The C district is intended to provide central location for a downtown commercial area where businesses can be concentrated in a central area to serve the needs of the community.

(Ord. 104 Art. 6 §4(A), 1982)

Uses permitted in the commercial district shall be all uses permitted in the R-2 district and the following by a commercial development or redevelopment permit:

1.

Restaurants;

2.

Indoor theaters;

3.

Automobile sales, service and repair;

4.

Retail businesses;

5.

Professional and business offices and studios;

6.

Financial institutions;

7.

Gas stations;

8.

Indoor recreation facilities;

9.

Community and commercial parking lots;

10.

Libraries, museums;

11.

Laundromats;

12.

Warehouses;

13.

Personal service establishments (i.e., beauty and barbershops);

14.

Self service storage units;

15.

Liquor stores;

16.

Car washes;

17.

Grocery stores.

(Ord. 198 (part), 1998: Ord. 104 Art. 6 §4(B), 1982)

Special uses shall be the same as in the R-3 district and:

A.

Nursing home;

B.

Residential care facilities.

(Ord. 198 (part), 1998: Ord. 104 Art. 6 §4(C), 1982)

No structure shall exceed thirty-five feet in height.

(Ord. 104 Art. 6 §4(D)(1), 1982)

The minimum lot area shall be seven thousand square feet.

(Ord. 198 (part), 1998: Ord. 104 Art. 6 §4(D)(2), 1982)

Setbacks shall be as follows:

A.

Front: fifteen feet from the property line;

B.

Rear: five feet from the property line;

C.

Side: seven feet from the property line.

(Ord. 198 (part), 1998)

The commercial development or redevelopment permit provision of this title permits additional uses to be instituted in the commercial zone when proper conditions exist which will permit such use to be in harmony with existing and proposed land use. If the proposed use is not listed as an allowed permitted or special use within the zoning district where the property is located the presumption shall be that the permit will not be granted. Planned unit developments, however, are permitted as a special use in any zone. If a commercial development or redevelopment permit is granted by the town board, such permit must be posted in a conspicuous place of such premises. A commercial development permit or redevelopment permit must be received prior to the issuance of a building permit.

(Ord. 198 (part), 1998)

An application for a commercial development or redevelopment permit must be filed with the town board and applicable filing fees paid. The application shall contain the following information:

A.

Name and address of applicant;

B.

A description and site plan of the property. The site plan shall show the boundary of the property, proposed buildings, parking, landscaping and signing concepts, streets and other facilities to be developed. The plan shall be drawn to reasonable scale for easy interpretation;

C.

A legal description of the property in question;

D.

Topographic information shall be provided when drainage may affect the site development plan;

E.

A time schedule of construction;

F.

Such additional information as may be requested by the town board to properly review and render a decision on the application;

G.

Existing zoning classification.

(Ord. 198 (part), 1998)

If the town board approves consideration of proposed commercial development or redevelopment permit, a public hearing on the matter will be held. No later than sixty days after the town board's preliminary approval, the town board shall act to either approve or deny the proposed permit. Within five days after the decision by the town board, the applicant shall be notified of the approval or denial of the requested commercial development or redevelopment permit. If denied, reasons for the denial shall be explained.

(Ord. 198 (part), 1998)

A.

The town board cannot reconsider the request without another notice and hearing.

B.

In the event that the proposed commercial development or redevelopment permit is denied by the town board, no new request for the same or substantially same commercial development or redevelopment permit shall be accepted for a period of six months from the date of such denial.

(Ord. 198 (part), 1998)