The purpose of this district is to encompass
the retail, service, and office core of the Central Business District,
as described in the Comprehensive Plan, permitting a wide variety
of uses providing basic goods and services to the community and to
the surrounding region. In recognition of the "downtown" character
of the district, yard regulations are kept to a minimum, in order
to encourage compact and efficient commercial development.
Requirements for minimum lot area, yards, and
open space, and maximum height are contained in the Table of District
Regulations at the end of this chapter.
Certain uses are permitted as conditional uses according to the regulations of Article
XVII of this chapter.
The regulations contained in this article are
supplemented or modified by regulations contained in other sections
of this chapter, especially the following:
A. Article
II: Interpretations and Definitions.
B. Article
XVI: Supplementary Zone Regulations.
C. Article
XVII: Conditional Uses.