A. Allowed uses. Except as provided below, the uses permitted in the C-3 zone outside the Railyards SPD are allowed in the C-3 zone inside the Railyards SPD.
B. Conditional uses. Except as provided in this section, if this title requires the approval of a conditional use permit or other discretionary permit, or imposes other restrictions or requirements on the establishment of a particular use in the C-3 zone outside the Railyards SPD, approval of the same discretionary permit and compliance with the same restrictions or requirements are required for the use in the C-3 zone inside the Railyards SPD.
C. Prohibited uses. In addition to the uses prohibited in the C-3 zone outside the Railyards SPD, the following uses are prohibited in the C-3 zone inside the Railyards SPD:
1. Auto - service, repair;
2. Check-cashing center;
3. Correctional facility; and
4. Gas station.
D. Development standards. The development standards applicable to development in the C-3 zone outside the Rail-yards SPD are applicable to development in the C-3 zone inside the Railyards SPD, except as follows:
1. Residential density. The minimum and maximum density requirements for residential development are established in the general plan.
2. Floor area ratio. The minimum and maximum FAR requirements for nonresidential and mixed use development are established in the general plan.
3. Height. There are no maximum height limits, except as described below and as shown in Exhibit B of this chapter.
a. Depot District. The maximum height for buildings located on lot 46 that front 7th Street is 120 feet.
b. Central Shops District and Transition Zone.
i. The maximum height for buildings on lot 9a is 100 feet.
ii. The maximum height for buildings on lot 9b is 85 feet.
ii. Except for lot 18, the maximum height for new buildings on lots within the Central Shops Historic District is 24 feet.
iv. The maximum height for new buildings on lot 18 is 40 feet.
c. West End District. The maximum height for buildings on lots 15a, 15b, 15c, and 15d is 85 feet.
d. East End District. The maximum height for buildings on the south side of Railyards Boulevard east of 7th Street is 120 feet.
e. Riverfront District. The maximum height for buildings in the Riverfront District is 450 feet subject to a building design with stepped-down heights toward the Sacramento River approved as part of the site plan and design review under chapter 17.808.
4. Street wall height. The maximum street wall height is 65 feet, except that the maximum street wall height on lots that front Railyards Boulevard west of 7th Street is 85 feet.
5. Setbacks. Except as specified below, a minimum of 75% of the building frontage shall be established along the build-to line and up to 100% of the building frontage may be established along the build-to line. Public open space that is part of or adjacent to building frontage is not calculated in the minimum build-to-line percentage.
a. Central Shops Historic District. Street walls and building frontages on lot 9b shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet from any historic structure located on lot 26, as shown in exhibit C of section 17.440.130.
b. Riverfront District. Buildings and structures shall be set back a minimum of 80 feet from the property line adjacent to the waterfront. (Ord. 2021-0011 § 7; Ord. 2016-0045 § 2)