Chapter 18.32 — C-G GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

§ 18.32.010. Intent. ¶

The C-G districts are intended for urbanized areas, as opposed to rural communities, to provide a wide range of services required by residents and business firms on a regional scale, as well as local service entities.

(Ord. 467 § 53, 1984)

§ 18.32.020. Applicability. ¶

The regulations set out in this chapter shall apply to all C-G districts and shall be subject to Chapters 18.102 through 18.108 of this title. (Ord. 467 § 53, 1984)

§ 18.32.030. Uses allowed by right. ¶

Uses allowed by right in a C-G district shall be as follows:

(1) Retail stores and shops of a light commercial character and conducted within a building, including, but not limited to, appliance stores, banks, barbershops, bars, taverns and brewpubs,

beauty parlors, bookstores, self-service laundromats, laundry or dry cleaning services, dress shops, drugstores, food stores, furniture shops, hardware stores, millinery shops, mini-storage warehouses, professional offices, pet shops, radio sales, restaurants, shoe shops, storage garages, studios, and tailor shops, and other uses which are of similar character to those enumerated and which will not be detrimental or obnoxious to the neighborhood in which they are to be located;

(2) Funeral parlors and mortuaries;
(3) Retail nurseries and florists, including landscaping yards when accessory to a nursery operation;
(4) Bakeries;
(5) Newspaper publishing, distribution and printing establishments;
(6) Ceramics, fly-tying, gunsmithing, and other handcrafts of a light manufacturing character when used in conjunction with a retail business and when conducted and confined within a building;
(7) Incidental storage and accessory uses, including repair operations and services, provided such uses shall be clearly incidental to the retail sale of products on the premises and shall be so placed and constructed as not to be offensive or objectionable because of odor, dust, smoke, noise or vibration;
(8) Shopping centers;
(9) Automobile sales;

(10) Kennels, provided the parcel is five acres or more in area. (Ord. 467 § 53, 1984; Ord. 467-Q § 7, 1994; Ord. 467-V § 9, 1998; Ord. 467-AC § 12, 2003)

§ 18.32.040. Uses allowed by use permit. ¶

Uses allowed by use permit in a C-G district shall be as follows:

(1) Motels and hotels;
(2) Equipment rental, services and sales, but not including rental, service and sales of heavy equipment;
(3) Kennels, (if the parcel is less than five acres in size) and animal hospitals, provided all activities are conducted and confined within an enclosed building;
(4) Private recreational facilities (e.g., golf course, bowling alley, racquetball club, roller rink);
(5) Theaters and auditoriums;
(6) Libraries, churches, schools, community centers, day care facilities, clinics, lodges, and other public service facilities;
(7) Public utility installations;
(8) Retail and wholesale lumber sales;
(9) Wholesale nurseries;
(10) Service stations, repair shops and towing services, provided that all operations except the servicing with petroleum products, air and water be conducted and confined within an enclosed building;

(11) One single-family residence when used in conjunction with a permitted commercial use. (Ord. 467 § 53, 1984; Ord. 467-Q § 8, 1994; Ord. 467-V § 10, 1998; Ord. 467-AC § 12, 2003)

§ 18.32.050. Development standards. ¶

Development standards in a C-G district shall be as follows:

(1) Minimum Building Site Area. None, except as required elsewhere in this title;
(2) Minimum Front Yard Required. None, except as required by other regulations, and except that buildings, structures, edifices, or off-street parking areas shall not be less than fifty feet from the centerline of any public roadway;
(3) Minimum Side Yard Required. None, except as required by other regulations, and except that buildings, structures, or edifices shall not be less than fifty feet from the centerline of any public roadway, and except that there shall be a five-foot setback plus one foot for every foot over thirty-five feet of building height when abutting an R zone;
(4) Minimum Rear Yard Required. Fifteen feet, except that it shall be twenty-five feet when adjacent to R zones. This thirty-five-foot minimum shall be increased one foot for every foot over thirtyfive feet of building height;

(5) Building Height Limit. Forty-five feet. (Ord. 467 § 53, 1984)

§ 18.32.060. Special provisions. ¶

Special provisions in a C-G district shall be as follows:

(1) For off-street parking, provisions of Chapter 18.104 of this title shall apply. All off-street parking areas shall be paved.
(2) Any off-street parking areas provided in a required front or side yard setback shall be separated from streets and adjacent property by a five-foot minimum landscaped strip.
(3) In the case of a shopping center, the minimum landscaping required shall be five percent of the gross area of the site. For uncovered parking areas with sixteen or more spaces, the minimum landscaping required shall be one tree, within the parking area, of a species suited to the area climate zone for every eight parking spaces to provide shade and visual diversity. Additional landscaping may be required in areas abutting public roads on a case-by-case basis.

(4) All development shall be subject to design review according to the provisions of this title. (Ord. 467 § 53, 1984; Ord. 467-AC § 12, 2003)