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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.
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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.
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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
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ATTEST:
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City Rep ent tive
Approved by me this _~ day of ~~,,,,, ~~ > 1994.
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Ma}t~r Roger Westensee
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