The NB neighborhood business district is intended for commercial or office uses that generally serve the immediate neighborhood. Targeted customers can generally get to the businesses in this district by walking. Parking requirements are generally minimal. This district is typically appropriate to small shopping clusters or integrated shopping centers located within residential neighborhoods.
(Ord. 485 § 7.01, 1971; Ord. 1361 § 3, 1998)
In the NB district, the following buildings and uses are permitted, subject to the general provisions and exceptions set forth in this chapter and regulations set forth in Chapters 20.01, 20.08 through 20.24, 20.68 and 20.72 PMC.
All uses except newsstands, private or public parking areas, nurseries, and service station pump islands shall be in an entirely closed building, unless otherwise specified by a conditional use permit.
A. 
The following accessory uses:
1. 
Maintenance of the equipment, vehicles and machinery used to support a principal use;
2. 
Mobile food vendor (see Chapter 5.36 PMC and PMC § 20.68.695);
B. 
Administrative government facilities and services;
C. 
Adult family homes;
D. 
Agricultural sales (level 1);
E. 
Building materials and garden supplies (level 1);
F. 
Business services;
G. 
Community and cultural services;
H. 
Electric vehicle infrastructure, level 1, level 2 and level 3 rapid charging stations, subject to the provisions of Chapter 20.76 PMC; charging stations are permitted as a primary use; rapid charging stations are permitted only as an accessory use to a permitted use and shall meet the definition of "electric vehicle charging station – restricted";
I. 
Family day care;
J. 
Food stores (level 1);
K. 
Health services;
L. 
Natural gas facilities (level 1);
M. 
Pipelines;
N. 
Postal services;
O. 
Sales of general merchandise (level 1);
P. 
Sewage collection facilities;
Q. 
Stormwater facilities;
R. 
Transportation (level 1);
S. 
Waste transfer facilities (level 1); and
T. 
Water supply facilities (level 1).
(Ord. 485 § 7.02, 1971; Ord. 1361 § 3, 1998; Ord. 1952 § 22, 2017; Ord. 1992 § 2, 2018)
In addition to the buildings and uses permitted conditionally in PMC § 20.68.170, the city may grant a conditional use permit for any of the following buildings and uses in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 20.20 PMC:
A. 
Administrative and professional offices;
B. 
Communication or cellular facilities (levels 1, 2);
C. 
Electrical facilities;
D. 
Educational facilities;
E. 
Educational services level 1;
F. 
Motion picture/television and radio production studios;
G. 
Personal services (level 1);
H. 
Pet sales and services;
I. 
Public safety services (level 1);
J. 
Recreation, nonprofit (level 4);
K. 
Religious assembly;
L. 
Rental and repair services (level 1);
M. 
Transportation (levels 2 and 3);
N. 
Utility or public maintenance facilities (levels 1 and 2);
O. 
Waste transfer facilities (level 2);
P. 
Wholesale trade (level 1); and
Q. 
Any other buildings or uses determined to be similar to those listed in PMC § 20.52.020. Such other uses shall not have any different or more detrimental effect upon the adjoining neighborhood areas than the specifically permitted buildings and uses.
(Ord. 485 § 7.03, 1971; Ord. 1170 § 5, 1992; Ord. 1361 § 3, 1998; Ord. 1505 § 11, 2001; Ord. 1960 § 4, 2017)
No maximum lot coverage is specified, except subject to Chapter 20.72 PMC, Parking and Loading, as to the amount of off-street parking required per use.
(Ord. 485 § 7.06, 1971; Ord. 1361 § 3, 1998)
All uses shall conform to the general provisions and loading area standards of number, area, surface, screening, and maintenance as required in Chapter 20.72 PMC, Parking and Loading.
(Ord. 485 § 7.07, 1971; Ord. 1361 § 3, 1998)
Signs, advertising structures, and area illumination are permitted, subject to Chapter 20.84 PMC, Sign Code.
(Ord. 485 § 7.08, 1971; Ord. 1361 § 3, 1998; Ord. 1394 § 2, 1998)
The matrix set forth below summarizes the permitted and conditional uses for the commercial districts of Chapters 20.52 (neighborhood business), 20.54 (office park), 20.56 (commercial), 20.58 (highway commercial), 20.60 (light industrial) and 20.64 (heavy industrial) PMC. The provisions of these chapters shall control over inconsistent parts of the matrix. For purposes of the matrix, the following acronyms shall refer to the following terms:
OP
Office Park
NB
Neighborhood Business
LI
Light Industrial
HI
Heavy Industrial
C
Commercial
A
Agriculture
HC
Highway Commercial
P
Permitted (where no number is present, all levels of the use type are allowed)
C
Requires conditional use permit
G
Grandfathered
NOS
No outdoor storage
Number
Refers to level of use type allowed (See Chapter 20.06 PMC for descriptions of levels of uses)
USE CATEGORIES AND TYPES
OP
LI
C
HC
NB
HI
Residential Use Category
Duplex
Fraternity and sorority house
Group home
Mobile home park
Multifamily housing
Nursing home
Senior housing
Civic Use Category
Administrative and government facilities and services
P
P
P
P
P
Family day care
P
P
P
Adult family homes
P
P
P
Community and cultural services
C
C
P
P
P
Educational facilities
C
C
C
C
C
Health services
P
P
P
P
P
Postal services
P
P
P
P
P
Recreation, nonprofit
P1, 4
P1, 4
C4
C4
C4
Religious assembly
C
C
C
C
C
Public safety services
P1, 2
P1, 2; C3
P1, 2
P1
C1
Transportation
P1; C2, 3
P1; C2, 3
P1; C2, 3
P1; C2, 3
Utilities or public maintenance facilities
C1
P1, 2
P1; C2
P1; C2
C1, 2
Utilities Use Category
Communication or cellular facilities
P
P; C1, 2, 3
P1, 2
P1, 2
C1, 2
Electrical facilities
C
C
C
C
C
Electrical generation facilities
Natural gas facilities
P1, 3
P1, 3
P1, 3
P1
Organic waste processing facilities
Pipelines
P
P
P
P
P
Sewage collection facilities
P
P
P
C
P
Stormwater facilities
P
P
P
P
P
Waste disposal facilities
Waste transfer facilities
P1; C2
P1; C2
P1; C2
Water supply facilities
P1; C2
P
P1
P1
P1
Office/Business Use Category
Administrative and professional offices
P
P
P
P
C
Educational services Level 1
C
P
P
C
Educational services Level 2
C
Resource Use Category
Agricultural sales
P
P
P1
Agricultural services
C
P
P
C
Animal production, boarding and slaughtering
C1
C1
Crop production
C1
P2
P
P2
Fish hatcheries and aquaculture
C
C
Forestry
P1; C2
P1; C2
P1
Mineral extraction
Commercial Use Category
Adult business
C
Amusement and recreation
P1, 2
P1, 2
P1, 2
Building materials and garden supplies
P
P
P
P1
Bulk fuel dealers
C
C
Business services
P
P
P
P
P
Buy-back recycling center
P
P
C
Commercial centers
C
P
C
Eating and drinking establishment
P
P
P
P
Food stores
P1; C2
P1, 2
P
P
P1
Lodging
P1, 2
P2
Mobile, manufactured and modular homes and office sales
P
P
C
Motor vehicles and related equipment sales/rental/repair and services
P
P1, 2, 3, 4
P1, 2
Personal services
C1
C
P
P
C1
Storage
C
P
P
Pet sales and services
P1
P1
P
P
C
Rental and repair services
P
P
P
C1
Sales of general merchandise
P
P
P
P1
Swap meet (PMC § 20.06.080, sales of general merchandise)
C
P1; C2, 3
C
Wholesale trade
P1
P
P
C1
Industrial Use Category
Basic manufacturing
C3, 5
C3, 5
P
Contractor yards
P
P
P
Food and related products
C
P
C
P
Industrial services and repair
P1
P1
C1
P
Intermediate manufacturing and intermediate/final assembly (See PMC § 20.06.110)
Motion picture/television and radio production studios
C
P
P
P
C
P
Off-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities
C
Printing, publishing and related industries
P1
P1, 2
P1
P1
C
Recycling processor
P1; C2
P
Salvage yards/vehicle storage facilities
C
Warehousing, distribution and freight movement
P
P
P
(Ord. 485 § 7.09, 1971; Ord. 1361 § 3, 1998; Ord. 1926 § 2, 2016; Ord. 1960 § 2, 2017; Ord. 2119 § 1 (Exh. A), 2025)