The intent of the Planned Commercial Zones is to permit the establishment of a well-designed complex of retail commercial facilities for a neighborhood or community which will provide goods and services for the people to be served, minimize traffic congestion on public streets in the vicinity and which shall best fit the general environment and land use pattern of the area to be served. The protective standards contained in this Chapter are intended to minimize any adverse effect of the Planned Commercial Zone on nearby property values by achieving maximum compatible integration of land uses, by preserving the aesthetic qualities of the area, and to provide for safe and efficient use of the Planned Commercial Zone itself.

Site development standards shall be known as Table 17.2.

The height, size, use, maintenance and location of signs shall comply with the Clinton City Sign Ordinance.

1. Hereinafter specified permitted and conditional uses shall be allowed only when in compliance with the following conditions:
   1. All manufacturing shall be done within a completely enclosed building.
   2. All uses shall be free from objection because of odor, dust, smoke, noise or obnoxious gases.
   3. In the CP-1 Neighborhood Commercial Zone, no entertainment except recorded music shall be permitted in cafes, cafeterias, ice cream parlors, or restaurants.
2. A car wash shall be allowed subject to the following restrictions:
   1. Operation or use is forbidden between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. on the following morning.
   2. There shall not be more than four washing bays for a manual spray car wash.
   3. Off-street vehicle storage required as follows:
      1. One bay car wash, four spaces in the approach lane.
      2. Two bay car wash, three spaces in the approach lane for each wash bay.
      3. Three or more bay car wash, two spaces in the approach lane for each wash bay.
   4. Where a planned commercial development adjoins any lot in any residential zone, there shall be provided and maintained along such property line a non see-through type fence of not less than six feet in height, provided, however, that such fence shall be three and one-half feet in height along the property line which bounds the front yard of adjoining residential lots.
      

Off-street parking facilities shall be in accordance with Chapter 28-4, "Parking and Loading Space" of this Ordinance.

1. A CP Zone may be established where the Planning Commission determines that commercial development on separate adjoining properties should be coordinated to form a physically unified commercial facility which will be compatible with the surrounding land uses. At the time a CP zone is established and before building permits are issued, deed restrictions on the property or properties covered under the zone change shall be filed by the applicant or owners of subject property with the County Recorder and shall provide that development take place on such property or properties in accordance with a final site development plan on file with the City Recorder.
2. A CP zone shall not be established upon a tract of land which would contain a non-conforming use after the passage of such amendment to the Zoning Ordinance unless the development planned for the tract includes the elimination of the non-conforming use or its integration into the planned development.
3. The location of the CP zone shall have an acceptable relationship to and further the purposes of the Master Plan for the City as determined by the Planning Commission.
   

1. A development plan for the commercial center showing a unified and organized arrangement of building and structures and their proposed uses, off street parking, internal and external traffic circulation, and service facilities, landscaping plans and sketches demonstrating the design and character of the proposed development shall be submitted to the Planning Commission. The developer shall submit all evidence deemed necessary by the City Council and/or Planning Commission of his ability to undertake the proposed project.
2. Permitted uses specified in this Chapter require site plan review by the Planning Commission of Clinton City before building permits are issued for a respective use. A copy of the approved site plan will be forwarded to the Clinton City Council for their information. Conditional uses shall be subject to Chapter 28-5, "Conditional Uses", of this Ordinance.
3. The Planning Commission shall recommend approval or denial of the zoning petition and preliminary development plan to the City Council. The recommendation of the Planning Commission may contain conditions, limitations or amendments to the preliminary development plan to insure that the Planned Commercial Development is integrated into its surroundings and serves the public interest to the greatest extent possible. The Planning Commission may also recommend a reasonable amount to be provided by the developer by cash deposit or bond, to insure the completion of the landscaping for the entire plan or phase thereof.
4. The Planning Commission shall concurrently approve a preliminary development plan, the site plan, the amount required to insure completion of the landscaping together with whatever amendments, conditions, or requirements as it may deem necessary to secure the purpose of this Chapter.
5. Building permit issuance shall follow the Planning Commission approval. Construction shall commence in accordance with said final plan, and no changes shall be made to the final plan during the course of construction without first obtaining approval of the Planning Commission. Copies of the approved final plan shall be kept on file in the offices of the Planning Commission, Building Inspector, and County Recorder, and amendments or changes which may be subsequently approved shall be added to the final plans.
   

1. A building permit shall be secured and construction begun in accordance with the approved final development plan within eighteen months from the effective date of the approval of said plans. Application may be made for not more than six months extension of the time limit for commencement of construction. Use and building permits shall be issued only for those uses and buildings indicated on the approved final development plan.
2. In the event that construction is not started or completed within the specified time limits, the Planning Commission shall review the progress which has taken place and, if deemed necessary revoke the plan approval, permits, and/or use cash or surety bonds to complete the landscaping of the property.
3. All construction authorized in the approved final development plan shall be completed within three years of the date construction was commenced. A plan for stage development which will require more time than the limits contained herein may be approved by the City Council, after recommendation by the Planning Commission.
   

In the case of existing Commercial Districts, the Planning Commission and City Council may proceed to rezone such districts to an equivalent Planned Commercial Zone without the requirements of a preliminary development plan and other necessary information; but, after being so zoned to a Planned Commercial Zone, a preliminary and final development plan of each development shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter prior to the issuance of building permits, provided, however, that improvements already in existence at the time of rezoning shall not be affected.

In the following list of uses, those designated in any zone as "P" will be a permitted use. Uses designated "C" will be allowed only when authorized by a conditional use permit obtained as provided in Chapter 28-5 of this Zoning Ordinance. Uses designated "N" are not permitted in the zone.