Buildings, structures and land shall be used, and buildings and structures shall hereafter be erected, designed, structurally altered or enlarged only for the following purposes, conducted entirely within an enclosed building unless otherwise noted:
(A) Art galleries, studios and supplies;
(B) Bakery, retail, wherein bakery goods may be baked on the premises and are sold at retail on the premises;
(D) Business and professional offices;
(E) Cafes, full-service restaurants, delicatessens and tea rooms with or without outdoor seating not serving alcoholic beverages. (Drive-in restaurants are not permitted);
(F) Clothing, shoes, retail sales;
(I) Financial offices: banks, savings and loan, etc.;
(J) Florist including outdoor display;
(K) Furniture and antique sales, including home furnishings;
(L) Handicraft/hobby shops, including retail sales;
(M) Interior design services/home decorating studios;
(O) Laundry and/or dry-cleaning establishments (coin-operated or attendant-operated);
(Q) Medical or dental offices or clinics;
(R) Musical instrument sales and supplies;
(S) Packaging and/or postal services;
(T) Paper reproduction or copy services;
(U) Personal service shops (barber/beauty, etc.);
(V) Pet grooming and supplies, excluding overnight boarding of animals;
(W) Photographers, photo processing and photographic galleries;
(X) Philanthropic and charitable institutions other than those of a correctional nature;
(Y) Records, video and audio tapes, retail sales and rentals;
(Z) Retail or service businesses primarily serving needs of local residents;
(AA) Retail supply stores, including, but not limited to, toys, yardage, hardware, paint, auto parts, plumbing, sporting goods, appliances, garden supplies, etc., all of a neighborhood scale and orientation with no open storage of materials or equipment;
(BB) Specialty foodstores, retail;
(CC) Trade services: custom dressmaking, shoe repair, tailor, clock repair, electric appliance repair, etc.
(DD) Residential uses, subject to the following:
1. It shall be designed as part of a mixed-use commercial site and satisfy one of the following criteria:
a. Located above the ground floor level; or
b. Located on the ground floor, subject to the following additional requirements:
i. The residential use is separated from the highway, with a commercial use fronting the highway; and
ii. The commercial use has a useable, enclosed depth of no less than 30 feet at any point, measured perpendicular to the highway or primary street, except for areas used for open space, pedestrian circulation, or vehicular access. This standard may be modified by the Planning Commission if it finds that the ground-floor commercial use would meet the functional needs of a commercial tenant and provide sufficient street presence to encourage healthy levels of pedestrian activity, or when necessary to comply with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.
2. It shall comply with the property development standards of this Chapter.
a. Exceptions. As provided by Section
25.96.030, exceptions from certain development standards shall be granted when the property owner agrees not to convert any of the residential units to short-term lodging use, thereby preserving the City's long-term housing stock.
3. The required number of parking spaces shall be 0.5 spaces for each dwelling unit located within a quarter mile walking distance of a fixed public transit stop and not exceeding 700 square feet in gross floor area, and one space for all other dwelling units. Residential parking may be covered or uncovered. Parking requirements may also be modified or reduced pursuant to Section
25.52.006. Applicants may request to purchase in-lieu parking certificates in a lump sum or amortized basis to satisfy all or part of the residential parking requirement.
(EE) Residential care facility, small unlicensed as an integral part of commercial development, subject to the residential standards established by subsection
(DD) above and: (1) no outdoor smoking, (2) fire and building code inspection and compliance, and (3) maximum occupancy of six persons;
(FF) Residential care facility, small licensed, as an integral part of commercial development, subject to the residential use standards established by subsection
(DD) above and: (1) no outdoor smoking, (2) fire and building code inspection and compliance, and (3) maximum occupancy of six persons; and
(GG) Supportive or affordable housing, provided it is a residential component of a mixed-use project.
(Ord. 1147 § 2, 1988; Ord. 1187 § 3(8), 1989; Ord. 1285 § 3, 1994; Ord. 1359 § 2, 1999; Ord. 1712, 3/11/2025)