Garden City City Zoning Code
C-2 COMMUNITY
BUSINESS DISTRICT
§ 154.285 PURPOSE.
The intent of the C-2 Community Business District is to provide for commercial development that offers a broad range of goods and services. Uses permitted in the C-2 district are generally intended to be less intensive than permitted in the C-3 district. Commercial establishments in the C-2 district cater to the convenience and comparison shopping needs of residents. Because of the variety of business types permitted in the C-2 district, special attention must be focused on site layout, building design, vehicular and pedestrian circulation, and coordination of site features between adjoining sites. Accordingly, Community Business District developments should be as follows.
(A) Compatible in design with adjacent commercial development.
(B) Designed as part of a planned shopping center or in coordination with development an adjoining commercial sites.
(C) Buffered from or located away from residential areas.
(D) Served by a major thoroughfare.
(Ord. 92-005, passed 2-17-92)
§ 154.286 PERMITTED USES AND STRUCTURES.
(A) Principal uses and structures. In all areas zoned C-2 Community Business District, no building shall be erected, used, or structurally altered, nor shall the land or premises be used in whole or in part, except for one or more of the following principal permitted uses.
(1) All principal uses and structures permitted in the C-1 Local Business District as specified in § 154.271(A).
(2) Bakeries as with all goods for retail sale on the premises.
(3) Commercial parking lots.
(4) Electronics, bicycle, and household appliance repair shops.
(5) Pool or billiard hall.
(6) Standard and carry-out restaurants without drive-through facilities.
(7) Other uses not specifically listed in this chapter, after determination by the Zoning Administrator that the use is similar to other uses permitted in this district.
(8) Accessory structures and uses customarily incidental to the above permitted uses.
(9) Laundries and dry cleaning establishments with coin-operated machines or with processing limited to goods brought to the establishment by the individual retail customer, provided that no goods are processed from any other location.
(1) Financial institutions with drive-through facilities.
(2) Funeral homes and mortuaries.
(3) Group day care homes or child care centers.
(4) Private indoor recreation facilities.
(5) Open-air businesses.
(6) Veterinary hospitals.
(7) Minor auto repair garages.
(8) Secondhand stores.
(9) Fast-food restaurants with drive-through facilities.
(10) Hotel or motel.
(Ord. 92-005, passed 2-17-92; Am. Ord. 94-012, passed 10-17-94; Am. Ord. 94-013, passed 10-17-94; Am. Ord. 12-008, passed 11-19-12; Am. Ord. 13-005, passed 5-20-13; Am. Ord. 20-003, passed 7-6-20)
Penalty, see § 154.999
§ 154.287 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
(A) Required conditions. Unless otherwise noted, buildings and uses in the C-2 district shall comply with the following requirements.
(1) All permitted retail or service establishments shall deal directly with customers. Manufacturing of products for wholesale distribution off of the premises is not permitted.
(2) All business, services, or processing, except off-street parking and loading, shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building, unless otherwise specifically permitted.
(3) There shall be no outside storage of any goods, inventory, or equipment without a temporary use permit, to be issued by the Zoning Administrator. Approval shall be in accordance with § 154.025. Any storage must be clearly accessory to the principal permitted use.
(4) Commercially used or commercially licensed vehicles used in the normal operation of a permitted retail or service use on the site may be parked in the rear only. This provision shall apply to operable vehicles that are moved on and off of the site on a regular basis.
(5) Parking or storage of damaged or disabled vehicles shall be prohibited. Vehicles parked on a site shall not be used principally for storage, sales, or advertising.
(6) All sites shall be maintained in compliance with the open space and landscaping requirements of § 154.082.
(C) Area, height, bulk, and placement requirements. Buildings and uses in the C-2 Community Business District are subject to the area, height, bulk, and placement requirements in Appendix A, Schedule of Regulations.
(Ord. 92-005, passed 2-17-92; Am. Ord. 02-014, passed 8-5-02) Penalty, see § 154.999