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Weber County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 104

20 Commercial Zones C-1, Cv-1, C-2, Cv-2, And C-3

Sec 104-20-1 Purpose And Intent

  1. The purpose of the commercial zones is to provide suitable areas for the location of the various types of commercial activity needed to serve the people and commerce of unincorporated Weber County. It is also to separate into three zones uses, based upon type of activity which are compatible and complementary, as well as intensity of land utilization and accessory use needs.
  2. The C-1 Zone (Western Weber Planning Area Neighborhood Commercial Zone) and the CV-1 Zone (Ogden Valley Planning Area Neighborhood Commercial Zone) is established for the purpose of providing shopping facilities and services within neighborhoods that are more likely to be primarily patronized by those in the surrounding neighborhood. Commercial uses that are primarily patronized by those outside the surrounding neighborhood are less suitable for this zone. 
  3. The C-2 Zone (Western Weber Planning Area Community Commercial Zone) and the CV-2 Zone (Ogden Valley Planning Area Community Commercial Zone) is established for the purpose of providing a broad range of commercial services and goods to serve a larger community area. These areas are intended to be clustered around traditional town or village centers and not strung out along the highways.
  4. The C-3 Zone (Regional Commercial Zone) is established for the purpose of providing commercial goods and services that are more likely to be patronized by those in the surrounding region.

(Ord. of 1956, § 18-1)

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2020-24 on 12/15/2020

Sec 104-20-2 (Reserved)


Sec 104-20-3 Land Use Table

In the following list of possible uses, those designated in any zone as "P" will be a permitted use. Uses designated as "C" will be allowed only when authorized by a conditional use permit obtained as provided in title 108, chapter 4 of this Land Use Code. Uses designated "N" will not be allowed in that zone.


C-1CV-1
C-2CV-2
C-3
Academies/studios for dance, art, sports, etc.
C
C
P
P
P
Accessory building incidental to the use of a main building; main building designed or used to accommodate the main use to which the premises are devoted; and accessory uses customarily incidental to a main use
PP
PP
P
Air conditioning, sales and service
NN
NC
P
Ambulance base stations
NN
CC
P
Amusement enterprises
NN
NN
C
Animal hospital, small animals only and provided it is conducted within completely enclosed building
NN
NC
C
Antique, import or souvenir shop
NN
PP
P
Archery shop and range, provided it is conducted within completely enclosed building
NN
PP
P
Art and artists supply store
NP
PP
P
Athletic, recreational equipment, and sporting goods sales or rentals, excluding sale or repair of motor vehicles, motor boats or motors
NN
PP
P
Athletic and sporting goods store including sale or repair of motor vehicles, motor boats or motors
NN
NN
P
Auction establishment
NN
NC
C
Automobile repair including paint, body and fender, brake, muffler, upholstery or transmission work, provided it is conducted within completely enclosed building
NN
NC
P
Automobile, new or used sales and service
NN
NC
P
Awning sales and service
NN
PC
P
Baby formula service
PN
PN
P
Bakery, limited to goods retailed on premises
PC
PP
P
Bakery goods manufacturing
NN
NN
P
Bank or financial institution, not including payday loan services
PP
PP
P
Barbershop
PP
PP
P
Bath and massage establishment
NN
PN
P
Beauty culture school
NN
NN
P
Beauty parlor for cats and dogs
NN
PP
P
Beauty shop
PP
PP
P
Bed and breakfast dwelling
P
P
P
P
P
Bed and breakfast inn
NN
PP
P
Bed and breakfast hotel
NN
CC
P
Beer parlor, sale of draft beer
NN
NC
C
Bicycle sales and service
PP
PP
P
Billiard parlor
NN
NC
P
Boat sales and service, including water craft rentals as an accessory to boat sales and service
NN
CC
P
Bookbinding
NN
NN
P
Bookstore, retail
PP
PP
P
Bottling and distribution plant
NN
NN
P
Bowling alley
NN
CC
P
Boxing arena
NN
NN
P
Brewery, micro; in conjunction with a restaurant
N
N
P
P
P
Building materials sales or yard
NN
NN
P
Bus terminal
NN
PP
P
Butcher shop, excluding slaughtering
C
C
P
P
P
Cabaret
NN
NN
C
Cafe or cafeteria
PP
PP
P
Camera store
PP
PP
P
Candy manufacture
NN
NN
P
Candy store, confectionery
PP
PP
P
Carbonated water sales
NN
PP
P
Carpenter and cabinet shop
NN
NN
P
Carpet and rug cleaning
NN
NN
P
Carpet, rug and linoleum service
NN
PN
P
Car rental agency
N
N
P
P
P
Car wash, automatic
NN
CC
P
Car wash, manual spray
CC
PP
P
Cash register sales and service
NN
PN
P
Catering establishment
NC
PP
P
China, crystal and silver shop
CC
PP
P
Christmas tree sales
PN
PN
P
Church
PP
PP
P
Circus, carnival or other transient amusement
NN
NN
C
Cleaning and dyeing establishment
NN
PN
P
Clinics, medical or dental
PP
PP
P
Clothing and accessory store
NN
PP
P
Coal and fuel sales office
NN
NN
P
Communication equipment building
NN
PP
P
Contractor shop, provided work is conducted within a completely enclosed building
NN
NN
P
Convenience store
C
C
P
P
P
Costume rental
NN
PP
P
Dairy products store
PP
PP
P
Dance hall
NN
NN
C
Data processing service and supplies
NN
PP
P
Day care center
C
C
P
P
N
Delicatessen
PP
PP
P
Department store
NN
PP
P
Detective agency
PN
PN
P
Diaper service, including cleaning
NN
PP
P
Drapery and curtain store
NN
PP
P
Drive it yourself agency or business
NN
PN
P
Drug store
PP
PP
P
Dry cleaning
NN
PP
P
Dwelling unit in compliance with Section 104-20-4
N
N
N
P
N
Dwelling unit as part of a commercial building for proprietor or employee who also serves as a night watchman provided that 3,000 sq. ft. of green area is provided for the family
CP
CP
N
Educational institution
NN
PP
P
Educational/institutional identification sign
CC
CC
C
Egg and poultry store, providing no live bird slaughtering or eviscerating permitted
PP
PP
P
Electrical and heating appliances and fixtures sales and service
NN
PP
P
Electronic equipment sales and service
NN
PP
P
Employment agency
NN
PP
P
Express and transfer service
NN
NN
C
Fabric and textile store
PC
PP
P
Farm implement sales
NN
NC
P
Film exchange establishment
PN
PN
P
Fitness, athletic, health, or recreation center, or gymnasium
N
N
P
P
P
Flooring sales and service, carpet, rug, and linoleum
N
N
P
P
P
Florist shop
PC
PP
P
Frozen food lockers, incidental to a grocery store or food business
PP
PP
P
Fruit or vegetable store or stand
PP
PP
P
Furniture sales and repair
NN
PP
P
Fur apparel sales, storage or repair
NN
PP
P
Garden supplies and plant materials sales
PC
PP
P
Gift store
PP
PP
P
Glass sales and service
NN
PP
P
Government office buildings
CN
PP
P
Greenhouse and nursery
NN
PP
P
Grocery store
PC
PP
P
Gunsmith
NP
PP
P
Gymnasium
NN
PP
P
Hardware store
NN
PP
P
Health food store
PP
PP
P
Heliport
NN
CN
C
Hobby and crafts store
PP
PP
P
Hospital supplies
NN
PN
P
Hotel
NN
CC
P
House cleaning and repair
NN
PP
P
House equipment display
NN
PN
P
Household appliance sales and incidental service
NN
CC
P
Household pets, dwelling units only
PP
PP
P
Ice cream manufacture
NN
NN
P
Ice cream parlor
PP
PP
P
Ice manufacture and storage
NN
NN
P
Ice store or vending station
PP
PP
P
Insulation sales
NN
PP
P
Insurance agency
NN
PP
P
Interior decorator and designing establishment
NP
PP
P
Janitor service and supply
NN
PN
P
Jewelry store sales and service
PP
PP
P
Knitting mills
NN
NN
C
Laboratory, dental or medical
NN
PP
P
Laundromat
PP
PP
P
Lawn mower sales and service
NN
PP
P
Leather goods, sales and service
NN
PP
P
Legal office
NN
PP
P
Library
PP
PP
P
Linen store
NN
PP
P
Linen supply service
NN
NN
P
Liquor store
NN
CC
C
Locksmith
PP
PP
P
Lodge or social hall
NN
PP
P
Lodging house
NN
CC
P
Lounge
NN
NN
C
Luggage store
NN
PN
P
Lumber yard
NN
NN
C
Machine shop operations incidental to any use permitted in C-3 district
NN
NN
P
Manufacture of goods retailed on premises
NN
CN
C
Meat custom cutting and wrapping, excluding slaughtering
NN
CC
C
Meat, fish and seafood store
PP
PP
P
Medical office
PP
PP
P
Medical supplies
N
N
P
P
P
Millinery
NN
PN
P
Miniature golf
NN
NC
C
Mobile home sales
NN
CN
P
Mobile home service
NN
NN
P
Monument works and sales
NN
PP
P
Mortuary
NN
CC
P
Motel
NN
CC
P
Motorboat sales and service
NN
CN
P
Motorcycle and motor scooters sales and service
NN
CC
P
Museum
CC
PP
P
Music store
NC
PP
P
Needlework, embroidery or knitting store
PN
PN
P
Newsstand
PP
PP
P
Nightclub or social club
NN
NN
C
Notion store
PN
PN
P
Novelty store
NN
PN
P
Nursery school
CN
PN
P
Office in which goods or merchandise are not commercially created, exchanged or sold
NN
PN
P
Office supply
NN
PP
P
Office machines sales and service
NN
PN
P
Oil burner shop
NN
NN
C
Optometrist, optician or oculist
PP
PP
P
Ornamental iron sales or repair
NN
CC
P
Outdoor storage, except where expressly permitted otherwise in the zone
N
N
N
N
N
Paint or wallpaper store
NN
PP
P
Paperhanger shop
NN
PN
P
Park and playground
PP
PP
P
Parking lot or parking structure for passenger vehicles as a main use
CN
CC
C
Pawnshop
NN
NN
P
Penny arcade
NN
NN
C
Pest control and extermination
NN
PP
P
Pet and pet supply store
NN
PP
P
Pharmacy
PP
PP
P
Photographic supplies
PP
PP
P
Photo studio
PP
PP
P
Physician or surgeon
PP
PP
P
Pie manufacture
NN
PP
P
Plumbing shop
NN
CP
P
Pony ring, without stables
NN
NN
C
Pool hall
NN
NN
P
Popcorn or nut shop
PP
PP
P
Post office
CC
PP
P
Pottery, sales and manufacture of crafts and tile
N
N
P
P
P
Printing or copying sales and services
NN
CP
P
Private liquor club
NN
NC
C
Professional office
NN
PP
P
Public utilities substation
CC
CC
C
Public building
PP
PP
P
Radio and television sales and service
CC
PP
P
Radio or television broadcasting station
NN
PP
P
Real estate agency
NC
PP
P
Reception center or wedding chapel
NN
CC
P
Recreation center
NN
CN
P
Recreational vehicle and boat storage, indoor only
CN
CC
P
Rental agency for home and garden equipment
NN
PP
P
Restaurant
PC
PP
P
Restaurant, drive-in
NN
PC
P
Restaurant, drive-through
N
N
C
C
P
Roller skating rink
NN
CN
P
Roofing sales or shop
NN
PN
P
Secondhand store
NN
PP
P
Seed and feed store, retail
NN
PP
P
Self-storage: indoor units for personal and household items, in compliance with the requirements of Section 104-20-4.
N
N
C
C
C
Service station, automobile excluding painting, body and fender and upholstery work
PP
PP
P
Service station, automobile, with one-bay car wash as accessory use
PC
PP
P
Sewing machine sale and service
NN
PP
P
Sheet metal shop and retinning, provided all operations are conducted within completely enclosed bldg.
NN
NN
C
Shoe repair or shoe shine shop
PP
PP
P
Shoe store
NN
PP
P
Shooting gallery
NN
NN
P
Sign manufacture or sign painting
N*
N*
P
Sign, animated; only the time and temperature may be animated in the C-1 zoneP*P*
P
Sign, business
P*
P*
P
Sign, flat
P*
P*
P
Sign, construction project
P*
P*
P
Sign, directional
P*
P*
P
Sign, freestanding
P*
P*
P
Sign, identification and information
P*
P*
P
Sign, marquee
P*
P*
P
Sign, nameplate
P*
P*
P
Sign, off premises
N*
P*
P
Sign, projecting
P*
P*
P
Sign, roof
N*
P*
P
Sign, temporary
P*
P*
P
Sign, wall
P*
P*
P
Snow plow and removal service
N
N
C
C
P
Snowmobile and ATV sales and repair
N
N
C
C
C
Soil and lawn service
N
N
P
P
P
Spa
N
N
P
P
P
Supermarket
PN
PN
P
Tailor shop
PP
PP
P
Tavern, beer pub
NN
NC
C
Taxicab stand
PN
PN
P
Taxidermist
NN
PP
P
Temporary building for uses incidental to construction work. Such buildings shall be removed upon the completion of the construction work.
PP
PP
P
Theater, indoor
NN
PP
P
Theater, outdoor
NN
NN
C
Tire recapping or retreading sales and service
NN
NN
C
Tobacco shop
PN
PP
P
Tool design (precision) repair and manufacture
NN
NN
C
Toy store, retail
PN
PP
P
Trade or industrial school
NN
CC
P
Trailer sales and service
NN
NN
P
Travel agency
PC
PP
P
Truck terminal
NN
NN
P
Upholstery shop
CC
PP
P
Used car lot
NN
NN
C
Variety store
PN
PN
P
Vendor, short term, in compliance with the requirements of Section 108-13-3
PP
PP
P
Ventilating equipment sales and service
NN
CC
P
Video sales and rental
P
P
P
P
P
Warehouse storage
NN
NN
P
Weather stripping shop
NN
PN
P
Welding shop
NN
NN
C
Wholesale business
NN
NN
P
Window washing establishment
NN
PP
P

* See Section 110-2 for sign types allowed in the CV-1 and CV-2 zones.

(Ord. of 1956, § 18-5; Ord. No. 10-83; Ord. No. 2-85; Ord. No. 16-89; Ord. No. 95-19; Ord. No. 96-42; Ord. No. 97-20; Ord. No. 20-94; Ord. No. 30-94; Ord. No. 2015-7, Exh. A, 5-5-2015)

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2020-24 on 12/15/2020

Sec 104-20-4 Special Regulations

  1. Manufacturing uses. All manufacturing uses shall be done within a completely enclosed building in an effort to mitigate objectionable nuisances such as odor, dust, smoke, noise, heat, or vibration.
    1. Car wash. A car wash shall be permitted subject to the following restrictions:
      1. In the CV-1 zone, operation hours are limited to 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
      2. In the CV-1 zone, there shall not be more than four washing bays for a manual spray car wash.
      3. Car wash facilities shall be set back from the street right-of-way at least 60 feet. The frontage of the lot shall, for a depth of at least 30 feet, be reserved for future street-front commercial buildings and related improvements.
      4. The off-street vehicle spaces or queues required shall be as follows: 
        1. One bay car wash, four spaces in the approach lane;
        2. Two bay car wash, three spaces in the approach lane for each wash bay;
        3. Three or more bay car wash, two spaces in the approach lane for each wash bay.
    2. Complete street.
      1. A complete street, as defined in Chapter 101-2, shall be installed to span the street-frontage of the lot for the width of existing or proposed completed improvements, including parking facilities and required landscaped area. If this width is 75 percent of the lot width or greater, the complete street shall span the lot's entire street-frontage in the commercial zone.
        1. Modification of existing site improvements that affect less than 25 percent of the lot area is exempt from complete street requirements.
        2. For portions of a lot's frontage in the commercial zone where a complete street is not required by this Subsection (c)(1), a 10-foot wide sidewalk is required, as prescribed by the Planning Director after consultation with the County Engineer.
      2. A complete street design shall include a ten-foot pedestrian pathway or sidewalk, pedestrian lighting, shade trees, appropriate clear view of intersection, and shall also include safe street crossings for pedestrians in no greater than 300-foot intervals. The complete street design, tree species and planting techniques, and pedestrian lighting are subject to approval by the Planning Director, after consultation with the County Engineer.
    3. Dwelling unit. A dwelling unit is allowed, as part of a mixed use building, only if allowed in Section 104-20-5, and only when specifically assigned to the property as part of a development agreement approved prior to July 1, 2016. When fronting on a public or private street, buildings that contain dwelling units shall comply with the following:
      1. The building shall provide street-facing commercial space, at the street level, that is accessible from the street, for the entire length of the building's street frontage;
      2. The building shall not be setback any greater than 20 feet at any point from the property line that runs parallel to the public or private street; and
      3. The building shall be subject to the requirements of chapter 108-1 and chapter 108-2.
    4. Perpetual building maintenance agreement. When permitted by this chapter as a way to allow reduced side or rear setbacks, a perpetual building maintenance agreement is required between the building owner and the affected adjacent property owner, which shall allow for construction and maintenance of the side or rear of a commercial building, and shall:
      1. be reviewed for compliance with this section by the Planning Division and County Attorney's Office;
      2. place responsibility on the building owner for prompt repairs and maintenance of the side or rear of the building;
      3. require allowances of access to the property for repairs and maintenance purposes;
      4. be signed by the owner of the commercial building and the adjacent property owner to be considered valid; and be recorded on the title of both properties.
    5. Cross-access and cross-access easement. Access to adjacent existing or future development without the need to access the public right-of-way is in the interest of public safety. As such, at a minimum, each developed lot or parcel shall have two points of ingress and egress, at least one of which shall be stubbed to adjacent property where practicable.
      1. When locating a cross-access easement or designing the cross-access infrastructure, good faith efforts shall be made to coordinate the location and design with the adjoining land owner.
      2. The Planning Director may require the cross-access to be located in a manner that optimizes traffic circulation on the properties or in the area.
      3. Construction of the cross-access infrastructure shall be completed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for any structure on the lot or parcel, or a completion bond may substitute for completion if allowed by the County Engineer.
      4. When a lot or parcel is being developed that abuts an existing cross-access easement or existing cross-access infrastructure, a reciprocal cross-access easement shall be provided on the same lot line or parcel line in the same location and of equal width. The reciprocal cross-access infrastructure shall be constructed to the same standard as, or better than, the existing cross-access infrastructure on the adjacent parcel. A cross-access easement shall be recorded on the title of all affected properties, along with a perpetual operation and maintenance agreement between the property owners that specifies, at a minimum, that the infrastructure will be operated and maintained by the property owners in a manner that is safe and usable for two-way vehicle traffic.
      5. If property owners fail to operate or maintain cross-access infrastructure that was required by the County under this section, the County may pursue enforcement measures as provided in this Land Use Code.
    6. Storage Unit. When allowed by Section 104-20-5, and unless exempted herein, storage units are allowed if located on the same lot or parcel with street-facing commercial space. The use shall comply with the following:
      1. Storage units shall be located behind or above building area that provides or reserves first-story street-facing commercial space. The building providing street-facing commercial space shall be designed by an architect and shall:
        1. Provide street-facing commercial space that is at the street level and extends the entire length of the building's street-facing facade;
        2. Be setback from the front property line, or side-facing street property line if on a corner lot, no greater than 20 feet;
        3. Have one or more main entrance(s) accessible from the street right-of-way on the building's street-facing facade;
        4. Have at least 50 percent fenestration for the part of a building's facade(s) that provide(s) first-story street-facing commercial space;
        5. Have at least 30 percent fenestration for the part of a building's facade(s) that do(es) not provide first-story street-facing commercial space;
        6. Appear from the exterior as if office or residential space is offered in the area housing the storage units; and
        7. Comply with the architectural design theme specified in the respective general plan.
      2. If located in a separate onsite building than the building providing first-story street-facing commercial space specified in Subsection (g)(1) herein, the separate building shall be located behind the building with first-story street-level commercial space, and shall be no wider than the building providing first-story street-level commercial space. The building shall be designed by a licensed architect to have similar architectural features as the building providing first-story street-level commercial space.
        1. Storage unit bay doors or garage doors shall face away and not be visible from the nearest property line, and shall be completely obscured from view from any public right-of-way; except a bay or garage door may face a public right-of-way if the door is constructed of 80 percent window area and designed to appear as fenestration for first-story street-facing commercial space.
        2. The lot's street frontage shall be developed as a complete street, as specified in Section 104-21-4(c).
        3. Exemption: The requirements of this Subsection (g) shall be waived if:
          1. The lot or parcel has no street frontage;
          2. No street is planned that would give the lot or parcel frontage, as shown on any street plan or similar document adopted by the County; and
          3. The parcel is surrounded on all sides by a zone that allows first-story street-facing commercial space, or is shown on a general plan, area plan, or other similar document adopted by the County to become surrounded on all sides by a zone that allows first-story street-facing commercial space.

      (Ord. of 1956, § 18-4)

      HISTORY
      Amended by Ord. 2020-24 on 12/15/2020

      Sec 104-20-5 Site Development Standards

      The following site development standards shall apply to the Commercial Zones:

      1. Lot area:
         C-1CV-1C-2 CV-2C-3
        Minimum lot area:None
        None
        NoneNone
        None
      2. Lot width:
         C-1CV-1
        C-2CV-2
        C-3
        Minimum lot width:None
        None
        NoneNone
        None
      3. Yard Setbacks:
        1. Front yard setbacks:
           C-1
          CV-1
          C-2
          CV-2
          C-3
          Minimum front yard setback:None, except 50 feet from the centerline of the street, as determined by the County Surveyor, on an arterial or collector street.
        2. Side yard setback:

          C-1
          CV-1
          C-2
          CV-2
          C-3
          Minimum side yard setback:
          10 feet, except none if either: the owner has obtained a perpetual building maintenance contract, as provided in Section 104-20-4(e); or the building will abut a building on the adjoining lot or parcel.
          Minimum side yard facing street on corner lot:
          None, except 50 feet from the centerline of the street, as determined by the County Surveyor, on an arterial or collector street. Clear view of intersecting streets shall be maintained, as provided in Section 108-7-7 or as otherwise prescribed by the County Engineer.
        3. Rear yard setback:
           C-1
          CV-1
          C-2
          CV-2
          C-3
          Minimum rear yard setback:10 feet, except none if either: the owner has obtained a perpetual building maintenance contract, as provided in Section 104-21-4(e); or the building will abut a building on the adjoining lot or parcel.
      4. Building height:
         C-1CV-1
        C-2CV-2
        C-3
        Minimum building height:1 story
        Maximum building height:35 feet
        35 feet
        None35 feet
        None
      5. Lot coverage:
         C-1CV-1
        C-2CV-2
        C-3
        Maximum lot coverage by buildings:60 percentNone

       

      (Ord. of 1956, § 18-2; Ord. No. 2-89)

      HISTORY
      Amended by Ord. 2020-24 on 12/15/2020

      Sec 104-20-6 Sign Regulations

      The height, size, and location of the permitted signs shall be in accordance with the regulations set forth in Title 110 of this Land Use Code.

      (Ord. of 1956, § 18-3)

      HISTORY
      Amended by Ord. 2020-24 on 12/15/2020

      2020-24