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A. Retail Sales Use Category. Facilities involved in the sale, lease, or rental of new or used products. The permissions for retail sales uses in Table 19.41.050 are based on size (net floor area) per individual use, with thresholds of 5,000, 25,000, and 50,000 square feet. Retail sales include, but are not limited to:

1. Facilities involving the sale, lease, or rental of new or used products, including but not limited to appliances, art supplies, baked goods, bicycles, books, building supplies, cameras, carpet and floor coverings, crafts, clothing, computers, convenience goods, dry goods, electronic equipment, fabric, flowers, furniture, garden supplies, gifts or novelties, groceries, hardware, home improvement, household products, jewelry, medical supplies, music, musical instruments, office supplies, package shipping, pets, pet supplies, pharmaceuticals, photo finishing, picture frames, plants, printed materials, produce, seafood, souvenirs, sporting goods, stationery, tobacco, used or secondhand goods, vehicle parts and accessories, videos and related products.

2. Art gallery.

3. Check cashing, payday loan.

4. Pawnshop.

B. Standards for All Retail Sales Uses. The maximum gross floor area for a building containing multiple tenant/use spaces is 75,000 square feet.

C. Standards for Retail Uses with Drive-Through Facilities.

1. Drive-through facilities are prohibited in the CBD zone.

2. Drive-through facilities are subject to the site design standards in AMC 19.62.060(D).

D. Standards for Retail Sales Uses in the LM1 and HM Zones. In the LM1 and HM zones, the primary building entries of retail uses must be located within the lots or portions of lots illustrated in Figure 19.44.120(D). These areas are generally within 1,000 feet of the State Route 20 intersections with March Point Road, Thompson Road, and Reservation Road as measured in a straight line from the right-of-way centerlines and exclude lots with waterfronts.

Figure 19.44.120(D)

Clarification on limits of retail sales uses in the LM1 and HM zones.

E. Neighborhood Grocery Store.

1. Definition. A small retail establishment which primarily sells food, but also may sell other convenience and household goods and may include an area for dining such as a deli or coffee shop.

2. Standards.

a. Not to exceed 1,200 square feet of retail sales net floor area and 3,200 square feet of gross floor area.

b. No such grocery uses must be allowed within one-quarter mile of an existing grocery store.

F. Special Retail Sales Uses. The following uses fall under the “retail sales” use category, but, due to their unique attributes, come with their own use permissions and standards. These uses are not subject to the net floor area parameters under the retail sales permissions in Table 19.41.050.

1. Heavy Retail.

a. Definition. Retail uses with exterior sales and/or storage areas greater than 15,000 gross square feet or occupying a greater area than the use’s principal building. Examples include truck stops, agricultural supplies, plant and landscape design materials, building materials, and heating fuels.

2. Marijuana Retailers.

a. Definition. Marijuana retailer” means a person licensed by the State Liquor and Cannabis Board to sell marijuana concentrates, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products in a retail outlet.

b. Standards. Marijuana retailers are only allowed east of the interchange of State Route 20 and State Route 20 Spur.

3. Gas Station.

a. Definition. A retail use primarily involving automobile fuels. “Gas stations” includes specialized structures for selling fuel and fuel storage tanks, often underground. These establishments may provide incidental services such as automobile maintenance/repair, car washing, and the sale of food and other convenience items (including drive-through restaurants). (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)