Chapter 18.36 — G-C, GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

The purpose of the G-C district is to provide areas for the orderly expansion and development of this district to serve present and future needs of the residential community, in conformance with the General Plan.

(Ord. 189 Art. 3 §6.1, 1980; Ord. 2023-509 §2)

Permitted uses in the G-C district include:

• A. The following uses within a building:

  1. Ambulance service, taxi stand and bus depot;

  2. Banks and loan offices;

  3. Butcher shops, bakeries and other food preparation for retail sale;

  4. Churches, meeting halls, theaters and auditoriums;

  5. Dressmaking, tailor, jewelry and other small handicraft establishments;

  6. Eating and entertainment establishments;

  7. Grocery stores;

  8. Hotels and motels;

  9. Laundromats, laundry and dry-cleaning agencies;

  10. Medical, dental and similar offices or clinics;

  11. Mortuary;

  12. Nursery school, daycare;

  13. Professional, public and administrative offices;

  14. Repair shops for small items;

  15. Retail stores offering new merchandise for resale to the general public;

  16. Single-family or multiple dwellings, only if located on floors above a permitted use;

  17. Electric vehicle charging station.

• B. Accessory buildings, only if constructed simultaneously with or subsequent to the main building on the same lot.

• C. Public and private parking lots.

• D. Manufacturing Uses.

  1. Manufacturing, compounding, assembling, processing or treating drug and pharmaceuticals.

• E. Other Services:

  1. Carwash;

  2. Restaurants and fast food places;

  3. Retail sale of auto parts, tires, and batteries;

  4. Retail sale of furniture and appliances;

  5. Service stations.

• F. Any other similar use which the City Council finds to be consistent with the purpose of the zoning district.

(Ord. 189 Art. 3 §6.2, 1980; Ord. 86-267; Ord. 92-313 §1; Ord. 99-343 §1; Ord. 2017-461 §1; Ord. 2023-509 §2; Ord. 2023-511, 9/26/2023)

Uses permitted subject to obtaining a conditional use permit in the G-C district include:

• A. Dwellings which are not on a floor above a permitted use;

• B. Hospitals, convalescent homes, boardinghouses, and family care homes or other group dwellings;

• C. Outdoor sales, including drive-in food and drive-through banking facilities;

• D. Auto repair and parking garages;

• E. Employee housing as defined by Section 18.08.328 of this title, where accommodations are provided to seven or more employees in a dwelling unit;

• F. Retail (storefront) commercial cannabis business;

• G. Electric vehicle charging station, if the Building Official or delegee determines the charging station could have a specific adverse impact upon the public health or safety.

• (Ord. 189 Art. 3 §6.3, 1980; Ord. 98-341 §3; Ord. 99-343 §2; Ord. 2019-482 §6; Ord. 2021-494 §3; Ord. 2023-509 §2; Ord. 2023-511, 9/26/2023)