Chapter 20.44
C DISTRICT – COMMERCIAL

Sections:

20.44.010    Purpose.

20.44.020    Principal uses permitted.

20.44.030    Accessory uses permitted.

20.44.040    Conditional uses.

20.44.050    Standards.

20.44.010 Purpose.

The commercial district is intended to provide for the continued use and expansion of Wrangell’s commercial center. This land will be regulated to concentrate commercial development and to prevent uses which would have any adverse effects upon nearby properties or would needlessly compete for designated commercial space. [Ord. 867 § 1, 2013; Ord. 462 § 6, 1984; Ord. 349 § 5, 1976; prior code § 95.37.010.]

20.44.020 Principal uses permitted.

The following are permitted uses in this district:

A. Retail and wholesale businesses;

B. Business and professional offices;

C. Banks;

D. Barbershops and beauty shops; laundries and other consumer services;

E. Restaurants, cafes and bars;

F. Theaters and assembly halls;

G. Clubs, lodges, fraternal organizations and union halls;

H. Hotels and motels;

I. Government and civic buildings;

J. Second-story residential use; and

K. Animal establishments other than establishments for livestock. [Ord. 867 § 1, 2013; Ord. 785 § 21, 2006; Ord. 462 § 6, 1984; Ord. 349 § 5, 1976; prior code § 95.37.020.]

20.44.030 Accessory uses permitted.

Uses and structures which are clearly incidental and subordinate to principal uses permitted and which will not create a nuisance or hazard are permitted in this district as accessory uses. [Ord. 867 § 1, 2013; Ord. 462 § 6, 1984.]

20.44.040 Conditional uses.

The following are uses which may be permitted in the commercial district by action of the commission under the conditions and procedures specified in Chapter 20.68 WMC:

A. Gasoline/service stations;

B. Licensed marijuana retail store facility;

C. Licensed marijuana testing facility;

D. Licensed marijuana product manufacturing facility, with the exception of solvent based manufacturing processes which are not allowed;

E. Licensed standard cultivation marijuana facility (500 or more square feet under cultivation), provided the facility must be located indoors only and must be limited to no more than a 2,000 square foot grow area;

F. Licensed limited cultivation marijuana facility (fewer than 500 square feet under cultivation). [Ord. 926 § 7, 2016; Ord. 867 § 1, 2013; Ord. 462 § 6, 1984.]

20.44.050 Standards.

The following standards under Chapter 20.52 WMC shall apply within the commercial district:

A. Standards policies: WMC 20.52.005;

B. Air, land and water quality: WMC 20.52.040;

C. Volatile products storage: WMC 20.52.050;

D. Noise: WMC 20.52.060;

E. Airport interference: WMC 20.52.070;

F. Building height: WMC 20.52.080;

G. Setbacks – Yards: WMC 20.52.110;

H. Shoreline dependency: WMC 20.52.120;

I. Piers, docks, shoreline protection and other shoreline construction: WMC 20.52.130;

J. Off-street parking: WMC 20.52.190;

K. Buffers: WMC 20.52.200;

L. Signs: WMC 20.52.210;

M. Redevelopment: WMC 20.52.220;

N. Animal establishments: WMC 20.52.270. [Ord. 867 § 1, 2013; Ord. 785 § 22, 2006; Ord. 462 § 6, 1984.]