17.224.410   HC zone-Permitted uses.
   A.   Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in the HC zone, subject to the limitations specified:
Use
Limitations
Use
Limitations
1. Residential Uses
 
Residential care facility
 
2. Commercial and Institutional Uses
 
Amusement center, indoor
 
Assembly-cultural, religious, social
Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.128
Auto-service, repair
 
Childcare center
Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.113
Commercial service
 
Community market
Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.124
Drive-through restaurant
Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.109
Gas station
 
Hotel; motel
Permitted if the project does not involve the demolition or conversion of multi-unit dwellings that exist or are under construction
Nonresidential care facility
 
Retail store
Limited to 5,000 square feet
Restaurant
 
Theater
 
Tobacco retailing
Permitted in a store that has greater than 15,000 square feet of gross floor area if the total area of shelving allocated to tobacco products and tobacco paraphernalia does not exceed 250 square feet.
3. Industrial and Agricultural Uses
 
Aquaculture
Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.810 et seq.
Community garden, private (not exceeding 3.0 acres)
Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.810 et seq.
Solar energy system, commercial (city property)
Allowed in this zone and exempt from the provisions of this title
 
   B.   Conditional uses. The following uses in the HC zone require approval of a conditional use permit, subject to the limitations specified:
Use
Limitations
Approval Required by: Planning and Design Commission (PDC); Zoning Administrator (ZA); or City Council (CC)
Use
Limitations
Approval Required by: Planning and Design Commission (PDC); Zoning Administrator (ZA); or City Council (CC)
1. Residential Uses
Mobilehome park
PDC
Temporary residential shelter
PDC
2. Commercial and Institutional Uses
Amusement center, outdoor
PDC
Bar; nightclub
Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.108
PDC
Cardroom
Subject to licensing regulations in chapter 5.32;
A cardroom may not be located within 1,000 feet, measured from the nearest property lines of the affected parcels, from another cardroom;
Notwithstanding section 17.232.050, a conditional use permit is not required to enlarge a cardroom on a greater portion of the building or lot on which it is located or to relocate the cardroom to another location on the same lot
PDC
Cemetery
PDC
Cinema
PDC
College campus
PDC
Correctional facility
PDC
Drive-in theater
PDC
Golf course; driving range
PDC
Hotel; motel
Allowed with a conditional use permit if the project involves the demolition or conversion of multi-unit dwellings that exist or are under construction
PDC
Kennel
ZA
Non-profit organization, food preparation for office-site consumption
PDC
Non-profit organization, food storage and distribution
PDC
Non-profit organization, meal service facility
PDC
Outdoor market
In granting a conditional use permit the zoning administrator may consider the traffic, parking, noise, hours of operation, and any applicable development standards related to the proposed outdoor market
ZA
School, K-12
PDC
Stand-alone parking facility
The zoning administrator may waive the development standards stated in sections 17.608.040 and 17.612.020
ZA
Tobacco retailing
Permitted with a conditional use permit in a store that has 15,000 square feet or less of gross floor area or allocates more than 250 square feet of shelving to tobacco products and tobacco paraphernalia.
ZA
Transit vehicle-service, repair, storage
PDC
Veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital
ZA
3. Industrial and Agricultural Uses
Airport
PDC
Antenna; telecommunications facility
Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.300 et seq.
PDC
Boat dock, marina
PDC
Community garden, private (exceeding 3.0 acres)
Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.810 et seq.
ZA
Heliport; helistop
Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.114
PDC
High voltage transmission facility
Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.500 et seq.
CC
Market garden (exceeding 3.0 acres)
Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.810 et seq.
ZA
Passenger terminal
PDC
Solid waste landfill
PDC
Solid waste transfer station
PDC
Surface mining operation
Subject to provisions of chapter 17.720
PDC
Well-gas, oil
PDC
 
   C.   Accessory uses. The following uses in the HC zone are permitted when accessory to a permitted or conditional use, subject to the limitations specified:
Use
Limitations
Use
Limitations
Accessory antenna
Accessory drive-through facility
Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.110
Child care, in-home (family day care home)
Common area
Family care facility
Family day care facility
Use
Limitations
Private garden
Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.810 et seq.
Urban beekeeping
Subject to section 9.44.330
Watchperson's quarters
The structure shall be limited to 1,000 square feet
 
   D.   Prohibited uses. All uses not listed as permitted, conditional, or accessory uses are prohibited in the HC zone. (Ord. 2024-0017 § 45; Ord. 2021-0024 § 17; Ord. 2020-0025 § 20; Ord. 2020-0021 § 43; Ord. 2019-0027 § 21; Ord. 2016-0016 § 14; Ord. 2016-0001 § 31; Ord. 2015-0005 § 40; Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)