Chapter 45 – COMMUNITY BUSINESS (BC) ZONES

45.05 User Guide.

The charts in KZC 45.10 contain the basic zoning regulations that apply in each of the BC zones of the City. Use these charts by reading down the left hand column entitled Use. Once you locate the use in which you are interested, read across to find the regulations that apply to that use.

	45.08 – GENERAL REGULATIONS The following regulations apply to all uses in this zone unless otherwise noted:
	1. Refer to Chapter 1 KZC to determine what other provisions of this Code may apply to the subject property.
	2. If any portion of a structure is adjoining a low density zone, then either: a. The height of that portion of the structure shall not exceed 15 feet above average building elevation, or b. The horizontal length of any facade of that portion of the structure which is parallel to the boundary of the low density zone shall not exceed 50 feet. See KZC 115.30, Distance Between Structures/Adjacency to Institutional Use, for further details.
	3. The required front yard of any portion of the structure must be increased one foot for each foot that any portion of the structure exceeds 30 feet above average building elevation (does not apply to Public Park uses).
	4. Except if adjoining a low density zone, structure height may be increased above 30 feet in height through a Process IIA, Chapter 150 KZC, if: a. It will not block local or territorial views designated in the Comprehensive Plan; and b. The increased height is not specifically inconsistent with the applicable neighborhood plan provisions of the Comprehensive Plan. (Does not apply to Public Park uses).
	5. At least 75 percent of the total gross floor area located on the ground floor of all structures on the subject property must contain retail establishments, restaurants, taverns, hotels or motels, or offices. These uses shall be oriented to an adjacent arterial, a major pedestrian sidewalk, a through block pedestrian pathway or an internal pathway.

link to Section 45.10 table