§ 17.24

This chapter shall apply to all land within the Mixed Use (MU) zone. The purpose of the MU zone is to provide either residential or commercial uses or both residential and commercial uses in a well-planned, mixed-use environment.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 4-28-2025)

Uses shall be permitted or not permitted, conditionally permitted, administratively permitted, or temporarily permitted as prescribed in the land use table in Section 17.08.030.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 4-28-2025)

The minimum site area shall be five thousand (5,000) square feet unless a smaller site is approved with a conditional use permit in accordance with Chapter 17.80.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 4-28-2025)

The minimum lot frontage shall be forty (40) feet, except that where there is a recorded reciprocal use agreement for shared common access and parking areas, no minimum frontage is required.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 4-28-2025)

The maximum coverage of a lot shall be determined by the combined building setback area requirements, open space requirements, and off-street parking and loading requirements.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 4-28-2025)

17.24.060 - Building setback areas.

A.

No structure shall be placed within a building setback area.

B.

There is no required front building setback area.

C.

The rear building setback may be zero (0) feet from the rear lot line, except where the rear lot line abuts a public street, or an R-L, R-M, R-H, PF, or OS zone district then the rear building setback shall be fifteen (15) feet.

D.

The side building setback area shall be zero (0) feet, except where the side lot line abuts a public street or an R-L, R-M, R-H, PF, or OS zone district then the side building setback area shall be fifteen (15) feet.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 4-28-2025)

The minimum distance between a structure used solely for residential purposes and another structure shall be ten (10) feet, except as provided by the building code. This section shall not apply to a building with a mix of residential and non-residential uses.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 4-28-2025)

The maximum structure height shall be fifty (50) feet.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 4-28-2025)

A.

Wherever possible, developments shall share driveways to minimize the number of driveways on public streets.

B.

New driveways near street corners shall be located a minimum of one hundred (100) feet from the radius curve of the curb, unless otherwise specifically approved by the city engineer.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 4-28-2025)

A.

In the Mixed-Use zone, new parking spaces shall not be located between the main building and a public street.

B.

Off-street parking and off-street loading facilities shall be provided on the site for each use as prescribed in Chapter 17.54.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 4-28-2025)

17.24.110 - Usable open space.

New commercial developments with a site area over one (1) acre shall provide a common outdoor, shaded sitting area for use by customers. The size of this area shall be a minimum of two hundred fifty (250) square feet per acre of site area.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 4-28-2025)

17.24.120 - Landscaping.

A.

Areas not covered by structures or hardscape shall be landscaped.

B.

Required landscaping is to be installed prior to occupancy and continually maintained pursuant to Chapter 17.52.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 4-28-2025)

17.24.130 - Screening, fences, and walls.

A.

The fences in the MU zone shall conform to the design standards provided in Section 17.50.110.

B.

Fences, walls, and hedges in the MU zone shall conform to the following standards:

1.

A seven-foot solid masonry wall shall be required along any side or rear property line abutting an R-VL, R-L, R-M, R-H, PO, or PF zone district, except in required front and corner side yards where the maximum height shall be four (4) feet.

2.

The Director may allow fence and wall heights to be increased in order to mitigate noise problems documented by a noise study.

3.

The open storage of materials and equipment attendant to a use shall be permitted only within an area surrounded or screened by a solid wall or fence seven (7) feet minimum in height, except as may be modified under site plan review. Such storage shall not be visible above the fence or wall.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 4-28-2025)

Signs placed in the MU zone shall be subject to the requirements and standards prescribed in Chapter 17.56.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 4-28-2025)

17.24.150 - General provisions and standards.

A.

All businesses, services, and processes shall be conducted entirely within a completely enclosed permanently fixed structure, except where specifically permitted by this title.

B.

Mixed Use zone districts shall be designed to provide and encourage walking within the commercial uses

and between the commercial uses and the residential uses within the MU zone and other nearby residential uses. At a minimum, this shall be accomplished with a minimum six (6) foot-wide pedestrian path of travel between site entrances and the public sidewalk.

C.

Mechanical equipment shall be located a minimum of five (5) feet from a rear or side lot line that abuts an R-VL, R-L, R-M, or R-H zone district, except that where there is a parapet wall that shields the mechanical equipment no minimum distance is required.

D.

Structures and the use of structures or land shall be subject to the requirements and standards prescribed in Chapter 17.50.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 4-28-2025)