The C-3 General Business District is intended for the purpose of providing for general business expansion outside the central business district. Floor area is restricted and off-street parking and landscaping are required in order to reduce possible adverse effects on adjacent properties.

.(Ord. No. 4272, § 1(22-22.01), 4-7-2003)

In C-3 General Business District no building shall be used, and no building or structure shall be erected, altered or enlarged, which is arranged, intended or designed for other than one of the uses provided in section 50-613.

(Ord. No. 4272, § 1(22-22.02), 4-7-2003)

The following uses are permitted in the C-3 General Business District:

(1)

Adding machine and other small business machine repair, sales and service.

(2)

Amusement places.

(3)

Antique shops and stores, providing all merchandise is displayed and used inside a building.

(4)

Apartments on floors other than the ground floor.

(5)

Arts and crafts and artist studios.

(6)

Automobile accessory and supply stores.

(7)

Automobile sales and service.

(8)

Bicycle and motorcycle shops.

(9)

Bowling alleys and recreational buildings.

(10)

Building materials and supply.

(11)

Business and technical schools, including schools for photography, dancing and music.

(12)

Carwashes.

(13)

Churches and similar places of worship and parish houses.

(14)

Commercial recreation uses, including bowling alleys, miniature golf courses and similar uses.

(15)

Electric substations, telephone exchange and utility regulator stations.

(16)

Farm implement sales and service.

(17)

Fix-it shops, including radio, television and small household appliances.

(18)

Furniture, appliances and home furnishing stores.

(19)

Garage and automobile repair shops, including automobile body and fender work and automobile painting.

(20)

Grocery stores.

(21)

Heating, plumbing and air conditioning shops, providing all merchandise is located in a building.

(22)

Hotels and motels, including accessory uses.

(23)

Household appliance stores.

(24)

Insurance offices.

(25)

Liquor stores.

(26)

Miniwarehouses, self storage.

(27)

Office supply and office equipment sales and service stores.

(28)

Parks, playgrounds and community buildings.

(29)

Parking lots, customer and private.

(30)

Pawn shops.

(31)

Portable concession stands subject to the detailed regulations of the city.

(32)

Rental storage units.

(33)

Restaurants.

(34)

Service stations.

(35)

Small precision component parts manufacturing.

(36)

Storage units.

(37)

Truck terminals.

(38)

Truck sales and service.

(39)

Tavern.

(Ord. No. 4272, § 1(22-22.03), 4-7-2003)

(a)

Every lot shall have an area of not less than 5,000 square feet and an average width of not less than 50 feet.

(b)

The total ground area occupied by buildings and structures shall not exceed 40 percent of the total area. For the purpose of this section, the total ground area shall include all areas to be devoted to public open spaces, sidewalks or open courts.

(Ord. No. 4272, § 1(22-22.04), 4-7-2003)

No building or structure shall exceed 45 feet in height.

(Ord. No. 4272, § 1(22-22.05), 4-7-2003)

Front, side and rear yard requirements are as follows:

(1)

Front.

a.

There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 25 feet except as required for arterial streets and collector streets in article XXV of this chapter.

b.

Where a lot has double frontage or is a corner lot, a front yard shall be provided on both streets. No accessory buildings or structures shall project beyond the front line of either street.

(2)

Side and rear. Where a C-3 zone abuts on R, R-1, R-2, R-3, PUD, M-H district zones a side and/or rear yard of not less than 15 feet shall be provided.

(Ord. No. 4272, § 1(22-22.06), 4-7-2003)

See article XXI of these regulations.

(Ord. No. 4272, § 1(22-22.07), 4-7-2003)

See article XXII of these regulations.

(Ord. No. 4272, § 1(22-22.08), 4-7-2003)

See article XXV of these regulations.

(Ord. No. 4272, § 1(22-22.10), 4-7-2003)