The following regulations shall apply in the C1 neighborhood commercial zone.

(Ord. 841, 2-23-1988, eff. 3-23-1988)

This zone is intended to serve a neighborhood area and to provide for the necessary neighborhood needs of limited goods and services.

The zone is intended to provide the necessary commercial space which will fit into the residential pattern of development and to minimize or eliminate either architectural or traffic conflicts. The uses and regulations as herein set forth are intended to protect the residential environment and character of the neighborhood area.

(Ord. 841, 2-23-1988, eff. 3-23-1988)

A.

Business And Professional. Not exceeding three thousand (3,000) square feet in floor area.

1.

Business and professional offices.

B.

Retail Sales. Not exceeding three thousand (3,000) square feet in floor area.

1.

Bakeries.

2.

Book, stationery or gift stores.

3.

Camera stores.

4.

Candy shops, excluding the making of candy.

5.

Clothing stores.

6.

Delicatessens.

7.

Drugstores.

8.

Furniture and/or antique stores.

9.

Grocery stores.

10.

Other similar retail sales.

C.

Services. Not exceeding three thousand (3,000) square feet in floor area.

1.

Banks.

2.

Barber and beauty shops.

3.

Dry cleaning agencies or pressing establishments, provided there is no cleaning of clothes on the premises.

4.

Private kindergartens.

5.

Self-service laundries.

6.

Group childcare home facility and childcare centers as a business within the home and as defined and regulated by the state department of human resources.

7.

Other similar service businesses.

D.

Caretaker's Residence. The purpose of this subsection is to permit limited residential uses within this zone for the purpose of providing security to a development, but to discourage the proliferation of rental apartments within this zone unless specifically authorized by other portions of this code. Caretakers' residences shall be subject to the following conditions:

1.

No more than one caretaker's residence shall be permitted per individually owned commercial building.

2.

The residence shall be located within one of the main buildings on the same premises as the business or development, and shall be constructed to the commercial occupancy standards of the city building code. For the purposes of this subsection, mobile homes, travel trailers and recreational vehicles are prohibited.

3.

The residence shall not exceed the floor area of the associated business.

4.

The residence shall be provided with one on site parking space, in addition to the parking spaces required for the business.

E.

Government. Government uses and facilities.

F.

Other.

1.

Accessory Buildings And Uses. Accessory buildings shall be subject to the provisions of subsection 11-20-2B of this title.

2.

Customary Incidental Uses. Any use customarily incidental to a permitted use.

(Ord. 841, 2-23-1988, eff. 3-23-1988; amd. Ord. 973, 11-14-1995, eff. 12-6-1995; Ord. 1083, 4-27-1999, eff. 5-26-1999; Ord. 1422, 11-9-2010, eff. 12-2-2010; Ord. 1500, 5-14-2013, eff. 6-6-2013)

The following uses are subject to a conditional use permit as provided for in chapter 30 of this title:

A.

1.

Public and quasi-public buildings and uses;

2.

Private schools;

3.

Uses of an educational, religious, cultural or public service type.

(Ord. 973, 11-14-1995, eff. 12-6-1995)

B.

Public and private recreational areas and facilities such as country clubs, golf courses and swimming pools.

C.

Restaurants and cafes, but not including those having dancing or entertainment, or drive-through car service.

D.

Residential uses, subject to all the provisions specified by the R3 regulations for such residential uses.

E.

Social halls, lodges, fraternal organizations and clubs.

(Ord. 841, 2-23-1988, eff. 3-23-1988)

F.

Business and professional offices, retail sales and services, greater than three thousand (3,000) square feet, exclusive of storage.

(Ord. 841, 2-23-1988, eff. 3-23-1988; amd. Ord. 973, 11-14-1995, eff. 12-6-1995)

G.

Funeral homes and mortuaries.

(Ord. 1674, exh. A, 11-23-2021, eff. 12-16-2021)

Every use in the C1 zone shall be subject to the following conditions and limitations:

A.

All uses shall be conducted wholly within a building except parking lots and similar uses which are customarily conducted in the open.

(Ord. 841, 2-23-1988, eff. 3-23-1988)

B.

Products produced, incident to a permitted use, shall be sold only at retail on the premises.

(Ord. 841, 2-23-1988, eff. 3-23-1988; amd. Ord. 1500, 5-14-2013, eff. 6-6-2013)

C.

When a lot in the C1 zone is developed and when said lot is adjacent to any R, MP or ME zone, there shall be a minimum six foot (6') solid block wall erected and maintained along the lot lines adjacent to the R, MP or ME zone. However, such wall shall be only four feet (4') high within the required front or street side setback area of said R, MP or ME zone.

(Ord. 841, 2-23-1988, eff. 3-23-1988; amd. Ord. 973, 11-14-1995, eff. 12-6-1995; Ord. 1500, 5-14-2013, eff. 6-6-2013)

A.

Structure Height. The vertical height at any point of the structure shall not exceed by more than fifteen feet (15') the horizontal distance between that point in the structure and the front lot line, but in no case shall the height of any structure exceed twenty-five feet (25'). The structure height shall conform with the criteria shown on chart 1 as follows:

CHART I
STRUCTURE HEIGHT IN C-1 ZONE
A = Horizontal Plane
B = Front Lot Line
C = Inclined Plane

B.

Number Of Stories. The number of stories in a building shall not exceed two (2) stories.

(Ord. 841, 2-23-1988, eff. 3-23-1988)

C.

Front Yard. No front yard is required unless a block is partly in the C1 zone, and partly in an R, MP or ME zone, in which event the front yard requirements of the R, MP or ME zone shall apply; or unless required to meet the landscaping requirements of subsection 11-25-6C of this title.

D.

Side Yard. No side yard is required except where the side of the lot is adjacent to an R, MP or ME zone, in which event the side yard requirements of the R, MP or ME zone shall apply, whether or not separated therefrom by an alley; or unless required to meet the landscaping requirements of subsection 11-25-6C of this title. This requirement also applies to the street side yard of a corner lot.

E.

Rear Yard. No rear yard is required except where the rear of the lot abuts an R, MP or ME zone, in which event the rear yard requirements of the R, MP or ME zone shall apply, whether or not separated therefrom by an alley; or unless required to meet the landscaping requirements of subsection 11-25-6C of this title.

(Ord. 841, 2-23-1988, eff. 3-23-1988; amd. Ord. 973, 11-14-1995, eff. 12-6-1995)

Off street parking and loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of chapter 23 of this title.

(Ord. 841, 2-23-1988, eff. 3-23-1988)

Subject to the provisions as set forth chapter 24 of this title.

(Ord. 841, 2-23-1988, eff. 3-23-1988; amd. Ord. 973, 11-14-1995, eff. 12-6-1995)

Subject to the provisions as set forth in chapter 25 of this title.

(Ord. 841, 2-23-1988, eff. 3-23-1988; amd. Ord. 973, 11-14-1995, eff. 12-6-1995)