It is the purpose of this district to provide for convenient retail and personal service establishments that cater to the day-to-day needs of families residing within immediately accessible neighborhoods. To this end, certain uses which would function more effectively in other districts and would interfere with the operation of these business activities and the purpose of this district, have been excluded. It is the basic intent of this district to encourage future commercial development within planned centers rather than in scattered locations throughout the residential areas, but also to provide for those necessary services which are most appropriately and conveniently located in close proximity to residential neighborhoods.

The following buildings and structures and uses of parcels, lots, buildings and structures are permitted by right within the NC district:

(1)

Clothing and apparel services, including laundry pickup, automatic laundry, dressmaking, millinery, tailor shop and shoe repair shop.

(2)

Food services including grocery, meat market, bakery, restaurant, delicatessen and fruit market, but not including any business of a drive-thru nature.

(3)

Personal services, including barbershop and beauty salon, medical and dental clinics, music studios, banks and savings and loan associations.

(4)

Retail services, including drug stores, hardware, gift shop and dry goods, notions store and auto parts store.

(5)

A sign, only in accordance with the regulations specified in article XXII of this chapter.

(6)

Accessory use, buildings or structures. (See sections 38-416 and 38-419.)

(7)

Essential services.

(8)

Essential service buildings except as provided in section 38-474.

(9)

Animal hospitals, clinics and kennels.

The following buildings and structures and uses of parcels, lots, buildings and structures are permitted subject to obtaining a conditional use permit as provided in article XVI of this chapter:

(1)

Drive-thru retail and service establishments; excluding drive in establishments.

(2)

Gasoline service stations.

(3)

Planned neighborhood shopping centers. (See section 38-472.)

(4)

Temporary trailer offices.

(5)

Self-storage/mini-storage. (See section 38-477.)

(6)

Vehicle repair and sales.

(7)

Contractor establishment.

(8)

Commercial day care center.

(9)

Group child care homes. (See section 38-490.)

The following regulations shall apply in all NC—Neighborhood Commercial Districts:

(1)

Lot area. No building or structure shall be established on any lot less than one acre in area, except where a lot is served with a public sewer system or a water supply system in which case there shall be provided a minimum lot area of 10,000 square feet except where included in a neighborhood planned shopping center of three or more stores.

(Ord. of 11-18-2008)

(2)

Lot width. The minimum lot width for lots served with a public sewer system and a water supply system shall be 80 feet. Where a lot is not so served, the minimum lot width shall be 150 feet.

(Ord. of 11-18-2008)

(3)

Lot coverage. The maximum lot coverage shall not exceed 25 percent.

(4)

Yard setback requirements.

a.

Front yard: Not less than 35 feet.

b.

Side yards: Least width of either yards shall not be less than 20 feet, except in the case of a corner lot or parcel where the side yard on the road or street side shall not be less than 35 feet.

c.

Rear yard: Not less than 35 feet.

The above yard requirements shall apply to every lot, building or structure, except for accessory buildings located totally behind the principal building.

(5)

Height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of 45 feet. (See section 38-426.)

(6)

Transition strips. (See section 38-422.)

(7)

Required off-street parking. As required in article XXIII of this chapter.

Fences and walls provisions as contained in section 38-427.