The purpose of the CG (Commercial General) Zone is to provide areas suitable for warehousing, wholesale commercial sales and services with related outdoor storage or retail sales. The Commercial General Zone is appropriate in those areas designated commercial in the comprehensive plan where the location has access to an arterial street or highway for transport of bulk materials and where the noises, lights, odors, and traffic hazards associated with permitted uses will not conflict with local streets. (5/98)

The following uses, when developed under the applicable development standards in this zoning ordinance, are permitted in the CG zone:

A.

One dwelling unit in conjunction with the commercial use(s) of the lot. (5/98)

B.

Recycling depots. (5/98)

C.

Auctions yards. (5/98)

D.

Landscape and horticultural services (078). (5/98)

E.

Construction contractors' offices and related outdoor storage (15, 16, 17). (5/98)

F.

Printing and publishing (27). (5/98)

G.

Transportation and utilities. (5/98)

1.

Transportation, communication, electric, gas, and sanitary services (40—49). (5/98)

2.

Utilities; secondary truck parking and material storage yard. (5/98)

3.

Public utility structures and buildings. (5/98)

H.

Wholesale trade (50), except scrap and waste materials (5093). (5/98)

I.

Retail trade. (5/98)

1.

Building materials, hardware, retail nurseries, and garden supply (52). (5/98)

2.

General merchandise stores (53). (5/98)

3.

Food stores (54). (5/98)

4.

Automobile, recreational vehicle or trailer sales and supply stores (55), but excluding gasoline service stations (554). (5/98)

5.

Apparel and accessory stores (56). (5/98)

7.

Furniture, home furnishings, and equipment stores (57). (5/98)

8.

Eating and drinking places (58). (5/98)

9.

Miscellaneous retail (59). (5/98)

10.

Electrical and lighting shops, office machines and equipment stores, and tractor and farm equipment shops. (5/98)

J.

Business, professional and social services. (5/98)

1.

Finance, insurance, and real estate (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67). (5/98)

2.

Personal services (72). (5/98)

3.

Business services (73). (5/98)

4.

Automotive repair services and garages (75). (5/98)

5.

Miscellaneous repair services (76). (5/98)

6.

Motion picture production and allied services (78), but excluding drive-ins (7832). (5/98)

7.

Amusement and recreation service (79), but excluding racing (7948). (5/98)

8.

Pet grooming. (6/01)

K.

Public administration. (5/98)

1.

Fire protection (9224). (5/98)

L.

Child foster home for five or fewer children as a secondary use. (6/99)

The following uses, when developed under the applicable development standards in the ordinance and special development requirements, are permitted in the CG zone:

A.

Partitions, subject to the provisions in section 2.310. (5/98)

B.

Subdivision, subject to the provisions in section 2.310. (5/98)

C.

Planned unit development, subject to the provisions in section 2.311. (5/98)

D.

Accessory structures and uses prescribed in section 2.203.02. (5/98)

E.

The following special uses, subject to the applicable standards in section 2.4:

1.

Veterinary services (074) (section 2.414). (5/98)

2.

Funeral service and crematories (726) (section 2.415). (5/98)

3.

House of worship (section 2.423). (5/98)

4.

Used merchandise store (section 2.417). (5/98)

5.

Home occupations (section 2.407). (5/98)

6.

Adult entertainment business (section 2.418). (5/98)

7.

Service stations (554) (section 2.419). (5/98)

8.

Recreational vehicle storage space (section 2.413). (5/98)

9.

Wireless telecommunications facilities (section 2.427). (5/98)

10.

Medical marijuana facilities (section 2.433). (10/14)

11.

Marijuana retailer (section 2.433). (1/16)

12.

Mobile food vendor (section 2.434). (7/17)

The following uses may be permitted, subject to obtaining a conditional use permit:

A.

Craft industries, subject to the provisions in section 2.421. (5/98)

A.

Minimum lot dimension and height requirements.

B.

Minimum yard setback requirements. (6/22)

Adjacent Property Use (6/22)

(1) The setback shall be no less than the minimum rear yard setback of the zone on the adjacent property. For the CG zone, the rear yard setback is zero feet. (5/98)

(2) Setbacks are measured from property lines, not easement lines. However, no structure shall be placed any closer than five feet from the edge of an access easement. (5/98)

(3) The garage entrance setback shall be measured from the property line or edge of private access easement to the entrance of the garage. The centerline of the driveway shall be measured if the driveway to the garage entrance is not perpendicular to the property line or private access easement. In no case shall a garage be set back less than the minimum front, side, and rear setbacks. (5/98)

(Ord. No. 2024-878, § 2(exh. B), 7-15-2024)

All development in the CG zone shall comply with the applicable provisions of this ordinance. The following includes referenced items as well as additional development requirements:

A.

Off-street parking. Parking as specified in section 2.303. (7/25)

B.

Design standards. Unless specifically modified by provisions in this section, buildings located within the CG zone shall comply with the development standards in section 2.315. A caretaker's dwelling shall comply with the design standards in section 2.314. (5/98)

C.

Subdivisions and partitions. Land divisions shall be reviewed in accordance with the provisions of section 2.310. (5/98)

D.

Yards and lots. Yards and lots shall conform to the standards of section 2.312. (5/98)

E.

Signs. Signs shall conform to the requirements of section 2.308. (5/98)

F.

Accessory structures. Accessory structures shall conform to requirements in section 2.313. (5/98)

G.

Landscaping. A minimum of ten percent of the property shall be landscaped, including all required yards. Landscaped areas shall be landscaped as provided in section 2.309. (5/98)

H.

Lot coverage. The combined maximum building and parking area coverage shall not exceed 90 percent. (5/98)

(Ord. No. 2025-895, § 1(exh. A), 7-7-2025)