§ 17.224.410 — HC zone-Permitted uses

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 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 clinic | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.118 . 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) 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, safety of vehicular and non-vehicular access, adequacy of bicycle 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 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. 2026-0001 § 24; Ord. 2025-0007 § 22; 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)