Chapter 19.135
VILLAGE COMMERCIAL (VC) AND MIXED USE (VMU)
Sections:
19.135.030 Development standards.
19.135.010 Permitted uses.
The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted in the Village commercial and mixed use zones:
1. Retail store or business.
2. Banks and similar financial service uses.
3. Health and recreational facilities.
4. Locksmith.
5. Public offices.
6. Printing and copying services, telecommuting center.
7. Residential dwelling units in conjunction with permitted uses when developed in accordance with the VMU design standards of FMC 19.135.030(A)(2).
8. Tanning salon.
9. Theater (VC only).
10. Travel agent.
11. Video rental.
12. Bakery.
13. Blueprint or photostat shop.
14. Business school or private school operated as a commercial enterprise.
15. Catering establishment.
16. Cleaning establishment, other than commercial dry cleaning.
17. Department or furniture store (VC only).
18. Frozen food locker, excluding wholesale storage.
19. Interior decorating store.
20. Medical or dental clinic or laboratory.
21. Hotel, motel (VC only); bed and breakfast (VMU and VC).
22. Music instruction establishment.
23. Martial arts or dance instruction establishment.
24. Newsstand.
25. Flower or plant store.
26. Pet shop (VC only).
27. Restaurant or tavern.
28. Supermarkets over 5,000 square feet (VC only); food markets less than 5,000 square feet (VMU and VC).
29. Art studio/supply.
30. Hardware store (VC only).
31. Meat market.
32. Pharmacy.
33. Multifamily dwelling units subject to the development standards of FMC 19.135.030(A)(1) (VC zone) and (A)(2) (VMU zone).
34. Day care.
35. Barber/beauty shop.
36. Photography studio/supply store.
37. Sporting goods shop.
38. Shoe repair.
39. Dressmaking or tailoring shop.
40. Telecommunications facilities: antennas pursuant to Chapter 19.245 FMC. (Ord. 4-2004 § 1; Ord. 6-2001 § 1)
19.135.020 Conditional uses.
The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted as conditional uses in the VC and VMU zones:
A. Multifamily dwellings or commercial or office space not more than two stories in height as redevelopment of surface parking.
B. Attached single-family dwelling units.
C. Similar uses to those listed above as determined by the planning director. (Ord. 6-2001 § 1)
19.135.030 Development standards.
A. Setbacks and Design Elements.
1. Within the VC zone:
a. This area shall be occupied by no less than one anchor store prior to occupancy of 50 percent of the minimum buildable square footage in the zone.
b. Structure facades shall conform to the blank wall standard described in FMC 19.140.100.
c. All buildings shall be set back at least 15 feet from property lines abutting residential zones.
d. All building facades (front, rear, sides of unit) shall be set back from the NE Halsey Street right-of-way a minimum distance of 20 feet.
e. All buildings shall have their first floors occupied exclusively by commercial/office uses, except for the special “VC flex” area located on the extreme western portion of the VC zone, as depicted in Figure V-1, following Chapter 19.155 FMC, where residential uses are allowed on the first floors.
2. Within the VMU zone:
a. The VMU area shall be occupied by townhomes and commercial uses.
b. Parking lots shall occupy no more than 50 percent of the street frontage. One or more pedestrian accessways connecting parking lots to adjacent streets shall be provided at a minimum frequency of 250 feet along the street frontage.
c. Retail structure facades must extend to the right-of-way along at least 75 percent of the lot line; or
Retail structure facades must extend to within 12 feet of the lot line for 75 percent of the lot line and the space between the building and the lot line must be designed as an extension of the sidewalk and committed to active uses such as sidewalk cafes, vendor’s stands, or developed as “stopping places.”
Such facades shall conform to the blank wall standard described in FMC 19.140.100.
d. All buildings shall be set back at least five feet from property lines abutting residential areas.
e. Awnings may extend up to four feet into a public right-of-way. Awnings shall have a minimum clearance of 7.0 feet and a maximum height of 12.5 feet. Awning covering material shall be metal, glass, canvas or any combination thereof.
f. Buildings in the “four corners area” of the VMU zone (delineated in Figure V-1, following Chapter 19.155 FMC) shall have a minimum front facade height of 18 feet as measured from the finished street grade with residential uses restricted to the second and/or third floor.
B. Density. Residential density shall not exceed 45 units per acre.
C. Maximum Lot Coverage. Buildings shall cover no more than 75 percent of each lot in the zone.
D. Height Restrictions. Buildings within the Village commercial or Village mixed use zone shall not exceed 45 feet in height except that tower elements may be 60 feet in height with a footprint of no more than 400 square feet.
Building front facade height, as measured from the street grade, shall be no less than 18 feet.
E. Special Development Standards. All development in these zones shall comply with applicable development standards in Chapter 19.150 FMC.
F. Design Review. Design review is required for all uses in the VC and VMU zones. (Ord. 4-2004 § 2; Ord. 6-2001 § 1)