Chapter 20.76
DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT (DW)

Sections:

20.76.010    INTENT.

20.76.020    OUTRIGHT PERMITTED USES.

20.76.050    PROHIBITED USES.

20.76.080    PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

20.76.090    LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.

20.76.100    SIGN STANDARDS.

20.76.110    MEASURING HEIGHT.

20.76.010 INTENT.

The intent of this zone is detailed in the adopted Downtown Regional Center Subarea Plan. This chapter supplements the adopted plan. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5046 §20 (part), 2008)

20.76.020 OUTRIGHT PERMITTED USES.

The following uses are permitted outright:

(a)    Drinking places;

(b)    General office and business services comprising no more than twenty-five (25) percent of the total gross floor area of a mixed-use development;

(c)    General retail, including marine retail;

(d)    Hospitals;

(e)    Hotels and lodging places;

(f)    Medical offices and clinics;

(g)    Parks, playgrounds and open spaces;

(h)    Residential uses of all types;

(i)    Restaurants;

(j)    Structured parking with other permitted uses;

(k)    Transportation facilities;

(l)    Veterinary clinics. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5046 §20 (part), 2008)

20.76.050 PROHIBITED USES.

The following uses are specifically prohibited:

(a)    Adult entertainment;

(b)    Automobile sales, service, repair and car wash;

(c)    Commercial surface parking lots not serving a permitted use;

(d)    Drive-through facilities and drive-through lanes;

(e)    Light and heavy industrial/manufacturing uses;

(f)    Stand-alone commercial parking not serving a permitted use;

(g)    Storage of equipment and materials;

(h)    Work release facilities. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5046 §20 (part), 2008)

20.76.080 PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

In addition to the off-street parking requirements set forth in Chapter 20.48 BMC, the automobile off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance to the Downtown Subarea Plan. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5046 §20 (part), 2008)

20.76.090 LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.

Landscaping shall meet the standards in Chapter 20.50 BMC. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5046 §20 (part), 2008)

20.76.100 SIGN STANDARDS.

Signage shall meet the standards of Chapter 20.52 BMC. For freestanding signs, the maximum size and height standards of Figure 20.52(a) shall apply. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5046 §20 (part), 2008)

20.76.110 MEASURING HEIGHT.

The maximum height shall be measured from the average grade on Washington Avenue adjacent to the subject property’s front lot line. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5046 §20 (part), 2008)