Chapter 17.30 — RETAIL COMMERCIAL (C-R) ZONE

17.30.010 – Purpose and Application ¶

The C-R zone is intended to accommodate a wide range of retail sales, business, personal, and professional services, as well as recreation, entertainment, transient lodging, and limited residential uses. The land uses allowed in this zone will generally serve the entire community and the region, as well as tourists and travelers.

17.30.020 – Development Standards ¶

The general property development standards for the C-R zone shall be as set forth in Table 2-17: C-R Zone Development Standards. See also Section 16.18.030 (Subdivisions; Lot Dimensions) for minimum lot dimensions.

Table 2-17: C-R Zone Development Standards
Development Standard		C-R Zone		Additional Regulations
Maximum Density	Residential	36 units/acre		~~Maximum density includes dwelling units in hotels and~~ ~~motels, but not including other hotel or motel rooms such as~~ ~~conference rooms and dining facilities that are not~~ ~~considered dwelling units.S~~ee also Section 17.70.040 (Density)~~17.16.010.~~
				g ~~considered dwelling units.S~~ee also Section (Density)~~17.16.010.~~
				(Density
Minimum Setbacks
Front		No setback required unless adjacent to zone with minimum setback requirement, in which case the adjoining setback shall be as provided in the zone of adjacent lot. Lots separated by streets or other rights-of-way are not considered adjacent. If more than one zone is adjacent, the largest setback shall be required.
Interior Side and Rear
Corner Lot – Street Side
Maximum Building Height		45 feet		See also Sections17.70.080 (Height Measurement and Exceptions) ~~17.16.020 and 17.16.040~~

Maximum Lot Coverage		100%		See also Section	17.70.120 (Lot Coverage)	~~17.16.030~~
Maximum Floor Area Ratio		3.0		In the Downtown, as mapped in the General Plan Land Use Element, a site that receives transfer of development credit for open space protection may have a FAR of up 4.0.See also Section 17.70.060 (FAR Measurement and Exceptions)
Minimum Lot Area		9,000 square feet		See also Section 16.18.030 (Subdivisions; Lot Dimensions)
Edge Condition Requirements		See Section	17.70.050 (Edge Conditions)~~XXX~~

17.30.030 – Additional Regulations ¶

A. Maximum Retail Sales Building Size in the C-R Zone.

1. No retail sales establishment (commercial building) shall exceed 60,000 square feet of gross floor area, unless excepted by subsection (C.2) of this Section or for nonconforming ~~buildings~~ structures per ~~Section~~ Chapter ~~17.16.035~~ 17.92 (Nonconforming Structures).

2. An applicant may request a retail sales building larger than 60,000 square feet, but in no case larger than 140,000 square feet through the Conditional Use Permit process. In granting a request for a retail sale establishment of up to 140,000 square feet of gross floor area, the Planning Commission shall be required to make all of the following findings:

a. The proposed use will serve the community, in whole or in significant part, and the nature of the use requires a larger size in order to function;

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b. The building in which the use is to be located is designed in discrete elements that respect the scale of development in the surrounding area; and
c. The new building is designed in compliance with the City’s Design Guidelines for large-scale retail projects.

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