Excelsior Springs City Zoning Code
SECTION 400
200 District "C-3" - Service Business District.
[R.O. 2012 §400.200; Ord. No. 88-5-5 §§I — III, 5-16-1988; Ord. No. 92-5-2, 5-11-1992; Ord. No. 22-07-01, 7-18-2022; Ord. No. 25-12-01, 12-8-2025]
Permitted Uses. In District "C-3," 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:
Any use permitted in District "C-2."
Shops, stores and yards for the sale at retail or wholesale, or the rental of such items as automotive equipment, trucks, trailers, boats, camping accessories, tools, farm machinery, and supplies, building supplies, lawn accessories, motor vehicle supplies, and motor vehicle fuel sales;
Services such as assembly and meeting halls, motor vehicle repair and washing, farm machinery repair, pop bottling, miniature golf and commercial recreational parks, drive-in theaters, general repair and fix-it shops, frozen foods, including lockers, swimming pools, and trade schools.
Nurseries, greenhouses and bakeries.
Manufacture or assembly of products to be sold only at retail on the premises.
Recycling, subject to special use permit.
Establishments for the sales and leasing of new motor vehicles, including but not limited to passenger vehicles, trucks, motorcycles, and recreational vehicles. The sale of used vehicles is permitted only as an accessory use incidental to the primary business of new vehicle sales, and all used vehicle inventory must be located on the same site as the new vehicle inventory. Establishments for the sales and leasing of used motor vehicles as a principal use are permitted only by approval of a Special Use Permit pursuant to Section 400.230.
Performance Standards.
Drive-up or drive-in service may be provided at any establishment.
Any manufacturing or assembly of products as permitted above shall be entirely within a totally enclosed building.
No noise, smoke, radiation, vibration or concussion, heat or glare shall be produced that is perceptible outside a building and no dust, fly ash or gas that is toxic, caustic or obviously injurious to human or property shall be produced.
Motor vehicles, trucks, boats and trailers for sale may be stored or displayed outside a building but not within ten (10) feet of a street line. Other merchandise which may appropriately be displayed or stored outside a building shall be kept off the public rights-of-way, and shall not reduce the capacity of a parking lot below that required by this Chapter.
Height And Area Regulations. In District "C-3," the height of the buildings, the minimum dimensions of lots and yards, and the minimum lot area per family permitted on any lot, shall be as follows: (For exceptions see Section 400.270.)
Height. Buildings or structures shall not exceed three (3) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height except that in a District "CP-3" buildings and structures shall not exceed twelve (12) stories in height.
Front Yard. A front yard of not less than fifteen (15) feet shall be provided.
Side Yards. No side yard is required except that where a side line of a lot in this district abuts upon the side line of a lot in a District "R-1" to "C-O" inclusive, a side yard shall then be provided the same as required in the district it abuts, and a side yard of fifteen (15) feet shall be provided on the street side of a corner lot.
Rear Yard. No rear yard required, except that when a rear lot line abuts a lot in District "R-1" to "C-O" inclusive, a rear yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet shall be provided.
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.)
Conversion Of Buildings. No building that was designed and constructed as a residential building shall be converted to or hereafter used for non-residential purposes enumerated in this district.