Chapter 18.24 COMMERCIAL ZONE DISTRICTS

Chapter 18.24
COMMERCIAL ZONE DISTRICTS

18.24.010 Purpose of the commercial zone districts.

18.24.020 Allowable land uses and permit requirements.

18.24.030 C-1 zone district development standards.

18.24.040 C-2 zone district development standards.

18.24.050 C-3 zone district development standards.

18.24.060 C-H zone district development standards.

18.24.010 Purpose of the commercial zone districts.

The purposes of the individual commercial zone districts are as follows:

Neighborhood shopping (C-1) zone district: Intended to be applied to properties that will serve a local neighborhood with smaller convenience shopping and service businesses. The C-1 zone district is compatible with the commercial general plan designation.

Community business (C-2) zone district: Intended to be applied in established community business districts or similar areas where there is or will be a concentration of retail and service commercial uses. The C-2 zone district is consistent with the commercial general plan designation.

General commercial (C-3) zone district: Intended to be applied where a wide range of general commercial activities are necessary for public service. The C-3 zone district is consistent with the commercial general plan designation.

Highway service commercial (C-H) zone district: Intended to be applied along major road frontages to provide the necessary services to the traveling public. The C-4 zone district is consistent with the commercial general plan designation. (Ord. 1365 § 5 (part), 2014).

18.24.020 Allowable land uses and permit requirements.

Table 18.24.020 identifies the uses of land allowed by each of the commercial zone districts. The last column of the table identifies a section of this title that references additional land use regulations or development standards that are applicable to that use. The applicable permit requirements for each use are established by the letter designations as follows:

"P"	Designates a permitted use. New development requires a development plan review which is typically a ministerial staff review process that ensures compliance with all city development standards, as provided in Sec. 18.72.010. Larger projects may trigger a more extensive review.
"ZC"	Designates that a zoning clearance is needed, which is a ministerial staff review, as provided in Sec. 18.72.020.
"U"	Designates that a use permit is required, as provided in Sec. 18.72.030.
"MU"	Minor use permit.
Blank	Not an allowable use in that zone district.

Table 18.24.020: Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements for Commercial Zone Districts
Land Use	Zone District				Specific Use Criteria
Land Use	C-1	C-2	C-3	C-H	Specific Use Criteria
Commercial Uses
General retail sales and services conducted indoors (unless otherwise specified in this table)	P	P	P	P
Neighborhood retail sales	P	P	P	P
Animal grooming	P	P	P	P
Animal boarding (indoors)1		U	U	U
Veterinarian		P	P	P
Auto, boat, motorcycle, RV, mobile home, trailer and agricultural equipment sales and rental (indoor repair as secondary use)		MU	MU	MU
Bank, financial institution, insurance	P	P	P	P
Day care center	P	P	P	P
Health/fitness facility		P	P	P
Offices (administrative, government, business, medical and professional)	MU	P	P	P
Funeral establishment		U	P	P
Schools and studios primarily conducted indoors	P	P	P	P
Bar, night club, lounge, tavern		U	U4	U
Laundry, laundromat	P	P	P	P
Repair shop (i.e., shoes, radios, appliances, electronic equipment)	P	P	P	P
Hotel, motel		P	P	P
Indoor entertainment (theater, video arcade/fun center, skating rink, bowling, billiards)	U	P	P	P
Outdoor commercial recreation (theme, amusement park, miniature golf, go-cart track)		U	U4	U
Restaurant	P	P	P	P	See Chap. 18.63 for sidewalk dining.
Auto, boat, motorcycle, RV repair (excluding body and radiator shops)3			P	P
Retail plant nursery (includes outdoor sales)		P	P	P
Car rental		P	P	P
Car wash		U	MU4	MU
Home improvement, building material sales (includes outdoor sales)		U	U4	U
Equipment rental (includes outdoor storage)			U4	U
Drive-through facilities	U	U	MU4	MU	Sec. 18.96.030
Auto service station1	U	U	U4	U	Sec. 18.96.050
Medical, dental, optical lab		P	P	P
Retail tire sales3		MU	MU4	MU
Secondhand store3	P	P	P	P
Bottled gas sales1			U	U
Bus depot		U	U4	U
Card room		U	U4	U
Recreational vehicle park			U4	U
Massage service		U	U		Excludes services exempted under Sec. 5.48.030.
Recycling facility	U	U	U	U	Chap. 18.92
Mini-storage warehouse1	U	U	U	U	Sec. 18.96.040
Adult oriented use			U		Chap. 18.66
Cannabis testing laboratory6		U	U
Medical cannabis dispensary*		U	U	U	Chap. 18.67
Condominium	P	P	P	P
Residential Uses
Single-family residence2	MU	MU	MU4	MU
Multifamily residences2	MU	MU	MU4	MU
Live/work lofts2	MU	MU	MU4	MU
Employee housing2	MU	MU	MU4	MU
Emergency shelter1				U	Sec. 18.96.060
Residences w/office or retail	MU	MU	MU4	MU
Home occupation	ZC	ZC	ZC4	ZC	Chap. 18.93
Senior congregate care facility, skilled nursing/intermediate care facility	MU	MU	MU4	MU
Single-room occupancy (SRO)		U	U4		Sec. 18.96.070
Public/Quasi Public Uses
Public buildings and facilities	U	P	P	P
Library/museum	U	P	P	P
Religious facility	MU	P	P*	P*	*MU in central business district
Hospital1		U	U4	U
Park	P	P	P	P
Clubs and lodges		U	P	P
Public parking	P	P	P	P
Community center	P	P	P	P
Cultural institution	P	P	P	P
Wireless telecommunications facility	U	U	U4	U
Heliport		U	U4	U

1 Not allowed in the central business district.

2 Residences are permitted uses on the upper floors in the central business district.

3 Minor use permit required in the central business district.

4 Use permits and minor use permits not required in medical arts district.

5 Employee housing (up to six persons), supportive housing, transitional housing, mobilehomes on permanent foundations, and mobilehome parks (including condominium and cooperative parks) are allowed and subject only to those restrictions and development standards that apply to other residential dwellings of the same type and number in the same zone.

6 The following term when used in the municipal code shall have the meaning of a "cannabis testing laboratory or lab" as stated in Chapter 18.67, Commercial cannabis activity.

* Code reviser’s note: This text was changed from "medical marijuana dispensary" to "medical cannabis dispensary" at the city’s request. This change was mistakenly omitted from the code amendments made by Ord. 1404.

(Ord. 1409 § 2 (part), 2019; Ord. 1378 §§ 2, 3, 2015; Ord. 1372 §§ 2(B), 2(F), 2(I), 2015; Ord. 1365 § 5 (part), 2014).

18.24.030 C-1 zone district development standards.

Table 18.24.030: Development Standards Applicable to the C-1 Zone District
Minimum lot size	None.
Minimum lot width	None.
Minimum yards	Front yard: 5 feet, except 15 feet for a distance of 25 feet from an R district boundary. Yard must be landscaped and not used for parking or loading. Upper story may overhang if there is a vertical clearance of 12 feet. Street side yard: Same as front yard, except no side yard adjacent to an alley. Interior side yard: None, except when abutting a residential zone district it is 5 feet. Rear yard: None, except (1) when abutting a residential zone district it is 5 feet and a 6-foot masonry wall shall be constructed along the property line or (2) it is 12 feet if accessible by a street, alley or parking lot. Upper floor may overhang if there is 14 feet of vertical clearance if not located abutting a residential zone district. Levee setback: 10 feet. Other criteria and exceptions are provided in Section 18.84.070, Yards and fences.
Maximum building height	2.5 stories, not to exceed 35 feet. Other criteria and exceptions are provided in Sec. 18.84.080.
Building coverage	None.
Off-street parking and loading	See Chap. 18.60.
Landscaping	A 5-foot-wide landscape strip shall be provided along all street rights-of-way. Landscaping shall be provided in all other areas between sidewalk and edge of rights-of-way. Other landscaping standards are provided in Chap. 18.86.
Signs	See Chap. 18.64.
Trash enclosures	See Chap. 18.61.
Outside storage	All outside storage shall be screened by a solid fence between 6 and 8 feet in height except for vehicle sales.
Public improvements	Chap. 11.04.

(Ord. 1437 § 1, 2022; Ord. 1365 § 5 (part), 2014).

18.24.040 C-2 zone district development standards.

Table 18.24.040: Development Standards Applicable to the C-2 Zone District
Minimum lot size	None.
Minimum lot width	None.
Minimum yards	Front yard: 5 feet, except 15 feet for a distance of 25 feet from an R district boundary. Yard must be landscaped and not used for parking or loading. Upper story may overhang if there is a vertical clearance of 12 feet. Street side yard: Same as front yard, except no side yard adjacent to an alley. Interior side yard: None, except when abutting a residential zone district it is 5 feet. Rear yard: None, except when abutting a residential zone district it is 5 feet and a 6-foot masonry wall shall be constructed along the property line. It is 12 feet if accessible by a street, alley or parking lot. Upper floor may overhang if there is 14 feet of vertical clearance if not abutting a residential zone district. Buildings over 35 feet in height: For rear and interior side yards, an additional 3 feet of setback is required for every 10 feet over 35 feet in height, up to a maximum of 15 feet. Levee setback: 10 feet. Other criteria and exceptions are provided in Section 18.84.070, Yards and fences.
Maximum building height	8 stories, not to exceed 85 feet. Other criteria and exceptions are provided in Sec. 18.84.080.
Building coverage	None.
Off-street parking and loading	See Chap. 18.60.
Landscaping	Landscaping shall be provided in all required front or street side yards and in all other areas between sidewalk and edge of rights-of-way. Other landscaping standards are provided in Chap. 18.86.
Signs	See Chap. 18.64.
Trash enclosures	See Chap. 18.61.
Outside storage	All outside storage shall be screened by a solid fence between 6 and 8 feet in height, except for vehicle sales.
Public improvements	Chap. 11.04.

(Ord. 1437 § 1, 2022; Ord. 1365 § 5 (part), 2014).

18.24.050 C-3 zone district development standards.

Table 18.24.050: Development Standards Applicable to the C-3 Zone District
Minimum lot size	None.
Minimum lot width	None.
Minimum yards	Front yard: 5 feet, except 15 feet for a distance of 25 feet from an R district boundary. Yard must be landscaped and not used for parking or loading. Upper story may overhang if there is a vertical clearance of 12 feet. Street side yard: Same as front yard, except no side yard adjacent to an alley. Interior side yard: None, except when abutting a residential zone district it is 5 feet. Rear yard: None, except (1) when abutting a residential zone district it is 5 feet and a 6-foot masonry wall shall be constructed along the property line or (2) it is 12 feet if accessible by a street, alley or parking lot. Upper floor may overhang if there is 14 feet of vertical clearance if not located abutting a residential zone district. Buildings over 35 feet in height: For rear and interior side yards, an additional 3 feet of setback is required for every 10 feet over 35 feet in height, up to a maximum of 15 feet. Levee setback: 10 feet. Other criteria and exceptions are provided in Section 18.84.070, Yards and fences.
Maximum building height	8 stories, not to exceed 85 feet. Other criteria and exceptions are provided in Sec. 18.84.080.
Building coverage	None.
Off-street parking and loading	See Chap. 18.60.
Landscaping	Landscaping shall be provided in all other areas between sidewalk and edge of rights-of-way. Other landscaping standards are provided in Chap. 18.86.
Signs	See Chap. 18.64.
Trash enclosures	See Chap. 18.61.
Outside storage	All outside storage shall be screened by a solid fence between 6 and 8 feet in height, except for vehicle sales.

(Ord. 1437 § 1, 2022; Ord. 1365 § 5 (part), 2014).

18.24.060 C-H zone district development standards.*

Table 18.24.060: Development Standards Applicable to the C-H Zone District
Minimum lot size	None.
Minimum lot width	None.
Minimum yards	Front yard: 5 feet (must be landscaped), except within 25 feet of a residential district it shall be 15 feet. Upper story may overhang with a vertical clearance of 12 feet. Street side yard: Same as front yard. Interior side yard: None, except when abutting a residential zone district it is 5 feet. Rear yard: None, except when abutting a residential zone district it is 5 feet and a 6-foot masonry wall shall be constructed along the property line. It is 12 feet if accessible by a street, alley or parking lot. Upper floor may overhang if there is 14 feet of vertical clearance if not abutting a residential zone district. Buildings over 35 feet in height: For rear and interior side yards, an additional 3 feet of setback is required for every 10 feet over 35 feet in height, up to a maximum of 15 feet. Levee setback: 10 feet. Other criteria and exceptions are provided in Section 18.84.070, Yards and fences.
Maximum building height	8 stories, not to exceed 85 feet. Other criteria and exceptions are provided in Sec. 18.84.080.
Building coverage	None.
Off-street parking and loading	See Chap. 18.60.
Landscaping	A 5-foot-wide landscape strip shall be provided along all street rights-of-way. Landscaping shall be provided in all other areas between sidewalk and edge of rights-of-way. Other landscaping standards are provided in Chap. 18.86.
Signs	See Chap. 18.64.
Trash enclosures	See Chap. 18.61.
Outside storage	All outside storage shall be screened by a solid fence between 6 and 8 feet in height, except for vehicle sales.

(Ord. 1437 § 1, 2022; Ord. 1365 § 5 (part), 2014).

* Code reviser’s note: Ordinance 1365 adds these provisions as Section 18.24.050. The section has been editorially renumbered to prevent duplication of numbering.