The purpose of the G-C District is to provide for the development of a centrally-located and easily accessible commercial area, primarily along Crater Lake Highway, that will accommodate a mixture of retail businesses, services and professional offices to serve the community, surrounding areas and tourists visiting the area; also, to allow heavy commercial or light industrial uses to serve the local area where they can be made compatible with other uses.

(Ord. 225, passed 10-20-1994, § 12.1)

   The following uses are permitted outright in the G-C District, subject to site plan review, development standards or other ordinance requirements:

   (A)   Professional and financial, including:

      (1)   Accounting and bookkeeping services;

      (2)   Animal hospital (veterinary clinic) within an enclosed structure;

      (3)   Architects, engineers, surveyors and other professional services;

      (4)   Art studio or gallery;

      (5)   Banks and other financial institutions;

      (6)   Corporate or governmental offices;

      (7)   Insurance, investment and financial counseling services;

      (8)   Legal services;

      (9)   Medical services, offices, clinics and laboratories;

      (10)   Photographic studio or gallery;

      (11)   Professional or business management or consulting;

      (12)   Real estate, escrow, title and other property services; and

      (13)   Television or radio broadcasting station.

   (B)   Personal services, including:

      (1)   Ambulance and other emergency services;

      (2)   Appliances repair services (small and large);

      (3)   Art and music schools;

      (4)   Automobile repair services (minor), except paint shops;

      (5)   Automobile service stations;

      (6)   Barber and beauty shops;

      (7)   Bed and breakfast inns;

      (8)   Business or vocational schools (non-industrial);

      (9)   Car wash;

      (10)   Charitable donation approved drop-off areas or bins;

      (11)   Day care center;

      (12)   Electrical, plumbing, heating/ air-conditioning and related services;

      (13)   Hotels;

      (14)   Laundry (self service);

      (15)   Locksmith;

      (16)   Meeting facilities for clubs and organizations;

      (17)   Mortuaries;

      (18)   Motels;

      (19)   Parking lots (commercial, private or public);

      (20)   Personal or group counseling services;

      (21)   Photocopying, printing and related services;

      (22)   Photo processing pick-up station or booth;

      (23)   Physical fitness/conditioning center or club;

      (24)   Recreational vehicle (RV) park;

      (25)   Tailor and shoe repair;

      (26)   Taxicab dispatch office;

      (27)   Taxidermist;

      (28)   Travel agency, local information facilities; and

      (29)   Upholstery shops for furniture and motor vehicles.

   (C)   Retail outlets, including:

      (1)   Antique store;

      (2)   Apparel (general) including footwear;

      (3)   Apparel (specialty);

      (4)   Appliance sales and service (major appliance);

      (5)   Appliance sales (small appliance);

      (6)   Audio, including records, tapes and related equipment rental;

      (7)   Automotive parts store, excluding outdoor sales;

      (8)   Automobile, truck and boat sales lots (new or used);

      (9)   Bakery, retail only, for on-premise sales;

      (10)   Blacksmith/machine shop;

      (11)   Bicycles and related equipment, sales and service;

      (12)   Books and stationery;

      (13)   Cleaning and janitorial supplies and equipment;

      (14)   Clocks and watches, sales and service;

      (15)   Computer sales and service;

      (16)   Dairy products sales;

      (17)   Delicatessen and other specialty foods;

      (18)   Department store;

      (19)   Drugs, health foods and vitamin sales;

      (20)   Equipment (heavy equipment) sales or rental;

      (21)   Electrical and plumbing supplies;

      (22)   Fabric, yarn and sewing supplies;

      (23)   Feed, seed, and fuel sales;

      (24)   Florist and garden supplies within enclosed structure;

      (25)   Furniture sales, new, used and unfinished;

      (26)   Gifts and notions, including souvenirs;

      (27)   Glass and mirror sales and service;

      (28)   Hardware or home improvement center within enclosed structure;

      (29)   Heating and air conditioning equipment sales;

      (30)   Health and physical fitness related equipment sales;

      (31)   Heavy equipment sales or rental;

      (32)   Hobby and craft supplies;

      (33)   Home furnishings, other than major furniture items;

      (34)   Jewelry;

      (35)   Leather goods and luggage;

      (36)   Market (convenience market);

      (37)   Marine equipment sales, excluding boats and outdoor sales;

      (38)   Meat, poultry, fish and seafood sales;

      (39)   Medical marijuana facility.

            1.   Registry identified cardholders; and

            2.   Persons responsible for a medical marijuana grow site.

         (b)   Medical marijuana facilities may be allowed, subject to the following standards and restrictions:

            1.   Compliance with all requirements as established by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to be validly registered.

            2.   Prior to operating the business, the operator shall provide the city with a copy of the medical marijuana facility’s valid proof of registration as issued by the OHA;

      (40)   Monument sales;

      (41)   Mobile home (manufactured home) sales lots;

      (42)   Motor homes, camp trailers and other recreational vehicle sales lots and service facilities;

      (43)   Nursery, including outdoor sales of plans and landscape supplies;

      (44)   Office supplies;

      (45)   Outdoor sale of wood, stone, tile, masonry or other hardwood products;

      (46)   Paint and related equipment sales, rental and service;

      (47)   Pastry or confectionery;

      (48)   Pawn shop;

      (49)   Pet supplies, including small animals within enclosed structure;

      (50)   Photographic and art supplies, including framing;

      (51)   Saddle and tack shop;

      (52)   Second hand store, excluding automotive and outdoor sales;

      (53)   Sporting goods;

      (54)   Supermarket (food sales);

      (55)   Variety store;

      (56)   Video, including equipment and tape sales and rental; and

      (57)   Wall covering, floor covering, curtains and similar products.

   (D)   Entertainment, eating and drinking, and recreation including:

      (1)   Billiard/pool hall;

      (2)   Bowling lanes;

      (3)   Dancing facilities;

      (4)   Ice or roller skating rink;

      (5)   Miniature golf course;

      (6)   Mobile food vendors with property owner consent;

      (7)   Movie theater, excluding drive-in theater;

      (8)   Museum, gallery or similar display facility;

      (9)   Raft, similar floating devices and shuttle;

      (10)   Restaurants;

      (11)   Video game arcade or similar amusement center; and

      (12)   Other entertainment or recreational facilities related to a hotel, motel or RV park development and intended primarily or exclusively for their guests.

   (E)   Other permitted uses: not mentioned in divisions (A) through (D) above, which the Planning Commission finds similar to those mentioned, including:

      (1)   Single-family detached housing (existing only);

      (2)   Mixed use development (housing and other permitted uses);

      (3)   Dwelling units needed in conjunction with commercial uses;

      (4)   Uses which are not specifically identified as similar; and

      (5)   Accessory dwelling unit, subject to § 154.280.

(Ord. 225, passed 10-20-1994, § 12.2; Ord. 272, passed 5-21-2015; Ord. 288, passed 8-2-2019)

   The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted in this district only when authorized by the Planning Commission in accordance with the conditional use permit requirements contained in §§ 154.395 through 154.404.

   (A)   Any use listed as a "permitted use" that includes outdoor storage or sales;

   (B)   Automotive (major automotive repair, including body/fender, motors, transmission, auto painting and tire sales and repair);

   (C)   Bars and taverns;

   (D)   Blacksmith/machine shop;

   (E)   Churches or clubs;

   (F)   Flea markets;

   (G)   Gas and propane distribution facilities;

   (H)   Manufacturing or storage in conjunction with a "permitted use" or mini-warehouses for personal storage;

   (I)   Wholesaling or distribution centers and warehouses;

   (J)   Scientific or technical research facilities and laboratories; and

   (K)   Zoos.

(Ord. 225, passed 10-20-1994, § 12.3)

   All development in the G-C Zoning District shall be in compliance with the following minimum standards:

   (A)   Lot area. Five thousand square feet, unless an applicant for a partition can show that the newly created lot will meet all setback, off-street parking and loading and other requirements of this district on a smaller parcel;

   (B)   Lot width. No minimum requirement, except to meet all setback, off-street parking and loading and other requirements of this district;

   (C)   Lot depth. No minimum requirement, except to meet all setback, off-street parking and loading and other requirements of this district;

   (D)   Front yard. No minimum requirement, except as may be required at the time of site plan review;

   (E)   Side yard. No minimum requirement, except a ten-foot setback when the property abuts a lot in a residential zone;

   (F)   Rear yard. No minimum requirement, except a ten-foot setback when the property abuts a lot in a residential zone;

   (G)   Lot coverage. No minimum or maximum coverage requirements; provided, the proposed development meets all off-street parking and code requirements; and

   (H)   Building height. Maximum 35 feet to highest point of roof.

(Ord. 225, passed 10-20-1994, § 12.4)

   All development within the G-C District shall include sufficient off-street parking and loading spaces to accommodate the types of businesses or other tenants that are intended to occupy the premises. Parking space requirements are contained in §§ 154.330 through 154.337 and will be considered for adequacy at the site plan review.

(Ord. 225, passed 10-20-1994, § 12.5)

   (A)   All fences, walls or hedges placed within ten feet of any property line shall be limited in height to six feet, with the exception of trees. The Planning Commission may approve a variance to the height requirement for reasons of security or visual screening, to a maximum height of ten feet.

   (B)   Any new or expanding development within this district shall be physically and visually separated from any abutting residential properties by a solid fence or wall six feet in height. The Planning Commission may reduce or eliminate this requirement during site plan review for development that does not include outdoor storage and that is found to be compatible in design and landscaping with abutting and nearby residences.

   (C)   All trash containers or areas provided for that purpose shall be screened from public view by landscaping or fencing, or a combination of both.

(Ord. 225, passed 10-20-1994, § 12.6)

   All uses shall be in compliance with all applicable state and federal environmental, health and safety regulations.

(Ord. 225, passed 10-20-1994, § 12.7)