Article IV — Land Use Development Plan—Area III— Highway Commercial Center

The purpose of area III is to provide for an aesthetically pleasing development for a highway commercial shopping center as an adjunct to the community commercial center in area I. It is further provided that the development of the commercial center be in a manner to ensure compatible land uses and encourage creative and imaginative site planning with an integrated design. (Ord. 949 § 3, 1990; Ord. 1232 § 1, 2015)

Permitted uses in area III of Specific Plan No. 18 are as follows:

• A. Any retail, other than auto and truck sales, or service business, which is conducted entirely within a totally enclosed building, provided that no business involves manufacture, fabrication or wholesaling, secondary and incidental to another permitted use unless it has received prior written approval from the director of community development upon finding that it is not more obnoxious or detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare than any other permitted use. The determination of the director of community development may be appealed to the planning commission and, thereafter, the city council in accordance with Chapter 18.212 ;

• B. Major home improvement retail businesses which draw customers from a large region, and groups of small home improvement retail businesses where such businesses do not have regional drawing power;

• C. Hardware stores;

• D. New home furnishing and appliance outlets;

• E. Uses which are directly related to the needs of freeway travelers and which are dependent on large traffic volume including, but not limited to, department stores, minor commercial uses related, secondary and incidental to an otherwise permitted use, and similar freeway oriented uses which may be approved by the director of community development upon finding that they are not more obnoxious or detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare than any other permitted uses. The determination of the director of community development may be appealed to the planning commission and, thereafter, the city council in accordance with Chapter 18.212 ;

• F. Restaurants, including take-out service businesses, but not including drive-in or drive-through service facilities;

• G. Specialty commercial uses, such as antique shops, jewelry stores, music stores, food, wholesale, and catalog stores, electronic and telecommunication stores, and auto and truck parts and supply businesses and similar uses;

• H. Financial institutions, including banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions;

• I. Medical office to include, but not limited to, such uses as medical clinics, dental, and optometry;

• J. Professional business office to include, but not limited to, accounting and billing services, insurance office, legal services and graphic design office;

• K. Service business to include, but not limited to, nail shop, barber and beauty shop, shoe repair, watch repair and dry cleaners, etc., these uses are intended to have daily customer foot traffic;

• L. Day spas;

• M. Veterinary and pet grooming;

• N. New auto show room; no test driving, no repairs, no outdoor storage;

• O. Health/exercise club (no larger than five thousand gross square feet) to include, but not limited to, uses such as: personal trainers, pilates, and yoga; no outdoor activities permitted;

• P. Recreational entertainment (no larger than five thousand gross square feet) to include, but not limited to, uses such as: inflatable jumper facilities and laser tag;

• Q. Instructional physical activities (no larger than five thousand gross square feet) to include, but not limited to, uses such as dance studio, martial arts studio, and trampoline;

• R. Accessory game arcade up to a maximum of six machines provided that such machines are secondary and incidental to a permitted use in this zone which is also defined by Section 18.08.012 ;

• S. Accessory billiard use, up to a maximum of four tables, which is secondary and incidental to a use permitted or permitted with a conditional use permit, in this zone which is also defined by Section 18.08.007 of this title;

• T. Accessory massage permitted with the following primary businesses: day spa, beauty salon, barbershop, medical doctor's office and similar uses;

• U. Accessory Uses. Accessory uses shall be permitted provided that such use is a secondary and incidental use to a permitted use in this specific plan. The appropriateness of the associated use shall be determined by the director of development services. The accessory use shall not occupy more than forty-nine percent of the tenant space excluding hallways, bathrooms, lunch rooms, offices, locker rooms and storage rooms.

• (Ord. 949 § 3, 1990; Ord. 1232 § 1, 2015; Ord. 1324, 6/10/2025)

The following uses shall be permitted in area III of Specific Plan No. 18 subject to a conditional use permit pursuant to Chapter 18.200 :

• A. All uses listed in Section 18.530.124 , which because of operational characteristics specific to that particular business is found by the director of development services to have the potential to negatively impact adjoining properties, businesses or residents, and therefore requires additional approval and consideration. The impacts may be related to, but not necessarily limited to, impacts of traffic, hours of operation, assemblages of people, noise, or site location;

• B. Automobile and truck sales and lease of new vehicles only;

• C. Gasoline service stations;

• D. Hotel or motel, including retail establishments as part of a hotel or motel complex;

• E. On-or off-site alcoholic beverages, provided that such use is incidental and ancillary to another permitted use;

• F. On-site brewing and service of beer produced on the premises, provided that such use is secondary and incidental to a restaurant. The brewing component shall be limited to a maximum production of five thousand barrels per year unless an increased production volume is granted by the planning commission to support the commercial business after finding that the production volume and operations are compatible with the subject site and its surroundings during review of the conditional use permit;

• G. Fast-food restaurant uses, including drive-through service;

• H. Health/exercise club (larger than five thousand gross square feet) to include, but not limited to, uses such as: personal trainers, pilates, and yoga; no outdoor activities permitted;

• I. Recreational entertainment (larger than five thousand gross square feet) to include, but not limited to, uses such as: inflatable jumper facilities and laser tag;

• J. Instructional physical activities (larger than five thousand gross square feet) to include, but not limited to, uses such as dance studio, martial arts studio, and trampoline;

• K. Financial institutions, including banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions with drive-through service;

• L. Accessory game arcade consisting of seven or more machines within an indoor recreation facility.

• (Ord. 949 § 3, 1990; Ord. 1085 § 15, 1998; Ord. 1091 § 1, 1998; Ord. 1185 § 22, 2008; Ord. 1232 § 1, 2015; Ord. 1267 (Exh. A), 2019)

Prohibited uses in area III are all uses listed as prohibited in area I. (Ord. 949 § 3, 1990; Ord. 1232 § 1, 2015)