Woodland Municipal Code Ch. 17.28 Downtown Zones

The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the development of a range of uses suitable to the character of Downtown Woodland. Additional purposes of each zone are described below.

A. Downtown Core (DX-1). The Downtown Core zone is intended to support a diverse mix of offices, housing, and active uses such as theaters, retail, professional services, restaurants, and entertainment in Woodland's historic downtown core. The zone envisions primarily a vertical mix of uses that support a vibrant district centered on Main Street. The DX-1 zone implements areas of the Downtown Mixed-Use General Plan land use designation.

B. Downtown Civic (DX-2). The Downtown Civic zone is intended to support a mix of public uses and offices, housing, retail, professional services, and open space in the Court Street corridor of Woodland's historic downtown core. The zone envisions both vertical and horizontal mix of uses that support a vibrant and walkable civic-oriented downtown district. The DX-2 zone implements areas of the Downtown Mixed-Use General Plan land use designation.

C. Downtown Transitional (DX-3). The Downtown Transitional zone is intended to support a mix of offices, housing, and active uses on the edges of Woodland's historic downtown core. Centered on the Lincoln Avenue and North Street corridors, this zone provides a transition from the downtown core to the residential neighborhoods north and south of the zone. The zone supports vertical and horizontal mixed-use development with a lower intensity urban feel that provides walkable transition to the residential neighborhoods to the north and south. The DX-3 zone implements areas of the Downtown Mixed-Use General Plan land use designation.

D. Downtown Gateway (DX-4). The Downtown Gateway zone supports a vibrant mixed-use node at the primary entry point to Woodland's historic downtown core. Centered on Main Street between 5th Street and East Street, the DX-4 zone facilitates a mix of uses and open spaces that welcome residents and visitors to the Downtown, that intensify opportunity areas abutting the railroad, and that ensure appropriate transitions to the corridor, downtown, and residential areas. The DX-4 zone implements areas of the Downtown Mixed-Use General Plan land use designation.

(Ord. 1722, 6/18/2024)

Table 17.28.020-1: Use Regulations - Downtown Zones, lists the uses permitted, permitted with a staff-level Zoning Administrator Permit (see § 17.100.090, Zoning Administrator Permit), and permitted with a Conditional Use Permit (see § 17.100.100, Conditional Use Permit) granted at a public hearing. The right-hand column provides references to other sections of this Zoning Code where additional regulations are located. Refer to Division V, Chapter 17.144 for Definition of Uses.

Table 17.28.020-1: Use Regulations - Downtown Zones

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(Ord. 1722, 6/18/2024; Ord. 1743, 10/7/2025)

Table 17.28.030-1: Development Standards - Downtown Zones, establishes the development standards for the Downtown zones. Letters refer to subsections that directly follow the table.

Table 17.28.030-1: Development Standards - Downtown Zones

A. Additional FAR may be granted for uses that offer community benefits. Eligible benefits include but are not limited to public open space beyond what is required, restoration or adaptive reuse of a historic structure, or the promotion of alternative modes of transportation. The additional development capacity and nature of community benefits may be determined through a Development Agreement (see § 17.100.180, Development Agreements).

B. In the Downtown Gateway DX-4 district, development approved as part of a master plan or precise plan, may allow for increase in lot coverage for one or more individual parcels if community serving features have been incorporated, such as a plaza, open space, or pass through to an interior courtyard.

C. Building setback from Main Street may be increased to allow for outdoor dining, patio, or plaza space at the discretion of the Director or applicable Review Authority.

(Ord. 1722, 6/18/2024)

A. Preservation/Restoration of and Additions to Historic Structures. See § 17.56.050, Preservation/Restoration of and Additions to Historic Structures.

B. New Development or Renovation of Non-Historic Structures Design Standards in the Downtown Zones. See § 17.56.060, New Development or Renovation of Non-Historic Structures Design Standards in the Downtown Zones.

C. Citywide Standards. All development is subject to the provisions of Division III, Citywide Standards.

(Ord. 1722, 6/18/2024)