The C-2 General Commercial District is hereby
established as a district in which regulations are intended to provide
for the special requirements of retail and convenience type commercial
establishments, as well as wholesale, general service, and contractors'
shops, and to encourage these uses in appropriate locations throughout
the community.
A detached or semidetached building may be erected
or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any one or a combination
of the following purposes, and no other:
A. Retail stores, including convenience stores, with
a gross floor area not in excess of 10,000 square feet, provided that
no convenience store shall include drive-through facilities.
[Amended 7-27-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-04; 9-28-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-07]
B. Restaurant, provided that quick-service restaurants
shall not be permitted.
[Amended 9-28-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-07]
C. Personal service shop, such as barbershop, beautician,
or clothes cleaning and pressing pick-up point, but not including
laundry, dry-cleaning or clothes pressing establishment.
D. Retail service shop, such as a bakery, ice cream,
or similar shop, custom tailoring or millinery shop, clock, watch,
or jewelry shop, or household appliance repair shop, provided that:
(1) Any processing activity shall be not less than 15
feet from the front of the building and shall be screened by a wall
or partition from the front portion of the building used by customers;
(2) Any article made shall be sold at retail from the
premises; and
(3) The area devoted to processing shall constitute not
more than 30% of the gross floor area.
F. Bank or similar financial institution.
G. An automobile parking lot.
H. Accessory use on the same lot and customarily incidental
to the above permitted uses.
I. Municipal building.
[Added 12-23-2002 by Ord. No. 1153]
J. Outdoor dining areas shall be permitted as an accessory use to a restaurant pursuant to the provisions of §
230-16E.
[Added 8-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-09]
In order to encourage sound and attractive development,
the following special requirements shall apply:
A. Every use other than parking lot or outdoor dining
area shall be completely enclosed within a building.
[Amended 8-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-09]
B. No restaurant or convenience store shall include drive-through
facilities.
[Amended 9-28-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-07]
C. No merchandise, goods, articles or equipment shall
be stored, displayed, or offered for sale beyond the front lines of
the building, excluding furniture and equipment within outdoor dining
areas.
[Amended 8-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-09]
D. No permanent storage of merchandise, articles or equipment
shall be permitted outside any building, excluding furniture and equipment
within outdoor dining areas.
[Amended 8-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-09]
E. No outdoor vending machine, self-service station,
or similar use shall be allowed in any required yard abutting a street
or on a public sidewalk.
F. The greatest dimension in length or depth of a building
shall not exceed 130 feet.
G. In addition to the requirements of this article, the plan for development shall comply with the applicable regulations contained in Article
IV, General Provisions, and Article
V, Performance Standards.
H. Buffering. There shall be a buffer area of at least 25 feet in width along all property lines which abut residentially zoned districts which shall be planted and landscaped in accordance with the requirements for a screen buffer as provided in §
230-31A of this chapter.