Chapter 17.36
GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-3)
Sections:
17.36.030 Development standards.
17.36.040 Other applicable regulations.
17.36.010 Purpose and intent.
The purpose of the general commercial district is to serve those commercial and business uses which, because of large space requirements, truck traffic generated, or similar characteristics, should not be located in the central business district of the city. In addition, the purpose of this district is to establish and preserve commercial areas having a variety of uses which are accessible primarily by automobile. (Ord. 1160 NS § 1, 1997).
17.36.020 Uses.
Examples of uses in the C-3 district are provided in Table 17.12.070. (Ord. 1160 NS § 1, 1997).
17.36.030 Development standards.
All development in the C-3 district shall comply with the following standards:
A. Minimum lot size: no limitation.
B. Minimum lot width: no limitation.
C. Yard requirements:
1. Front yard: zero feet.
2. Rear yard: zero feet; except 10 feet if adjacent to an existing residential use.
3. Side yard: zero feet; except five feet if adjacent to an existing residential use.
D. Maximum lot coverage: 100 percent.
E. Building height: no limitation.
F. Roofs shall drain in such a manner that water will not flow onto sidewalks, adjacent properties or into a sanitary sewer. Paved areas exceeding 1,500 square feet in area shall be provided with drainage disposal systems on the property as approved by the city public works department.
G. Automobile, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle (RV), marine craft, or heavy equipment sales lots shall be drained and surfaced with crushed rock or asphalt paving as approved by the city public works department, except those portions of the lot maintained as landscape areas. (Ord. 1563 NS § 5, 2016; Ord. 1324 NS § 2, 2004; Ord. 1160 NS § 1, 1997).
17.36.040 Other applicable regulations.
In addition to the requirements contained in this chapter, the requirements contained in Article III, Supplementary Standards, Chapter 17.64 CMC, and Chapter 17.72 CMC, Off-Street Parking and Loading, shall also apply to development in the C-3 district. (Ord. 1563 NS § 6, 2016; Ord. 1160 NS § 1, 1997).