23.204.090 C-NS North Shattuck Commercial District

23.204.090 C-NS North Shattuck Commercial District.

A. District Purpose. The purpose of the North Shattuck Commercial (C-NS) district is to:

1. Implement the General Plan’s designations for Community Commercial and Commercial/Residential in this area;

2. Encourage the maintenance and establishment of retail and service activities that provide goods and services to serve the residents of the adjacent and outlying neighborhoods; but do not generate high traffic volume;

3. Provide locations for other activities compatible with these commercial activities;

4. Promote compatibility between such commercial areas and adjacent residential neighborhoods;

5. Limit the space occupied by businesses that generate high traffic volumes;

6. Support the retention of types of businesses serving adjacent neighborhoods;

7. Limit space occupied by commercial uses, especially offices, that are more appropriately located in the downtown business district;

8. Prevent development of commercial spaces exceeding the amount and intensity of use that can be served by available traffic capacity and potential parking supply;

9. Encourage an adequate commercial and residential mix along Shattuck Avenue; and

10. Ensure that new buildings and additions to existing buildings harmonize with their surroundings.

B. Allowed Land Uses. See Table 23.204-1: Allowed Uses in the Commercial Districts.

C. Additional Permit Requirements. See Section 23.204.030 (Additional Permit Requirements).

1. Basic Standards. See Table 23.204-24: C-NS Development Standards. See also Table 23.204-25: C-NS Setback Standards for Residential-Only Uses and Building Separation Standards for Mixed Use and Residential-Only Uses and Table 23.204-26: C-NS Lot Coverage Standards for Residential-Only Uses.

Table 23.204-24. C-NS DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
	Project Land Use		Supplemental Standards
	Non-Residential and Mixed Use	Residential Only	Supplemental Standards
Lot Area, Minimum			23.304.020
New Lots	4,000 sq. ft.	5,000 sq. ft.
Per Group Living Accommodation Resident	350 sq. ft. [1]
Usable Open Space, Minimum			23.304.090--Usable Open Space
Per Dwelling Unit	40 sq. ft. [2]	200 sq. ft.
Per Group Living Accommodation Resident	No minimum	90 sq. ft.
Floor Area Ratio, Maximum	1.0	No maximum
Main Building Height [3]
Minimum	2 stories	No minimum
Maximum	35 ft. and 3 stories	28 ft. and 2 stories
Lot Line Setbacks, Minimum			23.304.030
Abutting/Confronting a Non-residential District	No minimum	See Table 23.204-25
Abutting/Confronting a Residential District	See 23.304.030.C.2	See Table 23.204-25
Building Separation, Minimum	No minimum [4]	See Table 23.204-25	23.304.040
Lot Coverage, Maximum	100%	See Table 23.204-26	23.304.120

[1]One additional resident is allowed for remaining lot area between 200 and 350 square feet.

[2]For mixed use projects, usable open space dimensions may be smaller than required in 23.304.090.B.3, but no dimension may be less than 6 feet.

[3]Basement levels devoted exclusively to parking are not counted as a story.

[4]For mixed use projects, minimum building separation shall be as required for residential-only projects. See Table 23.204-25.

Table 23.204-25. C-NS SETBACK STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL-ONLY USES AND BUILDING SEPARATION STANDARDS FOR MIXED USE AND RESIDENTIAL-ONLY USES
	STANDARDS BY BUILDING STORY			SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS
	1^ST	2^ND	3^RD	SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS
Lot Line Setbacks, Minimum				23.304.030--Setbacks
Front	15 ft.	15 ft.	15 ft.
Rear	15 ft.	15 ft.	15 ft.
Interior	4 ft.	4 ft.	6 ft.
Street Side	6 ft.	8 ft.	10 ft.
Building Separation, Minimum	8 ft.	12 ft.	16 ft.	23.304.040--Building Separation in Residential Districts

Table 23.204-26. C-NS LOT COVERAGE STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL-ONLY USES
	STANDARD BASED ON BUILDING HEIGHT			SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS
	1 STORY	2 STORIES	3 STORIES	SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS
Lot Coverage, Maximum				23.304.120--Lot Coverage
Interior and Through Lot	45%	45%	40%
Corner Lot	50%	50%	45%

2. Lots Abutting or Confronting a Residential District. See Section 23.304.130--Non-Residential Districts Abutting a Residential District for additional building feature requirements for lots that abut or confront a Residential District.

3. Ground Floor Dwelling Units in Mixed-Use Buildings. Ground floor dwelling units in a mixed-use building shall be located at least 20 feet from a property line next to a public right-of-way.

4. Residential Window Setback. Mixed-use buildings shall be setback at least ten feet from an interior property line opposite a required window in any habitable room of a residential use.

E. Permit Findings. To approve an AUP or Use Permit for a project in the C-NS district, the review authority must make the findings in Section 23.406.040--Use Permits and find that the proposed use or structure:

1. Is compatible in design and character with the commercial district and the adjacent residential neighborhoods;

2. Is compatible with the purposes and the existing character of the district.

3. Does not interfere with the continuity of retail or compatible service facilities at the ground level;

4. Does not exceed the amount and intensity of use that can be served by available traffic capacity and potential parking supply. (Ord. 7835-NS § 3, 2022: Ord. 7787-NS § 2 (Exh. A), 2021)