Mineral City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
General Commercial District GC
§ 425-29 Statement of intent.
This district shall include that portion of the community intended for the conduct of general business to which the public requires direct and frequent access. Water and sewer shall be provided.
§ 425-30 Use regulations.
[Amended 6-13-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-01]
In a General Commercial District no buildings or land shall be used and no building shall be erected which is arranged, intended or designed to be used for other than one or more of the following uses:
A.
All uses permitted in the Light Commercial District except dwellings and apartment houses. Note: A residence for a watchman or a caretaker for a business on premises may be permitted.
B.
Gasoline filling stations for servicing automobiles and public garages, storage warehouses and yards, automobile sales, service and rental, and wholesale and jobbing establishments.
C.
Public billiard parlors and pool rooms, bowling alleys, dance halls and similar forms of public amusement only when recommended by the Planning Commission and approved by the Council of the Town of Mineral.
E.
Public utilities. Utility substations, pump houses, distribution lines, and poles and other facilities for the provision and maintenance of public utilities, meters, pipes, fire and rescue, including railroads and their facilities, and water and sewerage works.
§ 425-31 Frontage and yard regulations.
§ 425-32 Off-street parking.
See § 425-53.
§ 425-33 Height regulations.
No building (or structure) shall be erected to a height in excess of 60 feet above grade without recommendation of the Planning Commission and approval of the Town Council after the required public hearing(s).
§ 425-34 Signs.
Refer to Article X.
§ 425-35 Prohibited uses.
Automobile graveyards and junkyards and sand and gravel yards are prohibited. Note: Automobile graveyards and junkyards in existence at the time of the adoption of this chapter may continue as nonconforming uses, provided that they shall have a period of not exceeding two years after said adoption in which to completely screen on any side viewed from a public road the operation or use by a solid six-foot-high masonry wall or other type of solid fencing or hedge approved by the Zoning Administrator.