Excelsior Springs City Zoning Code
SECTION 400
170 District "C-1" - Local Business District.
[R.O. 2012 §400.170; Ord. No. 88-5-5 §§I — III, 5-16-1988; Ord. No. 02-1-9, 1-22-2002; Ord. No. 22-07-01, 7-18-2022]
A.
Permitted Uses. In District "C-1" no building, structure, land or premises shall be used; and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or altered, except for one (1) or more of the following uses.
1.
Any use permitted in District "C-O";
2.
Shops and stores for sale at retail of such goods as foods and beverages for human consumption; furniture and appliances; printed materials; notions; hardware and paint; kitchenware; toys and sporting goods; jewelry, gifts and novelties; flowers, tobacco products, photographic equipment, antiques, artists and hobby supplies; music supplies and medical supplies; bicycles; electronic equipment;
3.
Services such as business offices, banks and savings and loan associations, insurance, barber and beauty shops, schools, optical shops, seamstress and tailoring, dry cleaning and laundry stores including coin-operated, eating establishments, interior decorator, photographer, shoe repairs, small animal hospitals, day care.
B.
Performance Standards. The following standards shall not be exceeded by any use in this district:
1.
No wholesale sales shall be conducted.
2.
No merchandise or equipment shall be stored or displayed outside a building.
3.
All products shall be sold and all services rendered inside a building except that banks and savings and loan establishments may have drive-through and walk-up service.
4.
No noise, smoke, radiation, vibration or concussion, heat or glare shall be produced that is perceptible outside a building and not dust, fly ash or gas that is toxic, caustic or obviously injurious to humans or property shall be produced.
5.
Alcoholic beverages shall not be sold for consumption on the premises.
C.
Height And Area Regulations. In District "C-1," the height of buildings, the minimum dimensions of lots and yards and the minimum lot area per family permitted on any lot shall be as follows.
1.
Height. Buildings or structures shall not exceed three (3) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height.
2.
Side Yards. For one (1) and two (2) story buildings no side yard is required except that where a side line of a lot in this district abuts the side line of a lot in District "R-1" to "C-O" inclusive, a side yard shall then be provided the same as required in the district it abuts. A side yard of fifteen (15) feet shall also be provided on the street side of a corner lot.
3.
Rear Yard. No rear yard is required except that where a rear line of a lot in this district abuts upon land in a District "R-1" to "C-O" inclusive a rear yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet shall then be provided in this district.
D.
Parking Regulations. Each establishment shall provide sufficient off-street parking space for all employees, customers, visitors and others who may spend time at the establishment during working hours. A minimum of four (4) off-street parking spaces shall be provided on the premises for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area. (See Section 400.280 for additional parking requirements.)
E.
Conversion Of Buildings. No building that was designed and constructed as a residential building shall be converted for use as an office building or other business purpose unless the following conditions are met:
1.
Setbacks comply with those required in this district;
2.
All off-street parking required by this Chapter or by the proposed use of the premises can be accommodated in the side or rear yard and have access and dimensions to permit the full and safe use thereof;
3.
The building is made to comply with all building and other code requirements;