It is the intent of the Office and Service Commercial District (C-3) to accommodate offices, certain low intensity commercial uses, and residential uses in a mutually compatible environment. The uses permitted are generally characterized by a low volume of traffic and limited outdoor advertising to protect the abutting and surrounding residential areas. This district is designed to serve as a buffer between arterial streets, industrial districts, or commercial districts and residential areas.

   1.   Permitted Principal Uses and Structures.

      A.   Antique, craft, gift and hobby shops.

      B.   Art and photography galleries and studios.

      C.   Barber and beauty shops.

      D.   Business and professional offices and personal services offices.

      E.   Churches and temples.

      F.   Any use permitted in R-1, R-2, R-3, or P-1 Districts.

      G.   Those uses that, in the opinion of the Board of Adjustment, are of the same general character as those listed above as permitted uses, and which will not be detrimental to the district in which they are located.

   2.   Permitted Accessory Uses. Uses and structures accessory to a principal permitted use of a special exception use are permitted subject to the provisions of Section 165.25.

   3.   Special Exceptions. The following special exceptions are permitted in the C-3 District, subject to the provisions of Section 165.31(4):

      A.   Public utilities.

      B.   Child day care facilities.

      C.   Family group care homes.

      D.   Veterinary clinics, animal hospitals, and kennels.

      E.   Nursing homes.

      F.   Similar and compatible uses to those allowed as permitted principal uses in this district.

   4.   Bulk Requirements.

 

 

      A.   Parking.

         (1)   Dwelling – two spaces for each dwelling unit.

         (2)   Church or temple – one space for every six seats of average seating in the main auditorium.

         (3)   Mortuary or funeral home – one space for every six seats of average seating in the main chapel.

         (4)   Retail establishments such as antique shops; art, craft, and hobby shops; book and stationery shops; gift shops; and radio and television sales and service shops – one space for every 200 square feet of floor area.

         (5)   Barber and beauty shops – one space for every 200 square feet of floor area.

         (6)   Business and professional offices such as those for lawyers, engineers and architects, charitable organizations, accounting and bookkeeping, newspapers, insurance and real estate, and offices in which goods, wares, or merchandise are not displayed or sold on the premises – one space for every 200 square feet of floor area.

         (7)   Services such as tailors and dressmakers, business and management consulting, credit reporting and collection, and employment – one space for every 200 square feet of floor area.

         (8)   Facilities such as art galleries; photographer, art, sculptor, and composer studios; and music, art, and dance academies – one space for every 200 square feet of floor area.

         (9)   Health related offices and services such as licensed massage therapy offices and clinics; research testing services; chiropodist, chiropractor, and osteopath offices and clinics; dentist offices and clinics; medical, dental, and similar testing laboratories; and optician offices – one space for every 200 square feet of floor area.

         (10)   Physicians’ offices and clinics – one space for every 100 square feet of floor area.

      B.   Loading. One space for every 10,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof.