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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1709ORDINANCE N0. /T AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17.32 OF THE CENTRAL POINT MUNICIPAL CODE THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT, OREGON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 17.32 of the Central Point Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: C-N NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT Sections• 17.32.010 17.32.020 17.32.030 17.32.040 17.32.050 17.32.060 Purpose. Permitted Uses. Special Permitted Uses. Conditional Uses. General Regulations. Prohibited Uses. 17.32.010 Purpose. The Neighborhood Commercial (C-N) District is intended to provide locations for convenience shopping centers to serve the day-to-day retail and service needs of adjacent neighborhoods, and to implement the Central Point Comprehensive Plan. The C-N District locations should be away from the downtown business district and central to or on the periphery of residential areas for ease of access. The C-N District provides a way to reduce automobile trips by allowing businesses within walking distance of many homes. 17.32.020 Permitted Uses. The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright, subject to compliance with all applicable municipal, state and federal environmental, health, and safety regulations as well as the requirements for site plans in Section 17.72. A. Professional and financial offices, and personal service establishments other than those related to health care. B. Retail stores, shops and offices supplying commodities or performing services other than vehicle and fuel sales. C. Eating and drinking establishments that do not possess a liquor license. D. Desktop publishing, xerography, copy centers. E. Temporary tree sales, from November 1 to January 1. F. Public and quasi-public utility and service buildings, structures and uses. 1 - ORDINANCE N0. !7~ 9 (102594) 17.32.030 Conditional Uses. The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted in the C-N District when authorized in accordance with the chapter on Conditional Use Permits, Section 17.76: A. Automobile repair facilities and related fuel sales. B. outdoor storage of commodities associated with a permitted, special permitted or conditional use. All storage shall be within an area surrounded by a solid wall or fence six feet in height unless otherwise specified in the conditional use permit. In no case shall materials or equipment be stored higher than the wall or fence. C. Churches or similar religious institutions. D. Medical or dental offices and similar health care services. E. Family-oriented commercial recreation establishments including, but not limited to, pool/billiard centers, health spas, exercise or physical fitness centers, martial arts schools, arcades/amusement centers, and similar facilities that are neighbor- hood oriented and consistent with the purpose and intent of the neighborhood convenience center. 17.32.040 General Regulations. A. Area, Width, Yard Requirements. There shall be no minimum lot area, width, or minimum setback in a front yard, side yard, or rear yard, except as required under the Off-Street Parking Chapter (17.64); or where required or increased as a condition of development approval; or where required by other provisions in these general regulations. B. Maximum Building Height. No structure shall be greater than 35 feet in height in a C-N District. C. Abutting Residential Zones. Where abutting a residential district, side and rear yard setbacks shall be maintained at ten feet per story for side and rear yards. where side or rear property lines abut a residential district, a solid wall or fence, vine-covered open fence, or compact evergreen hedge six feet in height shall be located on the property line and continuously maintained to ensure effective buffering between the two uses. D. Lot Coveraae. Maximum lot coverage by buildings and structures shall be fifty percent of the total lot area. E. Sians. Signs in the C-N District shall be permitted and designed according to provisions of Chapter 15.24. 2 - ORDINANCE NO. ~~ (102594) F. Illumination and Illuminating Sians. Illuminated sign or lighting standards used for the illumination of premises shall be so designed and installed that their direct rays are away from public streets and any property in residential districts. G. Off-Street Parking and Loading. Off-street parking and loading space shall be provided as required by Chapter 17.64. H. Landscaping. Front yard areas and unpaved side yard areas shall be planted with trees, shrubs, flowers or other suitable landscaping materials and shall be continuously maintained in good condition and in an attractive manner. 17.32.050 Prohibited Uses. The following uses and their accessory uses are not permitted in the C-N, Neighborhood Commercial District due to concerns about compatibility with the surrounding neighborhood, because there are alternative locations better suited to serve citywide and larger markets, the limited capacity of residential streets and because the City~s street standards for residential areas do not anticipate either overall high traffic volumes nor significant levels of heavy truck traffic. A. No high traffic volume uses. Notwithstanding the listing of uses in 17.32.020, 17.32.030, and 17.32.040, no use in the C-N zone shall be allowed that exceeds 200 vehicle trip-ends per weekday per 1,000 square feet as determined by publications of the Institute of Transportation Engineers or by direct measurement. B. Wholesale uses. C. Businesses that dispatch, sell, or service trucks. D. Storage or repair yards, warehouses and electrical substations. E. Commercial parking lot. Section 2. Sections 17.32.060, 17.32.070 and 17.32.080 of the Central Point Municipal Code are hereby deleted. Passed by the Council and signed by me in authentication of its passage this ~~ day of ~~,,„~~„v, ,[ooR / 1994. May Roger Westensee 3 - ORDINANCE NO. 17~C) (102594) ATTEST: ~i]ry ~~ City Rep ent tive Approved by me this _~ day of ~~,,,,, ~~ > 1994. -~~~..kP Ma}t~r Roger Westensee 4 - ORDINANCE NO. L7~ ~ (102594)