The intent of the C-1 Commercial District is to provide a district with the primary purpose of:

(1)

Accommodating certain commercial activities not compatible with the predominantly retail uses of the urban areas; and

(2)

Grouping together those uses which require accessibility to roadways to function successfully at standards which will not impair the traffic-carrying capabilities of those roadways.

The following uses shall be permitted within the C-1 Commercial District subject to the performance standards set forth elsewhere in this ordinance:

A.

Florists shops, plant nurseries and garden supplies sales.

B.

Building materials sales.

C.

Radio, television, motor and appliance repair shops and showrooms.

D.

Electrical, heating, plumbing and air conditioning shops and showrooms.

E.

Restaurants and drive-ins.

F.

Upholstery shops.

G.

Hotels, motels, motor lodges and resorts.

H.

Equipment rental, sales and service.

I.

Contractors offices and storage yards less than 50,000 square feet per yard.

J.

Veterinary clinics or offices with no outside kennels.

K.

Miniature golf courses or driving ranges.

L.

Drive-in movie theaters.

M.

Historic buildings and museums.

N.

Manufactured homes and travel trailers sales.

O.

Gasoline filling stations and/or vehicle and body repair.

P.

Farm implement sales and repair.

Q.

Seed, fertilizer, feed and petroleum products sales.

R.

Agricultural related equipment sales and service.

S.

Wholesale businesses with no outdoor storage.

T.

Essential services, subject to section 22.08.

U.

Radio and television studios and towers.

V.

Office buildings of any type.

W.

Vehicle sales and service lots and garages.

The following uses may be allowed within the C-1 Commercial District subject to the performance standards set forth elsewhere in this ordinance and the issuance of a conditional use permit:

A.

Light manufacturing, production, processing, servicing, repair, testing, or storage of goods or products which conform to the performance standards of this ordinance and which in the opinion of the planning commission shall not be injurious or offensive to surrounding land uses by reason of air pollution, noise, vibration, odor, glare, fire and explosion hazards, etc., including, but not limited to:

1.

Warehousing and storage facilities and buildings.

2.

Machine and welding shops.

3.

Tool and die and metal fabricating shops.

4.

Small wood and metal products manufacture.

5.

Gas, oil, liquefied petroleum and bottled gas storage operations and bulk plants.

6.

Truck terminals and warehousing, with a maximum of ten tractor/trailer units allowed on premises at any one time.

B.

Any similar commercial establishment not specifically stated, implied or regulated elsewhere in this article, as determined by the planning commission.

C.

Any commercial structure for use accessory to the principal use provided that the accessory structure shall:

1.

Not exceed 30 percent of the gross floor space of the principal building.

2.

Not reduce parking and loading spaces as required.

3.

Meet all setback requirements of this ordinance.

D.

Essential service structures, subject to section 22.08.

E.

Bars, lounges, clubs, lodges, and dance halls.

F.

Tower, commercial wireless communication.

G.

Shopping and entertainment malls.

H.

Other uses deemed by the planning commission to be of the same general character as those permitted and conditional uses listed above.

The following uses may be permitted as accessory uses within the C-1 Commercial District subject to the performance standards set forth elsewhere in this ordinance:

A.

Off-street parking and loading.

B.

Signs and billboards.

C.

Any commercial structure for use accessory to the principal use provided that the accessory structure shall:

1.

Not exceed 30 percent of the gross floor space of the principal building.

2.

Not reduce parking and loading spaces as required.

3.

Meet all setback requirements of this ordinance.

D.

Accessory buildings or structures and uses customarily incidental to the uses permitted in this article.

The following minimum requirements shall be observed in the C-1 Commercial District, except as provided otherwise by this ordinance:

A.

Height.

1.

No building shall hereafter be erected or structurally altered to exceed 30 feet in height.

2.

Side yard setbacks (front, rear and side) shall be increased by one foot from the required side yard setback for each one foot of building height over 20 feet as measured at the normal setback line.

B.

Front yard.

1.

There shall be a front yard setback from the centerline of all public rights-of-way of not less than:

a.

100 feet for township and county roads and a minimum of ten feet from the right-of-way line.

b.

130 feet for state and federal highways and a minimum of ten feet from the right-of-way line.

c.

65 feet for a service road immediately adjacent to and parallel to another road and a minimum of ten feet from the right-of-way line.

C.

Side yard.

1.

There shall be a side yard having a width of not less than 20 feet on each side of a building.

2.

No building shall be located closer than 100 feet from any side lot line abutting a lot in a residential district or 50 feet from any side lot line abutting a lot in an agricultural district, but must be 100 feet from an existing dwelling on an abutting lot.

D.

Rear yard.

1.

There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 40 feet.

2.

No building shall be located closer than 100 feet from the rear lot line abutting a lot in a residential district or 50 feet from the rear lot line abutting a lot in an agricultural district, but must be 100 feet from an existing dwelling on an abutting lot.

E.

Lot width. Every lot or tract shall have a width of not less than 100 feet abutting a public right-of-way and at the front yard setback line.

F.

Lot depth. No lot or tract shall have a depth greater than three times the lot width.

G.

Lot area. Every lot or tract shall contain an area of not less than 20,000 square feet if served by public sewer or 40,000 square feet if private on-site sewer.

H.

Lot coverage. Not more than 50 percent of the lot or tract shall be occupied by buildings.

I.

Setback from ditches. Subject to the following exception, no buildings, structures, or trees shall hereafter be erected or planted within 75 feet from the centerline of any county or judicial ditch.

1.

Exception. A property owner may plant trees to within 16.5 feet of the top of the ditch within 100 feet of the ditch's inlet or outlet from a lake as measured from the lake ordinary high water level.