CHAPTER 17 - ZONING#

17.01 - ADOPTION OF ZONING PLAN#

17.02 - PURPOSE OF ADOPTION OF ZONING PLAN#

17.03 - NATURE OF ZONING PLAN#

17.04 - ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS#

17.05 - ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS#

17.06 - EFFECT OF ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS#

17.07 - "U" DISTRICTS#

17.08 - INDEX MAP#

17.09 - SECTIONAL DISTRICT MAPS#

17.10 - DEFINITIONS#

17.11 - UNCLASSIFIED OR "U" DISTRICT#

17.13 - AGRICULTURAL OR "A" DISTRICT#

17.13A - AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE DISTRICT OR "AP" DISTRICT#

17.14 - AGRICULTURE-FOREST DISTRICT OR "A-F" DISTRICT#

17.14A - TIMBERLAND PRODUCTION DISTRICT OR "TPZ" DISTRICT#

17.15 - RURAL RESIDENTIAL OR RR DISTRICT#

17.16 - SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICT OR R-1#

17.17 - DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT OR R-2 DISTRICT#

17.18 - MULTIPLE FAMILY DISTRICT OR "R-3" DISTRICT#

17.18A - RESIDENTIAL-OFFICE OR "R-O" DISTRICT#

17.20 - RETAIL COMMERCIAL OR "C-1" DISTRICT#

17.21 - GENERAL COMMERCIAL OR "C-2" DISTRICTS#GC

17.21.010 - General description.#

17.21.020 - Uses permitted.#

17.21.025 - Uses permitted subject to first securing a planning directors use permit.#

17.21.030 - Uses permitted subject to first securing a use permit.#

17.21.040 - For subdivision purposes, the minimum parcel size required.#

17.21.050 - Minimum lot width.#

17.21.060 - Building height.#

17.21.070 - Front yard setback.#

17.21.080 - Interior side yard setback.#

17.21.090 - Exterior side yard setback.#

17.21.100 - Rear yard setback.#

17.21.110 - Maximum lot coverage.#

17.21.120 - Drainage.#

17.21.130 - Encroachment permit.#

17.22A - HEAVY COMMERCIAL OR C-3 DISTRICT#

17.23 - INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS OR "I" DISTRICTS#

17.24 - SPECIFIC UNIT DEVELOPMENT SUD DISTRICT#

17.28 - SPECIAL BUILDING SITE AREAS OR "B" DISTRICTS#

17.29 - PUBLIC FACILITIES OR "PF" DISTRICT#

17.29A - CRITICAL WATER RESOURCE OVERLAY ZONE "CWR"#

17.29B - FLOOD HAZARD FH ZONING DISTRICT OR FLOOD HAZARD OVERLAY ZONE#

17.29C - ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW AND PRESERVATION: SPECIAL TREATMENT ST#

17.30 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS#

17.30A - SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION#

17.30B - PROVISIONS FOR HOME OCCUPATIONS AND COTTAGE INDUSTRY#

CHAPTER 17 - ZONING CODE#

TABLE OF CONTENTS#

Section	Title
17.30C	Minimum Lot Size
17.30D	Accessory Buildings and Uses
17.30E	Application Processing Requirements
17.31	Variances
17.32	Use Permits
17.33	Nonconforming Uses
17.33A	Nonconforming Lots of Record
17.34	Hearings and Appeals
17.35	Amendments
17.36	Enforcement, Legal Procedures, Penalties
17.37	Repealing
17.38	Validity
17.39	Reference
17.40	Enactment
17.41	Marijuana Cannabis Dispensaries
17.43	Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Regulations
17.43A	Wholesale Cannabis Nurseries and Resale of Auxiliary Nursery Products
17.43B	Distribution Regulations for Commercial Cannabis
17.43C	Cannabis Testing Facilities Regulations
17.43D	Cannabis Non-Storefront Retail
17.43E	Cannabis Microbusiness
17.43F	Cannabis Manufacturing
17.43G	Mitigation Measures for All Cannabis Land Uses
17.43H	Cannabis Storefront Retail
17.43I	Cannabis Processing

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CHAPTER 17.21 - GENERAL COMMERCIAL OR "C-2" DISTRICTS#

Sections:#

17.21.010 - General description.#

The purpose of this district is to provide appropriate locations for intensive commercial activities. General commercial districts are generally centralized within the community and located on major or arterial streets.

17.21.020 - Uses permitted.#

The following list is representative of general commercial uses which are permitted on a parcel in a general commercial zoning district:

A. Adult day support centers licensed by the state;

B. General office;

C. Retail sales and services conducted within a building;

D. Restaurant without drive-thru service;

E. Bed and breakfast inn;

F. Bar;

G. Laundromat when hooked up to a community sewer system;

H. Rest home;

I. Auto service station (see special regulations in Chapter 17.30);

J. Auto repair shop;

K. Car wash;

L. Parking lot;

M. Second hand sales store;

N. Undertaking establishment;

O. Theater;

P. Mini storage when all storage is within a building;

Q. Recycling when completely enclosed in a building;

R. Hotel/motel of ten units or less, hooked up to a community sewer system;

S. Other uses found to be similar as determined by the planning commission.

17.21.025 - Uses permitted subject to first securing a planning directors use permit.#

A single-family dwelling provided said use is located on the second story or above or in the rear one-half of any commercial structure and accounts for no more than twenty-five percent of the gross square footage of said structure.

(Ord. No. 315-806, § 1, 1-28-14)

17.21.030 - Uses permitted subject to first securing a use permit.#

A. Church.

B. Laundromat when located in a non-sewered area.

C. Storage warehouse.

D. Equipment rental yard.

E. Restaurant with drive-thru service.

F. Financial institution with drive-thru service.

G. Auto sales.

H. Contractors yard.

I. Private club.

J. Outdoor storage or sales associated with any of the uses listed in Section 17.21.020.

K. Recycling with outdoor storage.

L. Hotel/motel over ten units or hotel/motel not hooked up to a community sewer system.

M. Lumber yard.

N. Wholesale distributor.

O. Welding or machine shop.

P. Card room.

Q. Residential caretaker unit (see special regulations in Section 17.30.120).

17.21.040 - For subdivision purposes, the minimum parcel size required.#

The minimum lot area shall be no less than ten thousand square feet.

17.21.050 - Minimum lot width.#

Each lot shall be not less than seventy-five feet wide.

17.21.060 - Building height.#

The maximum building height shall be twenty-five feet.

17.21.070 - Front yard setback.#

The front yard setback shall have a minimum depth of ten feet unless the two nearest

Article 17.21 - General Commercial Zoning#

17.21.080 - Interior side yard setback.#

The interior side yard setback shall be a minimum of five feet, unless the side yard abuts a commercial or industrial zoned parcel in which case there are no setback requirements.

17.21.090 - Exterior side yard setback.#

The exterior side yard setback shall be a minimum of ten feet.

17.21.100 - Rear yard setback.#

The rear yard setback shall be a minimum of five feet unless the rear yard abuts a commercial or industrial zoned parcel in which case there are no setback requirements.

17.21.110 - Maximum lot coverage.#

No maximum.

17.21.120 - Drainage.#

A drainage plan shall be submitted to the department of transportation for review and approval prior to issuance of building permit(s).§

17.21.130 - Encroachment permit.#

Encroachment permits shall be obtained from the department of transportation prior to the issuance of building permits when projects create a new entrance onto a public road.§

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Summary of Setback Requirements (General Commercial)#

Provision	Requirement
Interior side yard setback	Minimum 5 feet; no requirement if abutting commercial or industrial zoned parcel
Exterior side yard setback	Minimum 10 feet
Rear yard setback	Minimum 5 feet; no requirement if abutting commercial or industrial zoned parcel
Maximum lot coverage	None

Note: For front yard setbacks, where general commercial zoned lots on the same street and block have less than a ten-foot average setback, the setback shall be the average of the setback of the two nearest structures.§