Chapter 18.40
DIVERSIFIED COMMERCIAL ZONE
Sections:
18.40.010 Intent.
The C-D zone is intended to accommodate diversified commercial establishments having little interdependence and requiring maximum exposure to passing traffic characteristics which are generally incompatible with the intended character of neighborhood, regional and core area commercial districts. (Ord. 1009 § 1, 2022; Ord. 974 § 1, 2018: Ord. 394 § 2.24.02, 1981)
18.40.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in the C-D zone:
A. Sales of new and used autos, trucks, boats, mobile homes, construction equipment, trailers, agricultural implements, lawn furniture, nursery stock and home gardening supplies and equipment;
B. Mortuaries or other funeral establishments;
C. Drive-in establishments such as banks, car washes, cleaners and laundries, food and drink places;
D. Repair and construction service establishments having enclosed workshops combined with retail outlet, showrooms and offices, such as heating and plumbing equipment, electrical fixtures, air conditioning, custom awning fabrication, auto, truck, boat, motorcycles and bicycles, farm equipment, auto body repair and painting, tire retreading, welding and similar activities not more objectionable in character;
E. Sale of secondhand merchandise and used auto parts, rental of tools, equipment and machinery;
F. Commercial recreation establishments;
G. Governmental services, public utility offices and exchanges;
H. Hay and grain sales, but not including milling;
I. Gas service stations;
J. Hotels, motels, and bed and breakfast inns;
K. Lumber sales;
L. Fruit and produce stands (including wholesale fruit and produce operations within an enclosed structure not exceeding 1,600 square feet in size);
M. Supermarkets;
N. Restaurants;
O. Souvenir and gift shops;
P. Recreational vehicle park providing development and layout is in accord with Chapter 18.58 DPMC, Recreational Vehicle Park Requirements;
Q. Cocktail lounges;
R. Taverns;
S. Residential uses allowed in the R-3A and M-F zones as permitted and conditional uses, excluding group homes;
T. Houses of religious worship including, but not limited to, churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, convents, and related uses;
U. Storage facilities, indoor, coupled with exterior storage of recreational vehicles; and
V. Schools of either a public or private nature. (Ord. 1009 § 1, 2022; Ord. 974 § 1, 2018; Ord. 826 § 7, 2005; Ord. 722 § 95, 1998; Ord. 648 § 1, 1994; Ord. 583 § 31, 1990; Ord. 394 § 2.24.04, 1981)
18.40.030 Conditional uses.
Conditional uses for the C-D zone shall be as follows:
A. Golf driving range;
B. Veterinary offices and clinics, subject to the following conditions:
1. Clinic activities shall be restricted to the medical care and treatment of small animals during regular office hours, and the confinement of such animals on the premises shall be limited to essential and usually occasional overnight care,
2. The boarding and breeding of animals shall be prohibited,
3. Clinic activities shall be completely contained within enclosed buildings which shall be so constructed as to prevent emission of any noise, and
4. All refuse shall be stored within a completely enclosed container;
C. Bus stations;
D. Any use otherwise permitted but which provides off-street parking on a lot or parcel which is not contiguous with the lot on which the primary use is located;
E. On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities as a conditional use to any activity generating hazardous waste and lawfully permitted in this zone; provided, that such facilities meet the state siting criteria adopted pursuant to the requirements of RCW 70.105.210, or subsequent revisions. (Ord. 974 § 1, 2018: Ord. 722 § 96, 1998; Ord. 609, 1992; Ord. 394 § 2.24.06, 1981)
18.40.040 Accessory uses.
Accessory uses permitted in the C-D zone shall be as follows: accessory buildings, structures and uses which are customarily incidental to a permitted principal use, except as otherwise provided by this title.
All open storage that does not constitute a display for retail, wholesale or rental use shall be enclosed by a fence or wall six feet in height which obscures the view of the open storage area from adjoining properties and streets. As an alternative to a fence or wall, the city may permit one of the following: planting of a solid evergreen hedge at least six feet in height (such as green arborvitae shrubs); installation of a landscaped berm with the berm being a minimum of six feet in height; or development of a combination landscaped earthen berm topped with a solid evergreen hedge having a combined total minimum height of at least six feet. No open storage shall exceed the height of its perimeter screening feature along the front property line or a property line that adjoins a residential use or zone.
All outdoor trash, garbage, and refuse storage areas shall be screened on all sides from public view and, at a minimum, shall be enclosed on three sides with a six-foot-high concrete block or masonry wall, or a solid fence, with a solid gate for access installed on the fourth side. (Ord. 831 § 5, 2006; Ord. 394 § 2.24.08, 1981)
18.40.050 Building site area.
The required minimum lot area allowed shall be determined by the aggregate area of the buildings, required yards, off-street parking and loading space and any other specified lot area requirements applicable to the proposed use. (Ord. 394 § 2.24.10, 1981)
18.40.060 Yards.
A. Front Yard. The minimum building setback from any street shall be 15 feet.
B. Side Yards. None shall be required except as follows:
1. If a building abuts a residential district there shall be a minimum side yard requirement of five feet in width;
2. Where no alley access is provided there shall be a minimum side yard of 10 feet in width on at least one side of the building.
C. Rear Yard. Rear yards shall have a minimum depth of 10 feet. (Ord. 394 § 2.24.12, 1981)
18.40.070 Height limits.
There shall be a maximum height limit of two stories or 35 feet whichever is greater. (Ord. 294 § 2.24.14, 1981)
18.40.080 Off-street parking.
Parking and loading shall conform with the provisions of Chapter 18.74 DPMC; parking for residential uses shall adhere to the standards of the M-F zone. (Ord. 722 § 97, 1998)
18.40.090 Accessory building.
No accessory building, whether attached or detached, shall be erected in any required front or side yard. (Ord. 394 § 2.24.18, 1981)