square feet;

D.

Sports arena or stadium;

E.

Church and other place of worship on a minimum lot size of two acres, in accordance with chapter 17.220, excluding bus storage and maintenance, a cemetery, school of general instruction and gymnasium as accessory uses;

F.

Convenience store/automotive center, as a part of a planned business center;

G.

Uses permitted by Section 17.36.020 of the general commercial district on parcels four acres or less in size existing at the time of enactment of the ordinance codified in this amendment.

(Ord. 1752 § 2, 2000; Ord. 1605 (part), 1995; prior code § 150-73)

Uses permitted by ordinance permit shall be as follows:

A.

Utility substation, in accordance with chapter 17.220.

(Prior code § 150-74)

Accessory uses shall be as follows:

A.

Other accessory uses and structures clearly incidental to, customary to and associated with the permitted use;

B.

Day-care services for uses permitted inherently or by special exception.

(Prior code § 150-75)

Development standards for the regional commercial district shall be as follows:

A.

Prior Approval Requirements.

1.

Prior to the development of any lot or parcel of land within this district, a comprehensive development plan, as defined in Section 17.04.120, shall be submitted to the planning commission for its review and approval in accordance with chapter 17.180;

2.

As a part of its review and approval, the planning commission may require that a community impact statement for freestanding merchandising stores, convention centers, planned business centers and hotels be prepared by the applicant to demonstrate that premature development does not occur which will oversaturate the community with retail space; motel rooms or convention facilities.

B.

Minimum Lot Requirements. All lots hereafter established shall meet the following minimum requirements:

1.

Lot area: forty thousand (40,000) square feet;

2.

Interior lot width: two hundred (200) feet;

3.

Corner lot width: two hundred (200) feet.

C.

Minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:

1.

Front: one hundred (100) feet from the property line;

2.

Rear: thirty (30) feet from the property line, except forty (40) feet where adjoining a residential district;

3.

Side, interior (two): twenty-five (25) feet from the property line, except forty (40) feet where adjoining a residential district.

D.

The height limitation shall be fifty (50) feet.

E.

Parking. Parking, loading, and unloading areas shall be provided in accordance with chapter 17.196.

F.

Access.

1.

Direct access onto a street or major highway shall be reduced or eliminated wherever the planning commission, upon recommendation of the city department of infrastructure and development, determines that alternate or unified points of access are available to a site resulting in better traffic flow and less traffic congestion;

2.

Service drives and loading and unloading areas shall be located so that in the process of loading or unloading no truck will block the passage of other vehicles on the service drive or extend into any public street or private drive used for traffic circulation.

G.

Lighting.

1.

Lighting shall be designed so as not to throw glare onto surrounding properties;

2.

Flashing lights are prohibited.

H.

Signs. Signs are permitted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 17.216.

I.

Landscaping and Screening. In addition to the requirements of chapter 17.220, the following shall be required:

1.

All areas not devoted to building or required parking areas shall be landscaped as defined in Section 17.04.170;

2.

All landscaped or required parking areas shall be maintained in accordance with Section 17.220.080.

(Prior code § 150-76)

(Ord. No. 2459, 10-9-2017)