Chapter 18 — 05Commercial and Mixed Use Districts

The purpose of the Commercial and Mixed Use Zoning Districts is to:

• A. Provide for the orderly, well-planned, and balanced development of commercial and mixed use zoning districts;

• B. Designate adequate land for a full range of local- and regional-serving commercial and retail services, consistent with the General Plan;

• C. Maintain and strengthen the City’s economic resources;

• D. Increase employment opportunities and expand the economic base of the City;

• E. Provide appropriately-located commercial areas that provide a variety of goods and services for residents, employees, and visitors;

• F. Provide opportunities for a mix of complementary uses that may combine residential and nonresidential uses, or a variety of non-residential uses, on the same site; and

• G. Promote pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use areas at appropriate locations.

Additional purposes of each Commercial and Mixed Use District:

Downtown Mixed Use (DMX). The DMX District is intended to promote Downtown Dixon as a vibrant and attractive commercial and entertainment destination for residents and visitors to the community. Compatible uses include those with complementary services and hours of operation that encourage patronage of multiple establishments in a single visit. Community Assembly uses are limited to address compatibility with an active nightlife atmosphere and to support the downtown as a commercial and entertainment center. A range of retail, employment, residential, entertainment, cultural, civic, and personal service uses that provide commercial services are allowed in single- or mixed-use development configurations. Active uses are required on the ground floor along primary corridors. Residential densities up to 30 units per acre are allowed. The DMX District implements the Downtown Mixed Use General Plan Land Use Designation.

Corridor Mixed Use (CMX). The CMX District is intended to provide areas for a mix of retail and commercial uses, supported by housing, along the City’s major corridors. Mixed use can be vertical and/ or horizontal, and the allowable range of uses includes large format retail, shopping centers, offices, hotels and housing. Residential densities from 12 to 28 dwelling units per acre are allowed. On larger sites, more than one use is required. On smaller sites, a single use may be permitted. The CMX District implements the Corridor Mixed Use General Plan Land Use Designation.

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Campus Mixed Use (CAMX). The CAMX District is intended to foster new mixed-use employment districts with a range of employment generating development as the primary use, with easy access to the regional transportation network. Residential development shall be permitted as a secondary use. The CAMX District would promote clusters of light industrial, manufacturing, office, research and development, retail, hotel, and services as primary uses on parcels near or adjacent to I-80 and SR-113 at gateways to the City. Industrial and commercial developments without housing are permitted. Mixed use development can be integrated vertically or horizontally within a development plan. Housing shall consist of apartments, townhomes, or condominiums, be integrated with nearby non-residential uses, and encompass no more than 40 percent of the project site or 40 percent of the total project FAR. The minimum required residential density shall be 15 dwelling units per acre and the maximum residential density is 30 dwelling units per acre. The CAMX District implements the Campus Mixed Use General Plan Land Use Designation.

Neighborhood Commercial (CN). The CN District is intended to provide for shopping centers with off-street parking or a cluster of street-front stores that serve the immediate neighborhood. The CN District implements the Neighborhood Commercial General Plan Land Use Designation.

Regional Commercial (CR). The CR District is intended to provide for a full range of commercial land uses that cater to traffic passing through Dixon on I-80 as well as to local residents. The CR District implements the Regional Commercial General Plan Land Use Designation.

Service Commercial (CS). The CS District is intended to provide for retail and service uses not typically located in shopping centers, including auto repair, storage facilities, equipment rental, wholesale businesses, nurseries, and contractors’ facilities. The CS District implements the Service Commercial General Plan Land Use Designation.

Table 18.05.020: Land Use Regulations – Commercial and Mixed-Use Districts, sets the land use regulations for the Commercial and Mixed-Use Zoning Districts except for the CAMX District, the land use regulations for which shall be as identified in the approved PD or equivalent mechanism, adopted for a specific development. In the CMX District, a minimum of one Residential Use and a minimum of one Commercial Use is required on any development site 2.5 acres or more in size (See Section 18.05.020. A, CMX Zoning District, Additional Use Regulations).

Land uses are defined in Chapter 18.34, Use Classifications. Land uses not listed in the table and not substantially similar to the uses listed are prohibited. In cases where a specific land use or activity is not defined, the Community Development Director shall assign the land use or activity to a classification that is substantially similar in character. The decision of the Director in such instances may be appealed under Section 18.21.120, Appeals. The Director may refer any request for determination of use classification that

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is unclear, may generate substantial public controversy, or involve significant land use policy decisions to the Planning Commission for decision.

TABLE 18.05.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS - COMMERCIAL AND MIXED-USE DISTRICTS

“P” =Permitted Use; “A” = Administrative Use Permit required; “C” = Conditional Use Permit required; “-“ = use not allowed

*In the CMX District, a minimum of one Residential Use and a minimum of one Commercial Use is required on any development site 2.5 acres or more in size (See Section 18.05.020.A, CMX Zoning District, Additional Use Regulations).

In the CAMX District, the land use regulations shall be as identified in the approved PD or equivalent mechanism, adopted for a specific development.

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TABLE 18.05.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS - COMMERCIAL AND MIXED-USE DISTRICTS

“P” =Permitted Use; “A” = Administrative Use Permit required; “C” = Conditional Use Permit required; “-“ = use not allowed

*In the CMX District, a minimum of one Residential Use and a minimum of one Commercial Use is required on any development site 2.5 acres or more in size (See Section 18.05.020.A, CMX Zoning District, Additional Use Regulations).

In the CAMX District, the land use regulations shall be as identified in the approved PD or equivalent mechanism, adopted for a specific development.

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TABLE 18.05.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS - COMMERCIAL AND MIXED-USE DISTRICTS

“P” =Permitted Use; “A” = Administrative Use Permit required; “C” = Conditional Use Permit required; “-“ = use not allowed

*In the CMX District, a minimum of one Residential Use and a minimum of one Commercial Use is required on any development site 2.5 acres or more in size (See Section 18.05.020.A, CMX Zoning District, Additional Use Regulations).

In the CAMX District, the land use regulations shall be as identified in the approved PD or equivalent mechanism, adopted for a specific development.

Commercial Entertainment and See subclassifications below Recreation

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TABLE 18.05.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS - COMMERCIAL AND MIXED-USE DISTRICTS

“P” =Permitted Use; “A” = Administrative Use Permit required; “C” = Conditional Use Permit required; “-“ = use not allowed

*In the CMX District, a minimum of one Residential Use and a minimum of one Commercial Use is required on any development site 2.5 acres or more in size (See Section 18.05.020.A, CMX Zoning District, Additional Use Regulations).

In the CAMX District, the land use regulations shall be as identified in the approved PD or equivalent mechanism, adopted for a specific development.

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TABLE 18.05.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS - COMMERCIAL AND MIXED-USE DISTRICTS

“P” =Permitted Use; “A” = Administrative Use Permit required; “C” = Conditional Use Permit required; “-“ = use not allowed

*In the CMX District, a minimum of one Residential Use and a minimum of one Commercial Use is required on any development site 2.5 acres or more in size (See Section 18.05.020.A, CMX Zoning District, Additional Use Regulations).

In the CAMX District, the land use regulations shall be as identified in the approved PD or equivalent mechanism, adopted for a specific development.

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TABLE 18.05.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS - COMMERCIAL AND MIXED-USE DISTRICTS

“P” =Permitted Use; “A” = Administrative Use Permit required; “C” = Conditional Use Permit required; “-“ = use not allowed

*In the CMX District, a minimum of one Residential Use and a minimum of one Commercial Use is required on any development site 2.5 acres or more in size (See Section 18.05.020.A, CMX Zoning District, Additional Use Regulations).

In the CAMX District, the land use regulations shall be as identified in the approved PD or equivalent mechanism, adopted for a specific development.

Notes:

1. Permitted if existing. New units must be located on an upper story or behind a nonresidential use.

2. Prohibited on the ground floor along the North Jackson Street, East A Street, West A Street, North 1[st] Street, and South 1[st] Street frontages.

3. Must be located a minimum of 600 feet from a school providing instruction in kindergarten or any grades 1 through 12, day care center, or youth center, as those terms are defined in Chapter 6.12 DMC, and a minimum of 300 feet from any residential use.

Additional Use Regulations

• A. CMX Zoning District, Additional Use Regulations.

  1. Development sites less than 2.5 acres in size:

• a. Allowed Uses. Allowed uses and permit requirements are as established in Table 18.05.020: Land Use Regulations – Commercial and Mixed-Use Districts.

  - b. _Required Active Frontage._ Commercial uses or common areas of a residential development shall occupy the ground floor of buildings for a minimum of 40 feet or 25 percent of the development site frontage, whichever is greater. The minimum depth of these areas shall be 40 feet and minimum floor to ceiling height shall be 14 feet.
  

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FIGURE 18.05.020.A: REQUIRED ACTIVE FRONTAGE, SITES LESS THAN 2.5 ACRES

2. Development sites 2.5 acres or more in size:

   • a. Mixed-Use Development Required. Allowed uses and permit requirements are as established in Table 18.05.020: Land Use Regulations – Commercial and MixedUse Districts. A minimum of one Residential Use and a minimum of one Commercial Use is required per site.

     • i. A certificate of occupancy shall not be issued for a use or structure on the site until both the residential use and the commercial use are ready to be issued concurrently. This requirement may be waived by the review authority upon finding that mechanisms are in place to ensure both uses will be in place and available for public use in a timely manner.

   • b. Required Active Frontage. Commercial uses shall occupy the ground floor of buildings for a minimum of 40 feet or 25 percent of the development site frontage, whichever is greater. The minimum depth of these areas shall be 40 feet and minimum floor to ceiling height shall be 14 feet.

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FIGURE18.05.020.B: REQUIRED ACTIVE FRONTAGE, SITES 2.5 ACRES OR MORE IN SIZE

Table 18.05.030: Development Standards – Commercial and Mixed-Use Districts, prescribes the development regulations for the Commercial and Mixed-Use Districts except for the CAMX District, the development standards for which shall be as identified in the approved PD or equivalent mechanism, adopted for a specific development. Section numbers in the Additional Regulations column refer to other sections of this Code.

TABLE 18.05.030: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - COMMERCIAL AND MIXED-USE DISTRICTS

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TABLE 18.05.030: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - COMMERCIAL AND MIXED-USE DISTRICTS

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• A. CAMX District, Planned Development or Equivalent Mechanism Required. No subdivision of land is permitted and no new or expanded use shall be approved within the CAMX District unless it conforms to the provisions of a Planned Development or equivalent mechanism, adopted for a specific development.

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