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Grain Valley City Zoning Code

SECTION 400

130 District "C-1" Central Business District - Use Regulations.

[R.O. 1996 § 400.130; Ord. No. 1084 § 150, 3-10-1997; Ord. No. 2067, 2-22-2010]
A. 
District "C-1" is intended primarily for office and commercial uses typically requiring locations available in the downtown portion of the City. This district should be utilized by those businesses which will generate traffic in volumes no greater than local traffic requirements.
B. 
In District "C-1," no building, structure, land or premises shall be used and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or altered, except for one or more of the following uses: (For special provisions, see Section 400.220, Additional Controls; Section 400.240, Conditional Uses; and Section 400.271, Non-Conforming Uses.)
1. 
Administrative and business offices.
2. 
Arts and crafts studio (limited).
3. 
Business support services.
4. 
Business or trade school.
5. 
Cocktail lounge, provided the property is not less than three hundred (300) feet from any existing school or church property and not less than three hundred (300) feet from a residential district, measured in the shortest distance from property line to property line (as the crow flies).
6. 
Commercial off-street parking.
7. 
Communications services.
8. 
Consumer convenience services.
9. 
Consumer repair services.
10. 
Day care services (limited).
11. 
Day care services (commercial).
12. 
Financial services.
13. 
Food sales (convenience).
14. 
Food sales (general).
15. 
Funeral services.
16. 
Hotel — motel.
17. 
Indoor entertainment, provided the property is not less than three hundred (300) feet from any existing school or church property and not less than three hundred (300) feet from a residential district, measured in the shortest distance from property line to property line (as the crow flies).
18. 
Indoor sports and recreation.
19. 
Liquor sales.
20. 
Medical offices.
21. 
Pawn shop services.
22. 
Personal improvement services.
23. 
Personal services.
24. 
Professional offices.
25. 
Restaurant (convenience).
26. 
Restaurant (limited).
27. 
Restaurant (general).
28. 
Retail sales or rental (convenience).
29. 
Retail sales or rental (general).
30. 
Small animal services.
C. 
Site Development Regulations. Each site in the "C-1" District shall be subject to the following site development regulations: (For exceptions, see Section 400.250, Setback Regulations, and Section 400.260, Height And Area Exceptions.)
1. 
Lot Size. Minimum lot area, ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
2. 
Lot Width. Minimum lot width, fifty (50) feet.
3. 
Height. Maximum height four (4) stories; requests for additional stories to be heard by Board of Aldermen.
4. 
Front Yard. Minimum required setback, none.
5. 
Side Yard. None.
6. 
Rear Yard. None.
7. 
Floor Area Ratio. Maximum floor area ratio, 0.8 to 1.
8. 
Impervious Coverage. Maximum coverage, eighty percent (80%).
9. 
Parking Regulations. (See Section 400.290, Off-Street Parking And Loading Regulations.)
10. 
Landscaping And Screening. (See Section 400.280, Landscaping And Screening.)