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Yreka City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 16

34 - COMMERCIAL DOWNTOWN C-2

Sections:


16.34.010 - Purpose.

This Zone District is intended to provide for a specialized commercial zone for the downtown commercial district.

(Ord. 775 (part), 2004).

16.34.020 - General Plan Consistency.

This Zone District is consistent with the Commercial-Historic Land Use Designation.

(Ord. 775 (part), 2004).

16.34.030 - Density/Intensity.

A.

Minimum parcel size: Seven thousand (7,000) square feet.

B.

Maximum Coverage: One hundred (100) percent subject to setback, landscape and parking requirements.

(Ord. 775 (part), 2004).

16.34.040 - Site Development Standards.

A.

Setbacks, minimum

1.

Front: None.

2.

Rear: Ten (10) feet.

3.

Side: None.

B.

Building

1.

Maximum Height: Thirty-five (35) feet.

C.

Lot Dimensions (minimum)

1.

Width: Fifty (50) feet.

2.

Depth: Seventy-five (75) feet.

D.

Parking:

1.

See Parking standards, Chapter 16.54

(Ord. 775 (part), 2004).

16.34.050 - Permitted Uses.

The following uses are permitted in the C-2 Zone District subject to issuance of a building permit, business license or other required permit(s):

A.

Retail business establishments within a building with sales of the following, or activities listed:

1.

Antiques;

2.

Apparel;

3.

Appliances;

4.

Art supplies (including galleries and studios);

5.

Auto supply stores (retail);

6.

Bakery;

7.

Bicycle (sales and service);

8.

Books;

9.

Camera and photographic supplies;

10.

Candy and confections;

11.

Convenience store;

12.

Computers and software;

13.

Crafts;

14.

Christmas trees;

15.

Draperies;

16.

Drugs;

17.

Electric supplies;

18.

Flea market;

19.

Flowers;

20.

Floor coverings;

21.

Furniture;

22.

General merchandise;

23.

Garden supplies;

24.

Gifts;

25.

Guns;

26.

Hardware;

27.

Health foods;

28.

Jewelry;

29.

Liquor;

30.

Locksmiths;

31.

Medical equipment and supplies;

32.

Millinery;

33.

Music;

34.

Novelties;

35.

Office supply;

36.

Paint;

37.

Periodicals;

38.

Pets;

39.

Photo supplies;

40.

Radio and television (sales and service);

41.

Restaurants, delicatessens and snack bars having a seating capacity of twenty (20) or less;

42.

Shoes;

43.

Sporting equipment;

44.

Sewing supplies;

45.

Stamps and coins;

46.

Stationery;

47.

Tobacco;

48.

Toys;

49.

Variety;

50.

Video rental.

B.

Personal service establishments including:

1.

Advertising agencies;

2.

Answering services;

3.

Banks;

4.

Barber and beauty shops with three (3) or less operators;

5.

Catalog and mail order stores;

6.

Computer services;

7.

Credit agencies;

8.

Dry cleaning;

9.

Employment agencies;

10.

Escrow services;

11.

Family arcades;

12.

Finance and loan companies;

13.

Investment agencies;

14.

Ice cream parlors;

15.

Interior decorating;

16.

Laundries and laundromats;

17.

Libraries and reading rooms;

18.

Massage therapy and physical therapy;

19.

Medical and dental laboratories;

20.

Music studios;

21.

Newspaper offices and printing;

22.

Professional offices as defined in § 16.12.710 except dentist, doctor, chiropractor and beauty parlor;

23.

Office services;

24.

Pet grooming and veterinary services (no boarding);

25.

Photography studios;

26.

Photocopying;

27.

Lithographing and blueprinting services;

28.

Radio and television sales and repair;

29.

Repair shops (non-automotive);

30.

Shoe and other small item and apparel repair;

31.

Social service offices;

32.

Travel agencies;

33.

Upholstery.

(Ord. 775 (part), 2004).

(Ord. No. 817, § 3, 10-6-2011)

16.34.060 - Accessory Uses and Structures.

The following uses and structures are permitted in the C-2 Zone District as an accessory to the primary permitted or conditionally permitted use:

A.

Garage, carport, and off-street parking not exceeding ten (10) spaces.

B.

Fences, walls in compliance with § 16.46.050.

C.

Bed and breakfasts subject to permit as required in Chapter 16.50.

D.

Temporary outside sales such as sidewalk or parking lot sales not exceeding two (2) days in any 30-day period.

E.

Usual and customary structures associated with a commercial use.

(Ord. 775 (part), 2004).

16.34.070 - Conditional Uses.

The following uses are permitted in the C-2 Zone District upon approval and validation of a conditional use permit, in addition to any other permits or licenses required for the use:

A.

Alternative parking arrangement for residential/commercial use mix.

B.

Bus depots, dance and aerobic studios and pool halls.

C.

Churches, parks, playgrounds, public buildings, schools, clubs and lodges.

D.

Cocktail lounges and nightclubs.

E.

Farmers' market.

F.

Microbreweries.

G.

Professional offices not designated in Section 16.12.710 such as: doctor, dentist, chiropractor, beauty parlor and similar uses.

H.

Nurseries.

I.

Residential uses. Residential uses are not allowed in the first floor of any building.

J.

Restaurants, delicatessens and snack bars having a seating capacity of twenty-one or more.

K.

Parking lots, mortuaries and museums.

L.

Public and quasi public facilities:

1.

Fire, police or sheriff substation.

2.

Parks, picnic areas and playgrounds not associated with approved development.

M.

Service stations, second hand stores, supermarkets (food retail).

N.

Motels and hotels.

O.

Theaters.

P.

Veterinary offices with overnight boarding and hospitalization.

Q.

Schools, public or private.

R.

Health club.

S.

Residential conversion to commercial or professional offices.

T.

Living quarters included in any commercial building or use.

U.

Ambulance services.

V.

Barber and beauty shops with four or more operators.

W.

Drive in food or beverage.

X.

Group care home - large.

Y.

Single-room occupancy residential unit (SRO).

Z.

Employee housing—small. Residential uses are not allowed in the first floor of any building.

AA.

Supportive housing. Residential uses are not allowed in the first floor of any building.

BB.

Transitional housing. Residential uses are not allowed in the first floor of any building.

(Ord. 775 (part), 2004).

(Ord. No. 817, § 3, 10-6-2011; Ord. No. 837, § 1, 5-1-2014; Ord. No. 854, § 2, 8-20-2020)