Chapter 17.36
TC TOURIST COMMERCIAL DISTRICT*
Sections:
17.36.050 Development standards.
* Prior legislation: Ord. 523.
17.36.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to provide for hotels and motels, condominiums, recreational vehicle parks, campgrounds, and other tourist-oriented retail businesses while at the same time assuring that their development will be compatible with surrounding residential uses. Light industrial uses are not allowed in this area. (Ord. 663 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 2016: Ord. 475 § 1 (part), 1996)
17.36.020 Allowed uses.
Uses allowed in this district shall be as shown in the district use chart, Chapter 17.52. Additionally, the Bridgeport shoreline master program shall be consulted to determine any additional restrictions that apply to portions of this district that may be located within shorelines jurisdiction. (Ord. 663 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 2016: Ord. 475 § 1 (part), 1996)
17.36.030 Signs.
In this district, the following signs shall be permitted:
A. Signs related to specific on-site activities shall not exceed thirty-two square feet in surface area. Freestanding signs shall not exceed: six feet in height (sign dimension, e.g., six feet high by five feet wide); and fifteen feet in height (structural, i.e., overall height of sign from ground).
B. Spinners, streamers, pennants, flashing light used for commercial purposes and other attention-getting devices are prohibited, except for temporary events not to exceed a total of thirty days within a calendar year.
C. Whenever feasible signs shall be flush-mounted against existing buildings.
D. Temporary or obsolete signs shall be removed within ten days of elections, closures of businesses, or termination of any other intended function.
E. Lighted signs shall be hooded, shaded or aimed so that direct light of lamps will not result in glare when viewed from surrounding properties or rights-of-way. (Ord. 663 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 2016: Ord. 475 § 1 (part), 1996)
17.36.050 Development standards.
A. All commercial uses in this district shall meet the following standards:
1. Visual screening of trash areas and other service areas of the development shall be provided through landscape plantings, fencing, or other methods which provide for visual screening and which prevent blowing of trash.
2. Parking areas and buildings shall be provided with landscaping which breaks up the visual impact of the development from adjacent properties, and which prevents the occurrence of noxious weeds. If parking is to be located in the front yard area of the lot, then landscaped buffers must be included between the street and such parking areas.
3. All landscaping must commence immediately upon completion of construction. Landscaping must be maintained to assure long-term viability of plantings; underground or timed water systems may be required for water conservation.
4. Landscape plans shall be submitted as part of the development application process.
5. Stormwater shall be channeled and disposed of on site by dispersal through a grassy area of sufficient size for the anticipated amount of runoff, or by release into a properly designed dump area with appropriate filtration devices, or through other methods to assure no degradation of water sources or increased levels of runoff onto adjoining property. Any method for treating and/or disposing of stormwater runoff shall comply with the Stormwater Management Manual for Eastern Washington as it now exists or is hereinafter amended.
6. Where remodels, expansions, rehabilitation and/or replacement of existing single-family residences, as described in Section 17.32.020, occur, the following minimum standards shall apply:
a. The requirements of Section 17.56.095;
b. Building setbacks, lot dimensional requirements and parking standards for residential uses shall be consistent with the R-3 standards described in Tables 17.56.020, 17.56.030 and 17.60.090.
7. All permitted storage of equipment, product, materials, etc., shall be located entirely within an enclosed building or shall be screened from view of the surrounding properties with a sight-obscuring fence at least six feet, but not exceeding eight feet, in height. Barbed wire may only be used on the portion of a fence that is more than six feet high, and shall not exceed the allowable eight feet in height maximum. Material enclosed within a sight-obscuring fence shall not be placed, stacked or located so as to be visible above the fence. No storage of materials shall be located within any required front yard.
B. The administrator shall review the measures proposed to meet the above standards and shall approve or conditionally approve a building permit application to assure compliance with these standards. (Ord. 663 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 2016: Ord. 475 § 1 (part), 1996)