The regulations set forth in this chapter shall apply in all C-1 districts and shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter
21.08.
(Ord. CS 106 §10, 1984)
Uses permitted in C-1 districts:
A. Apartment
houses, dwelling groups, two-family dwellings or duplexes when connected
to public sewer and water systems;
B. Churches
(excluding tent and open air churches), clubhouses, residential care
homes, convents, day care centers, facilities for public utilities,
family day care homes, fraternal organizations, orphanages, public
and quasi-public buildings, rooming and boarding houses, and social
halls;
C. Administrative
offices, art galleries, botanical gardens, business and professional
offices, clinics, laboratories, small animal hospitals, and small
animal shelters when entirely within a building;
D. Amusement
machines, bakery shops, billiard parlors, candy stores, coin-operated
car washes, financial institutions, launderettes, mini-warehouses,
music and dance schools, personal service establishments, real estate
offices, restaurants (excluding drive-in, bar and outside service),
retail stores, service stations (excluding major overhaul, paint shops
and body work). Also other uses which the planning director may deem
to be similar in character and purpose to those enumerated in this
subsection;
E. Accessory
buildings incidental and secondary to all permitted uses, including
appurtenant outdoor advertising signs which are nonflashing and nonanimated;
F. One
identification or informational sign not more than twelve square feet
in area nor more than six feet in height may be permitted in the front
yard or side yard adjacent to each street frontage in lieu of any
other freestanding sign provided that:
1. It
does not bear any advertising message,
2. It
is nonflashing, nonmoving, and non-animated,
3. It
is located wholly on private property on the premises to which it
pertains,
4. A
plot plan and elevation of the sign is approved by the director of
planning and community development prior to request for building and
electrical permits and installation.
G. Mobile homes as allowed by the provisions of Chapter
21.72;
I. Racing homing pigeons as regulated in Chapter
21.92;
K. Single-family
dwelling or one apartment if it is accessory to a permitted commercial
use;
L. Christmas
tree sales lots provided they meet the required setbacks and provide
at least ten accessible and usable off-street parking spaces in addition
to one space per employee on a maximum shift. Such lots shall be limited
to two double-faced signs not to exceed twelve square feet each. No
off-site signs shall be permitted. Such lots may not be established
prior to November 15th of any year and shall be removed and the property
returned to its original condition prior to January 1st;
M. Fireworks
stands provided they meet all required setbacks and provide at least
five usable and accessible off-street parking spaces in addition to
one space per employee on a maximum shift. Such stands shall meet
all the requirements of the department of fire safety and shall be
erected and removed within the time period prescribed by that department.
N. Retail
and wholesale retail stores with a gross building/sales area less
than sixty-five thousand square feet.
(Ord. CS 106 §10, 1984; Ord. CS 663 §13, 1998; Ord. CS 896 §5, 2004)
Uses permitted, subject to first securing use permit in each
case:
A. Mobile
home parks; provided, that all units are connected to a public sanitary
sewer and public water system.
B. Retail
and wholesale retail stores with a gross building/sales area of sixty-five
thousand square feet or greater.
(Ord. CS 106 §10, 1984; Ord. CS 896 §6, 2004)
A. Building
Height Limit.
1. Maximum
height of all buildings and advertising signs, thirty-five feet;
2. No
fence or screen planting in excess of three feet in height, shall
be constructed or permitted to grow within any required front yard,
or side yard of a corner lot unless the director determines that visibility
will not be obstructed.
B. Building
Site Area Required.
1. Sites
serviced by public sewer and water facilities, six thousand square
feet;
2. Sites
serviced by public water and septic tank facilities or private well
and public sewer facilities, twenty thousand square feet;
3. Sites,
serviced by private wells and septic tank facilities, one acre.
C. Yards
Required.
1. Residential
Uses.
a. Front Yard.
i. Not less than seventy feet from the existing centerline of the street
nor less than fifteen feet from the planned street line on a major
street or expressway whichever is the greater. The vehicle opening
of any building shall be no closer than twenty feet to the property
line toward which the opening faces;
ii. Not less than forty-five feet from the existing centerline of the
street on a collector street (sixty feet wide) nor less than fifteen
feet from the planned street line where a specific plan has been adopted.
The vehicle opening of any building shall be no closer than twenty
feet to the property line towards which the opening faces;
iii.
Not less than forty feet from the existing centerline of the
street on a minor street (fifty feet wide) nor less than fifteen feet
from the planned street line where a specific plan has been adopted.
The vehicle opening of any building shall be no closer than twenty
feet to the property line toward which the opening faces;
b. Side Yard. Interior Lot Line and Rear Yard. Five feet, except where
the lot line abuts an alley, in which case there shall be no yard
requirement.
c. Side Yard, Corner Lot. The main building and garages not having direct
vehicular access to the street may be located five feet closer to
the planned street line than at the front yard.
2. Commercial
Uses.
a. Front Yard.
i. Not less than seventy feet from the existing centerline of the street
nor less than fifteen feet from the planned street line on a major
street or expressway whichever is the greater. Loading docks shall
be so located that trucks will head-in and head-out and not use the
public street for maneuvering, loading or unloading. The vehicle opening
of any building shall be no closer than twenty feet to the property
line toward which the opening faces except where the property line
abuts an alley of at least twenty feet in width, in which case, the
vehicle opening may be five feet from the property line;
ii. Not less than forty-five feet from the existing centerline of the
street on a collector street (sixty feet wide) nor less than fifteen
feet from the planned street line where a specific plan has been adopted.
Loading docks shall be so located that trucks will head-in and head-out
and not use the public highway for maneuvering, loading or unloading.
The vehicle opening of any building shall be no closer than twenty
feet to the property line toward which the opening faces;
iii.
Not less than forty feet from the existing centerline of the
street on a minor street (fifty feet wide) nor less than fifteen feet
from the planned street line where a specific plan has been adopted.
Loading docks shall be so located that trucks will head-in and headout
and not use the public highway for maneuvering, loading or unloading.
This vehicle opening of any building shall be no closer than twenty
feet to the property line towards which the opening faces;
iv. At street intersections, fences shall be located with a minimum twenty-five-foot
corner cutoff; measured along the lot lines from the point of right-of-way
intersection.
b. Side Interior Lot Line or Rear Yard. None, except where the side
or rear of the property abuts an R district, shall not be less than
five feet.
c. Side Yard. Corner Lot. Structures not having direct vehicular access
to the street may be located five feet closer to the planned street
line than at the front yard.
D. Nuisances.
No operation shall be conducted on any premises in such a manner as
to cause an unreasonable amount of noise, odor, dust, smoke, vibration,
or electrical interference detectable off the site.
E. Screening.
An eight-foot masonry wall shall be constructed along the property
line adjacent to any residential or agricultural zone or any P-D zoning
for residential use, except where a building abuts an alley in which
case no wall shall be required.
F. Landscaping.
A landscaping plan indicating plant species, initial size, location
and method of irrigation shall be approved by the planning director
prior to issuance of any permit. Such required landscaping shall be
installed within six months of project completion and shall be maintained
by the applicant.
G. Signs.
1. Any
sign program for any use shall be submitted to the planning director
for approval prior to installation. Freestanding signs are prohibited
except where the director determines them to be necessary to serve
the traveling public where the use could not otherwise be identified.
2. One
identification or informational sign not more than twelve square feet
in area nor more than six feet in height may be permitted in the front
yard or side yard adjacent to each street frontage of a property which
contains a lawful agricultural, commercial, or industrial use in lieu
of any other freestanding sign which may be permitted, provided that:
a. It does not bear any advertising message;
b. It is nonflashing, nonmoving and nonanimated;
c. It is located wholly on private property on the premises to which
it pertains;
d. A plot plan and elevation of the sign is approved by planning and
community development director prior to request for building and electrical
permits and installation.
H. Parking. See Chapter
21.76 for off-street parking requirements for all uses in all districts.
(Ord. CS 106 §10, 1984; Ord. CS 663 §§40, 43, 1998)