The purpose of the General Commercial Zone is to allow a broad
range of commercial uses providing products and services in the Warrenton
downtown area, the Hammond business district and marina, and along
the Highway 101 corridor.
(Ord. 1258 § 2, 2022)
The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted in the C-1 zone if the uses conform to the standards in Sections
16.40.040 through
16.40.060, Chapters
16.124,
16.212 and other applicable Development Code standards, and other City laws:
A. Only the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted along Highway 101, SE Marlin, SE Ensign Drive, SE Discovery Lane, and SE Dolphin Avenues and shall comply with the above noted sections as well as Chapter
16.132:
1. Personal
and business service establishments such as barber or beauty shop,
clothes cleaning, funeral home and pet grooming.
2. Professional,
financial, business and medical offices.
3. Retail
business establishments.
4. Amusement
enterprises such as theater or bowling alley.
5. Technical,
professional, vocational and business schools.
6. Membership
organizations such as unions, lodge hall, club or fraternal buildings.
7. Eating
and drinking establishments, including food carts and food pods.
8. Hotel,
motel or other tourist accommodation, including bed and breakfast.
9. Automobile
sales, and/or service and parts establishment.
10. Boat and marine equipment sales, service or repair facilities.
11. Building material sales yard.
12. Government buildings and uses.
13. Transportation facilities and improvements subject to the standards of Section
16.20.040.
14. Dredge material disposal (DMD) subject to Section
16.40.050 (site 27S located within this area zoned C-1) and Chapter
16.104.
15. Community garden(s) (see definitions).
16. Hospital, medical offices, sanitarium, rest home, nursing or convalescent
home.
17. Congregate care or assisted living facility.
18. Public utilities, including pipelines, cables, and utility crossings
but not structures.
19. Commercial uses with a residential use(s) [apartment(s)] located
either above or behind the commercial use so that the commercial use
is the predominant use on the property.
20. Homestay lodging subject to the standards in Chapter
8.24.
21. Vacation rental dwelling subject to the safety regulations in Section
8.24.030.
22. Similar uses as those stated above.
B. For
all other C-1 zoned areas within the City limits of Warrenton, the
following uses and their accessory uses are permitted and shall comply
with the above noted sections:
1. Personal
and business service establishments such as barber or beauty shop,
clothes cleaning, funeral home, or pet grooming.
2. Professional,
financial, business and medical offices.
3. Retail
business establishments.
4. Amusement
enterprises such as theater or bowling alley.
5. Technical,
professional, vocational and business schools.
6. Membership
organizations such as unions, lodge hall, club or fraternal buildings.
7. Eating
and drinking establishments, including food carts and food pods.
8. Hotel,
motel or other tourist accommodation, including bed and breakfast.
9. Automobile
sales, service or repair establishment.
10. Boat and marine equipment sales, service or repair facilities.
11. Building material sales yard.
13. Residential (care) facility.
14. Home occupations (must comply with paragraph 19 of this subsection).
16. Government buildings and uses.
17. Public utilities, including structures, pipelines, cables, and utility
crossings.
18. Hospital, medical offices, sanitarium, rest home, nursing or convalescent
home.
19. Congregate care or assisted living facility.
20. Single-family residences existing prior to April 2, 1997 may be repaired,
remodeled, expanded, or replaced if damaged.
21. Transportation facilities and improvements subject to the standards of Section
16.20.040.
22. Community garden(s) (see definitions).
23. Commercial uses with second floor residential use(s) [apartment(s)]
or on the same lot with existing single-family detached built prior
to April 2, 1997.
24. Homestay lodging subject to the standards in Chapter
8.24.
25. Vacation rental dwelling subject to the safety regulations in Section
8.24.030.
26. Similar uses as those stated in this section.
(Ord. 1177-A § 2, 2013; Ord. 1186-A § 1, 2014; Ord. 1196-A § 1, 2015; Ord. 1234 § 1, 2020; Ord. 1248 § 2, 2021; Ord. 1249 § 1, 2022; Ord. 1258 § 2, 2022)
The following uses and their accessory uses may be permitted in the C-1 zone when approved under Chapter
16.220 and shall comply with Sections
16.40.040 through
16.40.060 and Chapters
16.124 (Landscaping) and 16.212 (Site Design Review):
A. Only the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted along Highway 101, SE Marlin and SW Dolphin Avenues, and shall comply with the above noted sections and Chapter
16.132:
1. Cabinet,
carpenter, woodworking or sheet metal shops.
2. Processing
uses such as bottling plants, bakeries and commercial laundries.
3. Research
and development establishments, laboratories, and similar facilities.
4. Wholesale
storage and distribution facilities, including cold storage.
6. New
drive-through/drive-up facility or substantially improved as defined
by 25% of assessed value.
7. Medical marijuana dispensaries and recreational marijuana retail outlets licensed by the State of Oregon and subject to Section
16.40.060(I).
8. Similar
uses as those stated in this section.
B. The
following uses and their accessory uses are permitted in all other
C-1 zoned areas within the City limits of Warrenton:
1. Cabinet,
carpenter, woodworking or sheet metal shops.
2. Building
contractor shops, including plumbing, electrical and HVAC.
4. Processing
uses such as bottling plants, bakeries, coffee roasters, and commercial
laundries.
5. Research
and development establishments, laboratories, and similar uses.
6. Wholesale
storage and distribution facilities, including cold storage.
7. Veterinary
clinic, kennels.
8. Tool
and equipment rental.
9. Mini-warehouses or similar storage uses, subject to the requirements in Section
16.116.030(G).
10. Church, synagogue, or other place of worship.
12. Multifamily housing development subject to the development and other applicable standards of Chapter
16.36, Section
16.124.070 generally and Section 16.124.070(C)(1) specifically, and Chapter
16.188.
13. Cottage manufacturing that occurs in tenant spaces or structures
that are less than 2,000 square feet.
14. Fermentation enterprises, such as breweries and distillers, may also
include a taproom as an accessory use.
15. Similar uses to those listed in this section.
(Ord. 1211-A § 1, 2017; Ord. 1225 § 3, 2019; Ord. 1242 § 1, 2020; Ord. 1249 § 1, 2022; Ord. 1258 § 2, 2022)
The following development standards are applicable in the C-1
zone:
A. Density
Provisions.
1. Minimum
lot size, commercial uses: none.
2. Minimum
lot width, commercial uses: none.
3. Minimum
lot depth, commercial uses: none.
4. Maximum
building height: 45 feet.
5. Commercial
uses, maximum lot coverage: none.
B. Setback
Requirements.
1. Minimum front yard setback, commercial uses: none except where adjoining a residential zone, in which case it shall be 15 feet. See Section
16.40.050 for maximum front yard setback for commercial uses.
2. Minimum side and rear yard setbacks, commercial uses: none except where adjoining a residential zone in which case there shall be a visual buffer strip of at least 10 feet wide to provide a dense evergreen landscape buffer which attains a mature height of at least eight feet. Such buffers must conform to the standards in Chapter
16.124, Landscaping, Street Trees, Fences and Walls.
C. Landscaping requirements shall comply with Chapter
16.124 of the Development Code.
The following design standards are applicable in the C-1 zone:
A. Any commercial development shall comply with Chapter
16.116 of the Development Code.
B. Lots
fronting onto U.S. Highway 101 shall have a setback of at least 50
feet between any part of the proposed building and the nearest right-of-way
line of U.S. Highway 101.
C. Signs in General Commercial Districts along Fort Stevens Highway/State Highway 104 (i.e., S. Main Avenue, N. Main Avenue, NW Warrenton Drive, and Pacific Drive) shall comply with the special sign standards of Section
16.144.040.
D. Maximum
front yard setback for commercial buildings in the C-1 zone along
Fort Stevens Highway/State Highway 104 shall be 10 feet.
E. Maximum
front yard setback for commercial buildings in the C-1 zone adjacent
to existing or planned transit stops shall be 10 feet.
1. The
Community Development Director may allow a greater front yard setback
when the applicant proposes extending an adjacent sidewalk or plaza
for public use, or some other pedestrian amenity is proposed between
the building and public right-of-way, subject to Site Design Review
approval.
F. The
following standards shall be met by all food cart placements in the
C-1 Zoning District:
1. Prior
to operation, the owner shall obtain a City business license and complete
the required food cart application;
2. The placement and operation of the cart shall meet the operational requirements found in Section
16.240.010(D).
(Ord. 1225 § 3, 2019; Ord. 1258 § 2, 2022)