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.
E.
Office or studio.
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]
A.
Lot area and width. Every lot shall have a lot area
of not less than 10,000 square feet and such lot shall not be less
than 50 feet in width at the building line.
B.
Building coverage. Not more than 45% of the developable
area of each lot may be occupied by buildings.
[Amended 9-16-1998 by Ord. No. 1147]
C.
Front yard. There shall be a setback on each street
on which a lot abuts which shall not be less than 40 feet in depth.
E.
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard on each lot
which shall be not less than 30 feet in depth.
F.
Height. No building shall exceed 35 feet in height.
G.
Lot coverage. Not more than 75% of the total lot area
may be occupied by buildings, parking areas, unloading areas, access
roads, or other impervious surfaces.
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.
