Chapter 17.46
COMMERCIAL LIMITED USE DISTRICT (C-L)
Sections:
17.46.030 Performance standards.
17.46.040 Area and dimensional requirements.
17.46.050 General regulations.
17.46.060 Off-street parking and loading requirements.
17.46.070 Transition regulations.
17.46.010 Purpose.
The commercial limited use district provides for a low to medium intensity of commercial uses, which generally serve the surrounding community. [Ord. 15-21 § 10. 2021; Ord. 21-20 § 14, 2020; Ord. 15-17 § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 40-07 § 1, 2007].
17.46.020 Essential purpose.
The essential uses of this district are retail business, financial, professional, and personal service establishments, and limited cultural or entertainment enterprises that serve the community. [Ord. 15-21 § 10. 2021; Ord. 21-20 § 14, 2020; Ord. 15-17 § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 40-07 § 1, 2007].
17.46.030 Performance standards.
All uses permitted in the C-L district must comply with this title and other applicable provisions of this code; in addition, permitted uses in the C-L district must comply with the following performance standards:
A. All business, service, repair, processing, or merchandise display shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building, except for off-street automobile parking, sales of gasoline, and self-serve car washes.
B. Outdoor storage areas incidental to a permitted use shall be enclosed with not less than an eight-foot-high fence and shall be visually screened from adjoining properties.
C. Outdoor display and storage areas may not infringe on required parking areas.
D. Storage yards in connection with and incidental to a permitted use shall be surrounded by a six-foot-high sight-obscuring fence or hedge for screening the yard from abutting property and the street. The fence, wall, or hedge shall conform to setback requirements for buildings on street frontage. Fences, walls or hedges surrounding or obscuring storage yards must be maintained and free from litter, posters, signs, and trash. Additional requirements which apply to fencing are found in Chapter 17.56 WRMC, Fencing, Screening and Landscaping, and Chapter 12.50 WRMC, Vegetation Obstructions.
E. No single retail business, except for a food store, shall operate within a building space that exceeds 15,000 square feet in area, unless approved by the planning commission through the issuance of a special use permit upon the finding that the proposed retail business primarily serves and is appropriately located within the surrounding residential neighborhood.
F. Restaurants with drive-through service windows shall be considered through the conditional use permit process.
1. The conditional use permit criteria of Chapter 17.66 WRMC apply, and drive-through window services shall also meet the following requirements:
a. Shall not interfere with pedestrian movements in the area;
b. Shall be compatible with other buildings and uses in the immediate vicinity in terms of the proposed design and location of the proposed drive-through; and
c. Shall provide safe and adequate vehicle access from a public street to serve the proposed drive-through window service.
2. Communication systems for drive-through window services:
a. Shall comply with Chapter 9.38 WRMC, Noise Regulation; and
b. Shall not exceed daytime ambient noise levels during the hours between 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.;
3. Fencing. Fencing shall be required when abutting a residential property:
a. Minimum six-foot-tall masonry fence shall be required in conjunction with landscaping meeting the requirements of WRMC 17.56.070(D). [Ord. 4-22 § 2, 2022; Ord. 15-21 § 10. 2021; Ord. 21-20 § 14, 2020; Ord. 15-17 § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 40-07 § 1, 2007. Formerly § 17.46.060].
17.46.040 Area and dimensional requirements.
Area and dimensional requirements including setbacks, lot area, lot width, lot depth, building height and lot coverage are found in Table 17.54.050.3. Specific exceptions are listed in the notes indexed by Table 17.54.050.3. [Ord. 15-21 § 10. 2021; Ord. 21-20 § 14, 2020; Ord. 15-17 § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 40-07 § 1, 2007. Formerly § 17.46.070].
17.46.050 General regulations.
For provisions on general regulations, see Chapter 17.54 WRMC, Articles I and III. [Ord. 15-21 § 10. 2021; Ord. 21-20 § 14, 2020; Ord. 15-17 § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 40-07 § 1, 2007. Formerly § 17.46.080].
17.46.060 Off-street parking and loading requirements.
For provisions on off-street parking and loading requirements, see Chapter 17.57 WRMC. [Ord. 15-21 § 10. 2021; Ord. 21-20 § 14, 2020; Ord. 15-17 § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 40-07 § 1, 2007. Formerly § 17.46.090].
17.46.070 Transition regulations.
For provisions on transition requirements, see WRMC 17.54.300 through 17.54.330. [Ord. 15-21 § 10. 2021; Ord. 21-20 § 14, 2020; Ord. 15-17 § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 40-07 § 1, 2007. Formerly § 17.46.100].