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Gladstone City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 145

C-3 COMMERCIAL DISTRICT5


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Cross reference— Business and occupations, title V.


Sec. 7.145.010.- Use regulations.

(a)

No building, structure, land or premises in a C-2 district shall be used, and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed or altered, except in compliance with one or more of the following subdistrict uses:

(1)

C-3A: Any use permitted in district C-2.

(2)

C-3B: Shops, stores, and yards for the sale at retail or the rental of automobiles, trucks, boats, trailers, building supplies, and lawn accessories. Shops and stores for the retail or wholesale sale of automotive equipment, construction equipment and farm equipment.

(3)

C-3C: Services such as automobile repair and washing, farm machinery repair, general repair and fix-it shops, frozen foods, including lockers.

(4)

C-3D: Drive-in theaters, swimming pools, and businesses where outside waitress (carhop) service is provided.

(5)

C-3E: Nurseries and greenhouses.

(6)

C-3F: Bakeries and pop bottling.

(7)

C-3G: Manufacture or assembly of products to be sold only at retail on the premises.

(8)

Medical marijuana dispensary facility, microbusiness dispensary facility, comprehensive marijuana dispensary facility.

(b)

In addition to the uses listed above, each of the above subdistricts shall be permitted accessory uses incident to the uses listed.

(Ord. No. 4.414, § 1, 1-22-2018; Ord. No. 4.487, § 1, 8-12-2019; Ord. No. 4.653, § 4, 10-23-2023)

Sec. 7.145.020. - Performance standards.

(a)

Sales and consumption of alcoholic beverages and nonintoxicating beer shall be allowed in zone C-3, subject to all applicable regulations and such permits as may be required by law or ordinance.

(b)

Any manufacturing or assembly of products as permitted above shall be entirely within a totally enclosed building.

(c)

Coin-operated vending establishments of all products and services shall be permitted provided all lights are shielded from or directed away from adjoining residential property.

(d)

No noise, smoke, radiation, vibration, concussion, heat or glare shall be produced that is perceptible outside a building and no dust, fly ash, gas or other substances that are toxic, caustic or injurious to humans or property shall be produced.

(e)

All uses providing goods for display or sale outside of the primary building shall:

(1)

Comply with required setback lines for all goods being displayed or sold in accordance with section 7.145.030;

(2)

Provide customer and handicap parking in accordance with chapter 180 of this title;

(3)

Provide customer parking for all outdoor display at a ratio of one space per every 1,000 square feet of display area;

(4)

Provide internal traffic flow patterns and unobstructed fire lanes in accordance with chapter 180 of this title and the adopted fire code;

(5)

Ensure that all vehicular entrances are entirely unobstructed or permanently closed in accordance with city specifications; and

(6)

Not display any banners, balloons, flags, streamers or other attention-getting devices.

(f)

In planned districts, a site plan revision application shall be submitted for situations which propose to change a use from being conducted primarily within an enclosed building to a use which contains a yard or other outdoor display. In standard zoning districts, a variance application must be submitted for any change of use from business being conducted primarily within an enclosed building to a business use which contains a yard or other outdoor display as a part of the regular and ongoing business conducted on the premises unless the business use complies with all of the performance standards set forth in this section. A use on the property shall be considered to be conducted primarily outside an enclosed building when the square foot area occupied by items offered for sale on the premises outside of the enclosed building exceeds the square foot area of indoor display or if the proceeds from the sale of goods and services displayed or performed outside the enclosed building exceed 50 percent of the gross income generated from the sale of goods and services on the premises.

(Ord. No. 4.414, § 1, 1-22-2018)

Sec. 7.145.030. - Height and area regulations.

The height of buildings and the minimum dimensions of yards, except as provided in chapter 175 of this title, shall be as follows:

(1)

Height. There shall be no limit on the height of buildings if they are set back from all property lines and street or highway lines a distance equal to or greater than the maximum height of the buildings.

(2)

Front yards. A front yard of not less than 30 feet shall be provided in this district.

(3)

Side yards. No side yard is required except where a buffer zone is required; provided that there shall be a side yard of not less than 15 feet on the street side of a corner lot.

(4)

Rear yards. A rear yard of not less than 15 feet is required.

(5)

Buffer zone. Every tract zoned C-3 which in any way adjoins, abuts, or is adjacent to a lot or tract in districts R-1—R-4 or R-P-1—R-P-4, inclusive, shall have a buffer zone, as defined herein, along the boundary line between the two districts or, if such boundary line is the center of a street, along the edge of the street right-of-way abutting the C-3 district.

(Ord. No. 4.414, § 1, 1-22-2018)