The C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, and C-5 Commercially Zoned Districts are intended and designed to provide for high quality areas of various densities and intensities needed to promote quality of life, health, and general welfare of citizens and visitors, while providing a large variety of recreation, services, and shopping needed to support the citizens of the City, all consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. The developments will incorporate high quality materials in unique designs with substantial planting of trees, shrubs, and other plant materials. It shall be generally recognized that the type of use is not as important as the manner in which the use is accomplished. It is intended that the district shall not be used indiscriminately to permit any use that could potentially be detrimental to the intent of the zoning ordinance.

   1.   C-1 Convenience Commercial. The Convenience Commercial Zoning Classification is designed to provide for the development of ground that routinely assists the daily needs of the local traveling public.

   2.   C-2 Community Commercial. The Community Commercial Zoning Classification is designed to accommodate developments that, by nature of business, provide services and commodities that benefit the community at large.

   3.   C-3 Planned Office Park Commercial. The Planned Office Park Commercial District is intended to provide certain areas of the City for the development of business, professional, and public service offices, and office buildings as a planned and integrated commercial unit. The C-3 District is designed to be a planned commercial area under single ownership, management, or control, characterized by a grouping of offices and office buildings with various facilities designed to be used in common, such as access drives, parking, loading, lighting, signs, and walks. Any enterprise which cannot wholly enclose its operations within the principal structure shall not be permitted.

   4.   C-4 Planned Shopping Center. The purpose of the Planned Shopping Center District is to provide land for the orderly and logical development of a complete and intensive shopping center with a broad range of retail and permitted office use, which exhibits a high quality of architectural and design quality. The development will incorporate high quality materials in unique architectural designs and substantial plantings of trees, shrubs, and other plant materials.

   5.   C-5 Highway Commercial.

      A.   Purpose. The Highway Commercial District is intended to provide for major business and commercial districts to serve the highway traveling population.

      B.   Automobile and Travel Plaza. Automobile and truck travel plazas shall be under single ownership, management, or control and may be characterized by a concentrated group of structures and compatible uses. Various facilities shall be designed to be used in common, such as access roads, parking, and loading areas, lighting, signs, and walks. For automobile and truck travel plazas, the following regulations shall apply, except as otherwise provided herein:

         (1)   Minimum lot area is 25 acres. No minimum lot area shall be required for individual lots or tracts with the same area, provided that all such development shall be in accordance with the site plan and development of such individual lots or tracts and all common facilities within such area shall remain under single management or control.

         (2)   The Community Development Director or the Council may also require a statement of financial responsibility to assure construction of the development in accordance with the submitted site plan and the requirements of this chapter.

   An “auxiliary use” shall mean a conditional use consisting of certain low intensity commercial establishments which are primarily intended, designed, and utilized to serve the proven needs within the C-3 and C-4 Districts of the principal permitted uses that are in existence or that will be constructed at or about the same time as the auxiliary use. Possible auxiliary uses are listed in Section 11-7-4 of this chapter and noted with an “A.” In C-3 Zoning Districts, any enterprise that cannot wholly enclose its functions within the principal structure shall be prohibited. The Council may permit an auxiliary use within a C-3 or C-4 District as part of a development plan, provided that the following conditions are satisfied:

   1.   The auxiliary use shall primarily serve the needs within the C-3 or C-4 District of the principal permitted uses that are then in existence or that will be constructed at or about the same time as the auxiliary use.

   2.   The design, aesthetics, location, and character of the auxiliary structure or use shall be compatible with the principal permitted uses within the C-3 or C-4 District and abutting or nearby properties in adjoining zoning districts.

   3.   The auxiliary use shall not adversely affect the setting and quality of development for the principal permitted uses within the C-3 or C-4 District due to over concentration or over saturation within the C-3 or C-4 District.

   4.   The auxiliary use shall not generate substantial additional traffic nor create traffic congestion beyond that which would occur if any principal permitted use were to locate on the same site.

   5.   The auxiliary use shall not be hazardous, detrimental, or disturbing to principal permitted uses, nor to adjoining or abutting properties due to dust, glare, noises, smoke, odor, fumes, vibration, or other effects not consistent with the principal permitted uses within the C-3 or C-4 District.

   6.   The auxiliary uses shall incorporate the site's natural and scenic features into the development design.

   Principal permitted uses for commercially zoned property are listed in the following table. Where a use is not expressly listed below, the Community Development Director shall have authority to determine if the use is compatible and consistent with the surrounding environment.

 

   Bakeries, including, but not limited to, other organic food processing uses, shall be permitted, provided that the retail sales area shall be within 100 feet of the premises on which the bakery is located, where all products produced in the bakery are available for sale fresh daily, and provided the product preparation and storage area does not exceed 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. Distribution of products to other premises is permitted; however, no semitrailer trucks shall be used for distribution purposes.

   1.   Accessory buildings may be constructed in commercial lots as permitted in Section 11-4-7 of this title.

   2.   Accessory structures may be constructed in commercial lots as permitted in Section 11-4-8 of this title.

   3.   Outdoor storage areas may be utilized in C-1, C-2, C-4, and C-5 Districts, provided such storage area is accessory to the principal building, as permitted in Section 11-4-9 of this title.

   Parking requirements may be found in Chapter 13 of this title.

   Site plans shall be required for all uses.

   Open space requirements shall be provided consistent with the provisions outlined in Chapter 14 of this title.