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Gladstone City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 140

C-2 GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT4


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Cross reference— Business and occupations, title V.


Sec. 7.140.010.- 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 for one or more of the following subdistrict uses:

(1)

C-2A: Any use permitted in district C-1.

(2)

C-2B: Shops and stores for the sale, at retail or wholesale, of department store merchandise, newspapers, books and stationery supplies.

(3)

C-2C: Shops and stores for the sale, at retail or wholesale, of automotive supplies and dispensed petroleum products.

(4)

C-2D: Services such as clubs, radio and television broadcasting studios, indoor public or private entertainment and recreational places, hotels and motels, and places where alcoholic beverages are served.

(5)

C-2E: Dry cleaning, laundries, appliance and small equipment repair, printing, and publishing.

(6)

C-2F: Places of public assembly, public parking lots and transportation terminals.

(7)

C-2G: Pet shops and small animal hospitals.

(8)

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

(b)

In addition to the uses listed 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, § 3, 10-23-2023)

Sec. 7.140.020. - Performance standards.

(a)

Sales and consumption of liquor and nonintoxicating beer shall be allowed in zone C-2, subject to all applicable regulations and such permits as may be required by law or ordinance.

(b)

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.

(c)

No bulk storage of combustible liquids with a flashpoint less than 200 degrees Fahrenheit shall be permitted.

(d)

Pet shops and small animal hospitals shall be enclosed in a soundproofed and air conditioned building without outside pens. There shall be no smoke or odor caused by the operation of this facility that shall be perceptible at the boundaries of the premises. Performance of activities of the pet shops and small animal hospitals shall not create noise outside the soundproofed building, in excess of that normal daily traffic measured at the lot line.

(e)

With the exception of retail sales of petroleum products at the pump, all products shall be displayed and sold inside a building and all services shall be rendered inside a building.

(Ord. No. 4.414, § 1, 1-22-2018)

Sec. 7.140.030. - 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 surrounding 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 required.

(4)

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

(5)

Buffer zone. Every tract zoned C-2 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-2 district.

(Ord. No. 4.414, § 1, 1-22-2018)