[R.O. 2009 §24-176]
The regulations for the "D" Commercial District are contained in this Division.
[R.O. 2009 §24-177; Ord. No. 498 §1(Art. VII §1), 1-11-1983]
A. 
A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:
1. 
Any use permitted in the "A" Single-Family Dwelling District;
2. 
Multiple-family dwellings;
3. 
Bakeries;
4. 
Banks;
5. 
Barbershops;
6. 
Business schools, dancing or music academies;
7. 
Catering establishments;
8. 
Dry cleaning works or laundries limited to a maximum of five (5) employees;
9. 
Messenger or telegraph service stations;
10. 
Offices;
11. 
Plumbing shops;
12. 
Shoe repair shops;
13. 
Tailor shops;
14. 
Dairy products — retail or wholesale and processing plant where no cattle are kept on premises;
15. 
Automobile agencies for the display and sale of new cars, but excluding agencies dealing only in used cars and agencies dealing in two- or three-wheeled motor propelled vehicles whether or not in conjunction with other businesses;
16. 
Drug stores;
17. 
Grocery stores and similar retail business;
18. 
Hardware stores;
19. 
Department stores and similar retail business;
20. 
Restaurants, but not including hot dog stands, barbecue stands and drive-in restaurants;
21. 
Day care facilities;
22. 
Service establishments similar to those listed in this Section;
23. 
Gasoline and service stations upon the prior issuance of a special permit by the Board of Aldermen in accordance with the special permit procedures set forth in Section 400.1150;
24. 
Arcades upon prior issuance of a special permit by the Board of Aldermen in accordance with the special permit procedures set forth in Section 400.1150.
[R.O. 2009 §24-178; Ord. No. 498 §1(Art. VIII §2), 1-11-1983]
Any building used primarily for any of the above enumerated purposes shall not have more than forty percent (40%) of its gross floor area devoted to storage or uses incidental to said primary use nor more than five (5) persons employed in such incidental use.
[R.O. 2009 §24-179; Ord. No. 498 §1(Art. VII §3), 1-11-1983]
No building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet or two and one-half (2½) stories in height.
[R.O. 2009 §24-180; Ord. No. 498 §1(Art. VII §4), 1-11-1983]
A. 
Intensity.
1. 
The minimum area of a single-family residential lot shall be six thousand (6,000) square feet.
2. 
The minimum area of a two-family or multiple-family residential lot shall be seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet.
3. 
The above requirements shall also apply to residential dwellings located above commercial or similar establishments.
B. 
Side Yard Requirements. Minimum side yard requirements for all residential buildings shall be five (5) feet. Where non-residential buildings are erected abutting residential uses, a minimum side shall be five (5) feet.
C. 
Rear Yard Requirements. Except as further provided below, the minimum depth of the rear yard shall be twenty-five (25) feet. If the lot is less than one hundred twenty-five (125) feet in depth and the plat thereof has been duly recorded prior to passage of this Chapter, the minimum depth of the rear yard shall be twenty percent (20%) of the average lot depth. Where the rear lot line abuts an "A" Single-Family Dwelling District, the minimum depth of said rear yard shall be fifty (50) feet.