The purpose of this Medical Center (MC) Zone is to provide care facilities, allied health care uses and limited supporting retail and service uses for the convenience of patients, patient visitors and staff.

(1)

Use Categories. Table 56-1 lists use categories Permitted Outright (P) or Conditionally Permitted (C) in the MC zone. Use categories may also be designated as Limited (L) and subject to the limitations listed in Table 56-1 and restrictions identified in TDC 56.210. Limitations may restrict the specific type of use, location, size, or other characteristics of the use category. Use categories which are not listed are prohibited within the zone, except for uses which are found by the City Manager or appointee to be of a similar character and to meet the purpose of this zone, as provided in TDC 31.070.

(2)

Overlay Zones. Additional uses may be allowed in a particular overlay zone. See the overlay zone Chapters for additional uses.

Table 56-1
Use Categories in the MC Zone

(1)

Size Limitation on Retail Uses. If located on land designated Employment Area, Corridor or Industrial Area on Comprehensive Plan Map 10-4, Retail Sales and Service uses must not be greater than 60,000 square feet of gross floor area per building or business.

(2)

Additional Limitations on Retail Sales and Service and Eating and Drinking Establishments. Supporting retail and services and eating and drinking establishments are limited uses for the convenience of patients, patient visitors, and on-site employees, and are subject to the following standards and limitations:

(a)

Maximum Size. Retail and service uses and eating and drinking establishments uses are subject to the following limitations on gross floor area:

(i)

Bank branch/automatic teller machine must not be greater than 1,000 square feet of gross floor area;

(ii)

Barber/beauty shop must not be greater than 750 square feet of gross floor area;

(iii)

Child day care center must not be greater than 4,000 square feet of gross floor area;

(iv)

Credit union must not be greater than 1,000 square feet of gross floor area;

(v)

Fitness center must not be greater than 15,000 square feet of gross floor area;

(vi)

Florist/gift shop must not be greater than 750 square feet of gross floor area;

(vii)

Pharmacy must not be greater than 2,000 square feet of gross floor area;

(viii)

Restaurant/delicatessen/coffee shop must not be greater than 1500 square feet of gross floor area; and

(ix)

The floor area of one use, or a combination of uses, listed above in any one building must not exceed ten percent of the gross floor area of the building.

(b)

Outdoor Eating Areas. A restaurant, delicatessen, or coffee shop may include an outdoor eating area, provided the outdoor area consists on an all-weather surface not greater than 900 square feet in gross floor area and screened from public rights-of-way and residential planning districts by a completely sight-obscuring evergreen hedge and/or fence as determined through the Architectural Review process.

(c)

Drive-up and Drive-Through Service. Drive-up windows and drive-through services are not be permitted. Loading and unloading at the vehicle entrance to the emergency room is not a drive-through service.

(d)

Interior Building Access Only. The use must have interior building access through an interior hall or lobby of the building only. Emergency access required by the Oregon Uniform Building Code and secondary access to outdoor eating areas are allowed.

(3)

Congregate Care, Assisted Living, and Residential Facilities.

(a)

Building Design. The building must be designed or renovated specifically for use as a congregate care, assisted living or residential facility. All State required licenses must be obtained.

(b)

Living Quarters. The facilities must consist of living units with shared areas in accordance with State requirements.

(c)

Pedestrian Walkways. Outdoor walkways must be paved and lighted and must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act ADAAG requirements.

(d)

Noise and Lighting. Noise and lighting must be buffered and screened.

(e)

Residential Density. The residential density in the development area must be no less than 16 and no more than 25 living units per acre.

(Ord. No. 1450-20 meeting, § 28, 12-14-20)

Development standards in the MC zone are listed in Table 56-2. Additional standards may apply to some uses and situations, see TDC 56.310.

Table 56-2
Development Standards in the MC Zone

(1)

Outdoor Uses. Except outdoor eating, all uses must be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building, except off-street parking and loading, Basic Utilities, Wireless Communication Facilities and outdoor play areas of child day care centers as required by state day care certification standards.

(2)

Lot Size and Width Standards. Lot sizes for all uses are determined through the Architectural Review process.

(Ord. 1414-18, 12-10-18)