Part 14 — CNS—Neighborhood Shopping Center District

14-16.1400 Purpose.¶

The purpose of the Neighborhood Shopping Center District is to establish regulatory controls on commercial shopping center complexes located outside the central business district of the City; and to provide predominantly commercial retail with limited service and amusement uses on a common parcel, or a combination of adjacent parcels with common access for the public to be located on major streets and arterials.

(Ord. 506-80 C-M, eff. September 11, 1980)

14-16.1304 District regulations.¶

The following regulations shall be observed in the Neighborhood Commercial District for the use pro-

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14-16.1401 Principal permitted uses.¶

COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES

The following uses require an Administrative Review Permit:

GLU	653	Bowling lanes, billiards
	654	Motion picture theaters — Exclusions: 6541 and 6542
	6593	Amusement arcades
	66	Medical and health services
	67	Professional services
	74	Postal facilities only
	77	Art galleries and museums

RETAIL COMMERCIAL

	RETAIL COMMERCIAL
GLU
27	Printing, publishing, and reproductions
50	Drugstores
51	Automobile service stations
52	Hardware, retail
53	General merchandise, retail
54	Food, retail — Exclusions: 5491 and 5499
541	Convenience store
541	Grocery store
553	Auto supply stores — Exclusions: Truck equipment and parts
56	Apparel and accessories
57	Furniture, house furnishings, and equipment
58	Eating places and soft drink fountains — Exclusion: Drive-through facilities
5811	Restaurant
59	Retail stores, miscellaneous — Exclusions: 5911, 5936, 5937, 5938, 5941, 596 (soil, rock, and gravel sales
	only), and 5939
4833	Satellite earth station antennas

(Ord. 506-80 C-M, eff. September 11, 1980, as amended by § 1, Ord. 888-92 C-M, eff. April 23, 1992, § 1, Ord. 908-92 C-M, eff. November 5, 1992, § 1, Ord. 1095-00 C-M, eff. October 12, 2000; § 1, Ord. 1135-02 C-M, eff. September 10, 2002, Ord. 1153-03 C-M, eff. April 24, 2003, and § 2(3) (Exh. A), Ord. 1481-25 (CM), eff. October 9, 2025)

14-16.1402 Accessory use.¶

(None)

(Ord. 506-80 C-M, eff. September 11, 1980)

14-16.1403 Conditional uses.¶

(a) The following uses require an Administrative Use Permit:

	5941, 596 (soil, rock, and gravel sales	se	r	:
4833	only), and 5939 Satellite earth station antennas	DLU		2082 541	Brewpub Grocery store with beer and
					wine sales
SERVICE, BUSINESS AND PERSONAL				5811	Restaurant with beer and wine
GLU					sales
60	Finance, insurance, and real estate
61	Personal services — Exclusions: 6144, 6145, 6149, 616, and 618	(b) mit:	The following uses require a Special Use Per-
62	Business and office services —	DLU		541	Convenience store with beer
632 64	Exclusions: 621, 622, 624, 628, 6291, 6294, 6296, 6297, and 6298 Automobile parking — Exclusions: 6323, 6325, and 6329 Repair services, miscellaneous — Exclusions: 6494			541 541 581	and wine sales Convenience store with liquor sales Grocery store with liquor sales Eating and drinking places with
					drive-through facilities
				5811	Restaurant with bar

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	5811	Restaurant with liquor sales
	592	Liquor store
	6341	Mechanical car wash, accessory to service stations
	50	Retail cannabis facility (Type 10 license only)

(c) Any lot or portion thereof being lawfully used for any of the purposes enumerated in this section when such property is first classified in a zone wherein such use is not permitted by right or when the use is prohibited by this or any future amendment to this title, shall nonetheless be deemed to be an approved site for such permitted conditional use, which may be continued thereon. The conditions included in any district ordinance, Conditional Use Permit or Variance which authorized such use shall also continue in effect. However, when a substantial change of mode or character of the operation of such property occurs, continuation of such use shall require approval by means of a Conditional Use Permit which permit may be granted notwithstanding that the pre-existing nonconforming use is otherwise not permitted by right or is a prohibited use within the zone.

(d) As used herein, the phrase “substantial change of mode or character of operation” shall include, but not be limited to: a transfer of ownership of any type of regulatory license required specifically for that use; a pattern of conduct in violation of any city, state or federal regulation, ordinance or statute; or a cessation of use for a period of six (6) months or more or upon an operational change as set forth in Section 14-25.030.

(e) Any permitted use operating pursuant to any Conditional Use Permit as required by this section, shall require approval de novo of such Conditional Use Permit upon a substantial change of mode or character of operation of such property.

(Ord. 506-80 C-M, eff. September 11, 1980, as amended by § 8, Ord. 557-82 C-M, eff. July 22, 1982, § 1, Ord. 587-83 C-M, eff. March 24, 1983, § 1, Ord. 755-87 C-M, eff. October 8, 1987, § 1, Ord. 769-87 C-M, eff. January 21, 1988, § 1, Ord. 888-92 C-M, eff. April 23, 1992, § 1, Ord. 977-95 C-M, eff.

August 24, 1995, § 1, Ord. 1095-00 C-M, eff. October 12, 2000, § 1, Ord. 1135-02 C-M, eff. September 10, 2002, § 1, Ord. 1369-18 (CM), eff. October 11, 2018, § 1, Ord. 1424-21 (CM), eff. January 13, 2022, and § 2, Ord. 1464-24 (CM), eff. July 11, 2024)

14-16.1403.1 Prohibited uses.¶

The following uses are specifically prohibited within the CNS Neighborhood Commercial Shopping Center District:

DLU 582 Bar

(§ 1, Ord. 1135-02 C-M, eff. September 10, 2002)

14-16.1404 District regulations.¶

All development shall be subject to criteria as set forth in the Commercial Development Technical Regulations adopted by resolution of the Council. (Ord. 506-80 C-M, eff. September 11, 1980)