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Bethany Beach City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XII

C-2 Neighborhood Commercial District*

§ 425-71 Minimum lot area.

The minimum lot of record for any use shall be 7,000 square feet in area.

§ 425-72 Minimum street frontage.

[Amended 11-18-1988 by Ord. No. 209]
A. 
Commercial uses. The minimum street frontage for commercial shall be 60 feet per lot.[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection B, Residential uses, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 5-17-2013 by Ord. No. 493.

§ 425-73 Permitted uses.

The following uses are permitted:
A. 
Personal services limited to banks, barbershops, beauty shops, shoe repair shops, clothes-cleaning and clothes-pressing establishments and laundromats and offices of physicians, dentists, lawyers, architects, accountants and real estate brokers.
[Amended 5-17-1996 by Ord. No. 302]
B. 
Retail sale of the following merchandise: food and groceries, delicatessen and baked goods, alcoholic liquors (as that term is defined at 4 Del. C. § 101 or any future corresponding provisions of the law) for consumption off premises, drugs, hardware, jewelry, tobacco, newspapers, stationery, shoes, clothing, office supplies, gifts and souvenirs, beach supplies, flowers and plants, furniture, handcrafts and household goods and appliances.
[Amended 5-25-1984 by Ord. No. 134]
C. 
Restaurants, cafes, luncheonettes, food catering and carry-outs.[1]
[Added 12-16-1983 by Ord. No. 122]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection D, Residential uses, added 11-18-1988 by Ord. No. 211, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 5-17-2013 by Ord. No. 493.

§ 425-74 Uses permitted as special exceptions or conditional uses.

[Amended 1-20-2006 by Ord. No. 403]
Uses permitted by special exception or conditional use shall be the same as permitted in the C-1 Zone, subject to approval and any restrictions imposed by the Board of Adjustment.

§ 425-75 (Reserved) [1]

[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 425-75, Permitted signs, was repealed 8-19-2011 by Ord. No. 467. See now Ch. 530, Signs.

§ 425-76 (Reserved) [1]

[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 425-76, Windblown displays, added 12-14-1990 by Ord. No. 254, as amended, was repealed 8-19-2011 by Ord. No. 467. See now Ch. 530, Signs.

§ 425-77 Prohibited uses.

[Added 5-25-1984 by Ord. No. 134]
A. 
Uses not specifically permitted under § 425-73 or § 425-74 or which are not commonly recognized as a clearly integral and harmonious component of such specifically permitted uses are prohibited.
[Amended 8-19-2011 by Ord. No. 467]
B. 
Establishments for the sale of alcoholic liquors for on-premises consumption or for off-premises consumption, except as expressly permitted in § 425-73, are not deemed to be a clearly integral and harmonious component of any use specifically permitted in the C-2 Neighborhood Commercial District. Consequently, those establishments selling alcoholic beverages for consumption on-premises, commonly referred to as "taprooms," "taverns," "bars," "cabarets," "clubs" or "lounges," are expressly prohibited in the C-2 Neighborhood Commercial District.
[Amended 7-16-1993 by Ord. No. 280]
C. 
No use otherwise permitted in this zoning district shall be permitted as a rooftop open-air business.
[Added 7-17-1992 by Ord. No. 276]