The general commercial or CG district is intended to be applied in areas where commercial facilities are necessary for public service and convenience.
(Ord. 632-91 § 16.01, 10-22-1991; Ord. 701-11 § 1, 7-12-2011; Ord. 733-17 § 1, 11-14-2017)
The following uses and structures are permitted in the CG district:
(1) 
Uses permitted in the CC district as set forth in WMC § 18.55.020.
(2) 
Pet shops and veterinarian offices.
(3) 
Mortuaries and funeral parlors.
(4) 
Private schools and business colleges.
(5) 
Commercial parking lots and parking garages.
(6) 
Automobile service stations.
(7) 
Residences, boardinghouses, transitional and supportive housing, and group dwellings; provided, that residential units and quarters occupy only the second story or higher of structures whose first stories contain nonresidential uses, either permitted or permitted by conditional use permits in the CG district, except as authorized by WMC § 18.110.090(8).
(8) 
Emergency shelters (up to 50 beds), subject to development and managerial standards per WMC § 18.110.111.
(Ord. 632-91 § 16.02, 10-22-1991; Ord. 701-11 § 1, 7-12-2011; Ord. 715-15 § 1, 6-9-2015; Ord. 733-17 § 1, 11-14-2017)
The following uses and structures may be permitted in the CG district only if a conditional use permit has first been secured:
(1) 
All uses permitted in any residential zones.
(2) 
Boardinghouses, group dwellings, and churches.
(3) 
Bars and cocktail lounges.
(4) 
Adult businesses.
(5) 
Major automobile and equipment repair service stations.
(6) 
Automobile and equipment sales and service including used car lots.
(7) 
Wholesale distribution uses and warehouses.
(8) 
Hotels, motels, hospitals, sanitariums, and rest homes.
(9) 
Other commercial uses in the opinion of the planning commission which are of similar nature to those uses listed above.
(10) 
Emergency shelters, 50 beds or more, subject to development and managerial standards per WMC § 18.110.111.
(11) 
Cannabis retail/dispensary business in general commercial (CG), combined CG/ML/PD or CG/PD zones subject to development standards and WMC § 9.20.070 to § 9.20.080 and defined in WMC § 8.10.010.
(Ord. 632-91 § 16.03, 10-22-1991; Ord. 701-11 § 1, 7-12-2011; Ord. 733-17 § 1, 11-14-2017; Ord. 738-18 § 1, 8-14-2018; Ord. 761-24 § 1, 1-14-2025)
(1) 
Commercial Uses.
(a) 
Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet.
(b) 
Minimum Yard Requirements.
(i) 
Front: none.
(ii) 
Side: none.
(iii) 
Rear: 12 feet where accessible from street or alley for loading purposes. Building may project over rear yard area, providing 14 feet clear vertical distance from ground level is maintained. Building code and other regulations shall apply.
(c) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet. Additional height may be permitted if a use permit is secured in each case.
(d) 
Loading Space. Private off-street space for the handling of all materials and equipment.
(e) 
Minimum Parking. Off-street parking shall be provided in an amount in accordance with the regulations of Chapter 18.120 WMC.
(2) 
Residential Uses. Minimum lot area, front, side and rear setbacks, maximum building height, maximum lot coverage and parking requirements for residential uses permitted with a use permit shall be subject to the regulations of the residential zone(s) for which the use is considered a principally permitted use.
(Ord. 632-91 § 16.04, 10-22-1991; Ord. 701-11 § 1, 7-12-2011; Ord. 733-17 § 1, 11-14-2017)