The D-6 general and highway commercial-service district is intended to accommodate primarily those establishments offering accommodations, supplies or service to motorists, and certain specialized uses, retail outlets, repair and service establishments, which, although serving the entire City or a major section thereof, do not customarily locate in the central business district or in community business districts. Ordinarily the D-6 district will be located along numbered State or Federal highways or other primary thoroughfares so designated in the major street plan.

(Ord. 2046, passed 4-11-1968)

   The following principal permitted uses are permitted outright in a D-6 general and highway commercial-service district.

   (a)   D-5 uses. Any principal use permitted outright and as regulated in the D-5 district, except as hereinafter modified.

   (b)   Eating and drinking establishments. Drive-in eating and drinking places, summer gardens and roadhouses; provided, that the principal building is at least 50 feet from any residence district. Entertainment and dancing are subject to the same regulations as provided in D-3.

   (c)   Automotive services, farm implements. Automobile, trucks, trailers, farm implements, for sale, display, hire, service or repair, including sales lots, used car lots, trailer lots, repair garages, body and fender shops, paint shops; provided, that any portion of a building used for major repairs located within 100 feet of any residence district shall have no openings facing such residence districts, other than stationary windows or required fire exits within such 100 feet of the residence district.

   (d)   Animal hospitals, veterinary clinics and the like. Animals hospitals, kennels for display, boarding or treatment of pets and other domestic animals; provided, that any structure or area used for such purposes, including pens and exercise yards shall be located at least 50 feet from any residence district.

   (e)   Commercial recreation. Any type of commercial recreation, including baseball fields, bowling alleys, trampoline centers, swimming pools, skating rinks, golf driving ranges and similar open air facilities; provided, that any structure or area used for such purposes shall be located not less than 100 feet from any residence district.

   (f)   Motels and motor hotels.

   (g)   Contractor’s yards and similar establishments. Building material yards excluding concrete mixing plant, contractor’s equipment yard or plant or storage yard for rental of equipment commonly used by contractors; retail lumberyards, including only incidental millwork; storage and sales of grain, livestock feed or fuel; carting, express or hauling establishments; public utility service yard; stone and monument works not including power driven tools; provided, that such uses are conducted:

      (1)   In completely enclosed buildings, which buildings shall have at least 100 feet from any residence district unless they have no openings other than stationary windows and required fire exits within such distance; and

      (2)   When conducted within an area completely enclosed on all sides adjacent to or directly across a street from a residential district with a solid wall or uniformly painted solid board fence or a chain link fence with a six-foot planting buffer maintained in a healthy condition, fencing not less than six feet high.

   (h)   Bottling works. Bottling of soft drinks and milk or distribution stations; provided, that no building used for bottling customarily involving night operation shall have any opening other than stationary windows or required fire exits within 50 feet of any residence district. No space used for loading and unloading of commercial vehicles in connection therewith shall be within 50 feet of any residence district unless enclosed on all sides adjacent to or directly across the street from a residence district with a solid wall or uniformly painted solid board fence or a chain link fence with a six-foot planting buffer maintained in a healthy condition. Fencing shall not be less than eight feet high.

(Ord. 2046, passed 4-11-1968)

   When authorized by the Board of Appeals, the following shall be principal conditional uses within a D-6 general and highway commercial-service district.

   (a)   Trailer parks. Subject to the trailer park regulations of this chapter.

   (b)   Drive-in theaters.

   (c)   Amusement enterprises. Circus, amusement park and similar transient or seasonal amusement enterprises.

(Ord. 2046, passed 4-11-1968)

   Any use, building or structure customarily incidental to any principal use permitted outright in a D-6 general and highway commercial-service district shall be an accessory use permitted outright.

(Ord. 2046, passed 4-11-1968)

   Any use, building or structure customarily incidental to any principal conditional use in a D-6 general and highway commercial-service district shall be a conditional accessory use.

(Ord. 2046, passed 4-11-1968)

   All uses authorized in this chapter shall be subject to the following conditions.

   (a)   Enclosures. Any business, service, repair, processing, storage or display, whether principal or accessory, if not conducted wholly within an enclosed building shall be enclosed by a solid wall or fence at least six feet high or a chain link fence at least six feet high with a six-foot planting buffer maintained in a healthy condition where the use adjoins or faces either directly, or across a street, alley or other public open space, any residence district.

   (b)   Use to be nonobjectionable. Processes and equipment employed and goods sold shall be limited to those which are nonobjectionable by reason of odor, dust, smoke, cinders, gas, fumes, noise, vibration, radiation, refuse matter and water-carried wastes.

   (c)   Outdoor advertising. As per applicable regulations.

   (d)   Improvement of auto storage areas. Areas which are in the normal conduct of business frequently used by automobiles, trucks or trailers shall be graded, drained and surfaced and otherwise comply with the requirements of the off-street parking and loading regulations of this chapter.

   (e)   Traffic safety. Entrances and exits connecting the public thoroughfare system with establishments which in the normal conduct of business depend upon the frequent ingress and egress of automobiles shall be subject to approval by the Traffic Engineer.

(Ord. 2046, passed 4-11-1968)