Chapter 17.20 — NEIGHBORHOOD-COMMERCIAL (N-C), CENTRAL-BUSINESS (C-B) AND COMMUNITY-

The following purposes apply to the specific commercial zones.

A.

The neighborhood-commercial zone is intended for land areas that are characterized by existing and planned neighborhood and locally oriented commercial retail and service uses. This zone is primarily applied to small sites adjacent to residential neighborhoods and along designated arterial or collector

streets. The neighborhood-commercial zone is consistent with both the neighborhood-commercial (N-C) and the town-commercial (T-C) land use designations of the Paradise general plan.

B.

The central-business zone is intended for land areas located within the central commercial (downtown or core) area of Paradise and that provide for commercial retail and service uses, public uses, professional and administrative office uses, and multiple-family residential uses. The central-business zone is consistent with the central-commercial (C-C) land use designation of the Paradise general plan and it is potentially consistent with the town-commercial (T-C) Paradise general plan land use designation. Within the central- business zone, the Walkable Downtown Core (WDC) shall be established by this title and have the boundaries shown on the Walkable Downtown Core map which is adopted concurrently herewith.

C.

The community-commercial zone is intended for land areas that are planned or are providing a full range of locally and regionally oriented commercial land uses, including retail, retail centers, wholesale, storage, hotels and motels, restaurants, service stations, automobile sales and service, professional and administrative offices, etc. Dependent upon the presence and application of constraints, maximum potential residential densities shall not exceed ten (10) dwelling units per acre. The community-commercial zone is consistent with the town-commercial (T-C) land use designation of the Paradise general plan and it is potentially consistent with the community-service (C-S) Paradise general plan land use designation.

(Ord. No. 644, § 2, 3-11-25, eff. 4-10-2025; Ord. No. 495, § 2, 8-25-2009; Ord. 250 § 2(part), 1995; Ord. 214 § 2(part), 1992)

In the neighborhood-commercial, central-business, community commercial zones, and the walkable downtown core, the following land uses are permitted where indicated by the letter "P," and are uses permitted subject to town issuance of a conditional use permit where indicated by the letter "C." Uses indicated by the letter "S" are permitted uses with town approval and issuance of a site plan review. Uses identified with the letter "A" are permitted land uses upon town approval and issuance of an administrative permit.

P/C/S Uses N-C C-B WDC C-C

•  P      P      A         Administrative service
  

S A A - Agricultural employee housing, limited residential

C - - C Auto body repair

C - - A Auto repair

•  S      S      A       Auto sales (indoor)
  

•       -           -      S       Auto sales (outdoor)
  

S P P P Bed and breakfast

•  P      P     C       Body piercing/tattoo shop
  

P P P P Business office

•  A      A      P        Business services
  

•  S      S      S        Business/trade school
  

•       -           -      C       Campground
  

•       -           -      S       Car washing
  

•  P      P      S       Club or lodge
  

•  P      P      S         Cocktail lounge
  

C P P S Commercial recreation (indoor)

•  P      P     C       Commercial recreation (outdoor)
  

C - - C Community care facility

•       -           -      S        Convalescent service
  

C - - C Construction sales and service

A P P P Consumer repair

•  P      P      A         Cultural service
  

C P P S Day care facility

•  P      P     C         Drive-in theater/outdoor amphitheater
  
                                    Dwelling, accessory (with permitted primary use)
  

P P P* P *only upper floors in WDC

•  C     C     C        Educational facility
  

•       -           -      C       Emergency shelters
  

•       -           -      S       Equipment repair
  

P P P P Family daycare home

•  P      P      P         Financial services
  

S P P P Food sales

•       -           -      C       Fuelwood sales
  

•  C     C      S        Funeral home
  

P P P P Guidance service (limited)

•       -           -      C       Kennel (indoor)
  

•       -           -      S        *Large collection recycling facility
  

•       -           -      C        Large retail project
  

•       -           -      S        Laundry services
  

•       -           -      C         *Light processing recycling facility
  

C P P P Liquor sales

S P P P Manufacturing (custom)

•       -           -      C        Manufacturing (light)
  

S P P P Medical offices

•       -           -      C        Mobile home park
  

•       -           -      S        Mobile home sales
  

•  S      S      S        Motel or lodging
  
                                      Multiple-family residence
  

•  S        P*     S
                                        (*only upper floors in WDC)
  

P P P P Open space

•  P      P     C        Park and recreation
  

•  P      P      A        Parking facility (public)
  

•  S      S      S        Parking facility (private-commercial)
  

S A A P Personal improvement

S P P P Personal services

S A A P Pet services

•  P      P      P        Pet shop
  

S S S S Postal facility

P P P P Professional office

•  C     C     C        Public assembly
  

•  C     C     C        Religious assembly
  

•  C     C      S       Research services
  

•       -           -      S         Residential, group
  

C P P P Restaurant

S P P P Retail services

A A A A *Reverse vending machine

S A A S Safety service

•       -           -      S        Service station
  

S A - - Single-family residence

A A A A *Small collection recycling facility

•       -           -      C       Towing service/vehicle impound
  

•  A      A      S        Transportation service
  

•  C     C     C        Transportation terminal
  

•  S          -      S        Two-family residence (density applied)
  

P P P P Utility service (minor)

C C C C Utility service (major)

•  C     C      S         Veterinary service
  

•       -           -      C       Warehouse (general)
  

•       -           -      P       Warehouse (limited)
  

•  A      A      A       Wastewater treatment/disposal utility
  

• Refer to Chapter 17.40.

(Ord. No. 644, § 3, 3-11-2025, eff. 4-10-2025; Ord. No. 611, § 8, 10-12-2021; Ord. No. 564, § 2, 11-7-2016; Ord. No. 503, §§ 2—4, 8-10-2010; Ord. No. 460, §§ 4, 5, 4-10-2007; Ord. No. 426 § 3, 9-28-2004; Ord. No. 411, § 3, 2-10-2004; Ord. No. 405, §§ 4—9, 11-12-2003; Ord. 384, § 1, 2002; Ord. 362, § 6, 2001; Ord. 354, §§ 3, 4, 2000; Ord. 351, § 3, 2000; Ord. 349, §§ 8—10, 2000; Ord. 332, § 8, 1999; Ord. 310, § 3, 1998; Ord. 250, § 2(part), 1995; Ord. 214 § 2(part), 1992)

Commercial uses include the following accessory uses, activities and structures:

A.

Any commercial use that is not listed as a permitted use in the same zone, and complies with the following criteria:

Is operated primarily for the convenience of employees, clients or customers of the principal use;

Occupies less than thirty-five (35) percent of the total developed area of the principal use;

Is located and operated as an integral part of the principal use and does not comprise a separate business use or activity;

B.

Any industrial use that is not listed as a permitted use in the same zone, and which complies with the criteria listed in subsection A of this section, and is not located in any "N-C" or "C-B" zoning district;

C.

Keeping of dogs, cats, potbelly pigs or similar small domestic animals as household pets (see Chapter 6.28 of this code).

D.

Secondary dwelling. Refer to Section 17.06.990.B.10.

(Ord. No. 594, § 5, 4-14-2020; Ord. No. 426 § 4, 9-28-2004; Ord. 351, § 4, 2000; Ord. 250, § 2(part), 1995; Ord. 227, § 4, 1993; Ord. 214, § 2(part), 1992)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 594 shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its passage/adoption.

The following site development regulations apply within the commercial zones:

Regulation Requirement    

                                    N-C          C-B          C-C

Minimum gross lot area (square feet) 10,890 10,890 10,890

Minimum site area (square feet) per dwelling unit size

 Unit greater than 1,200 square feet 5,445 4,356 5,445

 Unit 700 to 1,200 square feet 4,840 3,600 4,840

 Unit less than 700 square feet 4,355 2,900* 4,355

Minimum lot width 65 feet 55 feet 65 feet

Minimum street frontage width 30 feet 30 feet 40 feet

Minimum front yard setback

 Public street (from centerline) 50 feet 40 feet 50 feet

 Private road (from centerline) 30 feet 25 feet 30 feet

Minimum side and rear yard setback 5 feet 0 feet 0 feet

Maximum height 35 feet 35 feet 35 feet

Maximum coverage

 Building 50 percent 60 percent 50 percent

 Impervious 60 percent 90 percent 80 percent

Maximum floor area ratio .5 to 1 .75 to 1 .5 to 1

*Note: Density potentially permitted only if served by an approved clustered wastewater treatment and disposal system.

(Ord. No. 495, § 3, 8-25-2009; Ord. No. 467, § 5, 8-14-2007; Ord. 382, § 4, 2002; Ord. 362, § 1, 2001; Ord. 250, § 2(part), 1995; Ord. 214, § 2(part), 1992)

A.

Any land use having a drive-in service shall be subject to site plan review pursuant to the regulations of Section 17.45.400. The town may require adequate traffic circulation, vehicle queue lanes, and conditions to minimize impacts of the drive-up feature on abutting land uses.

B.

This section shall apply to drive-through food and beverage service windows, drive-up banking windows, drive-through car-washing facilities, and similar uses, but shall not apply to automobile service stations.

(Ord. 250, § 2(part), 1995; Ord. 214, § 2(part), 1992)

A.

Mobile Home Provisions. Refer to Chapter 17.36.

B.

Sign Regulations. Refer to Chapter 17.37.

C.

Parking Requirements. The off-street parking and loading regulations of Chapter 17.38 shall be applicable to any new land use, expanded land use, new building or building addition established upon real properties located within the N-C or C-C zoning districts. Except for the parking facility design requirements and standard regulations of Sections 17.38.900, 17.38.1100 and 17.38.1150, the regulations of Chapter 17.38 shall not be applicable to land usage or development of real properties located within the C-B (central- business) zoning district.

(Ord. 319, § 1, 1999; Ord. 250, § 2(part), 1995; Ord. 214, § 2(part), 1992)