Chapter 17.36 — C-1 COMMERCIAL ZONE

The following uses, and no others, shall be permitted uses in the C-1 zone:

1.

Any use permitted in the C-P zone, subject to all the limitations and restrictions imposed by Chapter 17.32, except as expressly provided in this chapter;

Appliances, household (no repair shall be permitted);

3.

Antiques, art stores and galleries (no outside display);

4.

Automobile supply stores, retail sale of new parts only;

5.

Bakery and confectionery shops (baking per se shall be permitted only when incidental to retail sales);

6.

Banks and financial institutions;

7.

Book or stationery stores;

8.

Clinic;

9.

Clothing stores (no outside display);

10.

Dress or millinery shops, retail sale only;

11.

Dry goods or notions stores, retail sale only;

12.

Drugstores;

13.

Drycleaning establishments, including coin-operated machines, retail only;

14.

Employment agencies;

Florist shops;

Gift shops;

17.

Grocery or fruit stores, (including off-sale liquor) retail sale only (no outside display);

18.

Hardware stores (no outside display);

19.

Hobby shops;

Jewelry stores;

Laundromat, self-service and automatically equipped;

Locksmith stores;

Manufacturer's agents;

Offices, business and professional;

25.

Paint stores, retail sale only;

Pet shops;

Photographic shops and studios;

Radio and television stores, sale and repair;

Real estate offices;

Sales offices (no outside shops);

Shoe stores or shoe repair shops;

Tailors;

Telephone exchanges;

Toy stores;

Tile, retail sale of glazed and ornamental tile."

(Ord. 605 § 4, 2006; Ord. 571 § 2, 2003: Ord. 350 § 1(part), 1981: Ord. 177 § 2(part), 1966: prior code § 9450).

(Ord. No. 716, § 9, 12-13-17)

Because of considerations of smoke, fumes, dust, odor, vibration, noise, traffic congestion, or hazard, the establishment or operation of the following uses in the C-1 zone shall not be permitted unless a conditional use permit authorizing such use has been granted.

1.

Parking lots, commercial; provided, that where such parking lots are not to be enclosed within a building, and where such facilities abut properties zoned for residential or agricultural uses, there shall be erected a six-foot decorative masonry wall adjacent to the property line between such parking lot and residential or agricultural zone;

Restaurants, cafes and refreshment stands;

3.

Tobacco stores.

(Ord. 571 § 3, 2003).

(Ord. No. 716, § 10, 12-13-17)

A.

Enclosed Uses. All uses in the C-1 zone shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building, except for uses customarily conducted in the open, when conditional use permit is granted.

B.

Special Development Standards. When any lot or parcel in the C-1 zone fronts on a street, public or private, the opposite side of which is zoned for R or A purposes, or abuts any R or A zoned property, all of the following standards shall be observed in the construction and maintenance of buildings, structures and uses to be located thereon:

1.

Lighting. All outdoor lighting shall be constructed, operated and maintained so as to eliminate any interference with, or nuisance to, adjacent R or A zoned properties.

2.

Vacant Land. All vacant land on the lot or parcel of land and the parkway area, or land used in conjunction with permitted uses on such properties, shall be surfaced, landscaped or otherwise maintained in a clean, dust-free and orderly manner. For the same purpose of this section, "surfaced" means concrete, asphalt, clean sand or gravel, placed on soil treated for weed control, or appropriate landscaping.

3.

Loading Docks, Storage, etc. Loading docks, loading areas, surface yards, outdoor storage or sales areas, when permitted, and all trash, rubbish, or garbage receptacles or containers, which are located in a direct line of vision from any portion of adjacent R or A zoned properties, shall be enclosed or screened or be separated from such R or A zoned properties by a suitable view-obscuring fence or wall, not less than six

feet in height, measured from the finished grade of such area. No outdoor storage shall be permitted higher than such fence or wall.

4.

Signs. All signs, advertising structures and the like, located upon such properties, and all driveways to and from such properties, shall, consistent with the public safety, be located remote from such R or A zoned properties, when such R or A zoned properties are located on the same side of the street as said C-1 zoned properties.

5.

Mechanical Devices. All mechanical heating, air conditioning, refrigeration or similar devices, maintained and operated on the exterior of buildings located in the C-1 zone, shall be enclosed, and shall be designed, installed, operated and maintained in such a manner as to eliminate unsightliness, noise, smoke, dust, etc., which would otherwise cause an interference with adjacent R or A zoned properties.

6.

Change in Grade. Where it is contemplated to change the grade or elevation of such C-1 zoned properties, in excess of three feet vertically, on portions of the property abutting R or A zoned properties, a grading plan therefor shall be submitted to the city engineer, and a grading permit shall be obtained and such plan shall include fencing, landscaping, barricades, retaining walls, and other protective devices, necessary to protect and preserve the usefulness of such abutting R and A zoned properties. (Ord.350 § 1(part), 1981: Ord. 177 § 2(part), 1966: prior code § 9452).

All uses within the C-1 zone shall comply with the standards of development set forth in Sections 17.36.050 through 17.36.090.

(Ord. 350 § 1(part), 1981: Ord. 177 § 2(part), 1966: prior code § 9451 (part)).

Each lot in the C-1 zone shall have a minimum lot area of not less than:

A.

Five thousand square feet, if designated C-1, or C-1 (5,000); and

B.

Ten thousand square feet, if designated C-1 (10,000).

(Ord. 350 § 1(part), 1981: Ord. 177 § 2(part), 1966: prior code § 9451 (A)).

Each lot in the C-1 zone shall have and maintain a minimum lot width of not less than fifty feet.

(Ord. 350 § 1(part), 1981: Ord. 177 § 2(part), 1966: prior code § 9451(B)).

A.

Front Yards. Each lot in the C-1 zone shall have and maintain a front yard not less than ten feet in depth.

B.

Side Yards and Rear Yards. When any lot or parcel in the C-1 zone fronts upon a street, public or private, the opposite side of which is zoned for R-1 purposes, or if such lot or parcel abuts any R-1 zoned property, such lot or parcel shall observe and maintain a minimum five-foot side yard area, and a minimum twentyfoot rear yard area (see Section 17.48.051).

C.

No building or structure shall be erected or maintained in any required yard area, except as provided in this title.

(Ord. 350 § 1(part), 1981: Ord. 177 § 2(part), 1966: prior code § 9451(C)).

A.

Height Limitations. No building or structure in the C-1 zone shall be erected or maintained more than thirtyfive feet in height.

B.

Maximum Lot Coverage. No lot or parcel or land in the C-1 zone shall have the lot coverage, by buildings or structures, in excess of fifty percent of the total lot area (see Section 17.48.051).

(Ord. 350 § 1(part), 1981: Ord. 177 § 2(part), 1966: prior code § 9451(D)).

The following signs shall be permitted in the C-1 zone:

A.

One sign advertising anything produced, sold or otherwise available, on the premises on which the sign is located; provided, that no such sign shall exceed one hundred square feet in face area.

B.

Each permitted use may have one additional sign, not exceeding fifty square feet in face area.

(Ord. 350 § 1(part), 1981: Ord. 177 § 2(part), 1966: prior code § 9451(E)).