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Mendota City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

48 - C-2 COMMUNITY SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT

17.48.010 - Purpose.

The C-2 community shopping center district is intended to serve as a planned unified shopping center for the community.

(Prior code § 13.11.001)

17.48.020 - Permitted uses.

Permitted uses in the C-2 community shopping center district are as follows:

A.

Those uses permitted in the C-1 district, Section 17.44.020;

B.

Appliance sales;

C.

Banks;

D.

Bicycle shops;

E.

Building and loan offices;

F.

Carnival — promotional;

G.

Department stores;

H.

Garden supplies;

I.

Hobby shops;

J.

Jewelry stores;

K.

Millinery;

L.

Notions;

M.

Offices:

1.

Administrative,

2.

General;

N.

Pet shops;

O.

Post offices;

P.

Radio and television sales and service;

Q.

Restaurants;

R.

Signs;

S.

Stationery stores;

T.

Super drug stores;

U.

Supermarkets;

V.

Toy stores.

(Prior code § 13.11.002)

17.48.030 - Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit.

In the C-2 community shopping center district, uses permitted subject to conditional use permit are as follows:

A.

Automobile accessory parts, retail only (new);

B.

Automobile service stations;

C.

Bars, provided that no bar may be located within five hundred (500) feet of a church, school or other bar;

D.

Convenience markets;

E.

Electrical distribution substations;

F.

Ice and food products dispensing machines;

G.

Neighborhood theater;

H.

Public parking lot or structure;

I.

Restaurant/bars;

J.

Self-service car wash;

K.

Subdivision signs;

L.

Water pump stations;

M.

Wireless telecommunications facilities.

(Ord. 93-10 § 4, 1993: prior code § 13.11.003)

(Ord. No. 17-06, § 1, 4-25-2017)

17.48.040 - Uses expressly prohibited.

In the C-2 community shopping center district, uses expressly prohibited are as follows:

A.

Residential uses;

B.

Any combination of residential or commercial uses;

C.

Advertising structures;

D.

Industrial uses;

E.

Trailer parks.

(Prior code § 13.11.004)

17.48.050 - Property development standards.

A.

Lot Area. The minimum lot area shall be one acre. C-2 zoning shall not be applied to an individual property or multiple abutting properties consisting of less than ten (10) acres in the aggregate.

B.

Lot Dimensions. No requirements.

C.

Population Density. None.

D.

Building Height. The maximum height of structures shall be not greater than two stories, not to exceed thirty-five (35) feet.

E.

Yards. The requirements of the C-1 district, Section 17.44.050(E) shall apply.

F.

Space Between Buildings. No requirements.

G.

Lot Coverage. The maximum coverage of the lot by structures shall not exceed thirty-three (33) percent of the total lot area including easements.

H.

Walls. None required except where the C-2 district abuts residential districts, in which case the provisions of the C-1 district, Section 17.44.050(H) shall apply.

I.

Off-Street Parking.

1.

There shall be three square feet of parking area for each one square foot of building floor area. However, there shall not be more than six parking spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor space.

2.

The required parking shall be provided on the lot with the building or uses being served, or on a contiguous lot in the P district.

3.

The special parking requirements and improvements and maintenance standards of Section 17.88.010 shall apply.

J.

Access. The provisions of the C-1 district, Section 17.44.050(J) shall apply.

K.

Outdoor Advertising. The provisions of the C-1 district, Section 17.44.050(K) shall apply, with the following exception:

1.

A freestanding sign shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet in area or thirty-five (35) feet in height.

L.

Loading Spaces. The provisions of Section 17.88.010 shall apply.

M.

For uses subject to a conditional use permit, the approving entity may provide for like uses to have a geographic separation of up to one thousand (1,000) feet.

(Ord. 93-10 § 5, 1993; prior code § 13.11.005)

(Ord. No. 11-05, § 1, 5-24-2011; Ord. No. 14-02, § 18, 2-11-2014)

17.48.060 - General provisions and exceptions.

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapters 17.08, 17.88 and 17.92.

(Prior code § 13.11.006)

17.48.070 - Site plan review.

Before any building or structure may be erected on any lot in the C-2 district, a site plan shall have been approved pursuant to the provisions of Section 17.08.090.

(Ord. 99-01 § 8, 1991; prior code § 13.11.007)

17.48.080 - Building compatibility.

All structures in a unified community shopping center shall be developed with a compatible architectural style. The approving entity shall determine compatibility upon review of the site plan.

(Prior code § 13.11.008)

(Ord. No. 14-02, § 8, 2-11-2014)