[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2008]
A. 
This commercial district is intended to provide for the continued use, expansion and new development of small scale, low-intensity neighborhood commercial use types which serve and are in proximity to residential neighborhoods throughout the City and to ensure compatibility with adjacent residential and commercial uses. The district is also intended to provide convenient pedestrian access within the district and to and from the surrounding neighborhoods, minimizing conflicts with the district between pedestrians and vehicles.
B. 
The uses permitted in this district shall be enclosed by structures compatible with surrounding residential architecture and no single-use building shall be larger than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet in floor area, unless the Planning and Zoning Commission grants an exception with an approved site plan.
[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2008]
A. 
The principal uses of land in the "C-1" District are as follows:
1. 
Any permitted use allowed in the "C-O" Commercial Office District.
2. 
Alterations and tailoring.
3. 
Ambulance service.
4. 
Amusement and video arcades.
5. 
Animal hospital or clinic, without kennel.
6. 
Antiques.
7. 
Apartments located above the first (1st) floor of a business.
8. 
Apparel.
9. 
Appliance and electronics repair.
10. 
Art galleries and studios.
11. 
Auto supplies stores.
12. 
Automated teller machine.
13. 
Automobile service station, with or without gasoline sales.
14. 
Automobile and vehicle, minor repair.
15. 
Bakeries and confectionery establishments.
16. 
Bar or nightclubs.
17. 
Barbers, hair styling and similar personal services.
18. 
Bed and breakfast home or inn.
19. 
Books and periodicals, other than adult bookstores.
20. 
Business supply services.
21. 
Cameras and photo equipment.
22. 
Carpeting and floor covering.
23. 
Caterer.
24. 
Computer sales and service.
25. 
Consumer repair service.
26. 
Convenience stores, with or without gasoline sales.
27. 
Crafts.
28. 
Delicatessens.
29. 
Discount stores.
30. 
Drugs and cosmetics.
31. 
Dry cleaners.
32. 
Financial institutions, including drive-through banks.
33. 
Florist shops.
34. 
Food store.
35. 
Furniture store.
36. 
Gift shops.
37. 
Greeting cards and stationery.
38. 
Hardware stores.
39. 
Health care clinic or offices.
40. 
Health or fitness clubs.
41. 
Health-related sales and services.
42. 
Hobby shops.
43. 
Home lighting and fixtures.
44. 
House wares and kitchenware.
45. 
Ice cream and candy stores.
46. 
Interior decorating.
47. 
Internet providers.
48. 
Jewelry.
49. 
Laundromat.
50. 
Liquor store.
51. 
Locksmiths.
52. 
Microbrewery.
53. 
Music and musical instruments.
54. 
News and magazine shops.
55. 
Office supplies.
56. 
Optical shops.
57. 
Outlet stores or shops.
58. 
Paint and wallpaper.
59. 
Parking for uses on the same or adjacent parcel as the principal use.
60. 
Pawnshop.
61. 
Personal instruction.
62. 
Personal services.
63. 
Pet stores.
64. 
Pet care facility.
65. 
Pharmacy.
66. 
Photocopying and retail printing.
67. 
Photographer studio.
68. 
Picture framing.
69. 
Postal and mailing services.
70. 
Professional services.
71. 
Public safety services.
72. 
Publicly owned and operated community buildings, public museums, public libraries or meeting facilities.
73. 
Restaurants.
74. 
Restaurants, drive-through.
75. 
Restaurants, fast-food.
76. 
Retail sales and services.
77. 
Shoe stores and repair shops.
78. 
Sporting goods and bicycles.
79. 
Tanning salon.
80. 
Taverns and bars.
81. 
Taxidermist.
82. 
Therapeutic massage enterprise.
83. 
Toys and hobby supplies.
84. 
Variety stores.
85. 
Veterinarian clinic, without outdoor kennels.
86. 
Video rental.
87. 
Accessory uses and structures as provided in Article V. Accessory buildings and uses shall be constructed in a style and manner similar and sympathetic to a principal building or use.
88. 
Marijuana dispensary.
[Ord. No. 1512-2023, 1-17-2023]
[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1 — 2, 10-10-2008]
A. 
The following conditional uses may be permitted in a "C-1" District.
1. 
Car washes.
2. 
Clubs or lodges.
3. 
Club, private.
4. 
Funeral homes and mortuaries.
5. 
Outdoor commercial recreation.
6. 
Public utility and facilities.
7. 
Veterinary and small animal hospitals, with outdoor kennels.
8. 
Group child care home, child care center, nursery school.
9. 
Telecommunication facilities, subject to the provisions of Section 405.705(F).
10. 
Single-family dwellings either constructed originally as single-family structures or converted from structures originally intended for other purposes (e.g. duplexes).
11. 
Two-family dwellings either constructed originally as duplexes or converted from structures originally intended for other purposes (e.g. single-family dwellings).
12. 
Wind energy conversion systems.
[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2008]
Table 8
"C-1" Neighborhood Commercial District
Site and Building Development Regulations
Site Planning
Minimum lot area
7,000 square feet
Maximum lot coverage
50%
Minimum lot dimensions
Width
50 feet
Depth
Parking
On-site spaces
See Article XXV Parking Regulations
Building
Minimum setbacks
Front
25 feet
Interior side yard
10 feet
Rear yard
20 feet
Maximum building height
35 feet
[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2008]
A. 
Site Plan Required. An application for all permitted and conditional uses shall include a site plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 405.140 Site Plan Requirements.
B. 
Landscape Plan And Buffer Zone Required. An application for all permitted and conditional uses shall include a landscape plan and buffer zone in accordance with the provisions of Article XXVI Landscaping Regulations.
C. 
Screening Required. All mechanical equipment, trash refusal areas and roof-mounted equipment must be screened from public view and, when practical, located on the rear elevation of a building.
D. 
Outdoor Storage And Merchandise Display. It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant to place, deposit or maintain outdoor storage on any premises or property except as permitted in this Section.
Retailers of both new and used merchandise shall be permitted to display outdoors. The following conditions shall apply to the display of merchandise outdoors:
1. 
Display of merchandise must be set back ten (10) feet from all property lines.
2. 
No merchandise may be placed on a public sidewalk. Merchandise may be placed on a private sidewalk as long as all other conditions for display are met, including a four (4) foot clearance.
3. 
All merchandise shall be located within the confines of the retailer's owned or leased property.
4. 
No merchandise may be placed on landscaping, within three (3) feet of either side of a working doorway or within ten (10) feet directly in front of a working doorway.
5. 
Merchandise shall not be placed in a designated sight triangle or in any location which would impair a driver's view of a street.
6. 
Merchandise shall be displayed and maintained in a neat, clean, tidy and orderly manner.
7. 
Temporary parking lot sales shall be a permitted use in business districts, as long as the sales are conducted as an extension from a permanent structure containing a retail business. In addition, minimum off-street parking requirements must be maintained, as well as any other provisions of this Code. This Section shall not be construed to allow a sub-lessee to occupy a parking lot for the purpose of conducting independent sales activity.
8. 
The size of the outdoor display area for secondhand goods or merchandise shall be limited to ten percent (10%) of the total indoor gross floor area of the business and in no event shall exceed one hundred (100) square feet.
9. 
No secondhand goods or merchandise shall be displayed or stored or otherwise left outdoors during non-operating hours of the business.
10. 
This Section shall not apply to the sale of motor vehicles, trailers or boats.