§ 21.37.090. Mixed use occupancies.

Residential units and retail business or office uses shall be permitted within the same structure, subject to the following limitations:

A.

The nonresidential uses must have vehicular access via a business street or arterial and shall front directly on an adjacent sidewalk or pedestrian walkway, or on a front or side yard from which vehicles are excluded.

B.

Where business and residential portions of the building are located on different floors, business/commercial uses shall occupy the floors below the residential uses to preserve a residential atmosphere for the residents above.

C.

Business and residential portions of the building must be separated either by a soundproofed concrete or masonry wall or two framewalls at least two feet apart, each insulated or otherwise soundproofed with the intervening space unoccupied except for utility lines, heating and air conditioning ducts, and similar devices not producing noise or vibration or requiring regular access.

(Ord. 11274 § 1 (part), 1996)