A.

The purpose of the select commercial district is to provide locations for certain retail, office and service uses and related activities in areas which are served by existing or proposed major streets or highways. The district is designed to encourage the development of uses which require a well-designed environment on moderate-size lots with locations that emphasize visibility and access to a major highway.

B.

To maintain these areas for high-quality commercial development, intensive strip development is discouraged and specific design standards are required. Clustering of uses is permitted through the provision of planned business centers and neighborhood shopping centers.

C.

To assure that the impact of these commercial developments is not detrimental to existing areas and will not create an adverse impact on adjoining development, a comprehensive site plan is required to be approved by the planning commission prior to the issuance of a building permit.

D.

Special design features are included in the district in order to preserve the open, uncluttered appearance of the streets or highways and intersections around which these districts are located. By permitting only related uses and requiring specific standards, the district will encourage the development of a high-quality business environment.

E.

The following uses, standards and specific area regulations have been developed based upon these purposes.

(Prior code § 150-70.1)

Permitted uses shall be as follows:

A.

Apartment above the first floor in accordance with the provisions of chapter 17.168, Section 17.168.030(C)(1), for commercial districts;

B.

Bakery not exceeding two thousand (2,000) gross square feet of building area;

C.

Business center on a minimum parcel of two acres, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 17.172;

D.

Business use, including insurance, real estate and financial institutions, computer centers, schools and training centers of general information;

E.

Cultural use, such as museums, libraries, meeting rooms and art galleries;

F.

Day-care center as an independent use; or day-care services for employees or patrons of a permitted use as an accessory use;

G.

Government use, such as federal, state, county and city administrative offices, courts, post offices, fire stations and police stations;

H.

Medical facility or clinic for human care;

I.

Motel with not over fifty (50) rooms;

J.

Neighborhood shopping center with no more than thirty thousand (30,000) gross square feet of floor area, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 17.212;

K.

Office building for administrative, business, financial, legal, medical or governmental use;

L.

Parking lot or structure;

M.

Professional use, including medical, legal, engineering, surveying and architectural offices;

N.

Restaurant, all types, on a minimum lot of one acre;

O.

Retail sales activities, including but not limited to department stores, variety stores, grocery stores, convenience stores, specialty shops, boutiques and florists;

P.

Service establishment, including laundry or laundromat, appliance repair, equipment or instrument repair or rental, dry-cleaning pickup station or plant not over two thousand (2,000) gross square feet of building area, hairdresser shop, pet-grooming shop, upholstery shop, funeral home, tailor and other uses of a similar nature;

Q.

Theater, excluding drive-in;

R.

Group domiciliary care facility.

(Ord. 1786 § 7, 2000; Prior code § 150-70.2)

Uses permitted by special exception shall be as follows:

A.

Community shopping center not exceeding three hundred thousand (300,000) gross square feet of floor area, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 17.212;

B.

Convention center with or without hotel or motel rooms;

C.

Entertainment uses, including nightclubs, bars and dance halls, health clubs and indoor swimming pools;

D.

Gasoline or service stations;

E.

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

F.

Manufacturing and assembly of a finished product conducted entirely within a building, provided that retail sales of products made on-site are a part of such activity;

G.

Motel or hotel over fifty (50) rooms;

H.

Neighborhood shopping center over thirty thousand (30,000) gross square feet of floor area, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 17.212;

I.

Sports arena or stadium.

(Prior code § 150-70.3)

Uses permitted by ordinance permit by the city council are:

A.

Liquor stores and dispensaries (off-sale);

B.

Public or private utility buildings and uses, including utility substations in accordance with chapter 17.220.

(Prior code § 150-70.4)

Accessory uses shall be only those uses and structures clearly incidental to, customary to and associated with and on the same lot as the permitted use. The outside storage of materials and open lot display of any kind shall not be permitted.

(Prior code § 150-70.5)

A.

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

B.

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

1.

Lot area: fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet;

2.

Interior lot width: ninety (90) feet;

3.

Corner lot width: one hundred twenty (120) feet.

C.

Minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:

1.

Front: thirty (30) feet from the property line;

2.

Rear: twenty (20) feet from the property line, except thirty (30) feet where adjoining a residential district;

3.

Side, interior (two):

a.

Fifteen (15) feet from each side property line, or

b.

Five feet from one property line and twenty-five (25) feet from the other property line,

c.

Except thirty (30) feet where adjoining a residential district.

D.

The height limitation shall be forty (40) 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 glare onto surrounding properties;

2.

Lighting not attached to a building shall be no higher than twenty (20) feet, with high-pressure sodium cutoff fixtures;

3.

Flashing lights are prohibited.

H.

Signs. Signs shall be as permitted by the provisions of chapter 17.216, Section 17.216.130, for a regional commercial district, except that no ground sign shall be larger than one hundred (100) square feet nor higher than twenty-five (25) feet.

I.

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

1.

The following land areas except for accessways shall be landscaped in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.220.080:

a.

Front: fifteen (15) feet in width abutting all property lines adjacent to a street,

b.

Side: five feet in width abutting all side property lines,

c.

Rear: ten feet in width abutting all rear property lines,

d.

Adjacent to residential districts: a screening area of ten feet in width;

2.

All areas not devoted to building or required parking areas shall be landscaped as defined in Section 17.04.0170;

3.

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

J.

Storage. All storage, whether a part of a permitted use or a use allowed by special exception or allowed as an accessory use, shall be enclosed within a building.

(Prior code § 150-70.6)

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