23.312.030 Required Permits.
A. General Requirement. A permit is required for a live/work unit and/or for a business that makes up the work portion of the unit.
B. Residential Districts.
1. All Residential Districts Except R-BMU. Live/work units are not permitted.
2. R-BMU District: A Use Permit is required for live/work units.
C. Commercial Districts.
1. All Commercial Districts Except C-SA and C-W. In all commercial districts except the C-SA and C-W districts, live/work units are allowed with a Zoning Certificate. Special circumstances that require a Use Permit are identified in Section 23.312.040 (Standards for Live/Work).
2. C-SA District. A Use Permit is required for all live/work units in the C-SA district.
3. C-W District.
(a) An AUP is required for live/work units in the C-W district when:
i. Nine or fewer live/work units are created; and
ii. A dwelling unit is not changed into a live/work unit.
(b) A Use Permit is required when the AUP requirements in Paragraph (a) above are not met.
D. Manufacturing Districts.
1. M and MM Districts. Live/work units are not permitted in the M and MM districts.
2. MU-LI District.
(a) An AUP is required for live/work units in the MU-LI district when:
i. No new floor area is created; and
ii. A dwelling unit is not changed into a live/work unit.
(b) A Use Permit is required when the AUP requirements in Paragraph (a) above are not met.
3. MU-R District.
(a) An AUP is required for live/work units in the MU-R district when:
i. The applicable requirements 23.206.090.D (Development Standards) and 23.322 (Parking and Loading) are satisfied;
ii. Less than 5,000 square feet of gross floor area is added or changed;
iii. Four or fewer live/work units are created; and
iv. A dwelling unit is not changed into a live/work unit.
(b) A Use Permit is required when the AUP requirements in Paragraph (a) above are not met. (Ord. 7815-NS § 12, 2022)