18.35.100 Mixed-use development in the CC and NC zones – Design features.
Mixed-use development permitted by Chapter 18.25 CMC shall incorporate the following design features:
(1) Residential and nonresidential uses proposed for mixed-use development shall be only those uses permitted in the CC and NC zones, as established by Chapter 18.25 CMC.
(2) If residential and nonresidential uses are proposed for the same structure, nonresidential uses shall occupy no less than 60 percent of the ground floor. The Director may waive this requirement under the following circumstances:
(a) If the structure is located on a sloping lot that provides access from upper levels or from multiple levels. In such cases, the nonresidential use may be located on the levels that exit onto the primary pedestrian streets; or
(b) If views from the upper levels are valuable amenities that would help assure success of the nonresidential uses, such as a restaurant;
(c) Senior housing developments need not include commercial uses.
(3) Mixed-use development shall provide off-street parking behind or to the side of buildings, or enclosed within buildings consistent with CMC 18.50.030. Relief from this requirement may be granted by the Director only if the applicant can demonstrate that there is no practical site design to meet this requirement. The Director may allow only the number of parking spaces that cannot be accommodated to the rear or sides of buildings, or enclosed within buildings, to be located to the front of buildings. A 20 percent reduction of required parking is allowed if a mixed-use development meets the criteria of CMC 18.50.040 for shared parking. (Ord. 06-13 § 2 (Exh. A); Ord. 42-02 § 2 (21A.14.135))