Except as hereinafter specifically provided, all land shall be used only for a purpose permitted in the district in which it is located, and all buildings shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered only for a use permitted in the zone in which such building is located. It is intended that all operations and activities, specifically included but not limited to the storage of materials of all kinds, be conducted within a building, or be screened by a six-foot solid masonry wall.

( Ord. No. 121415-507 , 12-14-2015)

See Chapter 17.06 for permitted uses in these zones.

( Ord. No. 121415-507 , 12-14-2015)

A.

Minimum required site dimensions:

Town Core District:

1.

Width: twenty-five (25) feet.

2.

Area: three thousand five hundred (3,500) square feet.

Neighborhood Commercial District:

1.

Width: fifty (50) feet.

2.

Area: six thousand (6,000) square feet.

Commercial District:

1.

Width: eighty (80) feet.

2.

Area: twelve thousand (12,000) square feet.

B.

Minimum required setback distances:

Town Core District:

1.

Primary street setback (min/max): zero (0) feet/fifty (50) feet.

2.

Side street setback (min/max): zero (0) feet/thirty (30).

3.

Setback abutting R district (min): twenty-five (25) feet.

4.

Setback abutting any other district (min): ten (10) feet.

Neighborhood Commercial District:

1.

Primary street setback (min/max): ten (10) feet/sixty-five (65) feet.

2.

Side street setback (min/max): zero (0) feet/thirty-five (35) feet.

3.

Setback abutting R district (min): twenty-five (25) feet.

4.

Setback abutting any other district (min): ten (10) feet.

Commercial District:

1.

Primary street setback (min/max): twenty-five (25) feet/one hundred sixty (160). feet;

2.

Side street setback (min/max): fifteen (15) feet/fifty (50) feet.

3.

Setback abutting R district (min): thirty-five (35) feet.

4.

Setback abutting any other district (min): fifteen (15) feet.

C.

Structural heights in commercial zoned areas:

Town Core District:

1.

Height limit - forty (40) feet.

2.

Story limit - three (3).

Neighborhood Commercial District:

1.

Height limit - thirty (30) feet.

2.

Story limit: two (2).

Commercial District:

1.

Height limit - forty (40) feet.

2.

Story limit - three (3).

( Ord. No. 121415-507 , 12-14-2015)

A.

Boundary Screening Required. A solid masonry wall of at least six (6) feet in height shall be built along the property lines of the property which is being developed for manufacturing, business, industrial or accessory uses, which abuts any residential or other commercial property, except:

1.

Along front property lines;

2.

Where a lower height is required to permit visibility at intersections and driveways;

3.

Where two (2) commercial properties may use a common area for parking or related uses.

B.

On-site employee parking shall be provided at the rate of one (1) car space for each two (2) employees on the largest shift.

C.

On-site loading and customer parking shall be provided at the rate of one (1) car space for each four (4) persons, according to the occupancy capacity rating of the store or business; as determined by the building inspector.

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No land or structure in a commercial or industrial district shall be used or occupied in any manner so as to create any dangerous, injurious, noxious, or otherwise objectionable conditions which may affect any person or property, including but not limited to:

A.

Fire, explosives or other hazardous materials;

B.

Noise, vibration or shock;

C.

Smoke, dust, odor or other forms of air pollution;

D.

Heat;

E.

Glare;

F.

Electrical or other disturbance;

G.

Liquid or solid refuse or wastes;

H.

Health hazard;

I.

Other substances, condition or element in such manner or in such manner as to adversely affect the surrounding area or adjoining premises.

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All commercial establishments, identified as those providing services to the public on a retail or wholesale basis, shall be required to provide on-site loading and customer parking. The minimum number of off street parking spaces herein required shall be computed and provided in accordance with the following specifications:

A.

Each parking space shall have a minimum width of nine feet, and adequate room for ingress and egress. When units or measurements determining the number of requirement of one-half (½) space or less, that fraction shall be disregarded in the application of these requirements, where the fraction results are for one-half (½) space or greater, an additional space shall be required.

B.

All retail establishments, including but not by way of limitation, personal service establishments, retail stores, and businesses, architecturally integrated shopping centers and banks and other financial and lending institutions, shall provide off street parking in accordance with the following:

Three (3) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area.

C.

Hospitals, including, but not by way of limitation, sanitariums, asylums, convalescent homes, homes for the aged and infirmed and all similar institutions:

One (1) off-street parking space for each four (4) patient beds.

D.

Restaurants, including, but not by way of limitation, bars, taverns, nightclubs, lunch counters, diners and dance halls:

One (1) off-street parking space for every one hundred (100) square feet of net floor area provided for service to the public.

E.

Places of public assembly, including, but not by way of limitation, private clubs, lodges and fraternal buildings, assembly halls, exhibition halls, convention halls, auditoriums, churches, community centers, and amusement facilities:

One (1) off-street parking space for each two hundred (200) feet of net floor area intended for public services.

( Ord. No. 121415-507 , 12-14-2015)