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Byron City Zoning Code

17.32 DISTRICT NO 7

C-3, COMMERCIAL GENERAL ZONING DISTRICT

17.32.010 Regulations Generally

The regulations set out in Sections 17.32.020 through 17.32.090 shall apply in all No. 7 districts.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 2008-24 on 12/15/2008

17.32.020 Permitted Uses

Permitted uses in the C-3, commercial general district are as follows:

  1. Any use permitted in limited office or commercial retail district.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 2008-24 on 12/15/2008

17.32.030 Special Uses

The following uses may be allowed by special use permit in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.48 of this chapter:

  1. Gasoline stations;
  2. Home service center;
  3. Indoor auction house or flea market;
  4. Lawn and garden center;
  5. Sales of passenger vehicles;
  6. Swimming pool sales;
  7. Animal hospital with outdoor kennels;
  8. Auto or truck leasing;
  9. Auto repair;
  10. Auto body shops;
  11. Care washes;
  12. Commercial laundry;
  13. Contractors office;
  14. Equipment rental;
  15. Financial institutions with drive up;
  16. Hospitals, no acreage limit;
  17. Hotels or motels;
  18. Massage parlors;
  19. Mausoleums;
  20. Research and development facilities;
  21. Restaurants, fast food with drive up
  22. Sign shops;
  23. Outdoor recreational uses like amusement park, miniature golf course, zoo, dance halls;
  24. Intertrack wagering facility;
  25. Billboards;
  26. Outdoor produce markets;
  27. Wholesale florists or bakeries.
  28. Tattoo Parlor

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 2008-24 on 12/15/2008
Amended by Ord. 2024-19 on 3/5/2025

17.32.040 Lot Size

Lot size requirements are as follows:

  1. Every principal permitted use in this section shall be located on a tract of land having an area of not less than ten thousand square feet and a width at the established building line of not less than eighty feet.
  2. Every special use permitted in the C-3 district shall be located on a tract of land the minimum size of which shall be specified at the time a special use permit is authorized.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 2008-24 on 12/15/2008

17.32.050 Yard Areas

No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure or enlargement:

  1. Front Yard. A front yard equal to at least one-half the right-of-way of the street on which the lot fronts. However, in no case shall the front yard be less than thirty feet nor require more than sixty feet.
  2. Side Yard. A side yard on each side of the zoning lot of not less than ten feet, except, where a side yard adjoins a street, the minimum width shall be increased to one-half the right-of-way of the adjoining street, with a maximum of sixty feet.
  3. Rear Yard. A rear yard shall be not less than twenty-five feet.
  4. Transitional Yard Requirements. In the C-3 commercial general district, the minimum front, rear and side yards required shall not be less than those required in the abutting district. The most restrictive district setbacks shall govern.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 2008-24 on 12/15/2008

17.32.060 Height

In the C-3 district, no building shall be erected or altered to a height in excess of thirty-five feet or two and one-half stories.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 2008-24 on 12/15/2008

17.32.070 Coverage

All buildings including accessory buildings shall not cover more than sixty percent of the net site area.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 2008-24 on 12/15/2008

17.32.080 Minimum Open Space

The sum total of the ground area designated, continuously maintained and appropriately landscaped as permanent open space, shall not be less than ten percent of the lot area.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 2008-24 on 12/15/2008

17.32.090 Accessory Building Regulations

Accessory buildings shall be located on the same lot with the principal building, shall not be less than ten feet from the principal building if not attached, shall not exceed fifteen feet in height, nor be less than six feet from the side or rear lot line.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 2008-24 on 12/15/2008

2008-24

2024-19