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Where the GF combining district is combined with the CD-C subdistrict, the following design standards shall apply:
(a) Exterior windows on the ground floor shall use transparent glazing to the extent feasible. Low-e glass or minimal tinting to achieve sun control is permitted, so long as the glazing appears transparent when viewed from the ground level.
(b) Window coverings are not permitted on the ground floor during typical business hours. Where operations preclude transparency (e.g., theaters) or where privacy requires window coverings, sidewalk-facing frontage shall include items of visual interest including displays of merchandise or artwork; visual access shall be provided to a minimum depth of 3 feet.
(Ord. 5407 § 4 (part), 2017)
A downtown retail vacancy rate and use survey shall be prepared annually in September of each year, and a report shall be prepared conveying that information to the Planning and Transportation Commission and City Council prior to the end of the year. The purpose of the survey is to assess changes in retail use in the downtown zones. The vacancy rate shall address all areas zoned CD-C or GF in downtown.
(Ord. 5407 § 4 (part), 2017: Ord. 5065 § 3, 2009)
(a) The following shall be grounds for a request for waiver or adjustment of this Chapter:
(1) Economic Hardship. An applicant may request that the requirements of this Chapter be adjusted or waived upon a showing that strict application would result in an unreasonable financial burden on the property.
(2) Alternative Viable Use. An applicant may request that the requirements of this Chapter 18.30(C) be adjusted or waived based on a showing that: the permitted retail or retail-like use is not viable; the proposed alternative use will support the purposes of the combining district and Comprehensive Plan land use designation; and the proposed use will encourage active pedestrian-oriented activity and connections.
(b) Documentation.
The applicant shall bear the burden of presenting substantial evidence to support a waiver or modification request under this section and shall set forth in detail the factual and/or legal basis for the claim, including all supporting technical documentation. Any request under this section shall be submitted to the Planning and Development Services Director together with the fee specified in the municipal fee schedule and an economic analysis or other supporting documentation. A request under this section shall be acted upon by the City Council.
(Ord. 5642 § 4, 2024: Ord. 5637 § 4 (part), 2024)
Sections:
18.30(D).010 Specific Purposes
18.30(D).020 Applicability of Regulations
18.30(D).030 Zoning Map Designation
18.30(D).040 Site Development Regulations.
18.30(D).050 Special Requirements
The hotel combining district is intended to modify the regulations of the research, office and limited manufacturing (ROLM), research park (RP), and general manufacturing (GM) districts to permit hotels in those districts and to develop to specified maximum floor area ratios, upon rezoning to the (H) combining district, and subject to site and design review.
(Ord. 5035 § 4 (part), 2009: Ord. 3890 § 14 (part), 1989)
The combining district may be combined with a ROLM, RP, or GM district, in accord with Chapter 18.20 of the Zoning Ordinance. Where so combined, the floor area regulations established by this chapter shall apply in lieu of the comparable provisions established by the underlying ROLM, RP, or GM district.
(Ord. 5035 § 4 (part), 2009: Ord. 3890 § 14 (part), 1989)
The hotel combining district shall apply to properties designated on the zoning map by the symbol "H" within parentheses, following the research, office or limited manufacturing (ROLM), research park (RP), or general manufacturing (GM) designation with which it is combined.
(Ord. 5035 § 4 (part), 2009: Ord. 3890 § 14 (part), 1989)
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