Chapter 18.28 — C-H HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

The C-H districts are intended for commercial uses to serve the highway traveler. The bulk of highway frontage throughout the county is not appropriate for commercial uses but is reserved for agricultural uses and open space and is so zoned. In the county general plan, the assumption is made that the needs of the highway traveler will be accommodated so that the automobile-oriented commercial uses will be located in existing communities or carefully selected points outside the communities. For reasons of safety, congestion, traffic control and minimizing other adverse impacts, C-H districts are to be established in areas of a minimum of one acre and at least enough area to provide highway access, maneuvering, parking, ingress/egress and related activities, and shall be located only after a determination of need has been found by the planning commission. (Ord. 467 § 51, 1984)

The regulations set out in this chapter shall apply to all C-H districts and shall be subject to Chapters 18.102 through 18.108 of this title.

(Ord. 467 § 51, 1984)

Uses allowed by right in a C-H district shall be as follows:

• (1) Restaurant or refreshment stand;

• (2) Sale of agricultural products and roadside produce stands;

• (3) Convenience stores. (Ord. 467 § 51, 1984; Ord. 467-Q § 3, 1994)

Uses allowed by use permit in a C-H district shall be as follows:

• (1) Recreational vehicle park;

• (2) Campground;

• (3) Motel and hotel;

• (4) Public service facilities, (e.g., rest areas, parks, utility substations);

• (5) Single-family dwelling when used in conjunction with an allowed use;

• (6) Professional offices;

• (7) Automobile service station, repair garage (not including body shop), and towing service, provided that all operations except the servicing with petroleum products, air and water be conducted and confined within an enclosed building.

• (Ord. 467 § 51, 1984; Ord. 467-Q § 4, 1994)

Development standards in a C-H district shall be as follows:

• (1) Minimum Building Site Area. None, except as required elsewhere in this title;

• (2) Minimum Front Yard Required. Thirty feet, except that buildings, structures or edifices shall not be less than fifty feet from the centerline of any public roadway;

• (3) Minimum Side Yard Required. None, except that where C-H districts abut any R zone, side yard of not less than fifteen feet shall be required;

• (4) Maximum Building Height. Thirty-five feet. (Ord. 467 § 51, 1984)

Special provisions in a C-H district shall be as follows:

• (1) For off-street parking, provisions of Chapter 18.104 of this zoning title shall apply. All parking areas shall have an all-weather, dust-free surface.

• (2) Any parking areas provided in a required front or side yard setback shall be separated from the streets and adjacent property by a five-foot-minimum landscaped strip. For uncovered parking areas with sixteen or more spaces, the minimum landscaping required shall be one tree, within the parking area, of a species suited to the area climate zone for every eight parking spaces to provide shade and visual diversity. Additional landscaping may be required in areas abutting public roads on a case-by-case basis.

• (3) Access to the highway shall be controlled, and no more than two points of ingress/egress shall be allowed.

• (4) All development in any C-H district shall be subject to design review according to the provisions of this title.

• (5) All outside storage areas shall be enclosed by a landscaping screen, opaque fence or wall not to exceed eight feet.

• (Ord. 467 § 51, 1984; Ord. 467-AC § 10, 2003)