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Lowell City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 10

- C-1 - NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT

Section 10.01.- Description and purpose.

This district is intended to permit local retail business and service uses which are desirable to serve the residential areas of the city. These areas are intended to serve the residents within the city's neighborhoods. Generally, neighborhood commercial uses should not exceed five thousand (5,000) to ten thousand (10,000) square feet of building area.

(Ord. No. 95-06, § 1, 12-27-95)

Section 10.02. - Uses permitted by right.

Land and/or buildings in the C-1 District may be used for the following purposes as uses permitted by right, subject to the approval of a site plan, in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 18:

A.

Office buildings for any of the following occupations:

1.

Executive, administrative, professional, accounting, drafting, and other similar professional activities, as determined by the zoning enforcement officer.

2.

Medical and dental offices and clinics.

B.

Banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations, and other similar uses as determined by the zoning enforcement officer, including those with drive-through facilities.

C.

Personal service establishments conducting services on the premises, including barber and dry-cleaning service outlets, beauty shops, fitness centers, travel agencies, and other similar uses, as determined by the zoning enforcement officer.

D.

Retail stores.

E.

Drug stores and pharmacies.

F.

Private clubs, fraternal organizations, and lodge halls.

G.

Commercial child care centers.

H.

Utility and public service buildings, without storage yards, but not including essential public services such as poles, wires and underground utility systems.

I.

Accessory buildings, structures, and uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses permitted by right, or special land uses.

J.

Outdoor merchandise display.

K.

Single-family dwellings.

L.

Two-family dwellings.

(Ord. No. 95-06, § 1, 12-27-95; Ord. No. 00-2, §§ 1, 2, 4-24-00; Ord. No. 19-08. § 2, 11-18-19)

Section 10.03. - Special land uses.

Land and/or buildings in the C-1 District may be used for the following purposes following review by the planning commission as a special land use as regulated by Chapter 17:

A.

Commercial greenhouses and nurseries.

B.

Funeral homes and mortuary establishments.

C.

Veterinary hospitals, animal clinics, and kennels.

(Ord. No. 95-06, § 1, 12-27-95; Ord. No. 19-08. § 3, 11-18-19)

Section 10.04. - Site development requirements.

No building or structure, nor the enlargement of any building or structure, shall be hereafter erected unless the following requirements are met and maintained in connection with such building, structure, or enlargement.

A.

The outdoor storage or display of goods or materials shall be prohibited in the required front yard. Goods or materials stored in the side or rear yard shall be screened from the view from the street or from abutting properties.

B.

Landscaping shall be provided as required in Section 4.26.

C.

Entrance driveways shall be located as far as possible from any street intersection and from any other driveways.

Minimum front yard 25 feet
Minimum side yard Side abutting Residential Districts or Uses - 25 feet Side abutting other Districts - 0 or 10 feet
Street side of a corner lot - 35 feet
Minimum rear yard 35 feet
Maximum building height 35 feet or 2 ½ stories
Maximum Lot Coverage 60%
Minimum Lot Area 8,200 square feet for single-family and two-family dwellings 15,000 square feet for all other uses
Minimum Lot Width 66 feet for single-family and two-family dwellings 80 feet for all other uses

 

(Ord. No. 95-06, § 1, 12-27-95; Ord. No. 98-7, § 1, 6-15-98; Ord. No. 99-5, § 1, 8-16-99; Ord. No. 17-03, § 6, 9-18-17; Ord. No. 19-08, § 4, 11-18-19; Ord. No. 20-01, § 1, 3-2-20)