The commercial zone is intended to provide for the location of business centers to serve the needs of the community for convenience goods and services such as food, drugs, household supplies, automobile servicing, recreation, entertainment and other uses related to, but lesser in scope than, downtown core area uses.
(Ord. 995 § 12 (Exh. A), 2015; Ord. 1080 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 1086 § 1 (Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 1095 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 1124 § 2 (Att.), 2025)
A. 
Retail establishments;
B. 
Service oriented establishments;
C. 
Mixed use developments (reference YMC § 18.64.040);
D. 
Repealed by Ord. 1086;
E. 
Child day-care centers and nurseries;
F. 
Preschools and private instruction;
G. 
Public safety and emergency response facilities, including police and fire stations, emergency medical centers, and hospitals;
H. 
Attached and co-located wireless communication facilities;
I. 
Essential public facilities;
J. 
Live-work structures;
K. 
Recreation and entertainment venues.
(Ord. 995 § 12 (Exh. A), 2015; Ord. 1080 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 1086 § 1 (Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 1089 § 1 (Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 1095 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 1124 § 2 (Att.), 2025)
A. 
Cemeteries;
B. 
Funeral homes;
C. 
Convalescent care facilities;
D. 
Assisted living facilities;
E. 
Congregate care facilities;
F. 
Senior centers;
G. 
Repealed by Ord. 1089;
H. 
Freestanding wireless communication facilities;
I. 
Churches and places of worship;
J. 
Emergency housing and emergency shelters (see also Chapter 18.71 YMC);
K. 
Parking facilities.
(Ord. 995 § 12 (Exh. A), 2015; Ord. 1022 § 8, 2017; Ord. 1080 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 1086 § 1 (Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 1089 § 1 (Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 1095 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 1124 § 2 (Att.), 2025)
A. 
Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet.
B. 
Minimum front yard setback: 15 feet.
C. 
Minimum side yard setback: 10 feet.
D. 
Minimum rear yard setback: 20 feet.
E. 
Minimum driveway approach: 20 feet.
F. 
Maximum building heights: 60 feet.
G. 
Building Location. Twenty-five percent of the floor area of a building with single-story gross floor area in excess of 40,000 square feet shall be sited within 1,000 linear feet of a double arterial.
H. 
Properties fronting on a "pedestrian oriented street" shall include:
1. 
Paved pedestrian walkway from the street corner to the building entrance.
2. 
Transparent window area or window displays along at least 50 percent of the length of the ground floor facade.
3. 
Sculptural, mosaic or bas relief artwork over 50 percent of the length of the ground floor facade.
4. 
"Pedestrian oriented space," located adjacent to the sidewalk. At least 500 square feet of pedestrian oriented space must be provided for every 100 linear feet of facade as measured along the property lines adjacent to the street right-of-way.
5. 
Other special landscaping or building design feature approved by the city.
6. 
Building entries must have direct access to the public sidewalk.
7. 
No more than 50 percent of the street frontage measured parallel to the curb may be occupied by parking and/or vehicle access.
8. 
For properties fronting on two or more pedestrian oriented streets, parking may be located on one of the streets; provided, that a building or pedestrian oriented space is situated between the parking and the street corner.
I. 
In addition to site planning measures above, provide at least two of the following pedestrian amenities near the sidewalk:
1. 
Pedestrian furniture, such as seating, lighting, drinking fountain, etc.
2. 
Pedestrian weather protection at least three feet wide along at least 80 percent of the building's street front face. The weather protection may be in the form of awnings, marquees, canopies or building overhangs; provided, that canopies or awnings not extend above 15 feet above the ground elevation at the highest point nor lower than eight feet at the lowest point.
3. 
Pedestrian oriented open space.
4. 
Substantial perimeter landscaping.
5. 
Artwork.
6. 
Transit stop with seating.
7. 
Window displays over the majority of the front facade.
8. 
Decorative screen wall, trellis, or other building or site feature.
9. 
Pedestrian lighting.
J. 
Architecturally accentuate building corners at street intersections. All new buildings located on properties at the intersection of two public streets shall apply one or more of the following design elements:
1. 
At least 100 square feet of sidewalk or pedestrian oriented open space in addition to required building setback.
2. 
Corner entrance to courtyard, building lobby, atrium or pedestrian pathway.
3. 
Corner architectural elements such as bay windows, roof deck or balconies on upper stories, notched or curved facade surfaces.
4. 
Sculpture or artwork or distinctive use of materials.
5. 
Special treatment of pedestrian weather protection canopy.
6. 
Building corner entry.
(Ord. 995 § 12 (Exh. A), 2015; Ord. 1080 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 1086 § 1 (Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 1095 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 1124 § 2 (Att.), 2025)