17.30.030 Additional regulations.
A. Maximum Retail Sales Building Size in the C-R Zone.
1. No retail sales establishment (commercial building) shall exceed 60,000 square feet of gross floor area, unless excepted by subsection (A)(2) of this section or for nonconforming structures per Chapter 17.92 (Nonconforming Structures).
2. An applicant may request a retail sales building larger than sixty thousand square feet, but in no case larger than one hundred forty thousand square feet through the conditional use permit process. In granting a request for a retail sale establishment of up to one hundred forty thousand square feet of gross floor area, the planning commission shall be required to make all of the following findings:
a. The proposed use will serve the community, in whole or in significant part, and the nature of the use requires a larger size in order to function;
b. The building in which the use is to be located is designed in discrete elements that respect the scale of development in the surrounding area; and
c. The new building is designed in compliance with the city’s design guidelines for large-scale retail projects. (Ord. 1650 § 3 (Exh. B), 2018)