Chapter 18.38 — DTC ZONE—DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL

The following regulations apply in the DTC downtown commercial zone unless otherwise provided in this title.

The downtown commercial district is designed to protect and enhance the district's attractive and historic quality as a living example of Mother Lode architecture.

Uses permitted in the DTC zone shall be:

A.

Retail commercial uses which are pedestrian-oriented and conducive to the historic vitality of the downtown area, including the following:

Antiques and collectibles;

Arts and handmade crafts, ceramics, furniture, glass, and textiles;

Assembly, large events;

Bakeries, employing not more than ten persons on the premises

Banks/Automated teller machines;

Barber shops;

Bars and cocktail lounges;

Beauty shops;

Books and media shops

Brewpubs;

Cafes and coffee shops;

Candy and confectioneries;

Clothing, apparel, hats, and shoes;

Delicatessens and meat and food markets;

Department stores;

Event venues;

Fabric and craft supply stores;

Fine art and photography;

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Fitness/Health studios;

Florist shops;

Gifts, precious metals, and jewelry;

Grocery, fruit, and vegetable stores;

Hardware stores;

Hotel, motel, motor inns, lodges, time share units, short-term rental units, and vacation rentals;

Housewares and home decorating shops;

Live-work units;

Meeting and gathering halls and rooms;

Music and musical entertainment;

Music and vocal instruction;

Outdoor retail sales;

Parking garages and lots, public and private;

Restaurants;

Shoe stores or shoe repair shops;

Specialty foods, beer, wine, and spirits;

Sports equipment sales and rentals;

Stationery stores;

Studios;

Tailoring;

Tea rooms; and

Theaters or auditoriums (excluding drive-in theaters).

B.

Professional governmental and similar offices;

C.

Trailhead parking and preserve entrances, hiking trails, information booths, riding stables, public parks, and accessory recreational facilities;

D.

First and second-story residential uses, as allowed in section 18.28.020(A)(1)—(10), including studio apartments, and excluding boarding houses and transitional housing;

E.

Low barrier navigation centers;

F.

Conversion of residential dwellings to commercial uses upon securing a site plan permit pursuant to chapter 18.50;

G.

Any use conducted within the DTC zone shall comply with the provisions of chapter 18.50, site plans; and

H.

The above uses in conjunction with historic displays and exhibits.

(Ord. 373, §18(a), 2023)

The following special provisions apply within the DTC zone:

A.

All structures shall conform to the provisions of Chapter 3.0 of the City's Design Standards, Historic Districts Design Standards;

B.

All signage shall conform to the requirements of chapter 15.16, signs;

C.

Use of sidewalks and other public spaces shall conform to the requirements of chapter 13.13, obstructions to public ways;

D.

Required vehicle parking requirements shall conform to the provisions of chapter 18.48, off-street parking; and

E.

In compliance with section 18.48.030, a change in use requires the appropriate minimum requirement for off-street parking.

(Ord. 373, §18(b), 2023)

Maximum building height in the DTC zone shall be limited to three stories and shall not exceed forty feet.

All buildings shall be located at least ten feet from the front lot line; provided, that where existing buildings on streets within a block average less than the required setback, the provisions of section 18.10.110 shall apply.

Five feet or in conformance with the California Building Code.

(Ord. 373, §2, 2023)

There shall be behind every building a rear yard having a minimum depth of ten feet. Where there is an alley at the rear of the lot, such rear yard may be measured to the center of said alley.

Building lot coverage shall not exceed ninety-five percent of the lot area.

Maximum development density shall be sixteen to twenty-nine units per acre, as established in City of Sutter Creek General Plan Land Use Element Table 4-3, and dependent upon site conditions and constraints. See chapter 18.62 regarding density bonus allocations.

(Ord. 373, §18(c), 2023)