18.88.010: PURPOSE OF PROVISIONS:
   A.   The purpose of establishing C-2 neighborhood convenience center district is to encourage the logical and timely development of land for commercial purposes in accordance with the objectives, policies and proposals of the general plan, provided such uses are determined by the commission and council to be essential or desirable to the public convenience and welfare in the location proposed. The size of the center is to be directly related to the quantity of purchasing power available within the trading area for the support of those uses that are classified for this district.
   B.   The following regulations, set out in this chapter, are intended to protect the residential environment, and shall apply to all uses in the C-2 neighborhood convenience center district. (Ord. 1000 § 24.00, 1955)