Chapter 7.65

(CR) COMMERCIAL RECREATIONAL ZONE 

7.65.010 Purpose.  The Commercial Recreational Zone (CR) is intended to provide areas for convenient recreational and personal development/service establishments with a minimum impact upon surrounding residential uses.   

7.65.020 Permitted Uses.  In the CR zone, uses are subject to site development review, Chapter 7.120, Site Development Review.  Only the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright: 

A. Participatory indoor sports and recreation and related instructional classes such as racquet sports, basketball, soccer, swimming, gymnastics, and dance; 

B. Day care as an accessory use; 

C. Incidental indoor sales of sporting equipment and apparel; 

D. Caretaker’s dwelling unit provided such dwelling unit meets all building codes and is separate from the business operation; 

E. Eating establishments; 

F. Participatory outdoor sports and recreation and related instructional classes. 

G. Family oriented commercial amusement facilities such as bowling alleys, billiards and video game arcades. 

7.65.030 Conditional Uses.  The following uses and their accessory uses may be permitted when authorized by the Planning Commission in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 7.130, Conditional Use, other relevant sections of this Ordinance and any conditions imposed by the Planning Commission: 

A. Major impact utilities, excluding telecommunications facilities, provided that a ten-foot perimeter setback containing both externally visible landscaping meeting buffering standards and solid screening surrounds the property. 

7.65.040 Development Standards.   

A. The minimum lot size shall be as required to satisfy the standards of applicable ordinances.  

B. The minimum lot width shall be as required to satisfy the standards of applicable ordinances.  

C. The minimum lot depth shall be as required to satisfy the standards of applicable ordinances. 

D. Unless otherwise specified, the minimum setback requirements are as follows:

1. There is no minimum front yard setback except as required for buffering of off street parking in accordance with Section 7.96.050; 

2. On corner lots, the minimum setback for the side facing the street shall be ten (10) feet; 

3. No side or rear yard setback shall be required except twenty feet (20) screened and buffered in accordance with Chapter 7.96 shall be required where abutting a residential zoning district; 

E.   No building height in Commercial Recreational (CR) zoning district shall exceed twenty-four (24) feet.  “Building Height” means the vertical distance from the "building grade" to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof, or to the deck line of a mansard roof, or the average height of the highest gable of a pitch or hip roof.  (See requirements given in the Oregon State Building Code.) [Amended by Ordinance No. 03-589-O 9/18/03]

F. Parking shall be in accordance with Chapter 7.100. 

G. Landscaping shall be in accordance with Chapter 7.96. 

H. Signs shall be in accordance with Chapter 7.102. 

I.  Additional requirements shall include any applicable section of this Ordinance. 

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