The regulations set forth in this section and elsewhere in this chapter which are applicable, shall apply in the “C-1” Traditional Central Business District.

1.   Purpose and Intent. This District is designed to accommodate the central retail and office activities which are of City-wide and/or regional significance with a wide variety of retail shopping opportunities. The retail and office uses which are allowed in this District are those which are basically office and retail in nature in order that a convenient, compact regional shopping and business area can be provided.

2.   Principal Permitted Uses. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes.

   A.   Multiple dwellings and apartments when located on the second floor or above, provided such use shall comply with the minimum requirements of the “R-3” District. However, if a property owner meets each of the following five requirements, one apartment may be located on the ground or first floor of a commercial building:

      (1)   The apartment is only accessible from the alley behind the commercial building.

      (2)   There may be no doorway or entrance or any other access between the apartment and the associated commercial building.

      (3)   The associated commercial building must have a minimum of 50 feet of store frontage depth from the street side of the commercial building across the entire width of the commercial building.

      (4)   A minimum of one parking space must be provided on site of the commercial building on property owned by the property owner.

      (5)   The apartment’s tenants are prohibited from parking a motor vehicle on any City street in the C-1 Traditional Central Business District.

   B.   Local retail, business, office, or service establishments such as the following:

Animal or pet shops.

Antique or gift shops.

Apparel shops.

Art and school supply store.

Bakery or pastry shops.

Banks and savings institutions, including drive-in teller service.

Barber or beauty shops.

Beverage stores.

Bicycle sales and repair shops.

Billiard or pool halls.

Book and stationery stores.

Bowling alleys.

Buildings and facilities for communications providers.

Camera or photographic supply stores.

Candy, ice cream, soft drinks, or confectionery stores, excluding drive-in service.

Carpet and rug stores.

Clothing or ready-to-wear stores.

Dancing schools.

Delicatessens.

Drug stores.

Dry cleaning or laundry collection stations.

Electrical appliance stores.

Employment agencies.

Florist shops.

Furniture stores.

Gift shops.

Grocery, fruit, vegetable, or meat stores.

Hardware stores.

Hobby stores.

Jewelry stores.

Leather goods and luggage shops.

Loan and finance companies.

Medical supply stores.

Music studios and musical instrument stores.

Newsstands.

Optical laboratories.

Paint and wallpaper stores.

Pet shops.

Photographers’ studios.

Physical culture and health clubs, gyms.

Plumbing businesses.

Post offices and postal substations.

Printing and publishing.

Radio and television sales and repair.

Restaurants, tea shops, cafes, and taverns, excluding drive-in types of service.

Sales and fabrication of cabinets.

Self-service laundromats.

Sewing machine sales and service shops.

Shoe stores or shoe repair shops.

Sporting goods stores.

Tailor shops.

Theaters, excluding drive-in types of services.

Toy stores.

   C.   Professional and semi-professional office buildings for the following:

Abstract and title.

Accountants and bookkeeping.

Actuaries.

Advertising (no shops).

Adjusters (insurance).

Aerial survey and photography.

Appraisers – no sale or rental of any type of merchandise or equipment.

Art Studios/Art Galleries.

Attorneys.

Auditors.

Business analysts -counselors or brokers.

Building contractors, office only (no shops or storage).

Chiropodists.

Chiropractors.

Consultants.

Counseling, child guidance and family service.

Court reporters, public stenographers.

Credit reporting.

Dentists.

Detective agencies and investigating services.

Drafting and plan services.

Engineers.

Insurance and bonds.

Manufacturers’ agents.

Market research.

Medical doctors.

Model agencies (no school).

Mortgage brokers.

Opticians.

Optometrist.

Public relations.

Real estate.

Real estate management.

Secretarial services.

Shoppers information services.

Social service bureau.

Stock broker exchange -investment services.

Tax consultants.

Telephone answering services.

Theater ticket agencies.

Travel agencies.

Veterinarians.

   D.   Any other similar retail business, service establishment, or professional office use which is found by the Zoning Administrator to be a use similar to one of the above named uses and, in his or her opinion, conforms to the intent of this section.

3.   Accessory Uses:

   A.   Any accessory uses permitted in the “R-3” District providing such use shall comply with the minimum requirements of the “C-1” District

   B.   Storage or merchandise incidental to the principal use, but not to exceed a floor area which is equal to 40% of the floor area used by the principal use, and such storage shall be wholly contained within the principal building.

   C.   Outside display areas, outside storage areas, etc. shall not occupy any portion of required yard areas, open space, parking areas, etc., and shall be screened from public thoroughfare and adjacent property view. Temporary displays and restricted permanent displays instrumental to the conduct of the principal use may be permitted by special permit; provided, however, such permit shall be specifically limited to those displays which do not detract or which augment the aesthetic character of the general area. 

4.   Height Regulations. No principal building shall exceed 45 feet in height.

5.   Lot Area, Lot Frontage and Yard Requirements. The following minimum requirements shall be observed, provided however, that the requirements for any “R-3” use shall be the same as specified for the “R-3” District:

   A.   Lot area, lot width, and front yard depth: None required unless the building fronts on the right-of-way of a thoroughfare shown on the Official Major Street Plan in which case the building set back line shall be the right-of-way line.

   B.   Side yard width: None except adjacent to an “R” District, in which case not less than 10 feet.

   C.   Rear yard depths: None except abutting an “R” District in which case not less than 25 feet.

6.   Buffers Required. Buffers may be required in accord with Section 165.43 of this chapter.

7.   Single-Family Residential Dwelling. Other provisions of Section 165.22(3) and this Section of the Code of Ordinances to the contrary notwithstanding, any single-family residential dwelling used for residential purposes in the “C-1” District on or before October 8, 1996, may, in the event of damage to an extent of 50 percent or more of its fair market value, be restored or reconstructed and used as a single-family residential dwelling.