[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2008]
This commercial district is intended to provide a location for
personal, professional and business services and the general retail
of the community, as well as limited wholesale businesses serving
the public, and professional and business offices.
[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2008]
A. The
principal uses of land in the "C" District are as follows:
1. Any permitted use allowed in the "C-O" Commercial Office District.
2. Any permitted use allowed in the "C-1" Neighborhood Commercial District.
4. Automobile dealers, new and used.
5. Automobile and vehicle, minor repair.
7. Bowling and skating centers.
9. Camper trailer, sales and service.
10. Commercial printing and publishing.
11. Equipment sales and rental, excluding heavy equipment.
13. Farm implement sales and service.
17. Landscape and horticultural services.
20. Manufactured home dealers.
24. Self-storage facility, subject to the provisions of Section
405.705.
29. Warehousing for goods related to permitted use activities in the
district.
31.
Marijuana dispensary.
[Ord. No. 1396-2019, 5-20-2019; Ord. No. 1512-2023, 1-17-2023]
32. 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.
[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2008]
A. The
following conditional uses may be permitted in a "C" District.
1. Adult entertainment, subject to the provisions of Title VI Business and Occupation, Section
615.010.
3. Auditoriums and exhibit halls.
4. Automobile and vehicle, major repair.
5. Camps, travel trailer and RV parks, provided that no camper shall
occupy a campground for a period exceeding sixty (60) consecutive
days.
6. Contractor's shop and/or yard, including construction equipment and/or
materials storage area.
7. Funeral homes and mortuaries.
8. Outdoor commercial recreation.
10. Youth camps, adult and family retreat areas.
12. Public utilities and facilities.
14. Recycling collection station.
15. Telecommunication facilities, subject to the provisions of Section
405.705.
16. Group child care home, child care center, nursery school.
17. New and/or used vehicle sales, including recreational or off-road
vehicles and boats, subject to the following provisions:
a.
No similar use is located within five hundred (500) feet; however,
sites with frontage along only Centerville Avenue or North Country
Avenue, but not other streets, may be closer than five hundred (500)
feet to another similar use. Such uses are not allowed along Watson
Drive.
[Ord. No. 1232-2013 §1, 12-16-2013; Ord. No. 1294-2015 §1, 11-16-2015]
b.
The site is one (1) acre or more in size. Existing new and/or
used automobile sales businesses may be expanded in compliance with
all other requirements.
[Ord. No. 1232-2013 §1, 12-16-2013]
c. Parking and display areas are constructed of an asphalt or concrete
surface.
d. Parking and display areas are located at least fifteen (15) feet
from a public right-of-way or from the edge of a private road.
e. Parking and display areas are not constructed within required buffer
areas, side yard setback or rear yard setback.
f. Vehicles are not displayed within parking, side or rear yard setbacks
access drives or required customer parking spaces.
g. A minimum six (6) feet tall opaque fence is constructed adjacent
to any display area along residentially zoned property or any residential
use.
h. Fencing along or within any front or street side building line area
shall be decorative in nature and shall not include "piping" style
fencing.
i. New or expanded sites must comply with stormwater drainage, landscaping,
screening and other site design standards.
j. Sign plan to include all proposed signs, color schemes and wall signs
limited to one (1) per building facade facing a street.
18. Single-family dwellings either constructed originally as single-family
structures or converted from structures originally intended for other
purposes (e.g. duplexes).
19. Two-family dwellings either constructed originally as duplexes or
converted from structures originally intended for other purposes (e.g.
single-family dwellings).
20. Wind energy conversion systems.
[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2008; Ord. No. 1347-2017, 8-21-2017]
Table 9
"C" General Commercial District
Site and Building Development Regulations
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Site Planning
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Minimum lot area
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7,000 square feet
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Maximum lot coverage
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50%
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Minimum lot dimensions
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Width
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50 feet
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Depth
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Parking
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On-site spaces
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See Article XXV Parking Regulations
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Building
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Minimum setbacks
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Front
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25 feet
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Interior side yard
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10 feet
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Rear yard
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20 feet
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Maximum building height
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50 feet
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[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. Access To Commercial Districts. No land which is located
in a residential district shall be used for a driveway, walkway or
access purpose to any land which is located in any commercial district.
E. 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 Unified Development 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.
F. Outdoor Storage In Equipment Rental Businesses. Storage
areas shall be fully screened from view from adjacent residentially
zoned property or residential uses by an approved treatment that may
include building placement, walls, fencing and landscaping. Such storage
areas shall not be located in the front setback or buffer area.
G. Automobile Sales And Service Stations. Businesses engaged
in the sale of gasoline and oil may permit open display of merchandise
commonly sold by automobile service stations, i.e., oil, batteries,
tires, wiper blades, etc. No permanent open display will be permitted
on sidewalks or public rights-of-way. Such display will be adequately
screened from adjacent residential property.