Chapter 18.40
GENERAL USE DISTRICT
Sections:
18.40.020 Permitted uses and structures.
18.40.030 Conditional uses and structures.
18.40.040 Dimensional requirements.
18.40.050 Performance standards.
18.40.010 Intent.
The general use district is intended to allow a wide range of commercial and residential uses and to exclude industrial and mining uses. (Ord. O-08-09-01 § 2 (part), 2008)
18.40.020 Permitted uses and structures.
The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted in general use districts:
(a) Single-family dwellings.
(b) Duplex dwellings.
(c) Multiple-family dwellings.
(d) Mobile homes and mobile home parks.
(e) Parks and playgrounds.
(f) Churches.
(g) Home businesses and occupations.
(h) Private storage, not including junk, or small warehouse associated with residential use/home occupations.
(i) Retail and wholesale businesses.
(j) Offices.
(k) Restaurants, taverns, and entertainment establishments.
(l) Hospitals, medical and dental clinics.
(m) Hotels and motels.
(n) Public and governmental buildings and uses.
(o) Incidental, small-scale manufacturing, processing, and storage of goods for wholesale or retail sale on the premises.
(p) Funeral home.
(q) Clubs or fraternal, religious or philanthropic associations and union hall.
(r) On-premises dwelling for owner or caretaker of commercial use.
(s) Schools.
(t) Personal service businesses.
(u) Museums and cultural centers.
(v) Recreational facilities.
(w) Fire station and emergency medical aid station.
(x) Outdoor storage, not including junk, as an accessory use to any permitted or conditional use in the district.
(y) Day care houses and facilities.
(z) Helicopter landing pad. (Ord. O-08-09-01 § 2 (part), 2008)
18.40.030 Conditional uses and structures.
The following uses are permitted with a conditional use permit in the general use districts:
(a) Correctional facilities.
(b) Halfway houses.
(c) Service stations.
(d) Public utility facilities or structures.
(e) Snow dumpsites.
(f) Youth correctional facilities.
(g) Warehousing and storage.
(h) Crew camps, provided the following safeguards are addressed, in addition to other conditions that the planning commission finds necessary as they relate to the specific request:
(1) The use is tied to a specific and identified project;
(2) The term of the permit is limited to the earlier of completion of the project or five years following the issuance of the building permit for the crew camp; and
(3) A detailed schedule for deconstruction and removal is provided with the permit application, and updated on or before each anniversary date of the issuance of the conditional use permit. (Ord. O-24-11-02 § 3, 2024; Ord. O-08-09-01 § 2 (part), 2008)
18.40.040 Dimensional requirements.
The following dimensional requirements shall apply to all uses in the general use district unless approved by variance as provided in Chapter 18.140 NCO:
(a) Lot Size. The minimum lot area shall be five thousand square feet.
(b) Building Setbacks.
(1) Buildings shall be set back at least ten feet from all dedicated rights-of-way.
(2) Buildings shall be set back at least five feet from all other lot boundary lines.
(3) Buildings shall be set back at least ten feet from the top bank of any drainage ditch.
(4) Buildings shall be set back at least ten feet from a closed drainage system. (Ord. O-08-09-01 § 2 (part), 2008)
18.40.050 Performance standards.
All development shall be subject to the following performance standards:
(a) Drainage. The development shall provide a drainage system that is designed to deposit all runoff into either an engineered drainage system or into natural drainage in conformance with the city’s drainage management plan.
(b) Site Development Standards. All development on lands in this zoning district shall conform to the following:
(1) Development activities shall not adversely impact other properties by causing damaging alteration of surface water drainage, surface water ponding, slope failure, erosion, or siltation. The property owner and developer shall take such steps, including installation of culverts or buffers, or other methods, as necessary to comply with this requirement.
(2) Upon completion of earthwork operations, all exposed slopes, cleared, filled, and disturbed soils shall be given sufficient protection to prevent subsequent erosion.
(3) Drainage will be stabilized using best management practices and approved by the city. (Ord. O-08-09-01 § 2 (part), 2008)