23.46.006

A. Conditional use provisions of the applicable residential zone shall apply to all noncommercial conditional uses. B. All conditional uses not regulated by subsection A shall meet the following criteria: 1. The use shall be determined not to be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to property in the zone or vicinity in which the property is located. 2. In authorizing a conditional use, adverse impacts may be mitigated by imposing requirements or conditions deemed necessary for the protection of other properties in the zone or vicinity, and the public interest. The Director shall deny the conditional use if it is determined that adverse impacts cannot be satisfactorily mitigated. C. Parking at or below grade accessory to nonresidential uses or live-work units in adjacent commercial zones may be permitted as a conditional use. 1. The Director may authorize such parking if: a. The proposed parking is necessary to meet parking requirements, or the proposed parking will be used as a shared parking facility; b. The proposed parking is necessary to avoid increased parking congestion in the adjacent commercial area; c. The proposed parking is necessary to avoid creation or worsening of excessive spillover parking in adjacent residential areas; d. Other parking options such as shared parking have been considered and found to be unavailable in the adjacent commercial zone; and e. The proposed parking does not encourage substantial traffic to pass through adjacent residential areas. 2. If the Director authorizes a surface parking area, the following standards shall be met: a. A minimum of fifteen (15) percent of the surface parking area shall be landscaped. Specific landscaped areas required in this subsection shall count toward the fifteen (15) percent. b. A landscaped setback of at least ten (10) feet shall be provided along the front property line. A landscaped setback of at least five (5) feet in depth shall be provided along all other street property lines. c. When abutting a property in a residential zone (including RC zones), six (6) foot high screening and a five (5) foot deep landscaped area inside the screening shall be provided. d. When across the street from a residential zone (including RC zones), three (3) foot high screening shall be provided between the parking area and the landscaped setback along all street property lines. e. Whenever possible, access to parking shall be from the commercial area. (Ord. 121196 § 3, 2003; Ord. 112777 § 24(part), 1986.) Part 2 Development Standards for Commercial Uses