Chapter 18.26
C-2 COMMERCIAL DISTRICT*
Sections:
18.26.010 General intent.
18.26.020 Uses permitted outright.
18.26.030 Accessory commercial use.
18.26.040 Conditional uses.
18.26.050 Setback and bulk regulations.
18.26.060 Off-street parking and loading requirements.
18.26.070 Repealed.
* Prior legislation: Ords. 515, 515A, 515C, 515H, 604, 614 and 734. Formerly Chapter 18.28 BLMC.
18.26.010 General intent.
The intent of this zone is to provide appropriately located areas for office uses, retail stores and service establishments offering commodities and services required by residents of the city and its surrounding market area. (Ord. 740 § 10, 1997).
18.26.020 Uses permitted outright.
The following uses may be permitted in a C-2 zone subject to off-street parking requirements, bulk regulations, landscaping requirements, TOD overlay use restrictions, and the other provisions and exceptions set forth in this title:
A. Residential Uses.
1. Residences in connection with a business establishment;
2. Apartments, attached residential dwellings, subject to the requirements of Chapter 18.31 BLMC;
3. Nursing homes, group homes and boarding homes.
B. Educational Uses.
1. Elementary school.
C. Cultural, Religious, Recreational, and Entertainment Uses (see also subsection F of this section, Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Overlay).
1. Parks, open space and trails;
2. Churches;
3. Libraries;
4. Swimming pools, public or private;
5. Entertainment facilities, such as bowling alleys, skating rinks, pool halls, arcades, theaters, public or private.
D. Transportation, Communication and Utilities.
1. Public utility facility; provided, the requirements of BLMC 18.22.050 are met;
2. Wireless communications facilities are permitted as principal or accessory uses; provided, the requirements of Chapter 18.50 BLMC are met.
E. Commercial Uses (see also subsection F of this section, Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Overlay).
1. Adult entertainment facilities subject to the provisions of Chapter 18.32 BLMC;
2. Ambulance service;
3. Antique shop;
4. Automatic teller machines (ATMs);
5. Automobile service stations and car washes;
6. Bakery, retail;
7. Banks, savings and loan associations;
8. Barber shops and beauty shops;
9. Coffee shops, cafes and cart vendors;
10. Dancing, music, drama and instruction schools;
11. Day care centers;
12. Food markets, delicatessen and meat markets (may sell beer and wine);
13. Furniture and small household appliance repair shops;
14. Gymnasiums and fitness centers, public or commercial;
15. Hotels, motels, apartments;
16. Hospitals;
17. Laundries, including dry cleaning;
18. Liquor stores;
19. Offices and professional buildings;
20. Photographic processing and supply;
21. Mini-storage facilities;
22. Plumbing shops, electricians, heating, air conditioning sales or repair;
23. Printing, blueprinting, and photostating establishments;
24. Locksmiths;
25. Retail shops, including department stores and shopping centers;
26. Restaurants, including drive-in restaurants, cocktail lounges and taverns;
27. Tailor shops;
28. Tool sales and rental;
29. Veterinary clinics, animal hospitals and pet grooming.
F. Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Overlay. Exclusively automobile-oriented uses are not permitted in the TOD overlay. “Exclusively automobile-oriented uses” means commercial and cultural uses which entail a low density of employees per square foot of land area and which cannot be effectively patronized on foot or by transit, such as mini-storage, furniture stores, lumber stores, tool rental outlets, heating/plumbing/air sales and service, and drive-up businesses. (Ord. 1250 § 3, 2007; Ord. 1230 § 6, 2007; Ord. 1099 § 23, 2005; Ord. 746 § 8, 1997; Ord. 740 § 10, 1997).
18.26.030 Accessory commercial use.
A. On-site treatment and storage facility as an accessory use to a permitted use which generates a hazardous waste subject to compliance with the state siting criteria adopted pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 17.105 RCW and issuance of State Hazardous Waste Management Facility Permit.
B. Outdoor storage and sale of building materials and nursery stock; provided such use is accessory to a permitted use and enclosed within a sight-obscuring fence. (Ord. 740 § 10, 1997).
18.26.040 Conditional uses.
The following uses may be permitted upon the issuance of a conditional use permit by the city:
A. Buildings taller than 50 feet, provided:
1. Adequate provision is made for fire fighting and emergency rescue;
2. The use or building will not cast a shadow on residential properties;
3. The use or building is designed with visual relief or landscaping to make it compatible with the surrounding land uses, topography and landscape. (Ord. 740 § 10, 1997).
18.26.050 Setback and bulk regulations.
The following bulk regulations apply to uses in this district:
A. Minimum Front Setback.
1. Service station pump islands: 15 feet from street property line;
2. Other structures may be built to the edge of the right-of-way, subject to utility easements, landscaping requirements and sight distance for streets or driveways; and provided, that the public works director may require a greater setback from streets with inadequate rights-of-way.
B. Minimum side and rear setback for structures shall be 30 feet from a residential zoned area from the building to the property line.
C. Minimum rear setback for structures on lots adjacent to other than residential zones shall be consistent with building code requirements.
D. Maximum height of buildings: 35 feet. Structures which are 35 to 50 feet may be approved by the director of planning and community development, with concurrence of the fire marshal of Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 22 regarding provisions for fire protection and emergency rescue.
E. Any use in a C-2 zone shall provide a minimum of 10 percent of the site as landscaping or public open space, excluding parking and driving surfaces.
F. Maximum residential density: same as the R-3 zone. (Ord. 1155 § 5, 2005; Ord. 1099 § 24, 2005; Ord. 851 § 34, 2000; Ord. 740 § 10, 1997).
18.26.060 Off-street parking and loading requirements.
For off-street parking and loading requirements, see Commercial Development Standards, Chapter 18.31 BLMC. (Ord. 740 § 10, 1997).
18.26.070 Transit-oriented development overlay.
Repealed by Ord. 1250. (Ord. 1155 § 3, 2005).