[Amended 6-4-1992 by Ord. No. 1371; 11-21-2013 by Ord. No. 1679]
In the C-1 District, the land and structures may be used and structures may be erected, altered, enlarged and maintained for the following uses only:
A. 
Automobile sales and service and boat and trailer sales and service, where all service is conducted within an enclosed building.
B. 
Service shops limited to barber and beauty shops, tailor, shoemaker, laundry and laundromat, dry-cleaning and dressmaking.
C. 
Auto car wash conducted entirely within an enclosed building.
D. 
Amusement enterprise limited to billiard or pool hall, bowling alley or shooting gallery.
E. 
Retail stores selling food, clothing, confectionery, drugs, flowers, furniture, appliances, supplies, office supplies, notions, sundries, auto parts, bicycles, books, music, cards, business equipment, toys, hardware, jewelry, and other manufactured articles.
F. 
Offices.
G. 
Community garage or community parking area, public or private.
H. 
Wholesaling establishment, not including the selling of building materials and not including petroleum products, pipes or junk.
I. 
Indoor storage of materials and goods, not including building materials, garbage, offal, dead animals, pipe or junk materials, and not including petroleum products except in an accessory structure. See § 260-47.
J. 
Schools, commercial, public, private and parochial.
K. 
Hotels and motels.
L. 
Repair shops, including electrical or other household appliances, radios and the like.
M. 
Restaurants and bars, excluding drive-in facilities. See § 260-48.
N. 
Banks, savings and loan institutions and commercial loan establishments, excluding drive-in facilities. See § 260-48.
O. 
Churches, cathedrals or temples.
P. 
Medical and dental clinics.
Q. 
Funeral homes.
R. 
Bus depots.
S. 
Opticians and optometrists.
T. 
Municipal buildings, recreation facilities and libraries.
U. 
Bed-and-breakfasts.
V. 
Day-care center/preschool.
W. 
Philanthropic/cultural institution.
X. 
Data center.
Y. 
Rental halls.
Z. 
Studios, art, music, dance and photography.
AA. 
Farm/garden/landscape sales.
BB. 
Gasoline and fuel sales.
CC. 
Microbreweries/restaurants/brew pubs.
DD. 
Convenience stores.
EE. 
Business support enterprises.
FF. 
Check-cashing shops.
GG. 
Day spas.
HH. 
Massage therapy offices.
II. 
Pawn shops.
JJ. 
Printing establishments.
Accessory uses in the C-1 District shall be as follows:
A. 
Signs as prescribed in Article XVII.
B. 
Uses customarily incidental to any permitted use including residential facilities used by owners, caretakers and watchmen which are integral to the main building.
C. 
Storage of petroleum products that are a major part of the materials available for sale in the principal structure on the same lot, provided that such storage is in a structure meeting the approval of the City Fire Chief and/or State Fire Marshal.
D. 
Coin-operated amusement devices not exceeding three in number on any single premises.
E. 
Sheds, garages and other customary accessory structures for existing one- and two-family dwellings (nonconforming uses), subject to development standards as set forth in the R-3 Zoning District.
[Added 4-28-2011 by Ord. No. 1639]
F. 
Home occupations, no on-site customer service.
[Added 11-21-2013 by Ord. No. 1679]
[Amended 7-19-1990 by Ord. No. 1334; 11-21-2013 by Ord. No. 1679]
Conditional uses in the C-1 District shall be as follows:
A. 
Drive-in restaurants, drive-in banks and drive-in retail establishments.
B. 
Commercial activities similar to any principal permitted use listed above but not specifically listed.
C. 
Amusement arcades, provided that at least one supervisor, not less than 21 years of age, is on the premises whenever the arcade is in operation. A floor plan drawn to scale showing the location of the proposed devices in relation to adjacent walls and exits and to one another shall be presented to the Planning Commission before action leading to approval may commence.
D. 
Dwelling units on the upper floor or floors of a building, the first or ground level floor of which, facing the street to which the property has its principal access, is used for or is available and designed for a C-1 permitted or approved conditional use, provided that the number of dwelling units does not exceed the total property area in square feet divided by 1,500, fractions excluded.
E. 
Personal care homes.
F. 
Nursing homes.
G. 
Home occupations with on-site customer service.
H. 
Townhouses, provided that the following conditions are met in addition to those that normally apply in the zone district:
(1) 
The lot area shall be not less than 6,000 square feet and shall front on a street with a paved width of at least 22 feet.
(2) 
There shall be not more than one dwelling unit per 3,000 square feet of lot area, and fractions thereof shall not be considered.
(3) 
Dwelling units may be sold only if every dwelling unit in the building containing the townhouses occupies a lot abutting the principal street adjacent to the property and has a lot width of at least 20 feet.
(4) 
Off-street parking areas serving more than two dwelling units shall be set back at least 20 feet from any front lot line and screened from adjacent residential properties by a low evergreen hedge or fence where such parking is within 15 feet of an adjacent residential property.
I. 
Assisted-living facilities.
J. 
Schools, industrial/trade.
K. 
Colleges/universities.
L. 
Lodges, private membership clubs, fraternal and civic organizations.
M. 
Research and development facilities.
N. 
Sales of autos, RVs, boats and trailers, new, used and rental.
O. 
Gas stations/mini marts.
P. 
Auto repair shops.
Q. 
Building maintenance companies.
R. 
Car washes in an enclosed building.
S. 
Mini-warehouses/storage facilities.
T. 
Storage of petroleum and gas products.
U. 
Storage of vehicles (commercial, boats, RVs, cars, etc.) in an enclosed building.
[Added 11-21-2013 by Ord. No. 1679]
A. 
Transitional dwellings, approval of which shall require a public hearing as provided in § 260-132D.
B. 
Group care facilities, approval of which shall require a public hearing as provided in § 260-132D.
There are no area regulations except as necessary to comply with yard setbacks, off-street parking, loading and unloading requirements and floor area ratio as set forth below.
Where the zone boundaries are adjacent to a residential zone or front on a street the opposite side of which is zoned residential, the following yard regulations shall be observed:
A. 
Side yard. A side yard of not less than 20 feet shall be maintained between any main or accessory building and the adjacent residential zone boundary line.
B. 
Rear yard. A rear yard of not less than 20 feet shall be maintained between any main or accessory building and the adjacent residential zone boundary line.
C. 
Front yard. No building, main or accessory, shall be closer to the street than the established building line of adjacent residences on the same side of the street if such exist. If there is no established building setback line within the block, the building setback line shall be 20 feet.
A. 
Side yards. Any required side yard shall be landscaped for at least 15 feet parallel to the zone boundary line, and the planting may include lawn, trees and shrubs. Driveways to the rear yard may be placed in the remaining required side yard.
B. 
Rear yards. Any required rear yard shall provide a shield from an adjacent residential zone property consisting of a solid masonry wall or solid board fence, or permanent evergreen hedge not less than six feet in height, which shield may be extended along a residential zone boundary line on the side yard line to the front yard building setback line.
C. 
Front yards. Any required front yard shall be landscaped with any combination of lawn, shrubs, flowers and trees and maintained in a neat and orderly manner. No use, other than driveways to the front entrance or parking lot of a main building, may be made of any required front yard. If the front yard is utilized for parking, a planting strip of not less than four feet in width must be provided next to the front sidewalks and side street sidewalks if on a corner lot.
The total floor area shall not exceed three times the lot area.
Off-street parking shall be in accordance with the provisions of Article XVIII.
Off-street loading and unloading shall be provided in accordance with Article XVIII.
There is no height limitation for buildings in the C-1 District.