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Glendale City Zoning Code

DISTRICT REGULATIONS

OF COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS

§ 154.31 USE REGULATIONS.

   (A)    Permitted uses. Permitted uses in the "D" Neighborhood Shop District include:
      (1)   Residential uses including boarding and lodging houses but not on the first floor.
      (2)   Barber shop or beauty parlor.
      (3)   Florist shop.
      (4)   Institutions of an educational, religious, or philanthropic nature.
      (5)   Lodge hall.
      (6)   Messenger or telegraph service station.
      (7)   Office.
      (8)   Painting and decorating shop.
      (9)   Parking lots.
      (10)    Photographer's or artist's studio.
      (11)    Restaurant.
      (12)    Sales or show room.
      (13)    Store or shop for the conduct of a retail business.
      (14)    Shoe repair shop.
      (15)    Tailor shop.
      (16)    Clinic.
   (B)   Permitted uses in the “E” Central Business District include the above uses and:
      (1)   Theater.
      (2)   Bank.
      (3)   Bakery, whose entire products are sold at retail on the premises.
      (4)   Business or commercial school, dancing or music academy.
      (5)   Catering establishments.
      (6)   Dyeing and cleaning works employing not more than five persons on the premises and which use a cleaning fluid whose base is a material other than petroleum.
      (7)   Electric repair shop.
      (8)   Hospitals and clinics for animals.
      (9)   Laundry employing not more than five persons on the premises.
      (10)    Plumbing shop.
      (11)    Printing shop.
      (12)    Public garage and automobile sales room.
      (13)    Tavern.
      (14)    Tinsmithing shop.
      (15)    Tire repair shop.
   (C)   Conditional uses in the “D” Neighborhood Shop District include:
      (1)   Any public building erected and used by the department of the village, township, county, state, or federal government.
      (2)   Clubs, incorporated and not operated for profit.
      (3)   Filling stations.
      (4)   Retail rental self-service laundry shop.
   (D)   Conditional uses in the “E” Central Business District include the above uses and:
      (1)   Used car sales or storage lots.
      (2)   Undertaking establishments.
   (E)   Accessory uses. Permitted and conditional uses in the Commercial Districts may have not more than 40% of the floor area devoted to industry or storage purposes incidental to the primary use; provided that not more than five employees shall be employed at any time on the premises in any such incidental use.

§ 154.32 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.

   No building or structure in the “D” District shall exceed 2-1/2 stories or 35 feet in height except as provided in § 154.53. No building or structure in the “E” District shall exceed 3 stories or 40 feet in height except as provided in § 154.53.
(Am. Ord. 1996-15, passed 5-7-96) Penalty, see § 154.99

§ 154.33 LOT WIDTH AND LOT AREA REGULATIONS.

   Where residential units are built on the second floors of buildings the lot shall provide not less than 5,000 square feet per family and shall have an average width of not less than one-fourth the average depth, provided that this shall not require a lot to be wider than 50 feet.

§ 154.34 MINIMUM FLOOR AREA REQUIREMENTS.

   Where residential units are built on the second floors of buildings, each unit shall provide at least 1,000 square feet of floor area.

§ 154.35 YARD REGULATIONS.

   (A)   Front yard.
      (1)   In the “D” Neighborhood Shop District there shall be a front yard of 30 feet, unless existing buildings within the particular "D" district have already established a setback, in which case new construction should have a setback consistent with that previously established.
      (2)   In the “E” Central Business District no front yard shall be required.
   (B)   Side yard. No side yard is required except that where a lot adjoins a residence district there shall be one side yard at least seven feet wide.
   (C)   Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of 20 feet in the “D” Neighborhood Shop District and 15 feet in the “E” Central Business District unless the lot was a lot of record on July 7, 1943 and has a depth of less than 125 feet in which event the rear yard need not be deeper than 10% of the lot depth.
(Am. Ord. 1996-15, passed 5-7-96; Am. Ord. 2009-37, passed 9-14-09) Penalty, see § 154.99

§ 154.36 PARKING REGULATIONS.

   (A)   Whenever a structure is used for residential purposes or where residential units are erected above stores, two parking spaces shall be provided on the lot for each dwelling unit in the structure.
   (B)   Parking shall be required, based upon the following use, in the “D” and “E” business districts:
      (1)   Office: one space for every 300 sq. ft. of floor space;
      (2)   Retail: one space for every 200 sq. ft. of floor space; and
      (3)   Barber/beauty shop: one space for every beautician, barber or technician chair plus one for each two employees on the premises. All other commercial buildings that are erected, converted or structurally altered shall provide one parking space for each 200 square feet of floor space in the building, and any restaurant or establishment that serves meals, lunches, or drinks to patrons either in cars or in the building shall also provide one parking space for each 200 square feet of floor space in the building, provided, however, that a restaurant, carry-out restaurant, or any establishment serving meals or beverages, alcoholic or nonalcoholic, to its customers on the premises shall provide on the premises not less than one parking space for each three seats plus one parking space for each two employees.
   (C)   Properties within the "D" and "E" Business Districts, when applying for a zoning certificate and when having lands upon their property that lends itself to potential additional parking, the landlord shall be required to develop said land into off-street parking to meet their minimum parking space requirements except upon a determination by the Village Council that converting such land to parking would be detrimental to the health, safety, convenience or general welfare of the village as a whole.
   (D)   Properties in the "D" and "E" Business Districts may include "on street" parking spaces, when such spaces are within the commercial districts or off-street parking municipal areas owned or leased by the village when said municipal spaces are within 500 feet of their property. The village will inventory both municipal and on-street parking spaces, record assignment of same upon application, issue a certificate of occupancy to verify compliance with parking regulations upon application, and not exceed an allocation of greater than 175% at any time.
   (E)   The village may provide necessary parking space upon a public parcel of land to satisfy parking requirements within the "D" District (see division (D)) or the "E" District and within 500 feet of the establishment and an annual agreement (contract) will be required. All parking spaces contracted with the village for specific business locations are an agreement between the landlord of the building and the village, and do not transfer with a specific business. In addition, should the use of a business cease to require said contracted parking spaces for a continuous period exceeding one year (12 months), the agreement between the village and a landlord will cease and said spaces will become available for other agreements; said cancellation of agreement subject to an appeal to Council within ten days of notice. At no time may the village lease more than 125% of available spaces.
(Am. Ord. 1999-23, passed 9-13-99; Am. Ord. 2001-36, passed 11-5-01) Penalty, see § 154.99