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Commercial Highway Zone

Commercial highway zone (C-H). The C-H zone is intended to accommodate diversified commercial establishments and multifamily residential as a conditional use. In addition, specific areas of the C-H zone which are in the regional retail overlay may have regional retail commercial uses if special development criteria in chapter 15.390 ECC are met. These purposes are accomplished by:

1. Allowing a broad range of commercial uses that serve the community including retail, personal and general services, and office uses; 2. Allowing small to large scale retail uses, but excluding super scale retail (over 60,000 square feet of floor area) unless associated with a regional retail commercial project meeting the provisions of chapter 15.390 ECC; 3. Allowing multifamily residential as a conditional use; and 4. Providing standards and guidelines that enhance the appearance and function of commercial highway uses and their compatibility with surrounding uses. 5. Use of this zone is appropriate for areas designated community mixed-use, mixed business park, or general commercial and services in the comprehensive plan.

Allowed Uses

RESIDENTIAL, GENERAL:
Dwelling, multifamily ¹

GROUP RESIDENCES:
Transitional housing ¹
Permanent supportive housing ¹
Indoor emergency shelter
Indoor emergency housing

RESIDENTIAL ACCESSORY USES:
Home occupations

RETAIL:
Auto sales
Automobile Fueling
Automobile, EV charging station
Heavy retail
Nurseries and greenhouses
Restaurants
Bars and brewpubs
Coffee house, espresso bar
Retail, small scale (less than 2,000 SF floor area)
Retail, medium scale (between 2,000 and 20,000 SF floor area)
Retail, large scale (between 20,001 and 60,000 SF floor area)
Retail, very large scale (60,001 to 100,000 SF floor area)
Retail, superscale (over 100,001 SF floor area) ¹
Regional retail commercial projects ²
Cannabis retailer

PERSONAL AND GENERAL SERVICE:
Day care I facilities
Day care II facilities
Heavy services
Hotels and motels
Offices, medical
Kennels
Cannabis cooperative
Personal service establishments
Laundromats and dry cleaners
Places of assembly
Radio station (commercial)
Veterinary clinic

BUSINESS SERVICE:
Conference center
Offices, business or professional, small scale (less than 2,000 SF floor area)
Offices, business or professional, medium scale (between 2,000 and 20,000 SF floor area)
Offices, business or professional, large scale (between 20,001 and 60,000 SF floor area)

INDUSTRIAL:
Light manufacturing
Hazardous waste treatment (on-site) ¹

PARK, OPEN SPACE AND RECREATIONAL:
Golf driving range (not associated with a course) ¹
Recreation, outdoor (commercial)
Recreation, indoor (commercial)
Recreation, small-scale indoor studios (commercial)
Recreational vehicle parks
Parks and playgrounds (public or private) ³

CULTURAL AND ENTERTAINMENT:
Adult entertainment establishment ⁴
Art, performing arts, and recording studios
Museums
Theaters

EDUCATIONAL:
Schools ¹

GOVERNMENTAL:
Court
Fire facility
Police facility
Public agency or utility office
Public agency or utility yard
Utility facility
Public transportation passenger terminals

RESOURCE:
Gardening or fruit raising (accessory use or noncommercial)
Small wind energy systems

Note 1: Subject to Conditional Use review procedures.

Note 2: Regional retail is administered as an overlay zone pursuant to chapters 15.390 and 15.390A ECC, and only permitted within the designated boundaries identified in figure 15.390.040(A), the south interchange area, and figure 15.390.040(B), the west interchange area. Permitted uses and use restrictions within a regional retail commercial project are described in ECC 15.390.030. Design criteria for regional retail is governed by chapter 15.390A ECC.

Note 3: Lighting for structures and fields shall be directed away from residential areas through the use of exterior full cut-off shields or through optics within the fixture.

Note 4: All such establishments must be at least 1,000 feet from any residential zone, parks, schools, historic district, any dwelling, freeway, highway, interstate, or major arterial (see map on file in the city clerk's office).

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