The purpose of the limited commercial zone is to provide an area in which primary retail uses may locate in the business areas of the city. Uses which do not require prime locations or which generate less traffic are generally to be located in the general commercial zone. In a C1 zone, the regulations set out in Sections 17.40.020 through 17.40.050 apply.
(Ord. 24-05, 6/5/2024)
In a C1 zone the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright:
A. 
Retail trade establishment, such as a food store, drug store, gift shop, variety or appliance store;
B. 
Repair and maintenance service of the type of goods to be found in the above permitted retail trade establishment, provided such service is performed within an enclosed building;
C. 
Arts and crafts gallery and studio;
D. 
Business or professional office;
E. 
Garden store;
F. 
Financial institution;
G. 
Eating and drinking establishment, except those prohibited by Section 17.40.040;
H. 
Personal business service, including, but not limited to, barber shop, tailoring, printing, laundry and dry cleaning, or other service establishment;
I. 
Theater, but not including a drive-in;
J. 
Wholesale business in conjunction with a retail trade establishment on the same premises;
K. 
A residential use in conjunction with a permitted use where the residential use does not exceed 50 percent of the building's floor area;
L. 
Publicly owned park or recreation area;
M. 
Utility lines necessary for public service;
N. 
A manufactured dwelling or recreational vehicle not exceeding 300 square feet in area used temporarily during the construction period of a permitted use for which a building permit has been issued, but not to exceed one year;
O. 
Family day care center, day care center or adult day care center;
P. 
Accessory dwelling which satisfies the requirements of Section 17.72.080; and
Q. 
Museums.
(Ord. 24-05, 6/5/2024)
In a C1 zone the following conditional uses and their accessory uses are permitted subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.86:
A. 
Cabinet, sheet metal, plumbing, carpenter or similar craft or trade shop;
B. 
Gasoline service station;
C. 
Government structure or use other than a park, including public parking and public schools;
D. 
Building materials supply sales;
E. 
Plant nursery;
F. 
Church or community meeting hall;
G. 
Custom manufacturing of goods for retail sale on the premises;
H. 
Structural shoreline stabilization: riprap, bulkhead or seawall consistent with Section 17.86.210;
I. 
Single-family dwelling, modular housing and manufactured home meeting the standards of Section 17.76.020;
J. 
A two-family dwelling;
K. 
Multifamily dwelling;
L. 
Residential home or residential facility;
M. 
Limited manufacturing;
N. 
Assisted living facility; and
O. 
Community garden, which satisfies the requirements of Section 17.86.130.
(Ord. 24-05, 6/5/2024)
In a C1 zone the following uses are prohibited:
A. 
Amusement arcade;
B. 
Drive-in restaurant, formula food restaurant, or mobile food vending wagon, except those operating under the terms of a special events permit;
C. 
Other drive-in facilities such as a car wash; and
D. 
Private parking lot.
(Ord. 24-05, 6/5/2024)
In a C1 zone, the following standards shall apply except as they may be modified through the design review process pursuant to Chapter 17.70:
A. 
Lot Size. None, except that the density of multifamily dwellings shall be 5,000 square feet for the first unit of the multifamily dwelling plus 2,500 square feet for each additional unit, except that there is no density standard for multifamily dwellings used for long-term rental purposes (30 days or more) and where a deed restriction is recorded preventing the multifamily dwelling from conversion to condominium use, or similar individual ownership arrangement, or use as a short-term rental pursuant to Chapter 17.84; and the maximum density of assisted living facilities shall be one residential unit per 1,000 square feet of site area.
B. 
Lot Dimension.
1. 
Lot Width and Depth. None.
2. 
Yards. None, except where a lot is adjacent to an R1, R2, R3, or MP zone, the same yard as in the abutting residential zone shall apply.
3. 
Yard Abutting the Ocean Shore. For all lots abutting the ocean shore any yard abutting the ocean shore shall conform to the requirements of Section 17.100.050(A)(6), Oceanfront setback.
C. 
Building Height. Maximum height of a structure is 24 feet, measured as the vertical distance from the average elevation of existing grade to the highest point of a roof surface of a flat roof, to the top of a mansard roof or to the mean height level between the eaves and the ridge for a pitched roof. The ridge height of a pitched roof shall not exceed 28 feet. Pitched roofs are considered those with a 5-12 pitch or greater.
D. 
Signs. As allowed by Chapter 17.62.
E. 
Parking. As required by Section 17.68.020. The required off-street parking spaces can be provided anywhere within the downtown commercial district, as identified in Figure 1 (at the end of this chapter).
F. 
Design Review. Design review requirements of Chapter 17.70 shall be met.
G. 
Geologic or Soils Engineering Study. As required by Chapter 17.108.
H. 
Outdoor Merchandising. As allowed by Section 17.60.170.
I. 
A minimum landscaping border of three feet shall be provided between the sidewalk and the frontage of all buildings facing the street. The planning commission may grant exceptions to this standard for doors and entries to buildings or where a combination of seating and landscaping is provided. Such landscaping may be part of the required landscaping specified in Section 17.70.110.
J. 
Floor Area Ratio. The floor area ratio for buildings located in the downtown commercial district, as identified in Figure 1 (at the end of this chapter) shall not exceed 0.7, except that buildings existing as of June 1, 1995, which exceed a floor area ratio of 0.7, may be replaced with a building(s) with a floor area ratio equivalent to that which existed on June 1, 1995.
K. 
Vehicular Access. In the downtown commercial district, as identified in Figure 1 (at the end of this chapter), no new vehicular access onto Hemlock Street shall be permitted. Vehicular access which existed as of July 6, 1995 may continue to be utilized, including modifications thereto.
(Ord. 24-05, 6/5/2024)