Permitted principal uses in the C-1 district shall be as follows:

(1)

Amusement and recreation, theaters, bowling alleys, skating rinks and dancehalls;

(2)

Food and beverage serving, restaurants, nightclubs, taverns and liquor stores;

(3)

Hotels and motels;

(4)

Laundry and dry cleaning establishments;

(5)

Offices, business, professional and agencies;

(6)

Personal services;

(7)

Retail businesses;

(8)

Printing, publishing and reproduction establishments;

(9)

Religious and educational institutions and other municipal uses;

(10)

Public utilities;

(11)

Personal wireless service facilities, if approved pursuant to a special review permit by resolution of the City Council following compliance with the notice and public hearing procedures of Chapter 16, Article 23 of this Code, except that no personal wireless service facilities may be located on an educational institution. The City Council may reject, approve or approve with conditions a request for such a special review permit. If granted, such a special review permit shall not run with the land, shall apply only to the specific applicant for whom the permit was approved and shall cease immediately upon termination of such use by said applicant or in the event of any noncompliance with the conditions of such permit imposed by the City Council in connection with its approval.

(12)

Natural medicine healing centers, subject to the following:

a.

Distance from schools. A building in which natural medicine services are provided shall not be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of a child care center; preschool, elementary, middle, junior, or high school; or a residential child care facility. The distance shall be determined by a direct measurement from the nearest property line of the land used for a school or for child care to the nearest portion of the building in which natural medicine services are provided, using a route of direct pedestrian access.

b.

Hours of operation. The provision of natural medicine services at a natural medicine healing center shall only occur between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

(Prior code 17.24.010; Ord. 585 §4, 2001; Ord. No. 791, §§ 4, 5, 1-26-2015; Ord. 867 §1, 2019; Ord. 979 §2, 2025)

General requirements in the C-1 district shall be as follows:

(1)

Goods sold shall consist primarily of new merchandise and any goods produced on the premises shall be sold at retail on the premises unless otherwise permitted in this Article for special uses.

(2)

Processes and equipment employed and goods processed or sold shall be limited to those which are not objectionable by reason of odor, dust, smoke, cinders, gas, noise, vibration, refuse matter of water-carried waste as determined by the Planning Commission and City Council.

(3)

The following uses, which may create unusual traffic hazards, land use compatibility issues, or nuisance issues or other detrimental impacts to the site and surrounding areas, must receive special use permit approval as required by Section 16-373 of this Code.

a.

Places of amusement or recreation;

b.

Advertising signboards;

c.

Motor vehicle services, minor;

d.

Motor fuel filling stations;

e.

Preparation or processing of goods or products for retail sales on premises only;

f.

Laboratories, research;

g.

Tourist facilities.

(4)

Residence for the proprietor and family, the caretaker or night watchman of a permitted commercial use shall be allowed, subject to approval by the Planning Commission and City Council and provided that the following are met:

a.

The living area is entirely segregated from the commercial use area by permanent walls with access by means of a door or doors;

b.

The living area shall have its own separate toilet facilities, living area, sleeping area and kitchen facilities, not for use by customers;

c.

The living area complies with all building and zoning regulations and all applicable codes;

d.

The living area shall clearly be an accessory use only;

e.

The living area shall be designed as a single-family living unit;

f.

Adequate off street parking shall be available in addition to that parking required for the commercial use.

(Prior code 17.24.020; Ord. 302 §1, 1985; Ord. 867 §2, 2019; Ord. 940, §6, 2023; Ord. 972 §2, 2024)

Maximum height of buildings in the C-1 district shall be as follows:

(1)

Principal building, one hundred (100) feet;

(2)

Accessory building, thirty (30) feet.

(Prior code 17.24.030)

Minimum front yards in the C-1 district, except that area between Cherry Street and Forest Street, shall be as follows:

(1)

Principal buildings, fifty (50) feet;

(2)

Accessory buildings and structures, fifty (50) feet.

(Prior code 17.24.040)

Minimum rear yards in the C-1 district, except that area between Cherry Street and Forest Street, shall be as follows:

(1)

Principal buildings, twenty (20) feet;

(2)

Accessory buildings and structures, twenty (20) feet.

(Prior code 17.24.050)

For minimum off-street parking, see Article 11.

(Prior code 17.24.060)

Accessory buildings and permitted accessory uses in the C-1 district shall be as follows:

(1)

Dwellings, provided that such dwellings or dwelling units are in conjunction with and supplementary to the principal use, such as caretaker's home, proprietor's residence, night watchman's house, etc., subject to the provisions of 16-181(4).

(2)

Any other building, structure or use customarily incidental and in conjunction with the aforesaid permitted uses, and further provided that all outside service storage yards must be completely concealed by a fence at least five (5) feet high.

(Prior code 17.24.070; Ord. 302 §2, 1985; Ord. 472 §2, 1996)