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SUMMARY TABLE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS BY TOPIC

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Topic Land Use Category Proposed Amendments Code Section(s)/ Ordinance Pg. # Existing Proposed Brief Description of Change

Auto/motor
vehicle uses

• Auto, mobile
home, trailer
and boat sales
• Auto/motor
vehicle, boat,
and parts sales
Update existing land use name in the
commercial land use table
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 12
Update land use name in parking table Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 43 Update existing definition to reflect updated
name
Sec. 36.60.05/Pg. 53
• Repair and
maintenance –
vehicle, minor
repair;
• Repair and
maintenance –
vehicle, major
repair
• Auto/motor
vehicle repair –
minor or major
Merge existing land uses into one new land use
name; update land use name in commercial and
industrial land use tables
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 13
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 21
Consolidate existing associated parking
standards under new land use name in parking
table
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 45
Combine existing definitions into one definition
under new land use name; delete old definition
Sec. 36.60.05/Pg. 54
Sec. 36.60.39/Pg. 74
• Vehicle storage • Auto/motor
vehicle storage
Update existing land use name in the
commercial land use table
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 13
Add parking study requirement to the parking
table for the land use; no parking standard
currently exists
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 45
Update existing definition and relocate under
new land use name; delete old definition
Sec. 36.60.05/Pg. 54
Sec. 36.60.47/Pg. 82-83
• Auto wrecking
yard

• Auto/motor
vehicle
wrecking yard
Update existing land use name in industrial land
use table
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 21
Add parking study requirement to the parking
table for the land use; no parking standard
currently exists
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 45
Update existing definition with new land use
name
Sec. 36.60.05/Pg. 55
• Tow yards
• Junk yard, auto
wrecking yard,
tow yard
• Auto/motor
vehicle tow
yard
Update existing land use name in the
commercial land use table
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 13
Remove tow yard from existing “junk yard, auto
wrecking yard, tow yard” use and list as separate
land use category in industrial land use table
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 21
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Topic Land Use Category Proposed Amendments Code Section(s)/ Ordinance Pg. # Existing Proposed Brief Description of Change

Auto/motor
vehicle uses
(continued)
Update existing standards to reflect new land
use name
Sec. 36.30.25/Pg. 35
Add parking study requirement to the parking
table for the land use; no parking standard
currently exists
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 45
Add new definition; no definition currently exists Sec. 36.60.05/Pg. 55 Bars
• Bars and
drinking places
• Bars Update existing land use name in the
commercial land use table
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 12
Remove “bars” from existing “restaurants” use
category and list separately in parking table
under new land use name
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 43
Update definition to new land use name and
make other minor cleanups for clarity
Sec. 36.60.07/Pg. 55
Business
services
• Business
support services
• Business
services
Update land use name in commercial and
industrial land use tables
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 13
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 21
Add a new parking standard, as none currently
exists; align to existing “office” parking standard
since these business-types operate similar to
office
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 45
Update the existing definition to reflect new land
use name and make updates to existing business
examples
Sec. 36.60.07/Pg. 56
Child-care
facilities
• Child-care
facilities, large-
family and
small-family
• Child day-care
facilities
• Child-care
facilities, large-
family and
small-family
• Child-care
facilities
Update name of land use in residential and
commercial land use tables to align with existing
definition
Sec. 36.10.05/Pg. 4
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 9

Update land use name in standards Sec. 36.28.20/Pg. 32 Update land use name in parking table; add
existing parking standards in code to table
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 37

Community
Assembly

• Community
centers;
• Community
assembly
Merge existing land uses into new land use
name in residential, commercial, and industrial
land use tables; delete references to existing
land uses in tables
Sec. 36.10.05/Pg. 4
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 8
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 19
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Topic Land Use Category Proposed Amendments Code Section(s)/ Ordinance Pg. # Existing Proposed Brief Description of Change

Community
Assembly
(continued)
• Membership
organization
facilities and
meeting halls,
public halls
Update reference to new land use name in
standards in industrial zones

36.20.15/Pgs. 25-26
Update reference to new land use name in
standards for “accessory retail uses”

36.28.05/Pg. 32
Update reference to new land use category in
the parking table; delete parking standards for
“meeting halls”
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 38
Add new definition; add cross-references in
existing definitions for “meeting halls” and
“membership organizations” to new land use
name
Sec. 36.60.09/Pg. 59
Sec. 36.60.29/Pg. 67
Construction
yard
• Contractors
equipment:
storage, sales or
rental
• Electrical,
plumbing and
carpenter shops
• Construction
yard and
equipment
Merge existing land uses into new land use
name in commercial land use table; delete
existing land uses from table
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 13
Add new parking standard, as none currently
exists; align with existing parking for “storage,
accessory” and “auto/motor vehicle, boats, and
parts sales” based on similar operations
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 45
Update existing definition to combine existing
land uses under new land use name and make
other clarifying updates
Sec. 36.60.09/Pg. 60
Cultural
institutions
• Libraries and
Museums;
• Theaters

• Cultural
institutions
Merge existing land uses under new land use
name in the commercial land use table; delete
existing land uses from table
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 10
Update existing reference to new land use name
in other zoning districts, including agricultural
zone, public facility zone, and flood plain zone
Sec. 36.24.20/Pg. 27
Sec. 36.24.55/Pg. 29
Sec. 36.26.20/Pg. 31
Update existing reference to new land use name
in parking table and group existing parking
standards under the new land use
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 38
Add new definition for new land use and add
cross-references to existing land use definition
for “theaters”
Sec. 36.60.09/Pg. 60
Sec. 36.60.43/Pg. 82
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Topic Land Use Category Proposed Amendments Code Section(s)/ Ordinance Pg. # Existing Proposed Brief Description of Change Data center
• No change • No change Update existing land use name in industrial land use table to match existing definition
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 21
Separately list the parking standard from
“warehousing” in the parking table
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 45
Add a new definition; none currently exists Sec. 36.60.11/Pg. 60 Drive-through
uses
• Drive-in and
drive-through
sales
• Drive-in and
drive-through
services
• Drive-in and
drive-through
facilities
Merge existing land uses into new land use
name in commercial and industrial land use
tables
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 13
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 20
Update standards to reflect new land use name
and make other minor clarifying updates
Sec. 36.28.30/Pg. 33-34
Merge existing definitions into new definition for
new land use name; delete old definition
Sec. 36.60.11/Pg. 61
Emergency
shelter
• Emergency
shelter
• No change Update land use name in the commercial and
industrial land use table to align with existing
definition
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 14
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 22
Add parking standard into parking table that is
identified elsewhere in the zoning code for
clarity
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 47
Fuel and ice
dealers
• No change • No change Delete land use from commercial land use table; business type no longer exists, as it is covered
under the following existing land uses: “retail,
general merchandise” or “service station”
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 12
Delete definition of land use Sec. 36.60.15/Pg. 63

Indoor
recreation

• Indoor
recreation and
fitness centers;
• Studios for
dance, art,
music,
photography,
martial arts, etc.
• Indoor
recreation and
fitness centers
Combine existing “studio for dance, art,
music, photography, martial arts, etc.” with
“indoor recreation and fitness centers” use in
commercial land use table; delete existing land
use name
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 10
For < 4,000 sq. ft. businesses, adjust commercial
land use table to make permitted in CN, CS, CRA
districts per small-footprint business
streamlining; For businesses > 4,000 sq. ft.,
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 10
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Topic Land Use Category Proposed Amendments Code Section(s)/ Ordinance Pg. # Existing Proposed Brief Description of Change

Indoor
recreation
(Continued)

retain existing permit requirements in
commercial land use table
Add new operational standards for qualifying
small-footprint land use
Sec. 36.18.30/Pg. 16-18
Add language to clarify no additional parking
required for qualifying small-footprint land use
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 37
• Recreational,
public or quasi-
public
• Indoor
recreation and
fitness centers
Replace “Recreational, public and quasi-public”
with “Indoor recreation and fitness centers” in
the industrial land use table to align with
existing land use name in the code
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 19
Replace “commercial recreation uses and
facilities” in agricultural zone for consistency
Sec. 36.24.20/Pg. 27
Update reference to “studio” to include “indoor
recreation and fitness” for consistency in the
public facility zone
Sec. 36.24.55/Pg. 29
Update reference in standards for “accessory
retail use” for consistency
Sec. 36.28.05/Pg. 32
Group all existing parking standards together
under land use name
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 38
Update existing definition to add “studios for
dance, art, etc.” and make other clarifying
updates to meet modern business examples;
add cross-reference in existing “studio”
definition
Sec. 36.60.21/Pg. 63
Sec. 36.60.41/Pg. 81
Laboratory
• Experimental,
film or testing
laboratories
• Laboratory Update existing land use to new land use name; and allow as permitted in both districts in
industrial land use table
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 19
Add new parking standard, as none currently
exists; align with existing “manufacturing and
industrial, general” parking standard
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 39
Add new definition, as none currently exists Sec. 36.60.27/Pg. 64 Attachment 4

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Topic Land Use Category Proposed Amendments Code Section(s)/ Ordinance Pg. # Existing Proposed Brief Description of Change Learning
center
• Schools –
specialized
education and
training
• Learning center Add new land use name to the commercial land use table with the same permit requirements as
the existing “studio for dance, art, etc.” use
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 10
Add new parking standard for new land use;
align with parking standard for existing “studio
for dance, art, etc.” based on similar business
operations
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 38
Add new definition for new land use; delete
references to tutoring and arts, drama, and
music uses from existing “schools – specialized
education and training” definition
Sec. 36.60.27/Pg. 64
Sec. 36.60.41/Pg. 78
Liquor store
• No change • No change Update land use name in commercial land use table to be consistent with definition
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 12
Add new parking standard, as none currently
exists; align parking standard with “retail,
general merchandise” as same business
operation
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 43
Add new definition as none currently exists Sec. 36.60.27/Pg. 64

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Topic Land Use Category Proposed Amendments Code Section(s)/ Ordinance Pg. # Existing Proposed Brief Description of Change Manufacturing
light
• Assembling or
packaging of
previously
prepared
materials (i.e.,
cloth, plastic,
paper, leather,
precious or
semiprecious
metals/stones
• Manufacture of
electric and
electronic
instruments and
devices (i.e.,
television, radio
and
phonographic
equipment)
• Primary
production of
wood, metal or
chemical
products from
raw materials or
any use listed as
a conditional
use in the ML
district
• Manufacturing,
light
Merge existing land uses into new land use
name in industrial land use table; delete existing
land uses in table
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 19
Add new land use in parking table; align with
existing “manufacturing and industrial, general”
parking standard
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 39
Add new definition for new land use name Sec. 36.60.29/Pg. 66 Attachment 4

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Topic Land Use Category Proposed Amendments Code Section(s)/ Ordinance Pg. # Existing Proposed Brief Description of Change

Manufacturing
heavy

• General
manufacturing,
including
processing and
assembly
• Industrial
controls,
motors, and
generators
• Instruments for
measurement,
testing, analysis
and control
Photographic
equipment and
supplies
• Manufacture of
electric and
electronic
instruments and
devices (i.e.,
television, radio
and
phonographic
equipment)
• Optical
instruments and
lenses
• Photographic
equipment and
supplies
• Processing of
products,
• Manufacturing,
heavy
Merge existing land uses into new land use
name in industrial land use table; delete existing
land uses in table
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 19
Add new land use name in parking table; align
with existing “manufacturing and industrial,
general” parking standard
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 39
Add new definition for new land use name Sec. 36.60.29/Pg. 66 Attachment 4

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Topic Land Use Category Proposed Amendments Code Section(s)/ Ordinance Pg. # Existing Proposed Brief Description of Change

Manufacturing
heavy
(continued)
assembly or
creation of
machinery,
apparatus and
supplies for the
generation,
storage,
transmission
and use of
electrical energy
and related
industries
• Semiconductor
fabrication
• Telephone
apparatus
Medical
services
• No change • No change Update commercial land use table to spell out “less than” or “more than” in listed land use
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 13
Update land use names to align parking table
with commercial land use table category
thresholds for “medical services”
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 46
Update definition to remove reference to
massage therapy, which is relocated under
“personal services” definition; add modern
business example
Sec. 36.60.29/Pg. 66
Sec. 36.60.33/Pg. 68

Office

• Offices
• Administrative
and executive
Offices Merge existing land uses into existing “offices” land use name in the commercial and industrial
land use tables
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 14
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 21
Update references in standards in industrial
zones to reflect merged land uses
Sec. 36.20.20/Pg. 26
Separately list existing parking standard for
“offices”
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 46
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Topic Land Use Category Proposed Amendments Code Section(s)/ Ordinance Pg. # Existing Proposed Brief Description of Change

Office
(continued)
Update existing definition with references to
“administrative and executive offices”; add
modern business examples; add other cross-
references to land use in other definitions
Sec. 36.60.33/Pg. 68-69
• Offices, research
and
development
(including light
testing and
assembly)
• Research and
development
• Office, research
and
development
Update existing land use name in commercial
and industrial land use tables
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 14
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 21
Add “offices, research and development” as a
permitted use in MM zoning district (currently
conditionally permitted); also delete reference
to conditionally permitted in standards in
industrial zone
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 21
Sec. 36.20.20/Pg. 26
Update land use name in parking table Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 46 Update definition to reflect modern business
examples and other minor clarifications
Sec. 36.60.33/Pg. 69

Outdoor
activities

• Outdoor
commercial
recreation
• Recreational,
public or quasi-
public
• Outdoor
recreation
Update existing land use name in the
commercial land use table; delete existing land
use name in table
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 10
Replace existing “recreational, public or quasi-
public” with “outdoor recreation” in industrial
land use table for consistency with reference
land use elsewhere in code
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 20
Replace existing references in other zoning
districts with “outdoor recreation” for
consistency, including the agricultural zone and
flood plain zone
Sec. 36.24.20/Pg. 27
Sec. 36.26.20/Pg. 31
Replace land use reference in standards for
“accessory retail use”
Sec. 36.28.05/Pg. 32
Add a parking study requirement as the parking
standard, where none currently exists
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 38
Update definition to reflect new land use name,
and add cross-references in other existing
definitions
Sec. 36.60.06/Pg. 59
Sec. 36.60.21/Pg. 63-64
Sec. 36.60.33/Pg. 69
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Topic Land Use Category Proposed Amendments Code Section(s)/ Ordinance Pg. # Existing Proposed Brief Description of Change

Outdoor
activities
(continued)
• Outdoor
merchandise
and activities
• Plant nursery
• Certified
farmer’s
markets
• Outdoor retail
sales,
permanent
Merge existing land uses under new land use
name in the commercial land use table; delete
existing land use names in table
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 12
Add land use to industrial land use table as
conditionally permitted, to compliment
conditionally permitted retail uses in the
industrial zones
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 20
Update references in land use standards to
reflect new land use name
Sec. 36.28.95/Pg. 34
Update land use name in the parking table Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 43 Update definition with new land use name; add
reference to farmer’s market and plant nursery;
include cross-references in other definitions
Sec. 36.60.33/Pg. 69
Sec. 36.60.39/Pg. 76
Parking lots
• Commercial
parking lots
• Parking lot or
area, public
Update land use name in residential and
commercial land use tables
Sec. 36.10.05/Pg. 4
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 13
Update land use name in existing definition Sec. 36.60.35/Pg. 70 Personal
service
• Personal
services;
• Repair and
maintenance –
consumer
products
• Personal
services
Merge existing land uses under the “personal
service” land use in the commercial land use
table; delete the existing land use in table
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 14
For < 4,000 sq. ft. businesses, adjust to make
permitted in CN, CS, CRA districts to align with
small-business footprint land use requirements;
For businesses > 4,000 sq. ft., retain existing
permit requirements in commercial land use
table
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 14
Add new operational standards for qualifying
small-footprint land use
Sec. 36.18.30/Pg. 16-18
Add language to clarify no additional parking
required for qualifying small-footprint land use;
reduce parking standard to align with surveyed
cities at 1 space per 250 square feet
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 37
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Topic Land Use Category Proposed Amendments Code Section(s)/ Ordinance Pg. # Existing Proposed Brief Description of Change Update definition to add contemporary business
examples; update definition of “office” to
remove reference to “personal service”
Sec. 36.60.33/Pg. 68
Sec. 36.60.35/Pg. 70
Sec. 36.60.41/Pg. 78-79
Pharma-
ceuticals
• Pharmaceuticals • Pharmaceuticals
, compounding
pharmacy
Update land use name in the industrial land use
table
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 19
Add parking standard to parking table, where
none currently exists; aligns with existing
“manufacturing and industrial, general” parking
standard
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 39
Add new definition with cross-reference to
“laboratory”
Sec. 36.60.35/Pg. 70
Printing and
publishing
• Printing,
publishing and
lithography
• Printing and
publishing
Update land use name in industrial land use
table to align with existing name used in code
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 19
Add parking standard for land use, where none
currently exists in the parking table; align with
existing “manufacturing and industrial, general”
parking standard
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 39
Processing and
production
• Food products • No change Add a parking standard to the parking table, where none currently exists; align with existing
“manufacturing and industrial, general” parking
standard
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 39
Update existing definition to make clarifications Sec. 36.60.15/Pg. 62 • Furniture and
fixtures
• No change Add a parking standard in the parking table, where none currently exists; align with existing
“manufacturing and industrial, general” parking
standard
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 39
Update existing definition to make clarifications Sec. 36.60.15/Pg. 63 • Laundry and
dry-cleaning
plants
• No change Add a new parking standard in parking table, where none currently exists; align with existing
“manufacturing and industrial, general” parking
standard
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 39
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Topic Land Use Category Proposed Amendments Code Section(s)/ Ordinance Pg. # Existing Proposed Brief Description of Change Public
recreation
• Recreational,
public or quasi-
public
• Public and
quasi-public
buildings for
recreational use
• Public recreation Add a new land use to represent public-agency managed recreational facilities in the residential,
commercial, and industrial land use tables;
identify the land use to be permitted in all
zoning districts
Sec. 36.10.05/Pg. 4
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 10
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 19
Replace “Recreational, public or quasi-public”
with the new land use name in the industrial
zone
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 19
Update land use references with new land use
name in the agricultural zone and the public
facility zone
Sec. 36.24.20/Pg. 27
Sec. 36.24.55/Pg. 29
Update references to new land use name in the
standards for “accessory retail use”
Sec. 36.28.05/Pg. 32
Add parking study as a parking standard in the
parking table, where no standard currently exists
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 38
Add a new definition for the new land use Sec. 36.60.35/Pg. 71 Public safety
facilities
• No change • No change Update references to land use name in agricultural zone and public facility zone to be
consistent
Sec. 36.24.20/Pg. 27-28
Sec. 36.24.55/Pg. 29
Add a parking study as a parking standard to the
parking table, where no standard currently exists
Sec. 36.32.20/Pg. 40
Public utility
facilities
• Public and
quasi-public
utility and
services
• Public utility
facilities
Replace existing “public and quasi-public utility
and services” use with “public utility facilities” in
the industrial land use table to be consistent
with rest of code
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 20
Update references to land use name in the
agricultural zone and public facility zone to align
with existing name throughout code
Sec. 36.24.20/Pg. 27-28
Sec. 36.24.55/Pg. 29
Add a parking study as a parking standard in
parking table, where none currently exists
Sec. 36.32.20/Pg. 40
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Topic Land Use Category Proposed Amendments Code Section(s)/ Ordinance Pg. # Existing Proposed Brief Description of Change Recycling
facilities
• Recycling
facilities –
reverse vending
• Recycling
facilities – small
collection
• Recycling
facilities – large
collection
• No change Add all existing land uses to the industrial land use table as they are conditionally allowed based
on other sections of the zoning code; these uses
are not currently listed in the table
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 20
Transit stations
• Railroad yards,
freight stations,
trucking and
motor freight
stations
• Transit stations
and terminals
Replace existing “railroad yards, freight stations,
trucking and motor freight stations” use with
existing “transit stations and terminals” use in
the industrial land use table to be consistent
throughout code; delete existing land use in
table
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 20
Add a parking study standard to the parking
table, where no parking standard currently exists
Sec. 36.32.20/Pg. 40
Religious
Institutions
• Church • Religious
institutions
Replace existing land use with new land use
name in the residential, commercial, and
industrial land use tables
Sec. 36.10.05/Pg. 4
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 10
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 19
Update references to new land use name in
standards in the industrial zones, agricultural
zone, and public facility zone
Sec. 36.20.10/Pg. 24
Sec. 36.24.20/Pg. 27
Sec. 36.24.55/Pg. 29
Update references to land use name in the
parking table
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 38
Update existing definition to include new land
use name, remove religion-specific language,
and make other minor clarifying updates; delete
old definition

Sec. 36.60.09/Pg. 59
Sec. 36.60.39/Pg. 74
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Topic Land Use Category Proposed Amendments Code Section(s)/ Ordinance Pg. # Existing Proposed Brief Description of Change Restaurants
• Restaurants,
with or without
beer and wine;
• Restaurants,
take-out
• Restaurants Merge the existing land uses into a new land use name in the commercial and industrial land use
tables; delete existing land use names in table
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 12
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 20
For < 4,000 sq. ft. businesses, adjust to be
permitted use in CN, CS, CRA districts to align
with small-footprint land use streamlining in
commercial land use table;
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 12

• Restaurants,
with or without
beer and wine;
• Restaurants,
take-out
• Restaurants For businesses > 4,000 sq. ft., retain existing permit requirements in the commercial land use
table
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 12

Add new operational standards for qualifying
small-footprint land use
Sec. 36.18.30/Pg. 16-18
Add language to clarify no additional parking
required for qualifying small-footprint land use
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 37
Update references to land use name in existing
standards for industrial zones
Sec. 36.20.15/Pg. 25
Update land use name in parking table; combine
existing parking standards under new land use
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 44
Update definition to align with land use name;
make other minor clarifying edits
Sec. 36.60.39/Pg. 79
Sec. 36.60.41/Pg. 79
• Restaurants
serving liquor,
without (live)
entertainment
• Restaurants
serving liquor
Update land use name in commercial and
industrial land use tables
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 12
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 20
Update references to land use name in
standards in industrial zones
Sec. 36.20.10/Pg. 23
• Restaurants
serving liquor,
without
entertainment
• Restaurants
serving liquor,
with
entertainment
• Restaurants
with
entertainment
(serving or not
serving liquor)
Update land use name in commercial and
industrial land use tables
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 12
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 20
Update references to land use name in
standards in industrial zones
Sec. 36.20.10/Pg. 23
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Topic Land Use Category Proposed Amendments Code Section(s)/ Ordinance Pg. # Existing Proposed Brief Description of Change • Restaurants
serving liquor,
with live
entertainment,
dancing

Retail

• Accessory retail
uses
• No change Add existing land use as conditionally permitted in both zoning districts in industrial land use
table to compliment conditionally permitted
retail uses allowed
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 20
• Retail stores,
general
merchandise;
• Furniture,
furnishings and
home
equipment
stores;
• Grocery stores;
• Second-hand
stores
• Retail, general
merchandise
Merge existing land uses into the new land use
name in the commercial and industrial land use
tables; delete existing land uses in table
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 12
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 21
For < 4,000 sq. ft. businesses, adjust to permit
use in CN, CS, CRA districts to align with small-
footprint land use streamlining in commercial
land use table;
For businesses > 4,000 sq. ft., retain existing
permit requirements in the commercial land use
table
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 12

Add new operational standards for qualifying
small-footprint land use
Sec. 36.18.30/Pg. 16-18
Clarify no additional parking is required for
qualifying small-footprint land use
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 37
Update land use name in parking table; group all
existing parking standards together under the
land use name in the parking table; reduce
parking standard to align with surveyed cities at
1 space per 250 square feet
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 44
Update definition to add modern examples and
incorporate combined land uses; add cross-
references to other definitions
Sec. 36.60.15/Pg. 63
Sec. 36.60.39/Pg. 75-77
Sec. 36.60.41/Pg. 78-79
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Topic Land Use Category Proposed Amendments Code Section(s)/ Ordinance Pg. # Existing Proposed Brief Description of Change

Retail
(continued)
• Shopping center • No change Update existing definition of “shopping center” to make clarifying updates on allowable land
uses
Sec. 36.60.41/Pg. 78-79
• Warehouse
retail stores
• Warehouse
retail
Update land use name in the commercial land
use table
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 13
Add parking study requirement to the parking
table to align with existing code requirements
stated elsewhere in code
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 44

Schools

• Schools - private
• Private schools
• Schools - private Update existing land use name to align with name used in other sections of the code in the
residential and commercial land use tables
Sec. 36.10.05/Pg. 4
Sec. 36.10.05/Pg. 10
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 8
Update land use name in the parking table Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 39 Update existing definition to make clarifying
edits
Sec. 36.60.41/Pg. 77-78
• Schools - public
• Public schools
• Educational,
public or quasi-
public
• Schools - public Update existing land use name to align with name used in other sections of the code in the
residential and commercial land use tables;
delete existing land use name in table
Sec. 36.10.05/Pg. 4
Sec. 36.10.05/Pg. 10
Sec. 36.18.05/Pg. 8
Replace existing “educational, public or quasi-
public” land use with new land use name in the
industrial land use table to be consistent with
rest of code
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 19
Update references to land use in standards in
the agricultural zone
Sec. 36.24.20/Pg. 27
Update existing parking standard to reference
land use name in the parking table
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 39
Update existing definition to make clarifying
edits
Sec. 36.60.41/Pg. 78
• Schools –
specialized
• No change Replace existing land use for “educational, public or quasi-public” with the existing “schools –
specialized education and training” in industrial
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 19
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Schools
(continued)
education and
training
• Educational,
public or quasi-
public
land use table to align with the listed use
throughout the code
Update existing parking standard to reference
land use name in the parking table
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 39
Update definition to make clarifying updates;
delete tutoring centers and art/dance studio
uses from definition (which are located under
“learning center”)
Sec. 36.60.41/Pg. 78
Shopping
center,
warehouse-
retail
• None exists • Shopping center,
warehouse retail
Add new land use to the industrial land use table
to reflect two existing approved shopping
centers in operations
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 21
Add a new parking standard, based on approved
parking ratio of approved shopping centers (also
aligns with parking for “shopping centers”)
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 44
Add a new definition, similar to the “shopping
center” definition, but incorporates references
consistent with existing shopping centers
Sec. 36.60.41/Pg. 79
Warehouse
• Warehousing • No change Update existing definition to align with land use name
Sec. 36.60.49/Pg. 83
Update reference to land use name in the
parking table
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 47
Wholesaling
• Wholesaling and
distribution
• No change Add parking standard to the parking table,
where none currently exists; align with existing
“manufacturing and industrial, general” parking
standard
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 40

Parking
standards

• Hydrogen
fueling station
• No change Add a parking standard to the parking table, where none currently exists; align with the
“service station” parking standard
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 40
• Efficiency
studios
• No change Add parking standard to the parking table that is listed elsewhere in the zoning code
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 41
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Parking
standards
(continued)
• Home
occupations,
cottage food
operations,
microenterprise
home kitchen
operations
• No change Add a parking standard to the parking table, where one does not currently exist; align with
standard listed elsewhere in zoning code
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 41
• Cannabis
business,
nonstorefront
retail
• No change Add a parking standard to the parking table, where none currently exists; align with “retail,
general merchandise” parking standard
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 43
• Churches,
mortuaries
• Cemeteries,
columbariums
and mortuaries
Separate out the existing parking standard under
the existing land use name used throughout the
code
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 45
• Concrete-mixing
and asphalt-
mixing yards
• No change Add a parking standard to the parking table, where none currently exists; align with existing
“manufacturing and industrial, general” parking
standard
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 39
• Duplexes
• Single-family
house or
dwelling
• No change Separately list these two existing parking
standards in the parking table for increased
clarity
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 41-42
• Junior accessory
dwelling unit
• No change Add a parking standard to the parking table per existing standard listed elsewhere in the zoning
code
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 41
• Significant
tobacco retailer
• No change Add a parking standard to the parking table where none currently exists; align with existing
“retail, general merchandise” parking standard
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 44
• Storage
• Personal storage
facility
• No change Separately list these two existing parking
standards in the parking table for increased
clarity
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 46-47
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Topic Land Use Category Proposed Amendments Code Section(s)/ Ordinance Pg. # Existing Proposed Brief Description of Change Other Changes

• N/A • N/A Update the Administration section of the zoning code to remove a change from one permitted
use to a different permitted use requires a
planning permit; and relocate to clarify it is
exempt from a planning permit
Sec. 36.44.60/Pg. 48
Sec. 36.44.65/Pg. 49
• N/A • N/A Add language that clearly states a qualifying small-footprint land use does not require a
planning permit in the Administration section of
the zoning code
Sec. 36.44.60/Pg. 48
Add a new definition Sec. 36.60.41/Pg. 80
• Automatic teller
machine (ATM)
• No change Relocate the existing definition to be in
alphabetical order
Sec. 36.60.05/Pg. 55
• Storage,
outdoor
• No change Add new definition for existing land use, where no definition currently exists
Sec. 36.60.41/Pg. 81
• Storage
• Storage,
accessory
• Storage,
accessory
Update existing land use name in industrial land
use table to align with existing use in commercial
land use table and existing definition; allow the
use to be permitted in both industrial zones
Sec. 36.20.05/Pg. 21
Update existing parking standard to align with
existing land use name
Sec. 36.32.50/Pg. 47

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