Chapter 17.50
SERVICE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
Sections:
17.50.040 Development standards.
17.50.060 Fences, walls and hedges.
17.50.080 Accessory structures.
17.50.090 Performance standards.
17.50.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to provide a location for wholesale and heavy commercial uses and services in Kerman which are not suited for other commercial zones. It also provides areas for light industrial uses which manufacture, assemble, or package products within a building and do not emit fumes, odor, dust, smoke, or gas beyond the confines of the building. (Ord. 90-02 §2 (part), 1990).
17.50.020 Permitted uses.
Permitted uses in this district are as follows:
Ambulance services;
Appliance sales and repairs;
Automobile upholstery shops, to be conducted within an enclosed building;
Automotive repair, including body shops, service and supply, rental and parts sale;
Automobile sales, new and used;
Automobile tires and service;
Bakeries, retail and wholesale;
Bicycle, moped and motorcycle sales, rental and service;
Boat sales, service and repair;
Building supply stores, excepting bulk storage of sand, cement and gravel;
Cabinet shop;
Carpet and rug cleaning;
Carwashes, mechanical and self-service;
Communications equipment buildings and structures;
Contractor’s storage yard and storage warehouses;
Equipment rental yards;
Electrical repair, plumbing, sheet metal, and building supply shops;
Exterminators;
Farm and heavy equipment sales and service;
Feed and fuel stores, lumber yards, garden supply stores, and nurseries;
Food lockers;
Friction shops;
Furniture upholstery shops;
Furniture warehouses and van service;
Gasoline stations;
Glass shops;
Gunsmith shops;
Heating and air conditioning sales and repair shops;
Ice storage and sale;
Laundries, linen supply and diaper supply service;
Manufactured housing sales and repair;
Offices and retail stores which are incidental to and on the same site as the heavy commercial use;
Nurseries;
Photographic developing and printing;
Pottery manufacture and wholesale outlet;
Printing, engraving or lithographing;
Radiator shops;
Refrigeration equipment sales and service;
Rug and carpet cleaning services;
Sign painting and storage;
Small animal hospitals and clinics;
Stone and monument yards;
Storage yards and warehouses for nontoxic and nonflammable chemicals;
Trailer sales and service;
Utility distribution stations;
Warehouses;
Welding and blacksmith shops;
Wholesale establishments. (Ord. 91-13 §1, 1991; Ord. 91-09 §2, 1991; Ord. 90-02 §2(part), 1990).
17.50.030 Conditional uses.
Conditional uses in this district are as follows:
All uses permitted in the general commercial district, except as otherwise listed in this chapter;
Alcohol beverage sales;
Auction houses (nonlivestock);
Bus depots, transit stations, truck terminals and freight forwarding terminals;
Kennels;
Mobile office structures;
Painting, enameling and lacquering shops;
Recreational vehicle and travel trailer storage facilities;
Truck service stations. (Ord. 23-01 §3, 2023; Ord. 95-06 §2, 1995; Ord. 90-02 §2(part), 1990).
17.50.040 Development standards.
The following development standards together with applicable standards specified in Chapter 17.78 shall apply to all land and structures within this district.
A. Minimum Lot Size. The minimum lot size for each building shall be six thousand square feet.
B. Height Limitations. The maximum height of any structure shall be thirty-five feet.
C. Yards.
1. Front yard: Ten feet, except that parcels fronting Whitesbridge Road shall have a front yard setback that is sixty feet from the centerline of Whitesbridge Road. To the maximum extent possible, this area shall be landscaped.
2. Side yard: none, except where the side yard abuts a residential district in which case the setback distance shall be ten feet.
3. Rear yard: Five feet, except where the rear of a lot abuts a residential district, in which case the setback distance shall be fifteen feet. (Ord. 99-04 §4, 1999; Ord. 96-13 §3, 1996; Ord. 90-02 §2(part), 1990).
17.50.050 Signs.
Signs shall be consistent with the requirements of Chapter 17.76. (Ord. 90-02 §2(part), 1990).
17.50.060 Fences, walls and hedges.
Fences, walls and hedges shall be consistent with the requirements of Chapter 17.40.040. A solid masonry wall not less than seven feet in height shall be constructed along the property line which separates this district from a residential district. A masonry may not be required when an alley separates this district from a residential district. (Ord. 90-02 §2(part), 1990).
17.50.070 Parking.
Off-street parking and loading shall be consistent with the requirements of Chapter 17.74. (Ord. 90-02 §2(part), 1990).
17.50.080 Accessory structures.
Construction of accessory structures within this district shall be consistent with the standards established in Chapter 17.62. (Ord. 90-02 §2(part), 1990).
17.50.090 Performance standards.
Development shall conform to the standards specified in Chapter 17.78. (Ord. 90-02 §2(part), 1990).
17.50.100 Site plan review.
A site plan shall be submitted to the planning department for approval in accordance with the provisions specified in Chapter 17.14 before any new building or structure is constructed, use established, or parking facilities are installed on property within this district. This provision shall also apply to any existing operation within the district that is expanding its building or activity by fifty percent or more in area or use. (Ord. 90-02 §2(part), 1990).