This district is established to provide suitable locations for retail, service, and office enterprises which serve a localized market area. Goods and services to be provided by establishments in this district are classified as "convenience," as distinguished from "comparison" goods and services, because they serve the day-to-day needs of a neighborhood or group of neighborhoods. Establishments in this district will generally be small in floor and site area. The district is intended to be applied in areas designated for such use in the master plan and only in areas in which public water and sanitary sewer service are available.

(Ord. of 7-22-2013, § 31.01; Ord. of 7-8-2014, § 31.01)

The following buildings and structures, and uses of parcels, lots, buildings and structures, are permitted in this district:

(1)

Clothing and apparel services, including laundry pickup, automatic laundry, dressmaking, millinery, tailor shop and shoe repair shop.

(2)

Food services including grocery, meat market, bakery, restaurant, delicatessen, and fruit market, and similar self-serve units but not including any business of a drive-in or drive-through type.

(3)

Personal services, including barber shops and beauty salons, medical and dental clinics, music studios, banks and saving and loan associations (without drive-through facilities) and other similar uses.

(4)

Personal service offices, such as accountant, attorney, and real estate offices, provided such use shall not exceed 4,000 square feet of floor area in any building.

(5)

Retail services, including drug store, hardware, and gift shop, and dry goods and notions store.

(6)

Essential services, as provided in section 36-65.

(7)

A sign, only in accordance with the regulations specified in article XXVI of this chapter.

(8)

An accessory use, building or structure.

(Ord. of 7-22-2013, § 31.02; Ord. of 7-8-2014, § 31.02; Ord. No. 17-53, § 8, 2-14-2017)

The following buildings and structures, and uses of parcels, lots, buildings and structures are permitted subject to obtaining a conditional use permit as provided in article XXVII of this chapter:

(1)

Animal hospital or clinic.

(2)

Restaurants serving alcoholic beverages, provided that the gross receipts thereof derived from the sale of food and other goods and services exceed 50 percent of the total gross receipts.

(3)

Business and professional offices, such as legal, engineering, accounting, financial and insurance.

(4)

Primary and secondary schools.

(5)

One dwelling unit within the principal building or structure for security purposes only.

(6)

Temporary outdoor sales, subject to the requirements of section 36-734.

(7)

Outdoor seating and/or service when associated with a restaurant subject to the requirements of section 36-735.

(8)

Mini-warehousing, subject to the requirements of section 36-720.

(9)

Commercial communications apparatus, if located on existing commercial communications or electrical towers, or other existing appropriate structure, and subject to the provisions of section 36-720, in addition to the requirements of article XXVII (conditional uses) of this chapter.

(10)

A church, synagogue, cathedral, mosque, temple or other building used for public worship.

(11)

A cemetery.

(12)

Marihuana establishments and facilities, subject to the standards of section 36-738, including:

a.

Retail marihuana and provisioning centers.

(Ord. of 7-22-2013, § 31.03; Ord. of 7-8-2014, § 31.03; Ord. No. 16-48, § 3, 4-12-2016; Ord. No. 19-66, § D, 11-12-2019)

The following regulations shall apply in all LC—Local Commercial Districts:

(1)

Lot area. No building or structure shall be established on any lot less than one acre in area, except where a lot is served with a central sanitary sewerage system, in which case there shall be provided a minimum lot area of 10,000 square feet except where included in a neighborhood planned shopping center of five or more stores.

(2)

Lot width. The minimum lot width for lots served with a central sanitary sewerage system shall be 80 feet. Where a lot is not so served, the minimum lot width shall be 150 feet.

(3)

Lot coverage. The maximum lot coverage shall not exceed 25 percent.

(4)

Floor area ratio. The maximum floor area shall not exceed 60 percent of the lot area.

(5)

Yard and setback requirements.

a.

Front yard. Not less than 35 feet.

b.

Side yards. Least width of either yard shall not be less than 20 feet, except in the case of a corner lot or parcel where the side yard on the road or street side shall not be less than 35 feet. Minimum interior side yards may not be required when two or more buildings are part of a local shopping center or other combined development of local retail and/or service facilities. Side yard requirements shall apply to the perimeter of such developments.

c.

Rear yard. Not less than 35 feet.

The yard requirements in this subsection (5) shall apply to every lot, building or structure.

(6)

Height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of 45 feet.

(7)

Transition strips.

a.

A transition strip shall be required whenever any lot in this district abuts a lot in any rural or residence district. Such a strip shall be provided along every lot line, except front lot lines, which abuts a lot in such district, shall not be included as part of the required yard, and shall be improved with a screen, wall, hedge or shrubbery which will reach a height of four feet one year after planting. The strip shall be maintained in good condition. The planning commission shall have the authority to change the nature of, or reduce the required width of, or to waive completely, the requirement of a transition strip because of a probable change in land use or zoning of adjacent properties. Such determinations and reasons therefore shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting at which the action is taken. Said transition strip shall comply with the requirements of section 36-706.

b.

A landscape strip shall be provided along and adjacent to the front property line and shall extend across the entire width of the lot. Driveways may cross the strip but shall not occupy the strip.

(8)

Required off-street parking. As required in article XXV of this chapter.

(9)

Required site plan review. As required in article XXVIII of this chapter.

(10)

Supplemental regulations. As required in article XXIV of this chapter.

(Ord. of 7-22-2013, § 31.04; Ord. of 7-8-2014, § 31.04)