602 SE Everett Rd, Camas, WA 98607

North Shore Mixed Use District

This zone provides for a wide range of commercial and residential uses in the North Shore subarea. Compact development that supports transit and pedestrian travel is encouraged. Mixed-use areas should create spaces for community gathering, waiting, discussion, and outdoor commercial activities. Horizontal and vertical mixed-use developments are allowed. Mixed-use development should include multiple entries and windows on the ground floor to facilitate business access, create visual interest, and promote safety. For the residential uses, this zone allows a maximum density of twenty-four dwellings per acre and minimum density of ten dwelling units per acre. Each horizontal mixed-use development should have no more than seventy percent of the total acreage of the development dedicated to residential uses. Each vertical mixed-use development shall, at a minimum, dedicate the ground floor to commercial uses up to fifty percent of the ground floor may be used for indoor parking. Residential multifamily is allowed only on the second floor or above or in the back of commercial buildings as a live-work unit only 25 percent of the required thirty percent can be live-work units.