230.100 Purpose.
The commercial zones are intended to promote uses and development which improve the economic vitality of the commercial districts and the City as a whole. Limits on the intensity of uses combined with the development standards provide flexibility while enhancing the desired character of the commercial area.
A. Neighborhood Commercial. This zone is intended for convenience retail and service establishments of limited scale to serve primarily the needs of local residents. Such uses shall be physically and visually compatible with adjacent residential development through appropriate use of landscaping, access, parking, signs and architectural design.
This zone is intended to promote a compatible combination of small-scale retail commercial uses and medium- to high-density residential uses along Halsey Street and Wood Village Boulevard (between Arata Road and Halsey Street) where there is frequent transit service and a pedestrian-oriented streetscape. Uses are restricted in size to promote a local orientation and to limit adverse impacts on nearby residential areas. Housing options are expanded to encourage upstairs residences over storefront commercial, townhouses, and rowhouses with quality pedestrian access to transit and services. (Ord. 3-2021 § 1 (Exh. A))