Chapter 12.08.7

C-1 – COMMERCIAL ZONE DISTRICT

REGULATIONS

• 7-1. Purpose and Applicability

The C-1 zone is established for the following purposes:

• A. To retain the community’s existing rural and historic character by allowing for a mixture of compatible commercial and residential uses in the community, as well as promote the most desirable use of land and direction of building development in accordance with the General Plan.

• B. To strengthen the community’s economic base.

• C. To protect both retail and commercial development and residential against congestion, particularly in areas where the historic established pattern is mixed-use.

• D. To set forth regulations for mixed-use development.

• E. To provide buffer standards for from commercial uses.

• 7-2. Permitted Uses

The following uses and structures shall be permitted in the C-1 zone:

• A. Retail trade establishments similar to the following:

  1. General merchandise stores

  2. Food stores

  3. Apparel stores

  4. Drug stores

  5. Liquor stores

  6. Eating and drinking places
  • Automotive supplies

8. Automobile dealers (new and used) located not closer than 500 feet to an R-1 zone.

9. Mobile home and auto sales and services

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10. Automotive service stations, repair garages and tire sales (excluding painting and body work), provided that repairs are conducted within a building.

11. Pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers provided that the business is completely enclosed within a building and that no material shall be kept outside the building for storage, advertising or any other purpose.

12. Single-family residential, supportive and transitional housing, and single room occupancy.

13. Mixed commercial with residential uses, not to exceed a maximum of 2 residential units.

14. Bed and breakfast establishments.

• B. Other commercial and recreational uses as follows:

  1. Hotels and motels.

  2. Bed and breakfasts.

  3. Athletic clubs.

• C. Residential and mixed-uses as follows:

  1. Single-family residential, supportive and transitional housing.

  2. Single room occupancy (see Part 12.08.4-17).

  3. Accessory and junior accessory dwellings units (see Part 12.08.4-11), when a single-family or other type of residential use is the primary dwelling unit.

  4. Mixed commercial, with residential uses not to exceed a maximum of 2 residential units (not including accessory or junior accessory dwelling units).

• D. Wholesale trade establishments, excluding warehouses, when conducted solely within a building.

• E. Financial, insurance and real estate establishments.

• F.

• Service establishments similar to the following:

1. Personal service, barber shop, beauty shop, laundry, dry cleaner and shoe repair.

2. Business services.

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  3. Professional services. 

  4. General offices, including government offices. 

  5. Legal services. 

  6. Medical and health services. 

  7. Hotels and motels. 

  8. Churches and religious institutions.

• G. Underground public utility facilities.

  • H. Public utility transmission and distribution lines.

  • I. Similar uses to the above, upon receiving a determination of the City Council.

• 7-3. Permitted Uses Subject to a Conditional Use Permit

The following uses and structures may be allowed in areas designated for industrial uses in the General Plan, subject to acquisition of a conditional use permit approved by the City Council:

• A. Automotive paint and body shops.

• B. Ambulance services.

• C. Animal hospitals without outdoor kennels.

• D. Bottled gas sale and related storage.

• E. Cabinet shops.

• F. Hospitals (acute care).

• G. Household moving and storage services.

• H. Pest control services.

• I. Building supply stores and yards, and contractor yards.

• J. Bus depots.

• K. Equipment sales and rental, involving outdoor storage.

• L. Drive-in theaters.

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• M. Public and private nursery schools, elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools and colleges.

• N. Private clubs and lodges, and fraternal organizations.

• O. Public playgrounds and parks.

• P. Private or public golf courses.

• Q. Public utility facilities, accessory structures and service yards.

• R. Truck service stations, including truck terminals.

• S. Planned mobile home parks and recreational vehicle parks.

• T. Injection wells.

• U. Commercial storage (storage for resale) of inflammable fluid or gas fuels in a quantity greater than 500 gallons in any container less than 2.5 feet below the surface of the ground.

• 7-4. Development Standards Subject to Development review

  • A. Commercial site area and configuration:

    1. The minimum area of any newly created lot or parcel of land shall be 6,000 square feet except in a Planned Unit Development project.

    2. The minimum lot width and public street frontage of any newly created lot or parcel shall be 60 feet provided the lot width ratio is met, except in a Planned Unit Development project.

  • B. Commercial minimum yard requirements:

    1. Front yard. No front yard shall be required, except where the frontage in a block is partially in a residential district, in which case the front yard shall be the same as required in such residential district. Where a public street does not provide for a sidewalk within the right-of-way, a 10-foot setback shall be provided.

    2. Side yard. No side yard shall be required, except where the side yard of a lot abuts the side of a lot in a residential district, in which case the side yard shall be not less than 5 feet.

    3. Rear yard. No rear yard shall be required, except where the rear of a lot abuts a residential district, in which case the rear yard shall be not less than 20 feet.

    4. Accessory structures. The above-yard requirements shall apply.

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• C. Maximum building height. No building or structure in this zone shall exceed 60 feet in height, except as otherwise permitted with a conditional use permit.

• D. Parking. Off-street parking shall be provided in compliance with Chapter 12.08.12.

• A. Front yard. No front yard shall be required, except where the frontage in a block is partially in a residential district, in which case the front yard shall be the same as required in such residential district. Where a public street does not provide for a sidewalk within the right-of-way, a 10-foot setback shall be provided.

• B. Side yard. No side yard shall be required, except where the side yard of a lot abuts the side of a lot in a residential district, in which case the side yard shall be not less than 5 feet.

• C. Rear yard. No rear yard shall be required, except where the rear of a lot abuts a residential district, in which case the rear yard shall be not less than 20 feet.

• D. Accessory structures. The above-yard requirements shall apply.

No building or structure in the C-1 zone shall exceed 60 feet in height, except as otherwise permitted with a conditional use permit.

• A. Only one single or double-faced freestanding sign designating the use of the premises, facing or adjacent to each street abutting the property.

• B. The height of any freestanding sign shall not exceed 12 feet measured vertically from the base at ground level to the apex of the sign.

• C. Signs may be lighted, provided, however, that no sign shall contain visibly moving parts or be illuminated by flashing lights.

• D. No outdoor advertising signs or structures shall be permitted, except such signs or structures which pertain directly to permitted commercial uses and which are located on or immediately adjacent to such uses.

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