Chapter 18.38 — C-N, NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

The purpose of the C-N district is to provide retail sales and personal services primarily for the convenience of surrounding residential neighborhoods. Neighborhood commercial uses should provide several types of merchandise, as opposed to a business offering a wide selection of a single type of merchandise.

(Ord. 93-324 §1)

Uses permitted in the C-N zone include:

• A. Banks, savings and loans;

• B. Barbers, hairstylists;

• C. Florists;

• D. Nursery schools/day care;

• E. Pharmacies;

• F. Photocopying service;

• G. Photographic studios;

• H. Professional offices;

• I. Retail sale of groceries and liquor (>2,000 square feet). (Ord. 93-324 §1)

• A. Uses permitted subject to obtaining a conditional use permit, including:

  1. Amusement arcades;

  2. Athletic and health clubs;

  3. Dwellings at a density of 4 dwellings per gross acre;

  4. Homeless shelters;

  5. Repair services;

  6. Residential care facilities providing care for 6 or more persons;

  7. Service stations;

  8. Employee housing as defined by Section 18.08.328 of this title, where accommodations are provided to 7 or more employees in a dwelling unit.

• B. The following uses are allowed by a conditional use permit provided that: (1) the gross floor area of each establishment shall not exceed 2,000 square feet; and (2) the combined floor area of such establishments within a shopping center shall not exceed 25% of the total floor area:

  1. Bars and taverns;

  2. Professional offices;

  3. Restaurants;

  4. Retail sale and rentals of specialty items, such as video rental, clothing stores, books, records, toys and stationery;

  5. Retail sale of groceries and liquor (<2,000 square feet);

  6. Theaters;

  7. Retail (storefront) commercial cannabis business.

(Ord. 93-324 §1; Ord. 2019-482 §7; Ord. 2021-494 §4)

The following temporary uses are permitted in this zone district upon approval of an administrative use permit (AUP) per Section 18.72.230 :

1. Circus, carnivals and special events.

2. Fairs.

3. Farmer's markets.

4. Car/truck shows.

5. Commercial sporting events.

6. Any other uses similar in nature as determined by the Planning Director. (Ord. 2024-521, 11/26/2024)