The purpose of this district is to provide for areas that are designed for the commercial needs that appeal to a wide community interest. The provisions of this district are intended to encourage general commercial development to occur along major arteries where sites are adequate for an integrated design of commercial establishments, particularly adjacent to major intersections where such development could most adequately serve the needs of the community’s residents and those of the traveling public without resorting to excessive quantities of strip development; and to discourage any encroachment by industrial, residential or other uses that could adversely affect the general business characteristics of this district.
(Ordinance 03-01 adopted 3/11/03)