17.444.110   C-4 heavy commercial zone.
   A.   Allowed uses. Except as provided below, the uses allowed in the C-4 zone outside the Central City SPD are allowed in the C-4 zone inside the Central City SPD.
   B.   Conditional use. 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-4 zone outside the Central City SPD, approval of the same discretionary permit and compliance with the same restrictions or requirements are required for the use in the C-4 zone inside the Central City SPD.
   C.   Prohibited uses. The following uses are prohibited in the C-4 zone inside the Central City SPD within one-half mile from the center of a light rail station platform or one-half mile from the streetcar line as shown on Exhibit A in section 17.444.150:
         1.   Stand-alone surface parking lot;
         2.   Auto-sales, storage, rental that includes inventory that is displayed outdoors;
         3.   Drive-through restaurant;
         4.   Equipment rental, sales yard;
         5.   Gas station;
         6.   Mini-storage;
         7.   Towing service, vehicle storage yard; and
         8.   Accessory drive-through facility.
   D.   Floor area ratio (FAR). The minimum FAR for nonresidential and mixed use development is 0.4 unless:
         1.   The use does not include a building or the use, by its nature, normally conducts a substantial amount of its operations outdoors; or
         2.   The use is temporary and would not interfere with the long-term development of the site consistent with the FAR standard.
   E.   Parking. The maximum allowable parking spaces for industrial and commercial uses within the parking districts established in section 17.608.030 are as follows:
         1.   Central Business and Arts & Entertainment - one parking space per 400 gross square feet of building devoted to industrial and commercial uses;
         2.   Urban - one parking space per 250 gross square feet of building devoted to industrial and commercial uses;
         3.   Traditional - one parking space per 250 gross square feet of building devoted to industrial and commercial uses; and
         4.   Suburban - one parking space per 250 gross square feet of building devoted to industrial and commercial uses. (Ord. 2018-0013 § 8)