The neighborhood commercial district is a zoning classification providing for commercial services which, by necessity or convenience, must locate in or near residential areas while minimizing any undesirable impacts of such uses on surrounding neighborhoods.

(Ord. 490 § 10.01 (part), 1979)

The following uses only are permitted in the C-3 district; all other uses are not permitted or are permitted as a conditional use pursuant to this chapter:

1.

Grocery and convenience item stores;

2.

Signs, pursuant to Chapter 17.52;

3.

Single-family dwelling units detached or attached at ground level to the C-3 use shall observe LDR-6 district standards; dwelling units which are above the C-3 use shall observe C-3 standards for setbacks, yard area, and lot coverage;

4.

Electric vehicle infrastructure;

5.

Wireless Communication Facilities. New attached facilities and colocations consistent with Section 17.71.195.

(Ord. 939 § 13, 2000: Ord. 490 § 10.01(A), 1979)

(Ord. No. 1257, § 9, 1-7-2013; Ord. No. 1412, § 1, 6-17-2019)

Vending stands or kiosk (e.g. espresso stands) to be situated in the neighborhood commercial district (C-3) requires administrative conditional use permit approval from the community development director per Chapter 17.72.

(Ord. 982 § 5, 2003)

(Ord. No. 1378, § 74, 11-21-2016)

The following uses in the neighborhood commercial district (C-3) require conditional use permit approval from the hearing examiner per Chapter 17.72:

A.

Churches;

B.

Fire stations, pursuant to Chapter 17.68;

C.

Libraries;

D.

Wireless Communication Facilities. New support towers consistent with Section 17.71.195.

(Ord. 982 § 5, 2003: Ord. 490 § 10.01(C), 1979)

(Ord. No. 1412, § 1, 6-17-2019)

Accessory uses shall observe the accessory use standards of the residential zone in which the C-3 use is located or nearest to.

(Ord. 490 § 10.01(D)(7), 1979)

The following uses are specifically not permitted in the C-3 district:

A.

Drive-in and fast food restaurants;

B.

Motor vehicle service stations and repair facilities;

C.

Marijuana retailer;

D.

Medical marijuana cooperative.

(Ord. 490 § 10.01(B), 1979)

(Ord. No. 1440, § 8, 10-21-2019)

Lots for C-3 uses shall be a minimum of seven thousand five hundred and a maximum of twenty thousand square feet.

(Ord. 490 § 10.01(D)(1), 1979)

A.

Standard Interior Lot. Seventy-five feet at the building and front property lines;

B.

Cul-de-sac Lot. Fifty feet as measured along the front property line arc;

C.

Corner Lot. Eighty feet at the building and front property lines;

D.

Lot Depth. One hundred feet in all cases.

(Ord. 490 § 10.01(D)(2), 1979)

All setbacks shall be measured from the nearest corner or wall to the appropriate property line.

A.

Front Setback. The minimum front yard setback for all buildings shall be thirty feet.

B.

Side Setback. The minimum side yard setback for all buildings shall be ten feet; provided that if the C-3 use is adjacent to any other commercial use, there shall be no limitations on that side; provided, further, that this exception shall not apply to residences detached or attached at ground level to a C-3 use.

C.

Rear Setback. The minimum rear setback for primary use buildings shall be twenty feet; provided, that if the rear of the C-3 use abuts a residential zone, the rear setback shall be that of the residential use.

(Ord. 490 § 10.01(D)(3), 1979)

No C-3 use may occupy more than three thousand square feet of floor area.

(Ord. 490 § 10.01(D)(4), 1979)

C-3 uses, including upper story dwelling units, shall be no higher than the maximum height allowed in the surrounding zoning district or a maximum of twenty-five feet, whichever is greater.

(Ord. 490 § 10.01(D)(5), 1979)

Maximum lot coverage by all buildings shall be fifty percent. Maximum lot coverage by parking spaces and ingress-egress areas shall be twenty-five percent.

(Ord. 490 § 10.01(D)(6), 1979)

Off-street parking in the C-3 district shall meet the requirements of Chapter 17.56. In addition, the building and parking shall be arranged so that vehicles do not back out into any street or alley.

(Ord. 490 § 10.01(E), 1979)

A.

Abutting Residential Zones. C-3 uses which abut residential zones along the side and rear property lines shall provide either a sight-obscuring fence a minimum of six feet, but no more than eight feet high, or a combination of fencing and substantial hedges or shrubbery at the same minimum height standard. Such screening may be placed along the C-3 property line and the hedges or shrubbery shall be of such size and height so as to become an effective sight screen within two years of planting. Alternatively, if the C-3 use and building is visually and functionally compatible with the neighboring residential character of the area as determined by the planning commission, the applicant shall landscape the site, especially the front and side yards, so as to further blend the use into the area.

B.

Corner Lots. Fences and hedges on corner lots shall be set back five feet from the front and side street property lines or ten feet from the curb line, whichever is greater. Fences and hedges shall be no higher than three feet along the front and along the side street to a point equal to the front setback of the main building.

(Ord. 490 § 10.01(F)(1), 1979)

A.

All buildings and yards in the C-3 district shall be maintained in a neat and orderly manner. Landscaping shall be maintained in a healthy, presentable state.

B.

Nonfunctional vehicles, machinery, appliances, steel drums, boxes, crates, pallets, and related equipment and materials shall not be openly stored in side and rear yards.

(Ord. 490 § 10.01(F)(2), 1979)

Lighting, including permitted illuminated signs, shall be designed and arranged so as not to:

A.

Reflect or cast glare into any residential zone;

B.

Rotate, glitter, or flash;

C.

Conflict with the readability of traffic signs and control signals.

(Ord. 490 § 10.01(F)(3), 1979)