The commercial base zoning districts are established for the general purpose of ensuring there are lands in the city that provide a wide range of office, retail, service, institutional, industrial, and related uses to meet household and business needs, and more specifically to:
A. Provide appropriately located lands for the full range of commercial uses needed by the city's residents, businesses, and workers, consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the comprehensive plan and any functional plans and small area plans adopted by the city;
B. Strengthen the city's economic base, and provide employment opportunities close to home for residents of the city and surrounding communities;
C. Create suitable environments for various types of commercial uses, and protect them from the adverse effects of incompatible uses;
D. Create suitable environments for various types of mixed use development, where business, office, retail, and residential uses are designed and integrated in compatible ways;
E. Support the military and governmental activities taking place in the city;
F. Preserve the unique character and historic resources of the city's urban core area;
G. Minimize the impact of commercial development on residential uses; and
H. Promote sustainable development in terms of energy efficiency and conservation, greenhouse gas reductions, food security, materials recycling, and similar sustainability goals.
(Ord. 2012-64, passed 9-11-12)