This district is intended to provide for a wide range of commercial uses and related services and businesses, which require large land areas for structures and parking facilities, and rely on direct automobile access. This district is not intended exclusively for residential uses, although mixed-use developments are encouraged.

(Ord. No. 2024-01, § 1(Exh. A), 2-20-2024)

A.

Primary Uses Permitted Outright—Residential:

1.

Multi-family dwellings above a commercial business.

B.

Primary Uses Permitted Outright in buildings with less than 60,000 square feet of gross floor area:

1.

Retail businesses, including but not limited to:

a.

Automotive fueling station;

b.

Automotive, trailer, recreational vehicle, and motor cycle sales and rental;

c.

Convenience market/store;

d.

Drive-up/drive-in/drive-through (drive-up windows, kiosks, ATM, restaurants, car wash, quick vehicle servicing, and similar uses);

e.

Eating and drinking establishments including fast-food and high-turnover sit down restaurants;

f.

Grocery store or supermarket.

2.

Service and professional businesses and organizations, including but not limited to:

a.

Athletic club, indoor recreation, or entertainment;

b.

Automotive repair and service;

c.

Commercial day care facility;

d.

Community services;

e.

Education facility (e.g., pre-school, school, college);

f.

Financial institution;

g.

Medical facility (e.g., clinic, hospital, laboratory);

h.

Professional or general business office;

i.

Social organization.

3.

Manufacturing, assembly, processing, and production that do not produce significant levels of noise or odor beyond the boundaries of the site, including but not limited to:

a.

Brewery, distillery, or winery, with or without pub or tasting room.

4.

Bus station or terminal.

5.

Group care and assisted living.

6.

Minor public facility.

7.

Nursery/greenhouse.

8.

Outdoor recreation.

9.

Overnight lodging.

10.

Park and ride station.

11.

Parking lot or garage (when not an accessory use).

12.

Public park, plaza, playground or recreation area, and buildings.

13.

Trucking terminal, distribution center, or transit center.

14.

Warehousing and distribution facilities for wholesale merchandise.

15.

Wholesale lumber or building materials yard.

16.

Other uses similar in nature.

C.

Accessory Uses Permitted Outright:

1.

A use customarily incidental and subordinate to a use permitted outright;

2.

Outdoor product display or storage of merchandise covering no more than 20 percent of the total lot area;

3.

Parking lot or garage (when associated with development).

(Ord. No. 2022-26, § 4(Exh. D), 1-17-2023; Ord. No. 2024-01, § 1(Exh. A), 2-20-2024)

A.

Minor Conditional Uses:

1.

Outdoor product display or storage of merchandise covering greater than 20 percent of the total lot area.

2.

Other uses similar in nature.

B.

Conditional Uses:

1.

Buildings designed for one or more occupants with more than 60,000 square feet of gross floor area.

2.

Major public facility.

3.

Traveler accommodation facilities including campgrounds, overnight travel parks, and recreational vehicle parks.

4.

Other uses similar in nature.

(Ord. No. 2021-16, § 6(Exh. F), 8-16-2021; Ord. No. 2024-01, § 1(Exh. A), 2-20-2024)

A.

Footnote: ¹ Unless abutting a more restrictive zoning district, or as required under Section 17.90.120 Design Standards for C-2.

B.

Special Setbacks—Side or Rear Yard Abutting a More Restrictive District.

1.

Property abutting a more restrictive zoning district shall have the same yard setback as required by the abutting district. An additional ten feet shall be added for each ten foot increment in building height over 35 feet;

2.

Measurement of the height transition area shall be made between the foundation of the proposed building and the property line of the abutting district;

3.

When the proposed structure has different sections that have different heights, the height transition area shall be measured for each vertical surface as if it were to be freestanding. The building then must be located on the site so that no section is closer to the abutting property line than it would be if the section was free-standing;

4.

The required buffering and screening and utilities may be located within the height transition area. Off-street parking, accessory structures and incidental development may be located within the height transition area but not any areas designated as buffering and screening area.

(Ord. No. 2024-01, § 1(Exh. A), 2-20-2024)