The C-2 General Commercial District is intended to permit retail
business and service uses which are oriented to automobile traffic.
This district encourages commercial uses that can accommodate larger
off-street parking facilities and complement pedestrian-oriented businesses
in the C-1 District. Permitted uses allowed in the C-2 General Business
District not subject to specific site development requirements in
§ 13.02 shall be subject to the site development requirements
of § 22.01:5.
The following uses shall be permitted within the C-1 General
Commercial District:
(a)
Business services, including the following:
(b)
Clothing services, including the following:
(1)
Dry cleaning establishments occupying a total floor area not
to exceed 2,000 square feet, using not more than two clothes-cleaning
units, neither of which shall have a rated capacity of more than 40
pounds, using cleaning fluid which is nonexplosive and nonflammable,
and subject to the off-street waiting requirements of § 27.03.
(2)
Laundry agencies.
(3)
Self-service laundry and dry cleaning establishments.
(d)
Medical offices, including the following:
(1)
Medical centers or industrial health clinics, subject to the
site development requirements of § 22.01:22.
(2)
Medical laboratories, testing, research establishments, subject
to the site development requirements of § 22.01:24.
(3)
Veterinary hospitals and clinics, kennels, subject to the applicable
site development requirements of § 22.01:6 or § 22.01:23.
(f)
Recreation/amusement businesses, including the following:
(g)
Vehicle sales and service:
(1)
Automobile service stations, quick oil change shops, subject
to applicable site development requirements in § 22.01:7.
(2)
Automobile car washes subject to site development requirements
of § 22.01:44.
(3)
New and used car/truck dealerships.
(4)
Farm implement sales and service establishments.
(5)
Recreation vehicle sales and service establishments.
(6)
Truck repair establishments.
(7)
Truck terminals.
(h)
Retail and wholesale distributorship, including the following:
(1)
Warehousing of wholesale and retail merchandise, subject to
the site development requirements of § 22.01:45.
(2)
Auto parts sales establishments.
(3)
Drug stores/pharmacies.
(4)
Plumbing and heating equipment establishments, including woodburning
stoves.
(5)
Home improvement stores/lumberyards, subject to applicable site
development requirements in §§ 22.01:25 or 22.01:5.
(6)
Equipment rental/sales, subject to applicable site development
requirements in § 22.01:17.
(7)
Nurseries for plants and flowers, subject to applicable site
development requirements in § 22.01:28.
(i)
Uses similar to the above, as determined by the City Planning
Commission.
(j)
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above
permitted uses, subject to the requirements of § 4.05.
(k)
Signs, as provided in Article 28.
(l)
Off-street parking and loading facilities in accordance with
the requirements of Article 27.
(m)
Temporary buildings and trailers for use incidental to construction.
(n)
Public utility buildings, telephone exchange buildings, electric
transformer stations and substations, and gas regulator stations,
but not including storage yards or radio and television towers, subject
to site development requirements in §§ 22.01:36 and 22.01:37.
The following uses may be permitted subject to applicable site
design standards in Article 22 and subject further to the approval
of the City Planning Commission in accordance with processing procedures
in Articles 20 and 21.
The following conditions are required for all uses in the C-2
District.
(a)
All lighting in connection with permitted business uses shall
be so arranged as to reflect the light away from all adjoining residential
buildings or residentially zoned property.
(b)
Outside storage shall be allowed provided adequate screening
is provided in accordance with the requirements of § 4.12.
(c)
Where a new or expanded land use occurs in a C-2 District, after
the effective date of this ordinance, that abuts directly upon a residentially
zoned district, protective screening shall be provided in accordance
with § 18.06.
For all uses in the C-2 District, a site plan shall be submitted
for review and approval in accordance with Article 21.
The composite schedule of regulations for all districts is identified
in Article 26.
13.06:1.
Minimum lot size: 10,000 square feet.
13.06:2.
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
13.06:3.
Maximum height of structure: 30 feet.
13.06:4.
Minimum yard setback:
(a)
Front yard: 40 feet. If any portion of the front yard is used
for parking, the front 10 feet closest to the street shall be planted
and landscaped except for necessary entrance drives.
(b)
Side yard: 20 feet on each side. Parking may be allowed in the
side yard, provided adequate lane and parking space widths are maintained
and no parking area is closer than five feet to any zoning district
boundary line. Where a building abuts a residential zone, a minimum
side yard setback of 50 feet shall be maintained and a screened fence
or wall shall be provided between the commercial building and adjacent
residential property in accordance with § 4.12.
(c)
Rear yard: 25 feet, with the same parking and screening provisions
as for a side yard.
13.06:5.
Minimum floor area: none.
