Chapter 20.215 — COMMERCIAL ZONES

• A. Commercial Neighborhood (CN) Zone. The CN zone is applied to areas appropriate for small-scale commercial service uses and neighborhood shopping centers that serve residents in immediately surrounding neighborhoods. The CN zone allows a range of uses including small food markets (floor area less than 25,000 square feet), drug stores, retail stores, hardware stores, restaurants, offices, child-care, and community facilities. The uses are designed and operated in a manner that is compatible with the character of the surrounding residential areas. Development is both pedestrian-oriented and auto-oriented.

• B. Commercial General (CG) Zone. The CG zone is applied to areas appropriate for general commercial and daily shopping needs of a broad market area. The CG zone allows a wide range of retail sales, entertainment, business, professional, and commercial service uses along major transportation corridors and intersections. Development is generally auto-oriented.

• (Ord. 1017, 2013)

• A. Allowed Land Uses.

  1. Table 2-5 indicates the uses allowed within each commercial zone and the planning permit required to establish each use as specified in Article 5 (Permit Procedures).

  2. Commercial and office uses represent the principal allowed uses, and only those additional uses that are complementary to, and can exist in harmony with, the character of each zone may be allowed as accessory, conditionally permitted, and/or temporary uses.

• B. Site Plan and Design Review Required. All construction activities (e.g., additions, alterations, construction, reconstruction, or remodeling) shall require Site Plan and Design Review approval in compliance with Chapter 20.530 (Site Plan and Design Review).

• C. Applicable Regulations. Where the last column in the tables ("Specific Use Regulations") includes a Section number, the regulations in the referenced section apply to the use; however, provisions in other Sections of this Zoning Code may also apply.

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Notes:

• (1) Restaurant gardens are permitted as an accessory use to an eating and drinking establishment. Food grown may only be used on site for the eating and drinking establishment. Excess food grown may be sold from an agricultural stand, subject to a Special Event Permit.

• (2) Outdoor dining with four seats or less is permitted. Outdoor dining with five to 20 seats requires a Minor Use Permit. Outdoor dining with more than 20 seats requires a Conditional Use Permit.

• (3) Donation collection boxes are permitted with an administrative site review permit obtained pursuant to Chapter 20.435 .

• (4) A Conditional Use Permit shall not be required for the establishment of Internet cafés; only an Internet café license is required to establish an Internet café.

• (Ord. 1017, 2013; Ord. 1027 § 3, 2014; Ord. 1032 § 4, 2015; Ord. 1042 §§ 4, 5, 2015; Ord. 1069 § 4, 2017; Ord. 1107 § 4, 2021; Ord. 1148, 11/12/2024; Ord. 1154, 1/14/2025)

Subdivisions, new land uses and structures, and alterations to existing land uses and structures, shall be designed, constructed, and established in compliance with the requirements in Table 2-6, in addition to the standards and guidelines in Article 3 (Site Planning and Development Standards) (e.g., landscaping, parking and loading, signs, etc.) and Article 4 (Standards for Specific Land Uses) (e.g., accessory structures, vehicle services and sales, etc.). The standards are minimum requirements, unless otherwise stated as maximum.

Table 2-6 Development Standards - Commercial Zones Development Feature CN CG Notes Signs See Chapter 20.325 (Signs).

(Ord. 1017, 2013)