Montrose Charter Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
GENERAL COMMERCIAL
DISTRICT C-2
§ 153.155 INTENT.
(A) The General Commercial District is intended to permit a wider range of business and entertainment activities than permitted in the Neighborhood Commercial District.
(B) The permitted uses would not only serve nearby residential areas, but also customers farther away for types of businesses and services that attract a larger clientele.
(C) These uses would generate larger volumes of vehicular traffic, would need more off-street parking and loading, and would require more planning to integrate a like district with adjacent residential areas.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 12.01)
§ 153.156 PERMITTED USES.
No structure, or part thereof, shall be erected, altered, or used and no land shall be used except for 1 or more of the following:
(A) (1) Retail food establishments including convenience stores, whose principal activity is within a wholly enclosed building which supply: groceries, fresh produce, meats, dairy products, baked goods, confections or similar commodities for consumption off the premises.
(2) Food stuffs may be prepared on the premises as an accessory use if sold at retail prices on premise;
(B) Retail businesses conducted entirely within an enclosed building such as: drug stores, liquor, dry goods, clothing, furniture, hardware, music, book stores, and gift shops;
(C) Personal service establishments such as but not limited to: small electronics repair shops, shoe repair, tailors, hair styling salons, photographers’ studios, film processing outlets, copy centers, interior decorators, postal centers, self-service laundry, and dry cleaners;
(D) Newspaper offices and publishing, and commercial printers;
(E) Churches;
(F) Restaurants and other establishments serving food and/or beverages excluding drive-throughs and drive-ins;
(G) Private clubs, lodge halls, theaters, cinemas, and similar assembly buildings when completely enclosed;
(H) Banks, savings and loans, and credit unions (not including drive-through facilities);
(I) Funeral homes;
(J) Indoor recreational establishments;
(K) Banks, savings and loans, credit unions and other facilities, with drive-through facilities;
(L) Medical clinics;
(M) Professional offices such as medical and dental, chiropractors, osteopaths, and similar or allied professions;
(N) Professional services such as insurance, real estate, legal, financial, and similar or allied professions;
(O) Hotels and motels;
(P) Twenty-four-hour banking centers/ready tellers which are separate from a financial institution;
(Q) Any use permitted as a permitted use in a C-1 Zoning District; and/or
(R) Accessory buildings, structures, and uses customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 12.02; Am. Ord. 148, passed 5-16-2006)
§ 153.157 SPECIAL LAND USES.
(A) Adult entertainment uses;
(B) Animal shelters;
(C) Automobile repair facility (garage, repair);
(D) Automobile service stations;
(E) Buildings and lumber supply, provided that the use is primarily for the storage and sale of retail goods, and excludes manufacturing, processing, planning or milling operations, provided that all outdoor storage areas are screened;
(F) Car wash; automatic or self-service;
(G) Child care centers;
(H) Commercial outdoor storage;
(I) Commercial solar energy systems;
(J) Convenience stores with gasoline service;
(K) Kennels, dog; commercial and/or private;
(L) New and or used automobile sales and showroom;
(M) Nurseries, and garden centers, provided that all outdoor storage areas are screened;
(N) Open front restaurant windows, when accessory to a principal permitted restaurant and designed for walk-up patrons only;
(O) Outdoor recreational establishments;
(P) Open-air business uses; businesses not conducted within a wholly enclosed building;
(Q) Public, institutional, or semi-public facilities;
(R) Restaurants and other establishments serving food and/or beverages, on premises with drive-through and/or drive-in facilities;
(S) Self-storage units;
(T) Veterinary clinics or veterinary hospitals with or without kennel facilities;
(U) Any special land use permitted as a special land use in a C-1 Zoning District; and
(V) Accessory buildings, structures and uses customarily incidental to any of the above special land uses.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 12.03; Am. Ord. 126, passed 12-20-1999; Am. Ord. 148, passed 5-16-2006; Am. Ord. 13-200, passed 3-19-2013; Am. Ord. 18-231, passed 12-18-2018)
§ 153.158 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 12.04)