Chapter 17.32
C-N, NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT1
Sections:
17.32.040 General regulations.
17.32.010 Purpose.
The neighborhood commercial (C-N) district is intended to provide locations for neighborhood shopping centers to serve the day-to-day retail and service needs of adjacent neighborhoods, and to implement the Central Point comprehensive plan. The C-N district locations should be away from the downtown business district and central to or on the periphery of residential areas for ease of access. The C-N district provides a way to reduce automobile trips by allowing businesses within walking distance of many homes. (Ord. 1881 (part), 2006; Ord. 1709 §1(part), 1994).
17.32.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright, subject to compliance with all applicable municipal, state and federal environmental, health, and safety regulations as well as the requirements for site plans in Chapter 17.72:
A. Professional and financial offices and personal service establishments;
B. Retail stores, shops and offices supplying commodities or performing services other than vehicle and fuel sales;
C. Eating and drinking establishments including mobile food vendors and pods as provided in Chapter 5.44;
D. Desktop publishing, xerography, copy centers;
E. Temporary tree sales, from November 1st to January 1st;
F. Public and quasi-public utility and service buildings, structures and uses;
G. Neighborhood shopping centers, which may include any of the permitted uses in this section;
H. Other uses not specified in this or any other district, if the planning commission finds them to be similar to the uses listed above and compatible with other permitted uses and with the intent of the C-4 district as provided in Section 17.60.140, Authorization for similar uses. (Ord. 2089 §2, 2022; Ord. 2028 §2, 2016; Ord. 2014 §4, 2015; Ord. 1881 (part), 2006; Ord. 1709 §1(part), 1994).
17.32.030 Conditional uses.
The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted in the C-N district when authorized in accordance with Chapter 17.76 of this title:
A. Automobile repair facilities and related fuel sales;
B. Outdoor storage of commodities associated with a permitted, special permitted or conditional use. All storage shall be within an area surrounded by a solid wall or fence six feet in height unless otherwise specified in the conditional use permit. In no case shall materials or equipment be stored higher than the wall or fence;
C. Churches or similar religious institutions;
D. Medical or dental offices and similar health care services;
E. Family-oriented commercial recreation establishments including, but not limited to, pool/billiard centers, health spas, exercise or physical fitness centers, martial arts schools, arcades/amusement centers, and similar facilities that are neighborhood oriented and consistent with the purpose and intent of the neighborhood convenience center;
F. Mobile food courts as provided in Chapter 5.44. (Ord. 2089 §2, 2022; Ord. 1709 §1(part), 1994).
17.32.040 General regulations.
A. Area, Width and Yard Requirements. There shall be no minimum lot area, width, or minimum setback in a front yard, side yard, or rear yard, except as required under Chapter 17.64; or where required or increased as a condition of development approval; or where required by other provisions in these general regulations.
B. Maximum Building Height. No structure shall be greater than thirty-five feet in height in a C-N district.
C. Abutting Residential Zones. Where abutting a residential district, side and rear yard setbacks shall be maintained at ten feet per story for side and rear yards. Where side or rear property lines abut a residential district, a solid wall or fence, vine-covered open fence, or compact evergreen hedge six feet in height shall be located on the property line and continuously maintained to ensure effective buffering between the two uses.
D. Lot Coverage. Maximum lot coverage by buildings and structures shall be fifty percent of the total lot area.
E. Signs. Signs in the C-N district shall be permitted and designed according to provisions of Chapter 15.24.
F. Illumination and Illuminating Signs. Illuminated signs or lighting standards used for the illumination of premises shall be so designed and installed that their direct rays are away from public streets and any property in residential districts.
G. Off-Street Parking and Loading. Off-street parking and loading space shall be provided as required by Chapter 17.64.
H. Landscaping. Front yard areas and unpaved side yard areas shall be planted with trees, shrubs, flowers or other suitable landscaping materials and shall be continuously maintained in good condition and in an attractive manner. (Ord. 1709 §1(part), 1994).
17.32.050 Prohibited uses.
The following uses and their accessory uses are not permitted in the C-N, neighborhood commercial district due to concerns about compatibility with the surrounding neighborhood, because there are alternative locations better suited to serve citywide and larger markets, the limited capacity of residential streets and because the city’s street standards for residential areas do not anticipate either overall high traffic volumes nor significant levels of heavy truck traffic:
A. No high traffic volume uses. Notwithstanding the listing of uses in Sections 17.32.020, 17.32.030, and 17.32.040, no use in the C-N zone shall be allowed that exceeds two hundred vehicle trip-ends per weekday per one thousand square feet as determined by publications of the Institute of Transportation Engineers or by direct measurement;
B. Wholesale uses;
C. Businesses that dispatch, sell, or service trucks;
D. Storage or repair yards, warehouses and electrical substations;
E. Commercial parking lot. (Ord. 1709 §1(part), 1994).
Prior ordinance history: Ords. 1436, 1511, 1615 and 1684.