18.25.050 Commercial (light and intensive).
(a) The commercial district is intended to provide primarily for the general retail sales, service and repair activities of the community. It is also to provide locations for professional offices, commercial activities and warehouses, and structures that are not dependent on direct access to the water.
(b) Within land classified as commercial, the following uses, structures, buildings and development shall be permitted:
(1) Retail stores;
(2) Retail service shops;
(3) Chandlery stores;
(4) Restaurants and bars;
(5) Hotels, motels and other lodging;
(6) Telecommunications and radio towers and facilities;
(7) Parks, playgrounds, and recreational facilities;
(8) Businesses and professional offices;
(9) Private clubs and lodges;
(10) Essential services, including but not limited to beauty and barber shops, laundry and dry cleaning establishments, mini-storage facilities, printing establishments, newspaper, television and radio offices, and similar services;
(11) Commercial amusement facilities;
(12) Warehouses;
(13) Maintenance facilities; and
(14) Public and quasi-public facilities, buildings, structures and uses.
(c) Other commercial operations similar to those listed in subsection (b) of this section will be considered permitted uses when the use or service is similar, the number and types of persons employed is similar, the number and type of vehicles attracted to the premises is similar and the effect on adjacent properties is similar to the uses described in subsections (b)(1) through (b)(14) of this section. The Zoning Administrator shall make a use determination regarding similarity.
(d) Ancillary uses not listed in subsection (b) or (c) of this section which are provided in a multi-use structure may be allowed when such use is not the primary activity associated with the facility nor does it occur on more than 25 percent of the facility’s usable area. Ancillary uses must be supportive of the primary use of the property. The Zoning Administrator shall make a determination regarding ancillary uses. [Code 1979 § 15.02.050.]