Chapter 17.26 — H-S—HIGHWAY SERVICE DISTRICT

The purpose of the H-S district is to provide a district for vehicular-oriented uses with sufficient architectural and landscaping controls to protect the amenities of the areas.

The following regulations shall apply in all H-S districts and shall be subject to the provisions of Chapters 17.48 through 17.52 of this title.

(Ord. 354 § 4.29.1, 1973; Ord. 660 § 1, 2006; Ord. 831, 9/10/2024)

If the community development director, or designee, determines that all the following circumstances exist regarding a development proposal, a conditional use permit may not be required; for the uses listed under Chapter 17.26.030 of this chapter; however, the project shall be subject to either architectural review or business license clearance:

• (1) The project will be occupying an existing building or will require an addition to an existing structure that will not result in an increase of more than twenty-five percent of the floor area of the structure before the addition, or five hundred square feet, whichever is less;

• (2) The proposed use is the same or similar in character to the existing use, as determined by the community development director, or designee. Exceptions may be allowed if the community development director determines that the new use is less intensive than the existing use; and

• (3) The project is exempt from CEQA review and there is no possibility of a significant impact on the environment.

(Ord. 354 § 4.29.2, 1973; Ord. 365 § 2, 1974; Ord. 487 § 2, 1985; Ord. 569 § 5, 1994; Ord. 660 § 1, 2006; Ord. 831, 9/10/2024)

Uses subject to conditional use permits are as follows:

• (1) Professional office and related uses, including:

  • (A) General offices and professional offices;

  • (B) Financial services and institutions.

• (2) Commercial uses, including:

  • (A) Grocery stores, and convenience stores (convenience stores, which are not limited to stores located on premises of and operated in conjunction with, another use permitted by this section. The term "convenience store," as used in this section means a store stocking a limited supply of foods, beverages, and related types of goods and merchandise customarily found in grocery stores and occupying a total area of not more than two thousand five hundred square feet. All sales and merchandise displays shall be contained within the building;

  • (B) Department stores, including furniture stores and clothing stores;

  • (C) General retail stores;

  • (D) Home improvement stores, hardware stores.

• (3) Restaurants including:

  • (A) With and without entertainment and/or serving alcoholic beverages;

(B) Fast food restaurants with and without drive-thru windows.

• (4) Medical use, including: (A) Veterinary offices and animal hospitals, excluding exterior kennels, pens or runs;

  • (B) Emergency care centers.

• (5) Auto-related service and repair, including:

  • (A) Gasoline service stations, provided that all operations except the servicing of gasoline, oil or water be carried on within a building and that there be no sales of goods not customarily related to the sale of gasoline;

  • (B) Motor vehicle, trailer, farm machinery sales and service and tire recapping.

• (6) Hotel/motel, including:

  • (A) Hotels and motels.

• (7) Public/quasi-public uses, including:

  • (A) Religious institutions;

  • (B) Clubs, lodges;

  • (C) Community centers;

  • (D) Private and public recreation centers;

  • (E) Public utilities and public service substations, microwave facilities, reservoirs, pumping plants and similar installations.

• (8) All residential uses are prohibited.

• (9) Unclassified uses, including:

  • (A) Plant nurseries, car wash and building materials entirely within a building;

  • (B) Sale of fresh fruits and vegetables to be displayed within a structure or upon a deck or other appurtenance or structure; provided, that any such use shall meet all parking and landscaping requirements of the King City Municipal Code.

• (10) Drinking establishments.

(11) Other uses similar to, and no more objectionable than the uses identified above, as determined by the planning commission, pursuant to Municipal Code Section 17.02.050 .

(Ord. 354 § 4.29.3 1973; Ord. 365 § 3, 1974; Ord. 413 § 1, 1979; Ord. 487 § 2, 1985; Ord. 569 § 6, 1994; Ord. 660 § 1, 2006; Ord. 783 § 6, 2020; Ord. 831, 9/10/2024)

• (a) Accessory buildings for storage are permitted if constructed simultaneously with or subsequent to the main building on the same lot.

• (b) Accessory uses which are incidental to the uses permitted.

• (c) Permanent non-flashing signs appurtenant to a permitted use when attached to the building. See Chapter 17.54 for performance standards on size and height.

• (Ord. 354 § 4.29.4, 1973; Ord. 660 § 1, 2006; Ord. 831, 9/10/2024)

With the exception of hotels and motels, no building shall be more than two stories and thirty feet in height. Hotels and motels shall be no more than four stories and fifty feet in height. (Ord. 354 § 4.29.5, 1973; Ord. 429 § 1, 1980; Ord. 660 § 1, 2006; Ord. 782 § 5, 2020; Ord. 831, 9/10/2024)

Unless optional design standards are used as set out in Section 17.26.110 , the following shall apply:

• (1) Minimum Building Site.

(2) Minimum Lot Width. The minimum lot width shall be one hundred square feet. (Ord. 354 § 4.29.6, 1973; Ord. 660 § 1, 2006; Ord. 831, 9/10/2024)

The maximum coverage of a lot by all structures shall not exceed fifty percent of the lot area. (Ord. 354 § 4.29.7, 1973; Ord. 660 § 1, 2006; Ord. 831, 9/10/2024)

Unless otherwise required in Chapters 17.48 through 17.52 , establishing plan lines, or unless optional design standards have been used as set out in Section 17.26.110 , the following requirements shall apply:

(Ord. 354 § 4.29.8, 1973; Ord. 660 § 1, 2006; Ord. 831, 9/10/2024)

Fences and walls are permitted but not required. Such fences and walls shall not exceed six feet in height, and where the same are located adjacent to any access into a public street the same shall

not exceed three feet in height. (Ord. 354 § 4.29.9, 1973; Ord. 660 § 1, 2006; Ord. 831, 9/10/2024)

Where a building on a lot abuts an alley and has access to such alley, such building shall be located not less than thirty feet from the opposite side of such abutting alley. (Ord. 354 § 4.29.10, 1973; Ord. 660 § 1, 2006; Ord. 831, 9/10/2024)

When a development has been approved by the planning commission under the optional design and improvement standards of the subdivision title, such approved building sites, coverage and yards under such plan shall be considered as the requirements of this title. (Ord. 354 § 4.29.11, 1973; Ord. 660 § 1, 2006; Ord. 831, 9/10/2024)

The provision of Chapter 17.52 shall apply in determining the amount of parking space that must be provided for each use. Parking space shall be improved as set forth in said chapter. (Ord. 354 § 4.29.12, 1973; Ord. 660 § 1, 2006; Ord. 831, 9/10/2024)

Architectural elevations, including a color and materials board, and site plans shall be considered by the planning commission as part of the conditional use permit review. Draft landscaping plans shall be submitted by the applicant and approved by the planning commission as part of the project review. Final landscaping plans shall be submitted as part of the building permit submittal.

All parking and service areas, including driveways, when located adjacent to residential districts shall be screened and separated from such property by a solid wall, view-obscuring fence and compact evergreen hedge six feet in height, except as provided elsewhere in the code.

These standards are intended to reduce urban heat islands and provide an attractive landscaping appearance.

Parking lots shall include trees to provide shade and reduce the temperature. Tree selection, planting approach and irrigation should provide for rapid growth and sustained health of shade trees. Small ornamental trees are appropriate for accent planting but should not be used as shade trees. Trees and landscaping elements shall be used to organize large parking areas into recognizable smaller segments that reflect pedestrian circulation and site organization and scale. All landscaping areas shall meet the requirements of the Municipal Code Chapter 15.50 . (Ord. 354 § 4.29.13, 1973; Ord. 660 § 1, 2006; Ord. 831, 9/10/2024)