17.12.025, 17.12.030, 17.12.040, 17.12.050
Dimensional standards
Uses
Prohibited1
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Exterior lighting standard
All exterior lighting shall conform to the standards specified in chapter 17.56 (Environmental Protection).
Noise
- Delivery hours
All deliveries of commercial goods and supplies; trash pick-up; and operation of machinery or mechanical equipment which emits noise levels in excess of 65 dBA, as measured from the closest property line, shall only be allowed on commercial properties which abut a residential district, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Sunday.
Other
- Enclosed storage required
All goods, wares, merchandise, produce and other commodities shall be housed in permanent, entirely enclosed structures, unless being transported.
- Expansion over 500 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. requires conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Any expansion of an existing development involving either a new structure or an addition to an existing structure which creates at least 500 square feet of additional floor or usable area shall require the approval of a conditional use permit.
- New development requires conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit
All new commercial development shall be a part of an integrated, totally planned development. The developer shall apply for a conditional use permit.
- Roof equipment screening
All roof equipment shall conform to the height limits specified in chapter 17.48 and shall be adequately screened from adjacent private properties and the public right-of-way.
From the ordinance
Commercial marijuana activities are prohibited in all commercial districts. Commercial buildings erected in the city shall have a height not greater than 16 feet and shall not exceed one story, except with the approval of a conditional use permit. Any expansion creating at least 500 square feet of additional floor area shall require a conditional use permit. All new commercial development shall be a part of an integrated, totally planned development and require a conditional use permit.