General CommercialDes Moines, WA
B-C
Business Commercial
The purpose of the Business Commercial Zone is to strengthen and preserve the area referred to as downtown for retail, office, service, financial, and commercial operations that serve the community trading area and tourists. It is further the purpose of this zone to ensure compact, convenient development patterns by improving pedestrian access and amenities, to permit uses which are primarily pedestrian-oriented and which increase public enjoyment of the Commercial Zone
- District
- B-C
- Municipality
- Des Moines, WA
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- Land uses
- 16 P · 15 C
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Land uses
PPermitted
16- Administrative, professional, and business offices§DesMoines18100
- Accredited or licensed schools and studios for education or self-improvement§DesMoines18100
- General merchandise stores, such as catalogue sales stores, clothing and shoe stores, department stores, drug stores, hardware stores, antique stores, dry goods or notions stores, secondhand stores, sporting goods, and variety stores§DesMoines18100
- Food and beverage establishments such as bakeries, candy stores, delicatessens, ice cream stores, grocery stores, liquor stores, meat and fish markets§DesMoines18100
- Specialized stores, such as bicycle, book, stationery, computer, florist, gift, jewelry, hobby, toy, and pet stores§DesMoines18100
- Restaurants, cocktail lounges, and taverns§DesMoines18100
- Public parks§DesMoines18100
- Government facilities§DesMoines18100
- Private lodge, clubs, and fraternal societies§DesMoines18100
- Public office buildings, art galleries, museums, libraries, and cultural uses§DesMoines18100
- Public off-street parking facilities, for private passenger cars§DesMoines18100
- Public transit shelters when they will not unreasonably impede pedestrian movement or create traffic safety problems§DesMoines18100
- Financial services, such as finance offices, insurance offices, real estate offices, and social service agencies§DesMoines18100
- Personal services such as barber shops, beauty shops, photographic studios, tailor shops, travel agencies, shoe repair, laundry, and dry cleaners§DesMoines18100
- Banks§DesMoines18100
- Light manufacturing, sales, and repair of accessories for boats (such as boat covers, sails, flags, pennants, upholstery, and the like). [Ord. 1591 § 247, 2014.]§DesMoines18100
CConditional
15- Public utilities, except distribution centers, warehouses, and storage or service yards; provided, that such uses are consistent with the intent of this zone§DesMoines18100
- Day care centers and mini-day care programs:§DesMoines18100
- Minimum lot: 10,000 square feet§DesMoines18100
- Front Yard. There shall be a front yard of at least 20 feet minimum depth§DesMoines18100
- Side Yard. Each side yard shall be a minimum of eight feet width§DesMoines18100
- Rear Yard. The rear yard shall be at least 20 feet minimum depth§DesMoines18100
- State licensing standards for such facilities, chapter 388-73 WAC, shall be met§DesMoines18100
- Ingress and Egress. A separate entrance and exit shall be provided. Loading and unloading areas shall be provided and shall be located off the public street§DesMoines18100
- Landscaping. Landscaping shall be provided to a minimum width of eight feet along property line abutting residential uses§DesMoines18100
- Other conditional uses as listed in DMMC 18.140.060 and in accordance with chapter 18.140 DMMC. [Ord. 1591 § 249, 2014.]§DesMoines18100
- Commercial recreation areas, or amusement uses§DesMoines18100
- Commercial parking lot§DesMoines18100
- Mixed uses§DesMoines18100
- Supermarkets§DesMoines18100
- Other uses requiring an unclassified use permit as itemized in DMMC 18.140.050 and as otherwise provided in chapter 18.140 DMMC. [Ord. 1591 § 250, 2014.]§DesMoines18100
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