Chapter 17.44
C-4, TOURIST AND OFFICE-PROFESSIONAL DISTRICT
Sections:
17.44.010 Purpose.
17.44.020 Permitted uses.
17.44.030 Conditional uses.
17.44.040 Height regulations.
17.44.050 Area, width and yard requirements.
17.44.060 General requirements.
17.44.070 Signs and lighting of premises.
17.44.080 Off-street parking.
17.44.010 Purpose.
The C-4 district is intended to provide for the development of concentrated tourist commercial and entertainment facilities to serve both local residents and the traveling public, and also for the development of compatible major professional office facilities. C-4 development should occur at locations that will maximize ease of access and visibility from the Interstate 5 freeway and major arterial streets and to be convenient to the users of Expo Park, the airport, and downtown. (Ord. 1882 (part), 2006; Ord. 1436 §2(part), 1981).
17.44.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses are permitted in the C-4 district:
A. Professional and financial, including:
1. Banks and similar financial institutions,
2. Accounting and bookkeeping offices,
3. Real estate offices,
4. Insurance company offices,
5. Legal services,
6. Architecture and engineering services,
7. Professional photo or art studios,
8. Counseling services,
9. Corporate or governmental offices;
B. Tourist and entertainment-related facilities, including:
1. Convenience market; meat, poultry, fish and seafood sales; fruit and beverage stands,
2. Drugstore,
3. Automobile service station; automobile and recreational vehicle parts sales and repairs; and truck rentals,
4. Motel and hotel,
5. Walk-in movie theater,
6. Bowling alley,
7. Photo and art galleries,
8. Photo processing pickup station,
9. Travel agency,
10. Barber and beauty shops,
11. Sit-down restaurant or dinner house (including alcohol),
12. Cocktail lounges and clubs serving alcoholic beverages,
13. Tavern with beer only,
14. Commercial parking lot,
15. Community shopping centers which may include any of the permitted uses in this section and may also include the following uses:
a. Supermarkets,
b. Department stores,
c. Sporting goods,
d. Books and stationery,
e. Gifts, notions and variety,
f. Florist,
g. Leather goods and luggage,
h. Pet sales and related supplies,
i. Photographic supplies,
j. Health food,
k. Self-service laundry,
l. Antique shop,
m. Delicatessen,
n. Pastry and confectionery,
o. General apparel,
p. Shoes and boots,
q. Specialty apparel,
r. Jewelry,
s. Clocks and watches, sales and service,
t. Bakery, retail only,
u. Bicycle shop,
v. Audio, video, electronics sales and service,
w. Printing, lithography and publishing,
16. Mobile food vendors,
17. State-regulated package liquor stores,
18. Other uses not specified in this or any other district, if the planning commission finds them to be similar to the uses listed above and compatible with other permitted uses and with the intent of the C-4 district as provided in Section 17.60.140,
19. Large retail establishment eighty thousand square feet or less as defined in Section 17.08.010, Retail establishment, large. (Ord. 1900 §2(part), 2007; Ord. 1882 (part), 2006; Ord. 1835 §1, 2003; Ord. 1823 §4(part), 2001; Ord. 1736 §2, 1996; Ord. 1727 §2, 1995; Ord. 1720 §1, 1995; Ord. 1684 §44, 1993; Ord. 1615 §37, 1989; Ord. 1511 §6, 1984; Ord. 1436 §2(part), 1981).
17.44.030 Conditional uses.
A. The following uses are permitted in the C-4 district when authorized in accordance with Chapter 17.76:
1. Campgrounds and recreational vehicle overnight facilities;
2. Drive-in movie theater;
3. Golf course/driving range;
4. Ice and roller skating rinks;
5. Dance halls;
6. Billiard/pool halls;
7. Miniature golf courses;
8. Amusement center (pinball, games, etc.);
9. Nonindustrial business/vocational schools;
10. Physical fitness/conditioning center; martial arts schools;
11. Carwash;
12. Taxicab dispatch office;
13. Ambulance/emergency services;
14. Day care center;
15. Drive-in fast food outlets;
16. Other specialty food outlets, mobile food vendors;
17. Television and radio broadcasting studio;
18. Retail auto parts sales;
19. Accessory buildings and uses customarily appurtenant to a permitted use, such as incidental storage facilities, may be permitted as conditional uses when not included within the primary building or structure;
20. Permitted uses that are referred to the planning commission by city staff because they were found to exhibit potentially adverse or hazardous characteristics not normally found in uses of a similar type and size.
B. Uses other than those listed above may be permitted in a C-4 district when included as a component of a commercial, tourist, or office-professional planned unit development that consists predominantly of uses permitted in the zone and is planned and developed in accordance with Chapter 17.68. These uses shall include the following:
1. Department store;
2. Sporting goods;
3. Books and stationery;
4. Gifts, notions and variety;
5. Florist;
6. Leather goods and luggage;
7. Pet sales and related supplies;
8. Photographic supplies;
9. Health food;
10. Self-service laundry;
11. Antique shop;
12. Delicatessen;
13. Pastry and confectionery;
14. General apparel;
15. Shoes and boots;
16. Specialty apparel;
17. Jewelry;
18. Clocks and watches, sales and services;
19. Bakery, retail only;
20. Bicycle shop;
21. Audio, video, electronics sales and service;
22. Printing, lithography and publishing. (Ord. 1900 §2(part), 2007; Ord. 1835 §2, 2003; Ord. 1823 §4(part), 2001; Ord. 1511 §7, 1984; Ord. 1436 §2(part), 1981).
17.44.040 Height regulations.
No building or structure shall exceed sixty feet in height in the C-4 district except when authorized for telecommunication antenna support structures, other antenna structures or signs defined by this chapter. (Ord. 1823 §4(part), 2001; Ord. 1436 §2(part), 1981).
17.44.050 Area, width and yard requirements.
A. Lot Area. Lot area shall be a minimum of five thousand square feet.
B. Lot Width. Lot width shall be a minimum of fifty feet.
C. Lot Depth. Lot depth shall be a minimum of one hundred feet.
D. Front Yard. The front yard shall be a minimum of ten feet.
E. Side Yard. The side yards shall be a minimum of five feet plus one-half foot for each foot by which the building height exceeds twenty feet.
F. Rear Yard. The rear yard shall be a minimum of ten feet. In cases where the rear property line abuts any residential (R) district or any unincorporated lands, the rear yard shall be increased by one-half foot for each foot by which the structure or building height exceeds twenty feet.
G. Lot Coverage. No lot coverage requirements, provided the setback and parking and loading requirements are met. (Ord. 1823 §4(part), 2001; Ord. 1436 §2(part), 1981).
17.44.060 General requirements.
A. Uses that are normally permitted in the C-4 district but that are referred to the planning commission for further review, per Section 17.44.030(A)(19), will be processed according to application procedures for conditional use permits. No use shall be permitted and no process, equipment or materials shall be used which are found by the planning commission to be harmful to persons living or working in the vicinity by reason of odor, fumes, dust, smoke, cinders, dirt, refuse, water-carried waste, noise, vibration, illumination or glare, or are found to involve any hazard of fire or explosion.
B. All businesses, services and processes shall be conducted entirely within a completely enclosed structure, with the exception of off-street parking and loading areas, outdoor eating areas, service stations, outdoor recreational facilities, recreational vehicle overnight facilities, and other compatible activities, as approved by the planning commission.
C. Open storage of materials related to a permitted use shall be conditionally permitted only within an area surrounded or screened by a solid wall or fence having a height of six feet; provided, that no materials or equipment shall be stored to a height greater than that of the wall.
D. Front yard areas shall be planted with lawn, trees, shrubs, flowers or other suitable landscaping materials and shall be continuously maintained in good condition and in an attractive manner. In cases where the buildings are set back to provide for off-street parking in the front yard area, a landscaped strip having a minimum width of ten feet shall be established and maintained along the front lot line. (Ord. 1436 §2(part), 1981).
17.44.070 Signs and lighting of premises.
A. No illuminated sign or lighting standards used for the illumination of premises shall be so designed and installed that their direct rays are toward or parallel to a public street or highway or directed toward any property that lies within a residential (R) district.
B. No red, green or amber lights or illuminated signs may be placed in such a location or position that they could be confused with, or may interfere with, any official traffic-control device, traffic signal or directional guide signs.
C. Signs in the C-4 district shall be permitted and designed according to provisions of Chapter 15.24 and with Section 17.60.110. (Ord. 1615 §16, 1989; Ord. 1436 §2(part), 1981).
17.44.080 Off-street parking.
Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided as required in Chapter 17.64. (Ord. 1436 §2(part), 1981).