Garden City City Zoning Code
§ XIV-A
DISTRICT C-DCB DOWNTOWN CORE BUSINESS DISTRICT.
1.
Permitted uses.
In district C-DCB, no building, structure, land, or premises shall be used and no building, land, or structure 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.
Appliance stores.
b.
Automotive parts sales establishments.
c.
Bakeries whose products are sold at retail on the premises.
d.
Banks and savings and loan companies.
e.
Barber and beauty shops.
f.
Churches.
g.
Clothing or wearing apparel shops.
h.
Clubs, lodges, and meeting places for other organizations.
i.
Community building (publicly owned and operated).
j.
Drug stores.
k.
Dry cleaning.
l.
Event venue.
m.
Fire stations.
n.
Gift, florist and music stores.
o.
Hospitals for small animals, provided all activities are carried on within an enclosed building.
p.
Library, public.
q.
Medical and dental offices and clinics.
r.
Museums, public.
s.
Printing, publishing, and related trades.
t.
Professional offices and offices of financial, insurance, real estate, law, and philanthropic organizations.
u.
Restaurants and taverns but excluding drive-in eating establishments; including wineries or breweries where retail sales are conducted.
v.
Schools operated as a business.
w.
Shoe repair shops.
x.
Studios.
y.
Theaters, bowling alleys and other commercial recreation establishments.
z.
Stores, shops, and markets for retail trade, provided that all operations, displays, and storage be carried on within an enclosed building.
aa.
Upper-level apartments and lofts. Lower-level residences shall be prohibited. Existing lower-level residences shall be considered a legal, non-conforming use and shall be subject to the provisions of Section XXII of the Zoning Ordinance. Upper-level apartments and lofts shall have separate entrance from the lower-level. Exception: Business owners who own or operate a business on the first-floor shall be permitted to have a residence on the first-floor level located in the rear of the business. The living quarters shall be a minimum of 450 square feet. Such use shall be permitted by the approval of a special use permit.
bb.
Wholesale sales offices and sample rooms provide that all operations, displays, and storage be carried on within an enclosed building.
cc.
Accessory uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses, including air conditioning plants, ice, and refrigeration plants, purely incidental to the main activity permitted on the premises, and when operated by electricity or gas.
2.
Performance standards.
The following standards shall not be exceeded by any use in this district.
a.
No wholesale sales shall be conducted.
b.
No merchandise or equipment shall be stored or displayed outside the building.
c.
All products shall be sold, and all services rendered inside a building, except that banks and savings-and-loan establishments may have drive-in or walk-up service. A properly zoned and licensed food or beverage service establishment may temporarily utilize public sidewalks immediately adjacent to its establishment for outdoor dining purposes contingent upon compliance with City Policy and ordinances.
d.
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 humans or property shall be produced.
e.
Alcoholic beverages may be sold for consumption in conjunction with eating establishments.
f.
Assembly of products to be sold only for retail on the premises.
g.
Broadcasting equipment (towers, satellite dishes, etc.) shall be permitted but shall not exceed the height restrictions of this district.
3.
Hight and area regulations.
In District "C-DCB," the height of buildings, the minimum dimensions of lots and yards and the minimum lot area per family permitted upon any lot shall be as follows:
a.
Height.
Buildings or structures shall not exceed three stories in height.
b.
Front yards.
No front yard is required.
c.
Side yards.
No side yard is required except where a side line of a lot in this district abuts the side line of a lot in a residential district.
d.
Rear yards.
No rear yard is required except that where a rear line of a lot in this district abuts upon land in a residential district, a rear yard of not less than 25 feet shall then be provided in this district.
e.
Lot coverage.
The lot coverage shall not exceed 95%.
4.
Parking regulations.
No off-street parking is required in this district.
(Ordinance 2025-987 adopted 6/3/2025)