Chapter 18.18
NC NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONE DISTRICT

Sections:

18.18.010    Intent.

18.18.020    Permitted uses.

18.18.030    Accessory uses.

18.18.040    Conditional uses.

18.18.050    Development standards.

18.18.010 Intent.

The intent of the neighborhood commercial (NC) zone district is:

A.    To establish and preserve areas suitable for transitional uses between more intensive commercial activities and residential uses. The uses are intended to be those which provide professional and personal services, and general retail sales which generate small numbers of people and small volumes of traffic.

B.    Ensure that development in this district is characterized by human scale buildings, low traffic generation, considerable walk-in-trade and quiet operations.

C.    Protect existing neighborhood retail districts and permit new establishments where local economic demand and appropriate design can ensure compatibility with the neighborhood.

D.    Limit the size, scale and expansion of neighborhood commercial uses in order to minimize traffic volumes and congestion, and other adverse impacts on the neighborhoods in which said establishments are located.

(Ord. O95-035, Added, 12/19/1995)

18.18.020 Permitted uses.

Permitted uses in the NC district are as follows:

A.    Personal and professional services or sales occupying no more than three thousand square feet in floor area;

B.    Recreational facilities;

C.    Support facilities;

D.    Post office, library, museum, art gallery;

E.    Parks and open space areas;

F.    Planned unit development;

G.    General retail sales occupying no more than three thousand square feet in floor area and for which operating hours are limited to between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.;

H.    A single four-hose fuel pump island in conjunction with general retail sales occupying no more than three thousand square feet in floor area and for which operating hours are limited to between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.;

I.    Medical clinics;

J.    Child day care center; child mini-day care center;

K.    Adult family homes, residential care facilities;

L.    All uses which were legally established prior to January 1, 1996, except where there is a cessation of the use for three or more years;

M.    Used motor oil recycling collection point;

N.    Restaurants without drive-in windows;

O.    Offices;

P.    Park and ride lots;

Q.    Family child care homes;

R.    Mixed use: commercial/residential structure;

S.    Attached wireless communication facilities, except that it is prohibited to attach a nonaccessory wireless communication antenna on a single-family or two-family dwelling;*

T.    Electric vehicle infrastructure;

U.    Community gardens;

V.    Farmers markets.

*Emergency communication towers and antennas and wireless communication facilities are subject to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards and approval if they apply, and furthermore both uses are subject to provisions for wireless communication facilities in TMC Chapter 11.20, Communication Antennas and Towers.

(Ord. O2010-029, Amended, 06/07/2011; Ord. O2010-015, Amended, 09/07/2010; Ord. O97-019, Amended, 06/17/1997; Ord. O95-035, Added, 12/19/1995)

18.18.030 Accessory uses.

Accessory uses in the NC district are as follows:

A.    Parking lots are permitted as an accessory use. The proposed parking lot shall exclusively serve specifically identified uses and must be contiguous to the primary use. The uses served by the lot may change over time;

B.    Home occupation, as approved by the director of community development;

C.    Preschool child care facility;

D.    Energy systems;

E.    On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities;

F.    Residential uses;

G.    Accessory wireless communication antenna.*

*Emergency communication towers and antennas and wireless communication facilities are subject to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards and approval if they apply, and furthermore both uses are subject to provisions for wireless communication facilities in TMC Chapter 11.20, Communication Antennas and Towers.

(Ord. O2011-002, Amended, 03/01/2011; Ord. O97-019, Amended, 06/17/1997; Ord. O95-035, Added, 12/19/1995)

18.18.040 Conditional uses.

Conditional uses in the NC district are as follows:

A.    Animal clinic or hospital;

B.    Group foster home, convalescent center, rest home, nursing home;

C.    Off-premises signs;

D.    Cemeteries;

E.    Public and private schools;

F.    The following essential public facilities:

1.    Emergency communication towers and antennas;*

2.    Mental health facilities (including but not limited to congregate care facilities; adult residential treatment facilities; evaluation and treatment centers);

3.    Inpatient facilities including substance abuse facilities (including but not limited to: intensive inpatient facilities; long-term residential drug treatment facilities; recovery house facilities);

G.    General retail sales occupying no more than three thousand square feet in floor area for which operating hours include 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.;

H.    Freestanding wireless communication facilities;**

I.    Senior housing facilities.

*Subject to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards and approval if they apply.

**Emergency communication towers and antennas and wireless communication facilities are subject to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards and approval if they apply, and furthermore that both uses are subject to provisions for wireless communication facilities in TMC Chapter 11.20, Communication Antennas and Towers.

(Ord. O2000-004, Amended, 07/18/2000; Ord. O97-019, Amended, 06/17/1997; Ord. O95-035, Added, 12/19/1995)

18.18.050 Development standards.

Development standards in the NC district are as follows:

A.    Site area: no minimum, except the lot shall be adequate to provide for required parking, yards, and landscaping.

B.    No more than eighty-five percent of the square footage of the site may be covered by buildings and parking.

C.    Structure height: thirty-five feet; provided, however, that no structure shall penetrate imaginary airspace surfaces as defined by 14 C.F.R. Part 77. A map that provides detailed information on ground and imaginary airspace surface elevations is available for inspection in the community development department.

D.    Maximum building size (gross square feet): three thousand for single use; six thousand for mixed use with residential. Combined size of all buildings on an individual lot shall not exceed ten thousand gross square feet.

E.    Yards.*

1.    Front: the minimum setback shall be ten feet from frontage property line. The maximum setback shall be fifteen feet from the abutting right-of-way;

2.    Side: five feet from property line, or if on an alley located to the side, the setback shall be ten feet from the side property line;

3.    Rear: five feet, or if an alley is located to the rear, the setback shall be ten feet from the rear property line.

Where structures or portions of structures are adjacent to the RSR, SFL, SFM or MFM zoning districts, and where structures are constructed over one story, the structural setback from the adjacent property line or lines shall be increased by ten feet for every story above the ground level story of the proposed new building, and shall be screened from view in accordance with TMC Chapter 18.47.

F.    Pedestrian Access.

1.    An on-site pedestrian circulation system, which links the street and the primary entrance(s) of the structure(s), shall be provided. Sidewalks or pedestrian ways must connect the required pedestrian system to existing pedestrian systems on adjacent developments if adequate safety and security can be maintained.

2.    Sidewalks shall be required and constructed according to the city’s road development standards.

3.    Where the pedestrian circulation system crosses driveways, parking areas, and loading areas, it must be clearly identifiable, through the use of elevation changes, speed bumps, a different paving material, or other similar method approved by the community development director. Striping may be permitted only in conjunction with at least one of the preceding methods.

4.    Lighting for parking lots and pedestrian ways shall be provided to ensure personal safety. Lighting shall be integrated into the architectural character both in terms of illumination and fixtures. Site lighting shall be directed downward and inward or other techniques may be utilized to minimize impacts on off-site uses.

*See TMC 18.04.670.

(Ord. O2011-002, Amended, 03/01/2011; Ord. O2004-009, Amended, 12/07/2004; Ord. O2000-004, Amended, 07/18/2000; Ord. O98-009, Amended, 10/20/1998; Ord. O97-024, Amended, 03/03/1998; Ord. O96-022, Amended, 12/19/1996; Ord. O95-035, Added, 12/17/1995)

 

TABLE 18.18

COMMERCIAL ZONE DISTRICTS PERMITTED

AND CONDITIONAL USES 

COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS

Note: See Figure 18.23.020 for commercial uses allowed in the town center (TC zone district)

NC

CS

MU

GC

BP

HC

Applicable Regulations

Adult family homes, residential care facilities

P

P

P

P

 

P

18.53; 18.56.135

Animal clinics

C

 

C

C

 

 

18.56.150

Animal kennels

 

 

 

C

 

 

18.56.150

Appliance equipment repair/sales

 

 

 

P

 

 

 

Attached wireless communication facilities

P

P

P

P

P

 

11.20; Figure 11.20.030-1

Auto repair facility

 

 

 

C

 

 

18.56.190

Automobile service stations

 

 

C

P

 

 

18.56.205

Buildings higher than 50 feet

 

 

C

C

 

 

18.56.280

Campgrounds

 

 

 

P

 

 

 

Cemeteries

C

 

 

 

 

 

18.56.180

Centers for senior citizens, youth, general community and similar groups

 

 

P

 

 

 

 

Child day care center

P

P

P

P

P

P

18.52

Child mini-day care center

P

P

P

P

P

P

18.52

Churches

 

C

C

 

 

 

18.56.100

Civic center complex

 

 

P

 

 

 

 

Community center

 

P

 

 

 

 

 

Community gardens

P

P

P

P

P

P

 

Convalescent center, rest home, nursing home

C

 

C

C

 

 

18.56.130

Crematories

 

 

 

 

P

 

 

Educational institutions/services (other than state education facilities)

 

P

 

 

 

P

 

Electric vehicle infrastructure

P

P

P

P

P

P

 

Emergency communication towers or antennas

C

C

C

C

C

 

18.56.260

Entertainment facility

 

P

P

P

 

 

 

Equipment rental and sales facility

 

 

 

P

 

 

 

Existing uses, legally established prior to adoption

P

P

P

 

 

P

 

Family child care home

P

P

P

P

 

P

18.52

Farmers markets

P

P

P

P

P

P

 

Fish hatcheries, associated appurtenances, and related interpretive centers

 

 

 

 

 

P

 

Freestanding wireless communication facilities

C

C

C

C

C

 

11.20; Figure 11.20.030-1; 18.56.220

Gas station (4-hose in conjunction with retail sales of no more than 3,000 square feet) (6:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.)

P

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group foster homes

C

P

P

P

 

 

18.56.225

High-rise residential (five stories or more)

 

 

 

C

 

 

18.56.280

Inpatient facilities

C

 

C

C

 

 

18.56.260

Manufacturing, assembly, processing and/or fabrication activities entirely within a building and ancillary to primary office use (less than 25 percent of building)

 

 

 

 

P

 

 

Medical clinics

P

 

P

P

 

 

 

Mental health facilities

C

 

C

C

 

 

18.56.260

Mini-storage, wholesaling, manufacturing, assembling, warehousing, storing, repairing, fabricating, or other handling of such products and equipment

 

 

 

C

 

 

18.56.190; 18.56.185

Mixed use structures

P

 

P

P

 

 

 

Motels, hotels

 

 

P

P

 

P

 

Motor vehicle sales facilities

 

 

 

C

 

 

18.56.330

Motorsports sales facility

 

 

 

P

 

 

18.22.020

Multifamily dwellings

 

 

P

 

 

P

 

Nurseries

 

 

P

P

 

 

 

Off-premises signs

C

 

C

C

 

 

18.56.170

Offices

P

P

P

P

P

P

 

Parcel delivery facility

 

P

 

 

 

 

 

Park and ride lots

P

P

C

P

 

 

18.56.290

Parking lots, parking structures

 

P

C

P

 

 

18.19.020(R); 18.56.290

Parks and open space areas

P

P

P

P

P

P

 

Personal and professional services

 

P

P

P

 

P

 

Personal and professional services or sales (no more than 3,000 square feet)

P

 

 

 

 

 

 

Planned unit developments

P

P

P

P

P

 

18.36

Post office, library, museum, art gallery

P

P

P

P

 

P

 

Prisons, jails and other correctional facilities

 

C

 

C

 

 

18.56.260

Private clubs and lodges

 

C

P

P

 

 

18.56.200

Private educational facilities

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

Public and/or private schools (other than state education facilities)

C

P

C

C

 

 

18.56.110

Recreation facilities

P

P

P

P

P

P

 

Recreational vehicle park

 

 

 

P

 

 

 

Residential uses

 

 

P

 

 

P

18.20.030

Restaurants

 

P

P

P

P

P

 

Restaurants (without drive-in windows)

P

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail sales

 

 

P

P

 

P

 

Retail sales (no more than 3,000 square feet) (6:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.)

P

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail sales (no more than 3,000 square feet) (10:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m.)

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail sales (no more than 15,000 square feet)

 

P

 

 

 

 

 

Riding academies

 

 

 

P

 

 

 

Senior housing facilities

C

 

P

 

 

 

18.56.125

Sewage treatment facilities

 

 

 

 

C

 

18.56.260

State education facilities

 

C

C

C

 

 

18.56.260

Support facilities

P

P

P

P

P

P

 

Taverns, cocktail lounges

 

C

C

C

 

P

18.56.195

Transportation facilities, large scale state or regional

 

C

 

C

C

 

18.56.260

Transportation terminals

 

 

 

C

 

 

18.56.260

Used motor oil recycling collection point

P

 

P

P

 

 

 

Wholesale business establishments, including warehousing and storage located entirely within a building but not more than fifty percent of any one building

 

 

 

 

P

 

 

Wholesaling, manufacturing, assembling, warehousing, storing, repairing, fabricating, or other handling of products entirely within a building

 

 

 

 

 

P

 

LEGEND

P = Permitted Use

C = Conditional Use

NC = Neighborhood Commercial

CS = Community Services

MU = Mixed Use

GC = General Commercial

BP = Business Park

HC = Historic Commercial

Note: Accessory uses are listed in each zone district chapter.

(Ord. O2012-003, Amended, 07/17/2012; Ord. O2010-029, Amended, 06/07/2011; Ord. O2011-002, Amended, 03/01/2011; Ord. O2010-015, Amended, 09/07/2010; Ord. O2008-017, Amended, 10/21/2008; Ord. O2003-001, Amended, 02/18/2003)