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City of Seldovia Municipal Code

Title 18: Zoning

Chapter 18.44 C Commercial District

18.44.010 Purpose.
This district is designed to preserve or establish consolidated business areas which are primarily intended for retail, financial, entertainment and professional services occurring within enclosed structures. Integration of residential uses with commercial structures is desirable. District standards are designed to encourage development which will serve future customers driving to the area as well as pedestrian traffic from surrounding residential area.

18.44.020 Permitted Uses.
The following uses shall be permitted when they occur primarily within an enclosed structure:

  1. Service
  2. Retail
  3. Wholesale
  4. Entertainment
  5. Residential structures containing more than four units
  6. Offices

18.44.030 Conditional Uses.
The following uses shall be permitted if it is determined that the requirements of this chapter and Chapters 18.64 and 18.68 are met:

  1. Gas stations
  2. Drive-in and fast food restaurants
  3. Manufacturing
  4. Schools
  5. Service business with outside storage
  6. Vehicle sales and service
  7. Warehouses and transportation facilities
  8. Residential

18.44.040 Minimum Lot Size and Width.
In the C district. the minimum lot size and width shall be as follows:

  1. For residential uses, the standards for the residential district shall apply;
  2. 5000 square feet for uses other than residential.

18.44.050 Parking Area and Off-Street Loading Space.
In the C district, parking areas and off-street loading space requirements shall be as follows:

  1. Residential uses, same as required in the residential district;
  2. Retail sales, one space per 200 square feet of gross usable floor area;
  3. Service business and offices one space for each 300 square foot of gross usable floor area;
  4. Restaurants, bars and other entertainment establishments, one parking space for each four seats based on maximwn seating capacity;
  5. Transient housing, one parking space for each three rooms;
  6. In addition to the above requirements, one parking space for every four employees shall be provided;
  7. One off-street loading space at least 30 feet long by 10 feet wide by 15 feet high inside dimensions shall be provided for each 10,000 square foot of usable floor area.

18.44.060 Lot Coverage.
No limit except coverage for requirements for residential uses shall be the same as for the residential district.

18.44.070 Building Setback.
In the C district, building setback requirements shall be as follows:

  1. Five (5) feet from all rights-of-way if the right-of-way meets existing requirements;
  2. If the adjacent right-of-way is less than required by existing standards, the setback shall be equal to 1/2 the required right-of-way width plus 5 feet measured from the right-of-way centerline. Required right-of-way shall be that required by city plans or ordinance. If no city plan or ordinance exists, the right-of-way requirements of the borough subdivision requirements shall apply;
  3. Six (6) feet from all property boundaries not bordering rights-of-way, unless adequate fire walls are provided and adequate access to the rear of the building is otherwise provided.

18.44.080 Visibility At Access Points and Intersections.
The following requirements apply to intersections of rights-of-way and to the intersection of exits from parking areas with a right-of -way. At the intersections, no fence, wall, hedge, or other planting or structure forming a material impediment to visibility between a height of 2-1/3 feet and 8 feet shall be erected, planted, placed or maintained; and no vehicle so impeding visibility shall be parked within the triangular areas bounded by the right-of-way or driveway side lines and a line joining points 20 feet along the intersecting right-of-way or driveway side line.

18.44.090 Building Height.
The maximum building height is thirty-five (35) feet.

Chapter 18.48 I Industrial District

18.48.010 Purpose.
This district is located and designed to provide an area suitable for the development of a viable industrial base for the community. Land adjacent the shoreline and located in industrial zone, shall be reserved for water-dependent and marine uses.

18.48.020 Permitted Uses.
In the I district, permitted uses shall be as follows:

  1. Marine equipment sales, service, repair, construction and storage;
  2. Equipment sales, repairs and service;
  3. Seafood processing;
  4. Transportation and storage except for flammable, explosive or corrosive materials not for use on the site;
  5. Public utility plants;
  6. Manufacturing;
  7. Wholesale outlets and warehouses;
  8. Accessory uses;
  9. Retail sales;
  10. Attached residential dwelling units.

18.48.030 Conditional Uses.
The following uses shall be permitted if it is determined the requirements of Chapters 18.64 and 18.68 are met:

  1. Transportation and storage of flammable, explosive or corrosive materials;
  2. Gas stations.

18.48.040 Minimum Lot Size and Width.
Lots shall be at least 20,000 square feet and have a width equal to or greater than 1/3 the length.

18.48.050 Parking Area and Off-Street Loading Space.
A. One (1) parking space is required for each four employees anticipated at peak operation levels plus 1 customer parking space for each 1,000 square foot of service area for uses which have local customers visiting the site.

B. One (1) off-street loading space measuring at least 60 feet long by 10 feet wide by 15 feet high, inside dimensions, shall be provided for each 20,000-square foot of gross floor area.

18.48.060 Lot Coverage.
No minimum.

18.48.070 Building Setback.
Building setback in this. district shall be the same as required for the commercial district by Section 18.44.070.

18.48.080 Visibility At Access Points and Intersections.
Visibility requirements in this district shall be the same as required for the commercial district by Section 18.44.080.

18.48.090 Building Height.
Maximum building height shall be fifty (50) feet.

18.48.100 Special Requirements.
A. Industrial uses located adjacent to Main Street shall provide pedestrian access from the ferry dock along Main Street

B. Water dependent industrial uses shall be preferred along the waterfront. To be water-dependent, a use must meet the following criteria:

  1. Requires a waterfront location or direct access to the waterfront to operate;
  2. Provides goods and services essential to fishing, fish processing and marine transportation; and
  3. Must be located in close proximity to fishing, fish processing and marine transportation activities to provide goods and services required by these activities.

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