(A) “CN” (Commercial Neighborhood) Districts provide small areas for offices, professional services, service and shopfront retail uses - all designed in scale with surrounding residential uses. The district regulations are designed to protect and encourage the transitional character of the districts by permitting a limited group of uses of a commercial nature, and to protect the abutting and surrounding residential areas by requiring certain minimum yard and area standards, which are comparable to those called for in the residential districts. These districts are also intended to reduce auto trips by permitting a limited group of commercial uses to be located in close proximity to residential areas.
(B) These districts provide a balance of residential and non-residential land-use opportunities, reflecting the economic needs of residents and business owners. “CN” (Commercial Neighborhood) Districts implement the following policies by:
(1) Based on a comprehensive land-use plan, encouraging more intensive development in and near neighborhood centers with less intensive development between neighborhood centers and implementing these changes through zoning; and
(2) Encouraging resident and employment growth within walking distance of the downtown area and neighborhood centers in order to support an inter-modal transportation system.
(C) “CN” (Commercial Neighborhood) Districts are limited to:
(1) The intersection of arterial/collector, collector/collector and collector/local street intersections, except where an existing commercial area has been established prior to the adoption of this chapter; or
(2) The interior of a block along an arterial or collector street that lies parallel to an existing commercial area.
(Ord. 3020, passed 9-10-2013, § 3.18)