CHAPTER 12.86
MU-CC DOWNTOWN MIXED USE-COMMERCIAL CORE DISTRICT
SECTION:
12.86.040: Development Standards
12.86.010 INTENT:
The intent of the downtown mixed use-commercial core (MU-CC) district is to provide for a vibrant, well defined, attractive location for traditional commercial activities and upper story office and residential uses serving local residents and visitors and which enhances the area’s image as the downtown commercial core and city center. (Ord. 2010-66, 9-7-2010)
12.86.020 PERMITTED USES:
The uses listed under MU-CC in the table in section 12.56.040 of this title as permitted uses are allowed. (Ord. 2010-66, 9-7-2010)
12.86.030 CONDITIONAL USES:
In addition to the uses authorized by section 12.86.020 of this chapter, the uses listed under MU-CC in the table in section 12.56.040 of this title are allowed if a conditional use permit is issued. (Ord. 2010-66, 9-7-2010)
12.86.040 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS:
The development standards in the MU-CC district shall be as follows:
A. Commercial Uses On Ground Floor: The ground floor shall be devoted exclusively to commercial usage. No residential use of the ground floor is permitted. Office uses are encouraged, but not required to be located on upper floors in order to retain ground floor area for retail uses.
B. Combination Of Uses: New buildings in the MU-CC district are encouraged to be built in a two- or three-story configuration, and to include residential uses on upper floors. New projects that are entirely commercial shall only be allowed when inclusion of residential units is infeasible or incompatible with commercial uses of the building.
C. Residences Located Within Commercial Building: Residences located within a portion of a commercial building shall comply with lot coverage and setback regulations applying to the commercial building as set forth below. Maximum floor area of each upper floor may be up to one hundred percent (100%) of lot area. Each residential unit shall contain the following minimum floor areas:
|
Residential Unit |
Minimum Floor Area (Square Feet) |
|
Studio |
450 |
|
1 bedroom |
650 |
|
2 bedroom |
800 |
|
3 bedroom |
900 |
|
4 bedroom |
1,000 |
One individual secured and protected storage area per residential unit shall be provided for the purpose of storage of items such as bicycles, barbecues, outdoor equipment, etc. The minimum size shall be six feet (6’) high by eight feet (8’) wide by five feet (5’) deep.
D. Minimum Lot Area: Two thousand (2,000) square feet.
E. Floor Area Ratio: 0.5 to 3.0.
F. Maximum Lot Coverage: One hundred percent (100%).
G. Minimum Lot Width: Twenty feet (20’).
H. Maximum Height: Three stories - forty feet (40’).
I. Minimum Setbacks; Front, Rear And Side: All new commercial buildings shall be placed at front property line and at public sidewalk with no setback allowed. Front and side yard setbacks may be zero feet (0’), unless adjacent to a residential use, in which case the setback shall be a distance deemed appropriate by the planning director or the planning commission after reviewing specific site planning and architectural considerations.
J. Massing/Building Articulation: Building mass or facade composition must be articulated in modules of fifty feet (50’) or less, with major roofline or massing variations of a full story at increments of one hundred feet (100’) to reflect the historic development pattern of this area in lots of fifty feet (50’) to a maximum of one hundred feet (100’) wide. Techniques for creating this massing or facade module may include, but are not limited to, the following: roofline variations and projections or recessed wall surfaces.
K. Parking: Parking requirements as specified in chapter 12.120 of this title.
L. Landscaping: None required except city street trees may be required on a case by case basis. (Ord. 2010-66, 9-7-2010)