A. Allowed uses. Except as provided below, the uses allowed in the RMX zone outside the Central City SPD are allowed in the RMX zone inside the Central City 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 RMX 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 RMX zone inside the Central City SPD.
C. Prohibited uses. The following uses are prohibited in the RMX 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;
8. Accessory drive-through facility.
D. Height.
1. Generally. Except as provided in subsections D.2 and D.3, the maximum height of any building or structure is 65 feet.
2. R Street Corridor. Except as provided in subsection D.3, the maximum height of any building or structure within the R Street Corridor is shown on Exhibit D in section 17.444.150.
3. Transitional height.
a. The maximum height of any building or structure, or portion of a building or structure within 39 feet of an R-1, R-1B, or R-2 zones is 45 feet.
b. The maximum height of any building or structure, or portion of a building or structure, within 40-79 feet of an R-1, R-1B, or R-2 zone is 55 feet.
E. 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.
F. Density in the R Street Corridor. On sites less than one-quarter mile of the center from a light rail station platform, the minimum density is 30 dwelling units per net acre and the maximum density is 100 dwelling units per net acre. Residential density may exceed 100 dwelling units per net acre if authorized by a conditional use permit approved by the planning and design commission.
G. 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)