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Humboldt City Zoning Code

165.12 C-2

GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.

   1.   Uses. This district is composed of land and structures used primarily as commercial and limited fabricating, wholesaling and warehousing. The main purpose of this district is to contain commercial uses that require larger pieces of land than generally needed in a built-up downtown area. They also require more space for the maneuvering of vehicles either within the business or in carrying out the transactions within the business. These regulations are designed to permit lightly concentrated development of the permitted uses within the district. All fabricating, wholesaling, and warehousing uses shall be conducted within an enclosed building with no open storage of raw, in process or finished material and supplies or waste material. Any use which is noxious or offensive due to the emission of odor, gas, smoke, dust, or noise, or which is a menace to public health or safety is excluded. Residential uses are not permitted in the C-2 District, EXCEPT for the following:
      Apartment units above the first floor.
   This district may be more commonly referred to as an outlying commercial district and the following are the uses permitted in this district:
      Church or Sunday school
      Private clubs and lodges
      Farm supply sales
      Automobile sales room and/or garages
      Bowling alleys, dance halls or skating rinks
      Drive-in restaurants and theaters
      Farm implement sales and service and outdoor storage
      Petroleum automobile service stations
      Frozen food lockers
      Milk distribution stations
      Undertaking establishments or funeral homes
      Used car sales or storage lots when located at least 50 feet away from any residential district
      Veterinarian or animal hospitals or clinics, provided that any treatment rooms, cages, pens or kennels are located within a completely enclosed, sound-proof building and so operated as not to produce any objectionable odors outside of its walls
      Motels
      Fabricating, wholesaling and warehousing
      Grocery stores
      Accessory buildings and uses
      Any other business or commercial use similar to the above involving primarily sales or service
      Taverns and cocktail lounges
      Public parks
(Subsection 1 - Ord. 2019-04 - Oct. 20 Supp.)
   2.   Yard Requirements. There are no setback or yard requirements for principal or accessory buildings in this district except as otherwise may be required along State, Federal or County roads.
   3.   Off-Street Parking. Two off-street parking spaces shall be provided on the site or within 200 feet thereof for each three employees regularly employed at the same time in the business hereafter erected in this district.
   4.   Off-Street Loading. Every principal building or part thereof hereafter erected, enlarged or converted, having a gross floor area of 10,000 square feet or more, which is to be occupied by manufacturing, light industry, storage warehouse, laundry, truck terminal or other uses, involving the frequent receipt or distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the same lot with such building, not less than one off-street loading space for the first 10,000 square feet or fraction thereof, of gross floor space of the building plus one additional off-street loading space for each 30,000 square feet or major fraction thereof, of gross floor area in excess of 10,000 square feet. Each such space shall be not less than 10 feet in width and 65 feet in length and shall be a surfaced area.