The Commercial Office District is designed to accommodate administrative and professional offices and certain basic services which can occupy low rise buildings in low land use intensity areas. Emphasis is placed on aesthetic considerations, such as landscaping, setbacks, sign control and restrictive building height. The district may serve as a buffer between more intensive land uses and low intensity residential districts. Outdoor storage of goods and merchandise is prohibited.

(Prior Code, § 11-7A-1) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980)

   Property and buildings in the C-O Commercial Office District shall be used only for the following purposes:

   (A)   Any use permitted in the R-5 District;

   (B)   Banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations and similar uses;

   (C)   Medical offices, including clinics;

   (D)   Office buildings for executive, administrative, professional, accounting, writing, clerical, stenographic, drafting and sales and non-profit organizations;

   (E)   Publicly owned buildings, exchanges and public utility offices, but not including storage yards, transformer stations, substations or gas regulator stations;

   (F)   Other uses which are in keeping with the general description of this district and are similar to the above uses; and

   (G)   Accessory uses customarily related to a permitted use authorized by this section, such as an advertising sign, a pharmacy, stores limited to corrective garments or bandages, optical company, restaurant or private club, may be permitted; provided they are accessory and do not have a direct outside entrance for customers. Restaurants, private clubs or assembly occupancies shall, however, have a direct or protected means of exit leading to the outside of the building.

(Prior Code, § 11-7A-2) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980)

   The following area requirements shall apply to any property petitioned for C-O Commercial Office District regulations after September 15, 1987.

   (A)   Area. No parcel of land shall be less than 7,500 square feet unless such parcel abuts upon an arterial street, in which case it shall not be less than 12,000 square feet.

   (B)   Frontage. No parcel shall have a frontage of less than 50 feet, measured along the front property line unless such parcel abuts upon an arterial street, in which case the lot line adjacent to, and contiguous with, the arterial street, whether it is the front lot line or not, shall not be less than 100 feet in length.

(Prior Code, § 11-7A-3) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980)

   It is intended that building and parking areas be designed to protect, insofar as possible, the value and character of adjacent residential areas. In no case shall the design of a site proposed for development after September 15, 1987, provide less than the following standards. For purposes of this section, PROPOSED FOR DEVELOPMENT shall mean the formal submission of a site development plan in compliance with Chapter 11 of this title.

   (A)   Height. No building shall exceed 35 feet in height, measured from the mean elevation of the lot.

   (B)   Yards. Yard measurements are as follows:

      (1)   Front yard: The minimum depth of the front yard shall be 25 feet, measured from the front property line;

      (2)   Side yard: The minimum depth of the side yard shall be as follows:

         (a)   Zero feet, unless the lot abuts a residential or agricultural district or development, in which case the setback shall be ten feet, measured from the side property line abutting the residential or agricultural district or development; or

         (b)   Twenty-five feet, measured from the side street property line of a corner lot.

      (3)   Rear yard: The minimum depth of the rear yard shall be as follows:

         (a)   Zero feet, unless the lot abuts a residential or agricultural district or development, in which case the setback shall be ten feet, measured from the rear property line abutting the residential or agricultural district development; and

         (b)   Twenty-five feet, measured from the rear property line of a through or double frontage lot.

   (C)   Screening and landscaping. Property shall be landscaped and screened in accordance with Chapter 11 of this title.

   (D)   Off street parking; access. All permitted uses shall contain adequate space to provide for parking, loading, and maneuvering of vehicles in accordance with Chapter 12 of this title and § 11-14-6 .

   (E)   Signs. All advertising signs relating to the permitted uses shall be designed in such a manner as to be harmonious with the other design features of the site, and to conform with Chapter 13 of this title.

   (F)   Site plan. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for any permitted use, a site plan shall be submitted and approved in accordance with Chapter 11 of this title.

(Prior Code, § 11-7A-4) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980)

   The purpose of this commercial district is for the conduct of general and professional offices and a limited number of retail trade activities to provide for the needs and convenience of the people of adjacent residential areas and the community in such a manner as to not be offensive to a general neighborhood containing residential, religious, recreational and educational elements. It is intended that this district be located as not to introduce traffic into a solely residential district, but to serve as a buffer between residential and more intensive commercial activities.

(Prior Code, § 11-7B-1) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980)

   (A)   Uses permitted. Property and buildings in the C-1 Light Commercial District shall be used only for the following purposes:

      (1)   Any use permitted in the C-O District;

      (2)   Accounting and insurance offices, banks, loan companies, real estate offices and other businesses which perform services on the premises;

      (3)   Dry cleaning establishments or pickup stations dealing directly with the consumer;

      (4)   Generally recognized retail businesses which supply commodities on the premises for persons residing in adjacent residential areas, such as, but not limited to, bakeries, book and stationary stores (retail), clothing, convenience stores, dairy products, delicatessen, dry goods, florist, groceries, hardware, meat market, notions, pharmacies and self-service gas stations (no repair);

      (5)   Personal service establishments which perform services, such as, but not limited to, appliance and small item shops (watches, radio, television, shoe and the like); beauty parlors or barbershops; dance schools, photographic, artists and other miscellaneous studios; post offices, self-service laundries; tailor shops; and governmental offices buildings serving persons living in adjacent residential areas; and

      (6)   Professional services, including medical clinics (outpatient only) and offices of doctors, dentists, osteopaths and similar professions.

   (B)   Uses permitted by review. The following uses may be permitted after review in accordance with § 11-14-1 :

      (1)   Bars or other establishments dispensing beer for consumption on the premises;

      (2)   Billiard parlors, pool halls;

      (3)   Building, plumbing, electrical and mechanical contractor shops;

      (4)   Business schools;

      (5)   Car wash;

      (6)   Ceramic shops;

      (7)   Commercial greenhouses and garden supply shops;

      (8)   Mortuary establishments;

      (9)   Public or private parking lots needed to accommodate any use permitted in the commercial zoning districts;

      (10)   Restaurants, cafés or drive in restaurants;

      (11)   Service stations (excluding body repair work); and

      (12)   Other uses which, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, are similar to the above, uses and are in keeping with the general description of the zoning district and meet the conditions for authorization as specified in § 11-14-1(B).

(Prior Code, § 11-7B-2) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980; Ord. 2020-10, passed 7-7-2020; Ord. 2023-10, passed 7-6-2023)

   The following area requirements shall apply to any property petitioned for C-1 Light Commercial District designation after September 15, 1987.

   (A)   Area. The minimum lot size shall be 12,000 square feet.

   (B)   Frontage. No parcel shall have frontage of less than 100 feet, measured along the front property line, and if the lot abuts upon an arterial street, the lot line adjacent to and contiguous with, the arterial street, whether it is the front lot line or not, shall not be less than 100 feet in length.

(Prior Code, § 11-7B-3) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980)

   The following regulations shall apply to any site proposed for development after September 15, 1987. For purposes of this section, PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT shall mean the formal submission of a site development plan in compliance with Chapter 11 of this title.

   (A)   Height. No building shall exceed 35 feet in height, measured from the mean elevation of the lot.

   (B)   Yards.

      (1)   Front yard: The minimum depth of the front yard shall be 25 feet, measured from the front property line.

      (2)   Side yard: The minimum depth of the side yard shall be as follows:

         (a)   Zero feet, unless the lot abuts a residential or agricultural district or development, in which case the setback shall be ten feet, measured from the side property line abutting the residential or agricultural district or development; or

         (b)   Twenty-five feet, measured from the side street property line of a corner lot.

      (3)   Rear yard: The minimum depth of the rear yard shall be as follows:

         (a)   Zero feet, unless the lot abuts a residential or agricultural district or development, in which case the setback shall be ten feet, measured from the rear property line abutting the residential or agricultural district or development; or

         (b)   Twenty-five feet, measured from the rear property line of a through or double frontage lot.

   (C)   Screening and landscaping. Property shall be landscaped and screened in accordance with Chapter 11 of this title.

   (D)   Off street parking, access. All permitted uses shall contain adequate space to provide for parking, loading and maneuvering of vehicles in accordance with Chapter 12 of this title and § 11-14-6 .

   (E)   Signs. Advertising signs relating to the permitted uses of this article shall be designed in such a manner as to be harmonious with the other design features of the site, and shall conform with Chapter 13 of this title.

   (F)   Site plan. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for any permitted use, a site plan shall be submitted and approved in accordance with Chapter 11 of this title.

(Prior Code, § 11-7B-4) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980)

   This district is intended to provide areas suitable and desirable for a planned and coordinated development of shopping goods and personal services in a unified design. Uses in this zone have a great reliance on the principle of cumulative attraction within the center. This district maximizes use of parking and circulation provisions.

(Prior Code, § 11-7C-1) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980)

   (A)   Unified control. A planned business center may be established upon any tract of land held by single ownership or under unified control; provided that a plan of development has been submitted in compliance with the regulations of this article. UNIFIED CONTROL, for purposes of this district, implies joint ownership in the form of a property owners’ association or partnership agreement whereby all owners agree to the collective development of all property within the district.

   (B)   Traffic control. The site location of a C-2 District shall have an acceptable relationship to the established major traffic thoroughfare system to handle the additional traffic generated by this type of development.

(Prior Code, § 11-7C-2) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980)

   The minimum area of a planned business center shall be five acres.

(Prior Code, § 11-7C-3) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980)

   Uses permitted in a planned business center may include the following: All uses permitted in the C-3 District.

(Prior Code, § 11-7C-4) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980)

   (A)   Height. Maximum height of a building: Four stories or 45 feet.

   (B)   Minimum setbacks. All buildings shall be set back not less than 50 feet from any thoroughfare from which there is access. All other buildings shall be set back not less than 25 feet from a boundary line of such area.

(Prior Code, § 11-7C-5) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980)

   This commercial district is intended for the activity of personal and business services and the general retail business of the community. Persons living in the community and in the surrounding trade territory require direct and frequent access to this district. Traffic generated by uses will be primarily passenger vehicles and only those trucks and commercial vehicles required for stocking and delivery of retail goods.

(Prior Code, § 11-7D-1) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980)

   (A)   Uses permitted. Property and buildings in the C-3 General Commercial District shall be used only for the following purposes:

      (1)   Any use permitted in the C-1 Light Commercial District;

      (2)   Automobile assembling, painting, upholstering, rebuilding, reconditioning and bodywork;

      (3)   Automobile sales and service;

      (4)   Bakery (commercial or wholesale);

      (5)   Banks, savings and loan and finance companies;

      (6)   Bars and private clubs;

      (7)   Billiard and pool halls;

      (8)   Bottling works;

      (9)   Bowling alley;

      (10)   Building, plumbing, electrical and mechanical contractor shop;

      (11)   Bus station or service;

      (12)   Business schools;

      (13)   Car wash;

      (14)   Clothing store;

      (15)   Containers;

      (16)   Dancing schools or studios;

      (17)   Discount stores;

      (18)   Dry cleaners or notion store;

      (19)   Electrical shops;

      (20)   Feed and seed store;

      (21)   Florist or gift shop;

      (22)   Food processing (retail on the premises);

      (23)   Furniture store;

      (24)   Garages (service, storage or sales) for motor vehicles;

      (25)   Glass fabrication and installation;

      (26)   Grocery store;

      (27)   Hardware store;

      (28)   Itinerant merchant/transient vendor;

      (29)   Jewelry;

      (30)   Kennel;

      (31)   Laundry or dyeing establishment;

      (32)   Manufacture of articles sold only at retail on the premises;

      (33)   Medical facilities (hospitals, clinics);

      (34)   Medical marijuana dispensary;

      (35)   Metal fabrication, light (sheet metal, ducts, gutters and leaders);

      (36)   Miniature golf course or commercial driving range;

      (37)   Ministorage, rental storage;

      (38)   Mobile home sales;

      (39)   Motel or hotel;

      (40)   Movie theaters;

      (41)   Music stores, studios;

      (42)   Offices;

      (43)   Optical and scientific instruments and jewelry manufacturing;

      (44)   Pawnshops, secondhand and auction stores;

      (45)   Pet store;

      (46)   Printing, lithographic or publishing company.

      (47)   Public garages;

      (48)   Public parking lots;

      (49)   Radio and television broadcasting studios;

      (50)   Recreational facilities (including swimming pool);

      (51)   Restaurants, drive-in restaurants;

      (52)   Service stations;

      (53)   Shoe store and repair;

      (54)   Small animal hospitals;

      (55)   Taxi service;

      (56)   Taxidermist;

      (57)   Television and radio repair shops;

      (58)   Tourist courts and motels (for travel, camp trailers);

      (59)   Transfer and storage offices;

      (60)   Upholstering shops;

      (61)   Weaving apparel (fabrication and processing); and

      (62)   Wholesale sales office and sample rooms.

   (B)   Uses permitted by review. The following uses may be permitted after review in accordance with § 11-14-1 :

      (1)   “Adult entertainment use”, as defined in § 11-1-7;

      (2)   Warehouse, commercial; provided that the gross floor area of such warehouse shall not exceed forty percent (40%) of the total tract, lot or parcel of land on which it is situated;

      (3)   R-7 Residential Multi-Family use; and

      (4)   Any other similar business or service which is in keeping with the general description, and meets the conditions for authorization as specified in § 11-14-1.

(Prior Code, § 11-7D-2) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980; Ord. 2009-19, passed 8-4-2009; Ord. 2019-22, passed 9-24-2019; Ord. 2020-10, passed 7-7-2020; Ord. 2023-10, passed 7-6-2023)

   The following area requirements shall apply to any property petitioned for C-3 General Commercial District designation after September 15, 1987.

   (A)   Area. The minimum lot size shall be 12,000 square feet.

   (B)    Frontage. No parcel shall contain frontage of less than 100 feet, measured along the front property line. If the property abuts upon an arterial street, the lot line adjacent to and contiguous with, the arterial street, whether it is the front lot line or not, shall not be less than 100 feet in length.

(Prior Code, § 11-7D-3) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980)

   The following regulations shall apply to any site proposed for development after September 15, 1987. For purposes of this section, PROPOSED FOR DEVELOPMENT shall mean the formal submission of a site development plan in compliance with Chapter 11 of this title.

   (A)   Height. No building shall exceed 35 feet in height, measured from the mean elevation of the lot.

   (B)   Yards.

      (1)   Front yard: The minimum depth of the front yard shall be 25 feet, measured from the front property line;

      (2)   Side yard: The minimum depth of the side yard shall be as follows:

         (a)   Zero feet, unless the lot abuts a residential or agricultural district or development, in which case the setback shall be ten feet, measured from the side property line abutting the residential or agricultural district or development; and

         (b)   Twenty-five feet, measured from the side street property line of a corner lot.

      (3)   Rear yard: Minimum depth of the rear yard shall be as follows:

         (a)   Zero feet, unless the lot abuts a residential or agricultural district or development, in which case the setback shall be ten feet, measured from the side property line abutting the residential or agricultural district or development; and

         (b)   Twenty-five feet, measured from the rear property line of a through or double frontage lot.

   (C)   Screening and landscaping. Property shall be landscaped and screened in accordance with Chapter 11 of this title.

   (D)   Off street parking; access. All permitted uses shall contain adequate space to provide for parking, loading and maneuvering of vehicles in accordance with Chapter 12 of this title and § 11-14-6 .

   (E)   Signs. All advertising signs relating to the permitted uses shall be designed in such a manner as to be harmonious with the other design features of the site, and shall conform with Chapter 13 of this title.

   (F)   Site plan.

      (1)   Prior to the issuance of a building permit for any permitted use, a site plan shall be submitted and approved in accordance with Chapter 11 of this title.

      (2)   As specified in § 11-11-4(A)(8), exceptions to the site plan review provisions, temporary uses are not required to comply with the site development regulations. However, all temporary uses such as, but not limited to, itinerant merchants/transient vendors, shall comply with the height and yard requirements as set forth in this article. In addition, all such temporary land uses shall provide adequate space for parking, loading and maneuvering of vehicles; and shall comply with Chapter 13 of this title, sign regulations. Itinerant merchants and transient vendors shall comply with the licensing and bonding requirements of Title 3, Chapter 11.

(Prior Code, § 11-7D-4) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980)

   This district is designated as the Central Business District or the downtown shopping and employment area for the community and surrounding area. The district is intended to provide space for retailing of all kinds, professional offices, financial institutions, transient residential facilities and limited wholesaling.

(Prior Code, § 11-7E-1) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980)

   The following uses are permitted in this district: Any use permitted in the C-3 General Commercial District.

(Prior Code, § 11-7E-2) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980)

   The following uses are permitted by review:

   (A)   “Adult entertainment use”, as defined in § 11-1-7;

   (B)   Light manufacturing; and

   (C)   Warehouse, general.

(Prior Code, § 11-7E-3) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980)

   Area regulations are as follows:

   (A)   Front yard: None;

   (B)   Side yard: None; and

   (C)   Rear yard: None.

(Prior Code, § 11-7E-4) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980)