The following uses listed in Table A are identified as permitted, conditionally permitted, or prohibited uses in the neighborhood business zone:
Table A. Neighborhood Business Zone Use Allowances
PERMITTED
CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED
PROHIBITED
Arts, entertainment, indoor1,2
Automotive sales and service, marine4
Adult entertainment business
Business service, standard
Automotive sales and service, nonmarine4
Air transportation service
Community residential facility4
Manufacturing, light
Ambulatory surgery center
Day care
Recreational facility, indoor2,22
Animal kennel/shelter
Eating and drinking place2,10,28
 
Arts, entertainment, outdoor
Educational service28
 
Auction house
Fire or police facility12
 
Business service, intensive
Health care and social assistance13,14
 
Cannabis business
Mobile food service27
 
Cannabis cooperative
Multiple-family dwelling15
 
Cemetery, columbarium or mausoleum
Office
 
College/university
Park
 
Construction and trade
Personal service28
 
Family child-care home
Religious institution
 
Funeral home/crematory
Retail sales16,28
 
Hospital
Single room occupancy15
 
Laboratory
Supportive living facility9
 
Manufactured housing community
Temporary lodging18,19
 
Manufacturing, heavy
Vehicle refueling station
 
Recreational facility, outdoor
 
 
Regional land use
 
 
Resource land use
 
 
Retail sales, bulk
 
 
Secure facility
 
 
Single detached dwelling unit
 
 
Standalone parking
 
 
Transportation
 
 
Utility facility
 
 
Vehicle or equipment rental
 
 
Warehousing
 
 
Wholesale trade
Notes:
1.
Artist studios are permitted. All other indoor arts, entertainment uses require a conditional use permit.
2.
Social card games are prohibited.
3.
Repealed by Ord. 18-0454.
4.
Automotive sales are prohibited. Repair or service shall only be performed in an enclosed building, with no out-door storage of materials. Top, body, and upholstery repair shops, paint shops, and tire retreading are prohibited, as is heavy equipment and truck repair.
5.
Repealed by Ord. 18-0454.
6.
Repealed by Ord. 18-0454.
7.
Repealed by Ord. 18-0454.
8.
Repealed by Ord. 18-0454.
9.
Only as part of a mixed use development subject to the conditions of Chapter 18.50 KMC.
10.
Drinking places are prohibited.
11.
Repealed by Ord. 18-0454.
12.
Police facility only and limited to “storefront” police offices. Such offices shall not have:
 
a.
Holding cells; or
 
b.
Long-term storage of stolen properties.
13.
Veterinary clinics permitted subject to the following:
 
a.
No burning of refuse or dead animals is allowed;
 
b.
The portion of the building or structure in which animals are kept or treated shall be soundproofed. All run areas, excluding confinement areas for livestock, shall be surrounded by an eight-foot solid wall and surfaced with concrete or other impervious material; and
 
c.
The provisions of Chapter 18.70 KMC relative to animal keeping are met.
14.
Social assistance permitted only as a re-use of a surplus nonresidential facility subject to Chapter 18.50 KMC.
15.
Only as part of a mixed use development subject to the conditions of Chapter 18.50 KMC, except that townhouse developments are permitted subject to KMC § 17.20.125, 18.22.020, 18.30.130 and 18.50.050.
16.
Used goods shops are prohibited.
17.
Repealed by Ord. 18-0454.
18.
Bed and breakfast guesthouse only. All other temporary lodging is prohibited.
19.
Bed and breakfast guesthouse shall be subject to the following conditions:
 
a.
The guesthouse shall be owner-occupied;
 
b.
The number of guestrooms shall not be greater than that authorized by the International Building and Fire Codes;
 
c.
Parking shall be provided as required by this title; and
 
d.
The guesthouse shall be compatible with the neighborhood character as determined by the city manager, and shall not create significant adverse neighborhood effects that cannot be mitigated.
20.
Repealed by Ord. 18-0454.
21.
Repealed by Ord. 18-0454.
22.
Shooting ranges are prohibited.
23.
Repealed by Ord. 18-0454.
24.
Repealed by Ord. 18-0454.
25.
Repealed by Ord. 18-0454.
26.
Repealed by Ord. 18-0454.
27.
Mobile food service is permitted subject to the following requirements:
 
a.
No permanent fencing, walls, or other structures shall be installed which hinder removal of the structure from the site;
 
b.
No required parking stall shall be blocked or rendered unusable as a result of the mobile vendor;
 
c.
Safe ingress and egress shall be maintained. Visibility for transportation and pedestrian access shall be maintained; permits;
 
d.
The limited duration of the mobile vendor shall be established as a condition of approval of any applicable
 
e.
A sign permit is required for exterior signage in accordance with the sign code, Chapter 18.42 KMC;
 
f.
If a stand:
 
 
(1)
The stand shall be located on a sidewalk or near a storefront consistent with barrier-free regulations;
 
 
(2)
The stand location on the sidewalk or near a storefront shall provide for at least four feet of unobstructed sidewalk between the stand and the sidewalk edge for pedestrian movement.
28.
Each use is limited to maximum 5,000 square feet per use and 15,000 square feet total contiguous.
(Ord. 11-0329, § 3 (Exh. 1); Ord. 14-0384, § 5; Ord. 16-0421, § 2 (Att. A); Ord. 16-0426, § 5 (Att. C); Ord. 17-0438, § 2 (Att. A); Ord. 18-0454, § 2 (Exh. 1); Ord. 19-0481, § 2 (Exh. A); Ord. 24-0607, § 2 (Exh. A(VIII)); Ord. 25-0631, § 2 (Exh. A))
Accessory uses, when consistent with the definition in Chapter 18.20 KMC, are allowed as determined by the city manager.
(Ord. 17-0438, § 3 (Att. B))
The following zone-specific development standards in Table B apply in the neighborhood business zone:
Table B. Neighborhood Business Zone Development Standards
STANDARDS
ZONE
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS
NB
Base Density: Dwelling Unit/Acre1
8 du/ac
Maximum Density: Dwelling Unit/Acre1
24 du/ac2
Minimum Street Setback
10 ft.3; or 0 ft. for a mixed use building with commercial on the ground floor or for any building with structured parking
Minimum Interior Setback
20 ft.4
Base Height
35 ft.
45 ft.5
Maximum Impervious Surface: Percentage6
85%
Notes:
1
Sleeping units are calculated as one sleeping unit equals one-fourth dwelling unit.
2
This density may only be achieved through mixed use development or through the application of residential density incentives or transfer of density credits. See Chapter 18.80 KMC.
3
Gas station pump islands shall be placed no closer than 25 feet to street front lines.
4
Required on property lines adjoining residential zones except when a townhouse development is proposed to be located adjacent to property upon which an existing townhouse development is located.
5
This base height is allowed only for mixed use developments.
6
The impervious surface area for any lot may be increased beyond the total amount permitted in this chapter subject to approval of a conditional use permit.
(Ord. 11-0329, § 3 (Exh. 1); Ord. 16-0428, § 13 (Att. I); Ord. 18-0454, § 2 (Exh. 1); Ord. 25-0631, § 2 (Exh. A))
Drive-through service is permitted as an accessory use. Drive-through service shall be oriented to the side and/or rear of the building, and integrated into the exterior wall. Drive-through lanes shall not be located between the street and the main pedestrian access to the buildings. Modifications to these requirements may be reviewed through the site plan or building permit review process when meeting the intent of pedestrian orientation pursuant to Chapter 18.52 KMC, Downtown Design Standards.
(Ord. 17-0438, § 3 (Att. B))