23.71.044

A. In C and NC zones with height limits less than 85 feet, residential uses, in aggregate, may exceed 20 percent of the street-level street-facing facade only as a special exception under the following conditions or criteria: 1. Either: a. Due to location or parcel size, the proposed site is not suited for commercial development; or b. There is substantial excess supply of land available for commercial use near the lot, as evidenced by conditions such as lack of commercial activity in existing commercial structures for a sustained period, commercial structures in disrepair, or vacant or underused commercially zoned land; and 2. The residential structure would not interrupt an established commercial street front. As used in this subsection 23.71.044.A.2, the phrase "established commercial street front" may include a street front intersected by streets or alleys, and some lots with no current commercial use. B. When permitted, structures with residential uses exceeding 20 percent of the street-level street-facing facade are subject to the following development standards: 1. In all C and NC zones with a height limit of 40 feet or less, the development standards for residential structures in Lowrise 3 zones, except that no front setback is required. 2. In all C and NC zones with a height limit of 55 feet up to 65 feet, the development standards for residential structures in Midrise zones, except that no front setback is required. C. In C and NC zones with a height limit of 85 feet or greater, residential uses may occupy, in aggregate, more than 20 percent of the street-level street-facing facade. (Ord. 126685 , § 52, 2022; Ord. 125272 , § 56, 2017; Ord. 122311 , § 90, 2006; Ord. 121362, § 10, 2003; Ord. 116795 , § 2, 1993.)