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Article 9 — Community Business Districts

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§ 9.1

C-1 Community Business District.

Sec. 9.1. C-1 Community Business District.

9.1.1. C-1 District Scope and Intent.

Regulations set forth in this Section are the C-1 District regulations. Article XIX should be consulted to determine uses and minimum standards for uses allowed by Administrative Permits or Use Permits. The C-1 District is intended to provide locations in which neighborhood and community-oriented retail and service activities conclude a transition, or land areas which complement a transition into a more intense activity area.

9.1.2. Use Regulations.

Within the C-1 District, land and structures shall be used in accordance with standards herein. Any use not specifically designated as permitted shall be prohibited.

A.Permitted Uses. Structures and land may be used for only the following purposes:

1.Amusements, Indoor

2.Art Galleries

3.Assembly Halls

4.Automotive Parking Lots

5.Automotive Specialty Shops

6.Catering, Carry-out and Delivery

7.Church, Temple or Other Place of Worship

8.Cigar Shops

9.Clinics

10.Convalescent Center/Nursing/Hospice

11.Day Care Facilities

12.Delicatessens

13.Financial Establishments

14.Funeral Homes

15.Garage, Automobile Repair except painting, body repair and overhaul of major components

16.Group Residences

17.Gymnasiums

18.Hotels

19.Health Club/Spa

20.Laundromats

21.Landscaping Business, Garden Center

22.Laundry and Dry Cleaning Shops

23.Lawn Service Businesses

24.Libraries

25.Communication Services

26.Millinery or Similar Trade whenever products are sold retail, exclusively on the site where produced.

27.Motels

28.Museums

29.Offices

30.Parking Garages/Decks

31.Parking Lots

32.Personal Care Homes, Congregate

33.Personal Services including barber, beauty

34.Pet Grooming (No overnight stay)

35.Photography Studios

36.Plant Nurseries

37.Printing Shops, Convenience

38.Repair Shops not involving any manufacturing on the site

39.Research Laboratories

40.Restaurants

41.Retail Stores or Shops

42.School of Business, Dance, Music or similar schools

43.Service Stations except that repair and service offerings shall not include painting, body repair nor overhaul of major components, and no portion of the site shall be used for the display of cars for sale.

44.Stadiums

45.Theaters

46.Recycling Centers, Collecting

B.Accessory Uses. Structures and land may be used for uses customarily incidental to any permitted use.

Automobile and/or moving truck rental may be used in accessory only to an associated permitted use.

Not more than 45 percent of the floor area of a building or land may be devoted to storage incidental to primary uses.

9.1.3. Development Standards.

A.Height Regulations: No structure shall exceed the higher of 4 stories or sixty 60 feet in height except as approved pursuant to Article XIX.

B.Minimum Front Yard: 40 feet

C.Minimum Side Yard: 40 feet adjacent to streets

D.Minimum Rear Yard: None

E.Minimum Lot Area: None

F.Minimum Lot Frontage: 35 feet adjoining a street

G.Minimum Accessory Structure Requirements: Accessory structures shall not be located in the minimum front yard.

9.1.4. Other Regulations.

All other applicable regulations must be satisfied prior to development under this zoning district.

(Ord. No. 2019-07-16, 7-22-2019; Ord. No. 2019-09-25, 9-23-2019; Ord. No. 2021-04-14, 4-26-2021; Ord. No. 2022-

02-04, 2-28-2022)

§ 9.2

C-2 Community Business District.

Sec. 9.2. C-2 Community Business District.

9.2.1. C-2 District Scope and Intent.

Regulations set forth in this Section are the C-2 District regulations. Article XIX should be consulted to determine uses and minimum standards for uses allowed by Administrative Permits or Use Permits. The C-2 District is intended to provide locations in which community and regionally-oriented retail and service activities conclude a transition, or locations which complement a transition into a more intense activity area.

9.2.2. Use Regulations.

Within the C-2 District, land and structures shall be used in accordance with standards herein. Any use not specifically designated as permitted shall be prohibited.

A.Permitted Uses. Structures and land may be used for only the following purposes:

1.Any Use Permitted in the C-1 District

2.Automotive Garage

3.Automotive Repair Garage

4.Automobile & Light Truck Sales/Leasing

5.Batting Cage, Outdoor

6.Bowling Alley

7.Brewery

8.Car Wash

9.Check Cashing Establishment

10.Drive-in Theater

11.Garage, Automobile Repair

12.Landscaping Business

13.Lawn Service Business

14.Laundry and/or Dry Cleaning Plant Distribution Center. Not including processing, fabrication or manufacturing.

15.Medical Cannabis Dispensary

16.Pawn Shop

17.Plant Nursery

18.Plumbing Shop associated with retail sales

19.Radio and Television Stations

20.Service Establishments

21.Skating Rink

22.Smoke Shop

23.Tinsmithing Shop associated with retail sales

B.Accessory Uses. Structures and land may be used for uses customarily incidental to any permitted use.

9.2.3. Development Standards.

A.Height Regulations: No structure shall exceed the higher of 4 stories or sixty 60 feet in height except as approved pursuant to Article XIX.

B.Minimum Front Yard: 40 feet

C.Minimum Side Yard: 40 feet adjacent to streets

D.Minimum Rear Yard: None

E.Minimum Lot Area: None

F.Minimum Lot Frontage: 35 feet adjoining a street

G.Minimum Accessory Structure Requirements: Accessory structures shall not be located in the minimum front yard.

9.2.4. Other Regulations.

All other applicable regulations must be satisfied prior to development under this zoning district.

(Ord. No. 2019-07-16, 7-22-2019; Ord. No. 2019-09-25, 9-23-2019; Ord. No. 2020-06-18, 6-15-2020; Ord. No. 2022-

02-04, 2-28-2022; Ord. No. 2022-07-14, 7-11-2022; Ord. No. 2023-11-26, 11-28-2023)

ARTICLE X. INDUSTRIAL/LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS