The purpose of this district is to provide areas of the City that are suitable for a mix of office, retail commercial, and high-density housing. Retail uses should be located on the ground floor to encourage an interesting and active streetscape. Buildings should be oriented toward the street with clearly marked entrances. The use of alternative modes of transportation such as transit, pedestrian, and bicycle activity are to be promoted within the district.

(Ord. No. 1438-20, § 14, 6-22-20)

(1)

Use Categories. Table 57-1 lists use categories Permitted Outright (P) or Conditionally Permitted (C) in the MUC. Use categories may also be designated as Limited (L) and subject to the limitations listed in Table 57-1 and restrictions identified in TDC 57.210. Limitations may restrict the specific type of use, location, size, or other characteristics of the use category. 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.

Table 57-1
Use Categories in the MUC

(Ord. No. 1438-20, § 14, 6-22-20; Ord. No. 1484-24 meeting, § 4, 4-22-24)

(1)

Durable Goods Sales. Uses are limited to the retail sale of furniture and large appliances and battery electric vehicle showroom subject to the following standards:

(a)

Retail sale of furniture and large appliances.

(i)

The building footprint is less than 60,000 square feet of gross floor area.

(ii)

Incidental repair of appliances is permitted as an accessory use.

(b)

Battery Electric Vehicle Showroom.

(i)

The gross floor area must not exceed 10,000 square feet and the showroom must not exceed 7,500 square feet;

(ii)

Must contain all sales inventory, materials, equipment, and up to four vehicles for test drives inside a building.

(2)

Outdoor uses. All uses must be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building, except off-street parking and loading, Basic Utilities, Wireless Communication Facilities, outdoor play areas of child day care centers, as required by state day care certification standards, and as provided in (a), (b) below.

(a)

Temporary Uses. Temporary outdoor sales, as defined in TDC 31.060, are permitted as a temporary use subject to TDC 33.090.

(b)

Conditional Uses. Any outdoor storage, display, and sales use requires a conditional use permit and is subject to the following standards:

(i)

The outdoor area must not exceed ten percent of the store's gross floor area or 15,000 square feet, whichever is less.

(ii)

Not less than 50 percent of the outdoor area must be covered by a permanent roof.

(iii)

The outdoor area must abut a wall of the store.

(iv)

All sides of the outdoor area not abutting a wall of the store must be screened with a sight obscuring fence, wall, berm, or dense evergreen landscaping not less than six feet in height.

(v)

Stored materials must not exceed the height of the sight obscuring barrier when viewed from street level.

(3)

Major event entertainment. Requires a conditional use permit and are subject to the following standards:

(a)

Excludes outdoor entertainment.

(4)

Automobile Service Station. Requires a conditional use permit and are subject to the following standards:

(a)

The minimum street frontage on each street on a corner lot is 120 feet.

(b)

The minimum street frontage on an interior lot is 150 feet.

(c)

The minimum building setback from any street right-of-way is 40 feet.

(d)

The minimum pump island set-back from any lot line is 15 feet.

(e)

Only two access points are allowed for an interior lot. A corner lot and a through lot are allowed only one access per street frontage.

(f)

The storage and display of merchandise such as tires and batteries offered for sale must be conducted in the station building. However, small items such as oil and windshield wiper blades may be displayed outside the building.

(g)

Outside storage or sale of any vehicles is not permitted.

(h)

Must comply with TDC Chapter 34.200.

(Ord. No. 1438-20, § 14, 6-22-20; Ord. No. 1484-24 meeting, § 4, 4-22-24)

Table 57-2 lists housing types permitted in the Mixed-Use Commercial District. Housing types may be Permitted Outright (P), Conditionally Permitted (C), or Not Permitted (N).

Table 57-2
Housing Types in the MUC

(Ord. No. 1438-20, § 14, 6-22-20)

Development standards in the MUC zone are listed in Table 57-3. Additional standards may apply to some uses and situations, see TDC 57.400.

Table 57-3
Development Standards in the MUC District

(Ord. No. 1438-20, § 14, 6-22-20)