The Highway Commercial Zone (CH-1) is intended to permit development of service uses relating to expressways or other locations along major thoroughfares.  At certain access points, food, lodging, motor vehicle service and fuel can be made conveniently available to the thoroughfare user.

1.   Permitted Uses.

   A.   Auto and truck-oriented uses.

   B.   Commercial recreational facilities.

   C.   Hotels, motels and convention facilities.

   D.   Office uses.

   E.   Restaurants.

   F.   Bed and breakfast inns.

2.   Conditional Uses.

   A.   Public utilities.

   B.   Schools - specialized private instruction.

   C.   Transient housing.

3.   Dimensional Requirements.

   A.   Minimum Lot Area:  None

   B.   Minimum Lot Width:  100 feet

   C.   Minimum Lot Frontage:  None

   D.   Minimum Yards:  (Along U.S. Highway 18, no building or structure shall be built closer than sixty (60) feet from the edge of slab of said U.S. Highway 18.)

      (1)   Front - 25 feet

      (2)   Side – None

      (3)   Rear - None

   E.   Maximum Building Bulk:

      (1)   Height - 45 feet  (If any building or structure is to be located in an area regulated by the Mason City Municipal Airport Zoning Ordinance, any lower height regulation of such ordinance shall prevail.)

      (2)   Lot Coverage - None

      (3)   Floor Area Ratio - 1

4.   General Provisions.  All principal and accessory uses permitted within this zone are subject to the requirements of the following sections of this chapter:

   A.   Permitted Accessory Uses and Buildings – See Section 165.31.

   B.   Accessory Use and Building Regulations – See Section 165.32.

   C.   Off-street Parking Requirements – See Section 165.33.

   D.   Off-street Loading Requirements – See Section 165.34.

   E.   Sign Regulations – See Section 165.35.

   F.   Fence Regulations – See Section 165.36.

   G.   Dimensional Requirements – See Sections 165.37 through 165.40.

   H.   Tree Regulations – See Section 165.41.

   I.   Performance Standards – See Sections 165.42 and 165.43.

   J.   Nonconformities – See Section 165.44.

5.   Special Provisions.  None.