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Aurelia City Zoning Code

165.23 C-1

COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS

   The regulations set forth in this section and elsewhere in these regulations which are applicable, apply in the C-1 Commercial District.
   1.   Use Regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:
      A.   Principal Permitted Uses. Principal permitted uses are as follows:
         (1)   Any use permitted in the R District providing such use shall comply with the minimum requirements of the R District.
         (2)   Commercial establishments, retail and wholesale, including:
            Antique shop.
            Apparel store.
            Bakeries.
            Ballrooms and dance halls.
            Bicycle and motorcycle shop -- sales and repair.
            Billboards.
            Bookbinding.
            Candy shops.
            Carpenter and cabinet shops.
            Commercial parking lots.
            Dairy store -- retail.
            Drugstore.
            Electric substations.
            Florist shop.
            Fruit and vegetable market.
            Funeral homes.
            Furniture store.
            Garages, public and mechanical.
            Gift shop.
            Golf-driving range and miniature golf course.
            Grocery and delicatessen.
            Hardware store.
            Hobby shop.
            Hotel, motel or motor lodge.
            Household appliances, equipment, sales and repair.
            Ice storage and distributing station of not more than five-ton capacity.
            Jewelry shop.
            Laundry.
            Lawn mower repair shop.
            Locker plants.
            Monument sales and engraving.
            Packaging of candy, confections and/or frozen foods.
            Paint and wallpaper store.
            Photographic studios.
            Radio and television -- sales and repair.
            Real estate office.
            Service stations (gasoline).
            Shoe repair shop.
            Sporting goods and camping equipment.
            Tailor shop.
            Tire repair shops.
            Truck terminals.
            Variety store.
         (3)   Automotive sales and service establishments including: automobile service stations; automobile, truck, motor cycle, recreational vehicle, boat, snowmobile trailer, mobile home and farm implement establishments for display, hire, sales, and minor repairs, including sales lots.
         (4)   Eating and drinking establishments including: restaurants, cafes, soda fountains and drive-ins; confectionery and ice cream stores; cocktail lounge, bar or tavern; night clubs.
         (5)   Service establishments including: launderette; laundry; messenger office; post office; printing and/or publishing houses; dance and/or music studio; collection office of a public utility; banks, including drive-in teller service; barber shop or beauty salon; clothes dry cleaning and laundry.
         (6)   Recreational facilities including: billiard parlors and pool halls; bowling alley.
         (7)   Other commercial establishments including: animal hospital, veterinary clinic or commercial kennel, providing any exercising runway or pasture shall be at least 200 feet from an R District; hotels and motels; machine shops, but not junkyards; radio or TV broadcasting stations, studios, and offices but not towers in excess of 100 feet; sign painting shops, and storage and warehouses.
         (8)   Any use which is found by the Zoning Administrator to be a use similar to one of the above named uses, and in the opinion of the Zoning Administrator, conforms to the intent of this section.
         (9)   Outdoor advertising signs and billboards in accordance with the provisions of Section 165.40.
         (10)   Business or professional offices supplying commodities or performing services.
         (11)   Heating, air conditioning and electrical sales and repair shops.
      B.   Accessory Uses: Any exterior or roof sign the height of which shall not exceed 18 feet above the roof line.
   2.   Height Regulations. No building shall exceed 45 feet or three stories in height.
   3.   Lot Area, Lot Frontage and Yard Requirements. The following minimum requirements shall be observed:
      A.   Residential. Lot Area, Lot Width, Lot Area Per Family, Front Yard Depths, Side Yard Least Width on Any One Side, Width Minimum Sum of Both Side Yards, and Rear Yard Depths: All same as R-1 District.
      B.   All Other Uses:
         Lot Area:    none;
         Lot Width:    none required;
         Lot Area Per Family:   none;
         Front Yard Depths   none;
         Side Yard Least Width on Any One Side:    none, except abutting an R District, in which case not less than 10 feet;
         Width Minimum Sum of Both Side Yards:    none;
         Rear Yard Depth:    none;
   4.   Off-Street Parking. See Section 165.32.
   5.   Signs and Canopies. Regulations for signs and canopies are as follows:
      A.   Signs. Projecting and free standing signs encroaching on street right-of-way shall not be permitted except:
         (1)   Where such signs are between 15 and 18 feet above grade, in which event such signs, which project 36 inches or less, shall be permitted; and
         (2)   Where such signs are 18 feet above grade such signs which project 60 inches or less shall be permitted.
      B.   Canopies and Marquees. Canopies and marquees may be installed over public right-of-way and may be supported by posts set on public right-of-way provided the following regulations are met:
         (1)   The horizontal clearance between a marquee and the curb line shall not be less than seven feet. The posts shall be located two feet from the curb. Downspouts shall be fastened to the support poles and be so designed that the water will be deposited into the street gutter. Said downspouts shall not be laid on top of the sidewalk between the post and gutter nor shall the water be allowed to run across the sidewalk between the support post and the gutter.
         (2)   A fascia as approved by the City Engineer shall be installed along the front edge of the marquee.
         (3)   No store names or advertising signs shall be attached to any part of the marquee.
         (4)   Lighting of the marquees shall be furnished by the individual property owners.
         (5)   All marquee plans shall have a registered engineer’s certificate stating that the marquee has been designed in accordance with the above-mentioned specifications.
         (6)   All marquee plans shall be approved by the City Engineer prior to obtaining a building permit.