Chapter 17.100
UNC – URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
Sections:
17.100.010 Description and intent.
17.100.020 Permitted principal uses and structures.
17.100.030 Permitted accessory uses and structures.
17.100.040 Conditional uses.
17.100.050 Minimum lot area and width requirements.
17.100.060 Maximum lot coverage for structures.
17.100.070 Maximum height of structures.
17.100.080 Setbacks from property lines.
17.100.090 Special district regulations.
17.100.100 Fences, parking and signs.
17.100.110 Nonconformities.
17.100.010 Description and intent.
The UNC urban neighborhood commercial zoning district is designed to be applied in areas where public sewer and water service is available. The urban neighborhood commercial zoning district is established for the purpose of providing for limited retail and personal service uses for the consumer population in the immediate neighborhoods in which such uses are located. This district is not intended for those types of uses that will attract either the consumer population of large segments of the community or large volumes of traffic. The district is intended to be small and compactly designed. Neighborhood commercial development in contiguous locations is encouraged to avoid uninterrupted linear commercial development, lessen traffic conflicts, and improve the safety and convenience of customers. Such consolidation may also economically provide for the appropriate screening and/or landscaping buffers needed to protect property values in adjacent residential areas. [Ord. 92-13 §4, 1992. Formerly §17.23.010].
17.100.020 Permitted principal uses and structures.
The following land uses and activities are permitted in the urban neighborhood commercial district:
A. Boardinghouses, bed and breakfasts;
B. Coffee shops (maximum seating of 20);
C. Community halls, assembly areas (not exceeding 5,000 square feet in gross floor area);
D. Multifamily dwellings;
E. Parks and playgrounds;
F. Retail stores and service shops (e.g., beauty shops, grocery stores, clinics, professional offices, etc.) not exceeding 5,000 square feet in gross floor area;
G. Schools/daycare facilities; and
H. Single-family and two-family dwellings, if located within a structure containing a permitted business use, not exceeding 50 percent of the area of the structure, and not located on the street level of the structure. [Ord. 92-13 §4, 1992. Formerly §17.23.020].
17.100.030 Permitted accessory uses and structures.
A. Accessory buildings. [Ord. 92-13 §4, 1992. Formerly §17.23.030].
17.100.040 Conditional uses.
The following land uses and activities may be allowed by obtaining a conditional use permit in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.200 KIBC:
A. Animal hospitals, veterinary clinics, and boarding kennels;
B. Automobile service stations;
C. Churches;
D. Commercial recreation facilities (e.g., racquetball courts, health clubs, ice rinks, etc.);
E. Institutional facilities (e.g., hospitals, fire stations, group homes, correctional facilities, etc.); and
F. Utility and service uses (e.g., substations, etc.). [Ord. 92-13 §4, 1992. Formerly §17.23.040].
17.100.050 Minimum lot area and width requirements.
There is a minimum lot area requirement of 7,200 square feet and a minimum width requirement of 60 feet. [Ord. 92-13 §4, 1992. Formerly §17.23.050].
17.100.060 Maximum lot coverage for structures.
There is no maximum lot coverage requirement. [Ord. 92-13 §4, 1992. Formerly §17.23.060].
17.100.070 Maximum height of structures.
The maximum height limit for structures in this district is 35 feet. [Ord. 92-13 §4, 1992. Formerly §17.23.070].
17.100.080 Setbacks from property lines.
A. There is a required front yard setback of 25 feet;
B. There is a required side yard setback of five feet; and
C. There is a required rear yard setback of 10 feet. [Ord. 92-13 §4, 1992. Formerly §17.23.080].
17.100.090 Special district regulations.
A. Corner lots are the preferred location for properties in this zoning district, especially those lots which front on arterial or collector streets, and which have adequate frontage for driveway separation from an intersection.
B. A proposed urban neighborhood commercial district should be located at least one-half mile (measured along the shortest roadway length between the two closest lot lines) from an existing or approved neighborhood commercial district. Lots adjacent to existing developed neighborhood commercial lots are exempt from this separation requirement. [Ord. 92-13 §4, 1992. Formerly §17.23.090].
17.100.100 Fences, parking and signs.
A. Where a lot in the neighborhood commercial district is adjacent to a lot in a residential district, the owner of the lot in the neighborhood commercial district shall be required to erect and maintain a solid, four-foot fence along the property line, adjacent to the residential district, from the time the property in the neighborhood commercial district is developed for any purpose.
B. Additional regulations for fences, parking and signs are contained in Chapters 17.170, 17.175, and 17.180 KIBC, respectively. [Ord. 92-13 §4, 1992. Formerly §17.23.100].
17.100.110 Nonconformities.
Regulations for nonconformities (lots, uses and structures) are contained in Chapter 17.140 KIBC. [Ord. 92-13 §4, 1992. Formerly §17.23.110].