§ 88-805-01. GENERAL

88-805-01-A. USE GROUPS

This zoning and development code classifies land uses into 5 major groupings: "residential," "public and civic," "commercial," "industrial" and "other." These are referred to as "use groups."

88-805-01-B. USE CATEGORIES

Each use group is further divided into more specific "use categories." Use categories classify land uses and activities based on common functional, product, or physical characteristics. Characteristics include the type and amount of activity, the type of customers or residents, how goods or services are sold or delivered and site conditions.

88-805-01-C. TYPICAL USES

Typical uses cited in the description of use categories are not intended to be exclusive or restrictive.

88-805-01-D. DETERMINATION OF MOST SIMILAR USE CATEGORY

When a specific use type cannot be readily classified into a use category or appears to fit into two or more use categories, the city planning and development director is authorized to determine the most similar, thus most appropriate, use category based on the following considerations:

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the actual or projected characteristics of the activity in relationship to the stated characteristics of each use type;

2.

the relative amount of site area or floor space and equipment devoted to the activity;

3.

relative amounts of sales from each activity;

4.

the customer type for each activity;

5.

the relative number of employees in each activity;

6.

hours of operation;

7.

building and site arrangement;

8.

vehicles used with the activity;

9.

the relative number of vehicle trips generated by the use;

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signs;

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how the use advertises itself; and

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whether the activity is likely to be found independent of the other activities on the site.

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information provided by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).