Land uses allowed within the CD Zoning District by Table 2-5 (Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements for Commercial Zoning Districts) shall comply with the following provisions, in addition to the development standards in § 17.220.020 (Commercial Zoning District Development Standards) and all applicable provisions of Article 3 (Site Planning and General Development Standards).
A. Ground Floor Restriction. Land uses shown in Table 2-5 (Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements for Commercial Zoning Districts) as being subject to ground floor restrictions shall not be located on the ground floor of any building, in the following locations:
1. Both sides of Main Street;
2. The north side of Culver Boulevard, from Canfield Avenue to Duquesne Avenue;
3. Both sides of Washington Boulevard, between Watseka Avenue and Hughes Avenue; and
4. The Culver Boulevard and Washington Boulevard frontages of the Town Plaza and Town Park areas, except where other uses are allowed by the Culver City Redevelopment Agency in an Owner-Participation Agreement or a Disposition and Development Agreement.
5. Exemptions from ground floor use restrictions may be granted for:
a. Designated historic structures when it can be demonstrated, by substantial evidence, that such restrictions would substantially compromise the economic viability or architectural integrity of the building;
b. Hotels and motels with ground floor uses that generate pedestrian activity such as lobbies, retail, and restaurants; and
c. Office uses that include direct customer or client service components and that generate pedestrian activity or require patronage daily, such as, but not limited to, insurance offices; tax preparer; real estate offices; advertising agencies; architectural, engineering, and planning services; graphic design, fashion, photography, and commercial art studio services; and accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services, and similar office uses as determined by the Director.
B. Height Requirements.
1. The greater of 2 stories or 30 feet on either side of Main Street, except for the southerly 80 feet (north of Culver Boulevard.).
2. The greater of 3 stories or 44 feet along the southerly 80 feet of Main Street (north of Culver Boulevard); on the north side of Culver Boulevard, from Canfield to Duquesne Avenues; and on the north or south sides of Washington Boulevard, between Watseka and Hughes Avenues; or
3. Fifty-six feet for all other areas, except for buildings within the Town Park and Town Plaza areas, which are governed by the Design for Development for the Downtown area.
C. Multiplex Theater Amusement Devices. Amusement devices are permitted in conjunction with a multiplex movie theater complex of at least 10 screens, subject to all the following criteria:
1. No more than 10 amusement devices shall be permitted in a complex.
2. Amusement devices shall be located within the theater complex and used only by theater customers who have purchased tickets.
3. An amusement area shall not occupy more than 500 square feet of floor area.
4. An amusement area shall be screened so as not to be generally visible from the exterior of the theater complex.
5. An amusement area shall be accessible only by means of the main customer entrance for the theater complex.
(Ord. No. 2005-007 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 2009-001 § 2; Ord. No. 2022-003 § 2 (part); Ord. No. 2022-008)