Chapter 20.224 — C-P COMMERCIAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL

C-P COMMERCIAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL

The C-P Commercial, Administrative and Professional Office Zone is established to provide for the development of administrative and professional offices and other related uses and facilities. (Ord. 425, 10-14-1968)

Uses permitted in C-P Zone are contained in Chapter 20.11 of this title. (Ord. 425, 10-14-1968; Ord. 581, 11-18-1975; Ord. 761, 3-19-1985; Ord. 1066, 4-20-2004; Ord. 1241, 8-15-2023)

Uses prohibited in C-P Zone are contained in Chapter 20.11 of this Title. (Ord. 425, 10-14-1968; Ord. 1241, 8-15-2023)

The following property development standards shall apply to all land and buildings in the C-P Zone:

• A. Lot area. No requirements.

• B. Lot dimensions. No requirements.

• C. Building height.

  1. Buildings and structures erected in the C-P Zone shall have a height no greater than thirty (30) feet.

  2. Structures permitted above height limit. Roof structures for the housing of elevators, stairways, tanks, ventilating fans or similar equipment required to operate and maintain the buildings and fire or parapet walls, skylights, towers, steeples, flagpoles, chimneys, wireless and television masts, water tanks, or similar structures may be erected above the maximum height permitted in each zone. No structure shall be allowed for purposes of providing additional floor space.

• D. Yards.

  1. Front yards and side yards on the street side of a corner or reversed corner lot shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet and shall not be used for off-street parking. If the required yard is across a local street from any residential zone, a wall not less than thirty (30) inches nor more than six (6) feet in height shall be erected on the building (setback) line where there is no building on such line and where parking is provided to the rear of such line.

  2. Where the C-P Zone abuts any residential zone, there shall be a yard abutting the zone boundary of not less than ten (10) feet plus an additional one (1) foot of setback shall be required for each additional one (1) foot of building height in excess of ten (10)

feet. Such required yard may be used for parking, loading and access. A solid wall not less than six (6) feet nor more than seven (7) feet in height shall be erected on the zone boundary line, to within fifteen (15) feet of any street property line.

• E.

  • Fences, walls and landscaping and property maintenance.

  1. Required walls.

     • a. Walls along common property lines shall be erected as required in paragraph D. above.

     • b. Required walls six (6) feet or more in height shall be constructed of masonry material.

     • c. Required walls less than six (6) feet in height may be constructed of other permanent material not including wood or corrugated sheet material.

  2. Permitted fences and walls. Fences and walls not to exceed seven (7) feet in height shall be permitted within any required side or rear yard area or along any common property line with the following exceptions:

     • a. Solid wall or fence shall not exceed a height of thirty-six (36) inches within the front yard or side yard on the street side of a corner lot.

     • b. Open work fences (not less than ninety percent (90%) open) in a required front yard or side yard on the street side of a corner lot shall not exceed a height of four and one-half (4½) feet.

  3. Height of walls and fences. The height of walls and fences shall be measured from finished grade immediately adjacent to the base of the wall.

• a. For the purposes of this subsection, finished grade is defined as the elevation of the ground that would exist at the time of wall/fence construction. If the existing grade is modified to create a new finished grade, the finished grade shall be determined by calculating the midpoint of the highest existing grade and the highest finished grade.

  4. Landscaping. The provisions of § 20.236.040.M. of C-G Zone shall apply.

  5. Property maintenance. The provisions of § 20.236.040.M. of C-G Zone shall apply.

• F. Distance between buildings. No requirements.

• G. Site coverage. The site coverage of main building(s) shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total lot area.

  1. All loading spaces shall be located behind either masonry walls not less than six (6) feet in height, or buildings so that they will not be visible from any abutting street.

  2. The provisions of § 20.08.040 of this title shall apply.

• H. Floor area ratio. All developments shall be subject to the floor area ratio established under the city's General Plan for the General Plan land use designation applicable for the site.

• I. Off-street parking and loading.

• J. Access. Access to all off-street parking and loading areas shall conform with requirements of the City Engineer, and shall be subject to modification by the Planning Commission upon review of the site plans.

• K. Signs. The provisions of Chapter 20.28 of this title shall apply. (Ord. 425, 10-14-1968; Ord. 873, 9-5-1989; Ord. 1247, 3-19-2024; Ord. 1250, 5-21-2024; Ord. 1254, 3-18-2025)

• A. All uses in the C-P Zone shall be conducted entirely within a building. All storage of materials and trash shall be screened by a masonry wall in such a manner that it is not visible from adjacent property or from any abutting streets.

• B. All noise producing equipment shall be located and housed in such a manner that sound does not create a nuisance beyond any common property line abutting any residential zone.

• (Ord. 425, 10-14-1968)

The provisions of § 20.408.040 of this title shall apply to all developments in the C-P Zone that are listed in § 20.408.040.B.

(Ord. 425, 10-14-1968; Ord. 963, 1-17-1995; Ord. 1254, 3-18-2025)