This district is established to protect and promote the centrally located trade and commercial service center of the community.

(Code 1977, § 9-4028.1)

The following are permitted principal uses and structures:

(1)

Retail shops and stores and service establishments whose operation is conducted entirely within an enclosed building.

(2)

Offices for business and professional purposes.

(3)

Social uses, such as social halls, lodges, headquarters of fraternal organizations, clubs, and similar activities.

(4)

Trades and similar enterprises catering to households and business establishments, provided that all materials are stored and operations take place within an enclosed building.

(5)

Motels, hotels, bed and breakfast, boardinghouses and roominghouses, and other similar establishments.

(6)

Religious uses, including churches and other places of worship, religious education buildings, and parish houses.

(7)

Family care home.

(8)

Municipal facilities.

(9)

Mobile food vendors.

(Code 1977, § 9-4028.2; Ord. of 5-3-2001; ZT-2013-005 , § 2, 10-3-2013)

The following are permitted accessory uses and structures:

(1)

Any use or structure customarily incidental to a principal use or structure or to a conditional use for which a permit has been issued. (Refer to article XV of this chapter.)

(2)

Commercial signs customarily incidental to a business establishment subject to the provisions of article XIX of this chapter.

(Code 1977, § 9-4028.3)

The following are conditional uses:

(1)

Vehicular services.

(2)

Convenience store.

(3)

Multifamily dwellings (on upper floors of commercial buildings).

(4)

Public facilities.

(5)

Vehicular sales and rentals:

a.

Minimum lot size shall be 0.5 acre.

b.

Outdoor loudspeakers or audio system shall not be utilized. (Does not include special events.)

c.

Balloons, signs, or other items shall not be attached to vehicles and prohibited from being displayed outside the building.

d.

Portable signs shall be prohibited.

e.

Signs. See article XIX of this chapter.

(Code 1977, § 9-4028.4; Ord. of 5-3-2001; Ord. of 7-23-2009; Ord. of 11-20-2014; Res. No. 2021-2022-001 , 7-1-2021)

The following regulations shall govern all conditional uses in the district:

(1)

Minimum lot area: There shall be no minimum area requirement for lots in this district.

(2)

Minimum lot width: There shall be no minimum width requirement for lots in this district.

(3)

Minimum required front yard: The minimum front yard depth shall be the average of the front yard depths which have been established by buildings in one or both adjoining side lots; in all cases, there shall be sufficient setback from the street curb line to provide space for a minimum 12-foot sidewalk.

(4)

Minimum required rear yard: Ten feet. No rear yard is required where a public alley abuts the rear property line.

(5)

Minimum required side yard: There shall be no minimum side yard required.

(6)

The maximum height of any structure shall be the same as required by the underlying zoning district unless otherwise stated herein. Non-residential buildings located within the areas identified Medium Intensity, High Intensity, Downtown, and Employment Center Land Use Classifications are exempt from the district height requirement if they conform to the following:

a.

Highest point of the building shall not exceed 80 feet.

All setbacks shall be measured from either the property line or public right-of-way whichever is closer. If no public right-of-way exists then the measurement will be taken from the access easement line.

(Code 1977, § 9-4028.5; Ord. of 8-2-2012; Ord. No. 2019-2020-007 , 3-5-2020)

(a)

Buffer strips as herein defined shall be required in this district for all uses where they abut land which is zoned residential.

(b)

The buffering requirement may be waived by the board of adjustment along any boundary which is naturally screened by evergreen plant materials or topography or may be deferred in isolated areas. Refer to article XV of this chapter for additional landscaping requirements.

(Code 1977, § 9-4028.6; Ord. of 12-10-2009)

Refer to article XVIII of this chapter.

(Code 1977, § 9-4028.7)

Refer to article XIX of this chapter.

(Code 1977, § 9-4028.8)

Refer to article XVII of this chapter.

(Code 1977, § 9-4028.9)

Refer to article XV of this chapter.

(Code 1977, § 9-4028.10)