Garden City City Zoning Code
§ XII
DISTRICT C-1 GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS.
1.
Permitted uses.
In district C-1 no building, structure, land, or premises shall be used, and no building shall be hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or altered except for one or more of the following uses: (For exceptions, see Section XIX, “Special Classes,” Section XXII, “Nonconforming Uses,” and Section XXXII, “Powers and Duties of the Board.”)
A.
Any use permitted in districts C-O or C-B.
B.
Other uses:
(1)
Automobile parking lots for passenger cars or trucks.
(2)
Armories.
(3)
Assembly halls.
(4)
Automobile or trailer (mobile homes) sales rooms or yards, other than premises where vehicles are dismantled or used parts sold, provided no vehicles shall be displayed outside the building within 30 feet of the front street line and regulations regarding repairs shall be the same as for garages (public) in this district.
(5)
Automobile washing establishments.
(6)
Bakeries.
(7)
Banks.
(8)
Barber and beauty shops.
(9)
Bicycle repair shops, electrical repair and fix-it shops.
(10)
Billiard halls.
(11)
Bus stations.
(12)
Cleaning, pressing, and dyeing establishments, employing not more than five persons on the premises, provided that only nonexplosive cleaning fluids shall be used.
(13)
Clinics (medical or dental).
(14)
Filling stations, limited to sale of motor fuel and accessories, also lubrications and washing, provided all tanks shall be below the surface of the ground.
(15)
Frozen food lockers for individual or family use.
(16)
Garages (public) except that in public garages no repair work shall be carried on outside of the building, and no repairs shall be conducted on any premises within 75 feet of a residential district.
(17)
Greenhouses (commercial).
(18)
Gymnasiums (commercial).
(19)
Hospitals for small animals.
(20)
Launderettes, washeterias, or self-service laundries, provided all equipment is so installed and anchored as to eliminate vibration. No dust, lint, noise, or odor generated by this operation shall be perceptible at the boundary of the premises.
(21)
Lodge halls.
(22)
Newspaper publishing plants.
(23)
Offices.
(24)
Photo-engraving shops.
(25)
Printing, letter, and duplicating shops.
(26)
Radio and television shops.
(27)
Restaurants, cafes, or cafeterias.
(28)
Schools operated as a business.
(29)
Shoe repair shops.
(30)
Shops for custom work or the manufacture of articles, provided that in such manufacture the total mechanical power shall not exceed five horsepower for the operation of any one machine and provided further that such manufacturing use is not noxious or offensive by reason of vibration, noise, odor, dust, smoke, or gas, and provided further that all operations, display, and storage be carried on within the building.
(31)
Sign: Freestanding, provided they do not exceed 12 feet by 24 feet in size and shall not extend more than 20 feet above the ground and shall comply with all front, side, and rear yard setback requirements.
(32)
Stores, shops, and markets for retail trade.
(33)
Studios.
(34)
Taverns, bowling alleys, cafes, cafeterias, dance halls, nightclubs, skating rinks, drive-in restaurants, refreshment stands, any other retail trade, where persons are served in automobiles, provided, however, that same shall not be less than 200 feet from any existing hospital, school, or church and shall not be less than 200 feet from a residential district unless approved by the board under such restrictions as seem appropriate after consideration of noise and other detrimental factors incident to such use.
(35)
Tourist cabins, courts, and motels.
(36)
Wholesale sales offices and sample rooms.
(37)
Accessory uses customarily incident to any of the above uses, including air conditioning plants, ice and refrigerating plants purely incidental to the main activity permitted on the premises and when operated by electricity or gas.
(38)
Any retail business or use, provided that such use is not noxious or offensive by reason of vibration, noise, odor, dust, smoke, or gas.
2.
Height and area regulations.
In district C-1, the height of the buildings hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or altered, and the minimum dimensions of lots and yards shall be as follows: provided that buildings erected exclusively for dwelling purposes shall comply with the front, side, rear yard lot and floor area requirements of district R-1, R-2, R-3, or C-B, as the case may be. For exceptions, see Section XX, “Setback Regulations” and Section XXIV, “Height and Area Exceptions.”)
A.
Height:
Same as district R-3.
B.
Front yards:
There shall be a front yard the minimum depth of which shall be 20 feet, except that it need be of no greater depth than the last depth established by existing buildings in this district within the same block.
C.
Side yards:
A side yard of not less than ten feet shall be provided.
D.
Rear yards:
There shall be a rear yard the minimum depth of which shall be at least 20 feet, except that on a corner lot no rear yard is required within 50 feet of a side street unless the rear line adjoins a residential district.
E.
Parking regulations:
(See Section XXVI, “Off-Street Parking and Loading.”)
(Ordinance 2002-518 adopted 3/5/02)
