A. Generally, the commercial use type is intended to accommodate various levels of business and service facilities; such levels will fluctuate depending on the area’s location, function and proximity to population and transportation facilities.

B. The city seeks to approve those commercial uses which are compatible with city goals, policies, standards, and comprehensive plan.

C. New development may be changed, altered or conditioned as reasonably necessary to ensure compatibility with city goals, policies, standards, the surrounding areas or to mitigate direct impacts of the proposal.

D. Planned, Use Qualifier. The planned commercial designation (PC) is intended to accommodate retail and personal service establishments of a citywide nature or regional nature and to provide flexible design standards which will ensure compatibility between the site and the development, as well as between the development and the surrounding area.

E. Neighborhood, Use Qualifier. The commercial neighborhood designation (NC) is intended to accommodate retail and personal service establishments which will primarily serve the immediate neighborhood populace.

F. Waterfront, Use Qualifier. The commercial waterfront (WC) designation is created with the intent of revitalizing our historic waterfront areas with a people-oriented marine use atmosphere. The intent of the waterfront commercial designator is to reserve property abutting and/or in close proximity to the shoreline for commercial, light industrial, and recreational activities which depend upon or traditionally relate to the waterfront, or to those uses which will lend or help support a marine type atmosphere. [Ord. 2023-11-032 § 14; Ord. 2018-06-011 § 3 (Exh. A)].