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13.26.040 - Commercial district general development standards.

Subdivisions, new land uses and structures, and alterations to existing land uses and structures, shall be designed, constructed, and/or established in compliance with the requirements in Tables 2-7 and 2-8, in addition to the applicable development standards (e.g., landscaping, parking and loading, etc.) in Division 3 of this title.

TABLE 2-6	P				Permitted Use, Zoning Clearance required
Allowed Land Uses and Permit Requirements for Commercial Zoning Districts	MUP				Minor Use Permit required
	UP				Use Permit required
	S				Permit requirement set by Specific Use Regulations
	—				Use not allowed
LAND USE ⁽¹⁾	PERMIT REQUIRED BY DISTRICT											Specific Use Regulations
LAND USE ⁽¹⁾	CO ⁽⁶⁾				CG ⁽⁶⁾	CC ⁽⁶⁾					CT ⁽⁷⁾	Specific Use Regulations
INDUSTRY, MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING, WHOLESALING
Agricultural product processing	—		—			MUP				—
Laboratory - Medical, analytical (not experimental)	UP		P			—				—
Recycling - Reverse vending machines	—		P			—				P		13.42.210
Recycling - Small collection facility	—		MUP⁽⁴⁾			—				P		13.42.210
Winery ^{(8), (9)}	—		UP			UP				—		13.42.290
RECREATION, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC ASSEMBLY USES
Auction		—	—			P				—
Bar/tavern		—	S			S				S		13.42.050
Club, lodge, private meeting hall		UP	UP			UP⁽³⁾				MUP		13.26.070(C)
Commercial recreation facility - Indoor		—	MUP			MUP				MUP
Commercial recreation facility - Outdoor		—	—			—				UP
Community center		—	P			P				MUP		13.26.070(C)
Conference/convention facility		—	—			—				UP
Equestrian facility		—	—			—				UP		13.26.070(C)
Fitness/health facility		P	P			P⁽³⁾				P
Library, museum		—	—			P				MUP
Night club		—	—			UP				UP		13.42.050
Park, playground		P	P			P				P
Religious facility		P	P			—				P		13.42.230 13.26.070(C)
School - Elementary, middle, secondary		UP	UP			UP⁽³⁾				—
School - Specialized education/training		UP	UP			UP⁽³⁾				UP		13.26.070(C)
Sports and entertainment assembly facility		—	—			—				UP
Studio - Art, dance, martial arts, music, etc.		—	P			P				P
Theater, auditorium		—	UP			UP				UP
RESIDENTIAL USES⁽¹⁰⁾
Commercial cannabis activity		—	—			—				—		13.46.100
Emergency shelter		—	P			P				—		13.42.245
Home occupation		P	P			P				P		13.42.120
Household pets		P⁽⁵⁾	P⁽⁵⁾			P⁽⁵⁾				P⁽⁵⁾		13.42.060
Live/work unit		—	MUP			MUP				—		13.42.130
Multifamily housing		—	MUP			UP				—		13.42.250
Multifamily housing in a mixed-use structure		P	P			P				P		13.42.140
Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)		UP	—			—				UP		13.42.240 13.26.070(C)
Residential care facility, 7 or more clients		UP	—			—				—
RETAIL TRADE
Accessory retail uses		P		P		P			P			13.42.030
Alcoholic beverage sales		—		S		S			S			13.42.050
Artisan shop		—		P		P			P
Assembly of building components		—		MUP		—			—
Auto and vehicle sales		—		MUP		—			—
Auto parts sales with no installation services		—		P		—			P
Auto rental		—		MUP		—			MUP
Building/landscape materials sales - Indoor		—		P		—			—
Building/landscape materials sales - Indoor, 50,000 sf max.		—		P		—			P
Building/landscape materials sales - Outdoor		—		MUP		—			—			13.42.180
Building/landscape materials sales - Outdoor, 15,000 sf max.		—		—		MUP			—
Construction and heavy equipment sales and rental	—			UP		—			—
Convenience store	—			P		P			P
Drive-through retail	—			UP		—			UP			13.42.090
Extended hour retail	—			MUP⁽⁴⁾		MUP⁽⁴⁾			MUP⁽⁴⁾
Farm supply and feed store	—			P		P			—
Farmers market	—			—		MUP			MUP
Fuel dealer (propane for home and farm use, etc.)	—			MUP		—			—
Furniture, furnishings and appliance store	—			P		P			P
Gas station	—			UP		—			UP			13.42.100
General retail - 10,000 sf or less	—			P		P			P
General retail - 10,001 to 19,999 sf	—			P⁽²⁾		MUP			P⁽²⁾
General retail - 20,000 sf or more	—			UP		UP			UP
Groceries, specialty foods - 10,000 sf or less	—			P		P			P
Groceries, specialty foods - More than 10,000 sf	—			P⁽²⁾		MUP			UP
Mobile home, boat, or RV sales	—			UP		—			—
Office-supporting retail	P			P		P			P
Outdoor retail sales and activities	—			P		P			P			13.42.180
Produce stand	—			MUP		MUP			MUP			13.42.200
Restaurant, cafe, coffee shop	P			P		P			P⁽²⁾
Second hand store	—			MUP		MUP			—
Shopping center	—			MUP		MUP			MUP⁽²⁾
Warehouse retail	—			UP⁽¹¹⁾		—			—
SERVICES - BUSINESS, FINANCIAL, PROFESSIONAL
ATM		P			P		P	P
Bank, financial services		UP			P		P	P
Business support service		P			P		P	P
Medical services - Doctor office		P			P		P⁽³⁾	MUP⁽²⁾
Medical services - Clinic, lab, urgent care		UP			UP		P⁽³⁾	MUP⁽²⁾
Medical services - Extended care		UP			UP		—	—
Office - Accessory		P			P		P	P
Office - Business/service		P			P		P	P
Office - Government		MUP			MUP		MUP	MUP
Office - Processing		MUP			—		UP⁽³⁾	—
Office - Processing, 20,000 sf maximum		MUP			—		UP⁽³⁾	MUP
Office - Professional		P			P		P⁽³⁾	MUP
SERVICES - GENERAL
Adult day care - 14 or fewer clients		P			P		—	—
Adult day care - 15 or more clients		MUP			MUP		—	—
Catering service		—			P		—	MUP⁽²⁾
Child day care center		P			P		—	P					13.42.080
Drive-through service		—			UP		—	UP
Equipment rental		—			MUP		—	—
Kennel, animal boarding		—			MUP⁽⁴⁾		—	MUP⁽⁴⁾
Lodging - Bed and breakfast inn (B&B)		—			P		P	MUP					13.42.070
Lodging - Hotel or motel		—			UP		UP	UP
Lodging - Recreational vehicle (RV) park		—			UP		—	MUP					13.42.220
Maintenance service - Client site services		—			P		—	—
Mortuary, funeral home		—			UP		UP	—
Personal services		—			P		P	P
Personal services - Restricted		—			MUP⁽⁴⁾		—	—
Public safety facility		UP			UP		UP	UP
Repair service - Equipment, large appliances, etc.		—			MUP		—	—
Social service organization		MUP			P		MUP	—
Vehicle services - Major repair/body work		—			UP		—	—
Vehicle services - Minor maintenance/repair		—			MUP⁽²⁾		—	MUP⁽²⁾
Veterinary clinic, animal hospital		—			UP		—	UP					13.26.070(C)
TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Broadcasting studio		MUP			P		UP	MUP
Parking facility, public or commercial		—			MUP		MUP	—
Pipeline, utility transmission or distribution line		UP			UP		UP	UP
Rest stop		—			—		—	MUP
Telecommunications facility		S			S		S	S					13.44
Transit station or terminal		—			MUP		MUP	MUP
Utility facility		UP			UP		UP	UP
Utility infrastructure		P			P		P	P

Key to Zoning District Symbols

CO	Office Commercial	CC	Central Commercial
CG	General Commercial	CT	Tourist/Destination Commercial

Notes:

(1) See Division 8 for land use definitions.

(2) Use permit required when site abuts a residential zone.

(3) Use allowed only on second or third floor except that an existing single-story residential structure in an area zoned central commercial, may be converted into a business, financial or professional service land use so long as the applicant obtains design review and does not expand the square-footage of the existing structure in a manner that will conflict with applicable zoning standards or in any event more than an additional ten percent.

(4) Use not allowable on a site abutting a residential zone.

(5) Zoning clearance not required if the use complies with all other applicable town approval requirements and standards.

(6) Use permit approval required for all new construction.

(7) Permit requirements established for the CT zoning district are for the replacement of land uses after initial site development. See Section 13.26.070.

(8) Any winery use application within five hundred feet of an existing school, playground or church shall require use permit approval by the planning commission.

(9) The maximum annual production capacity of the winery shall not exceed twenty thousand cases, unless permission is granted to allow additional cases during project review.

(10) Supportive and transitional housing shall be subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential dwellings of the same type (e.g., single-family, multifamily) in the same zone.

(11) Warehouse retail is allowed only at locations meeting all of the following criteria: (a) within one-half mile of an I-80 interchange; (b) at least one-half mile from land zoned Central Commercial (CC); and (c) on sites with an aggregate size of fifteen or more acres.

TABLE 2-7 - CO AND CG DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

Development Feature	Requirement by Zoning District
	CO	CG
	Office Commercial	General Commercial
Minimum lot size	Minimum area and width for parcels proposed in new subdivisions.
Area (net)	5,000 sf ⁽¹⁾
Width	Determined by the review authority through the subdivision process.
Residential density	Maximum number of dwelling units allowed in a project. The actual number of units allowed will be determined by the town through subdivision or land use permit approval, as applicable.
Maximum density	2 - 10 units per acre in a mixed use project, subject to the general plan specific area policies, Land Use and Community Development Element, Section G.
Setbacks ⁽²⁾	Minimum and, where noted, maximum setbacks required for primary structures. See Section 13.30.110 for exceptions to these requirements.
Front	15 ft minimum; offices shall be set back no more than 15 ft, except where an entry courtyard is provided, or where approved through design review.
Side - Interior (each)	15 ft along a lot line abutting an R zone, none required otherwise.
Side - Corner	15 ft
Rear	15 ft along a lot line abutting an R zone, none required otherwise.
Floor area ratio (FAR)	Maximum FAR allowed.
	0.60 maximum
Lot coverage	Maximum percentage of total lot area that may be covered by structures. When expressed as a range, the review authority may limit the maximum coverage allowed a specific project to less than the maximum of the range, as determined appropriate for the site and project.
Lot coverage	35% to 60%	25% to 60%
Height limit	Maximum allowable height of structures. See Section 13.30.050 (Height Limits and Exceptions) for height measurement requirements, and height limit exceptions.
Maximum height	30 ft - 2 stories	35 ft - 2 stories
Landscaping	See Chapter 13.34 (Landscaping Standards)
Parking	See Chapter 13.36 (Parking and Loading)
Signs	See Chapter 13.38 (Signs)

Notes:

(1) A commercial condominium, or a residential condominium, townhome, or planned development project may be subdivided with smaller parcels for ownership purposes, with their minimum lot area determined through the subdivision review process, provided that the overall development site complies with the lot area requirements of this chapter, and the total number of any dwellings is in compliance with the maximum density established by the applicable zoning district.

(2) Ground-floor residential shall comply with the setback requirements and height limits of the RH zone.

TABLE 2-8 - CC AND CT DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

Development Feature	Requirement by Zoning District
	CC	CT
	Central Commercial	Tourist/Destination Commercial
Minimum lot size	Minimum area and width for parcels proposed in new subdivisions.
Area (net)	5,000 sf ⁽¹⁾
Width, depth	Determined by the review authority through the subdivision process.
Residential density	Maximum number of dwelling units allowed in a project. The actual number of units allowed will be determined by the town through subdivision or land use permit approval, as applicable.
Maximum density	15 units per acre in a mixed use project.		2 - 10 units per acre in a mixed use project.
Setbacks	Minimum and, where noted, maximum setbacks required for primary structures. See Section 13.30.110 for exceptions to these requirements.
Front	Taylor Road - No front setback allowed; buildings shall be placed at the property line except where a setback is authorized through design review, and except that up to 20 ft may be allowed for outdoor seating or eating areas with design review approval.		25 ft, landscaped
	Horseshoe Bar Road - 15 ft for landscaping and the preservation of existing buildings and landscaping.
	Sites on other streets - 15 ft.
Side - Interior (each)	15 ft along a property line abutting a residential zone or use, none required otherwise.		25 ft along a property line abutting a residential zone, none required otherwise.
Side - Corner	Same requirement as front setback.
Rear	Same requirement as side setbacks.
Freeway	N.A.		40 ft from the Interstate 80 right-of-way, or other distance approved as part of a master development plan (Section 13.62.070).
Floor area ratio (FAR)	Minimum FAR required and maximum FAR allowed.
	0.25 minimum, 1.60 maximum; more than 0.60 may be approved only where parking is provided in a structure that does not detract from the pedestrian orientation of the downtown.		Not applicable
Lot coverage	Maximum percentage of total lot area that may be covered by structures. When expressed as a range, the review authority may limit the maximum coverage allowed a specific project to less than the maximum of the range, as determined appropriate for the site and project.
Lot coverage	35% to 60%			25% to 40%
Height limit	Maximum allowable height of structures. See Section 13.30.050 (Height Limits and Exceptions) for height measurement requirements, and height limit exceptions.
Maximum height	35 ft - 3 stories			35 ft - 3 stories; 45 ft allowed for hotels, motels, and theaters only, with fire department approval
Landscaping	See Chapter 13.34 (Landscaping Standards)
Parking	See Chapter 13.36 (Parking and Loading)
Signs	See Chapter 13.38 (Signs)

Notes:

(1) A commercial condominium, or a residential condominium, townhome, or planned development project may be subdivided with smaller parcels for ownership purposes, with the minimum lot area requirement determined through the subdivision review process, provided that the overall development site complies with the lot area requirements of this chapter, and the total number of any dwellings is in compliance with the maximum density established by the applicable zoning district.

(Ord. 290 § 2, 2022; Ord. 285 § 1, 2020; Ord. 281 § 5, 2019; Ord. 255 § 1, 2014; Ord. 244 § 1, 2009; Ord. 238 § 1, 2007; Ord. 235 § 1, 2007; Ord. 205 § 1 (Exh. A), 2003)