This district is intended to establish and preserve general commercial areas consisting of establishments, which require larger than usual lot areas and where customers reach the business establishment primarily by automobile.

(Prior Code, § 13-1-48(a); Code 1998, § 17.44.010; Ord. No. 346, § 1(part), 1997; Ord. No. 387, § 1(part), 2003)

In order to maintain the integrity, aesthetics and growth appeal of the highway entrances to the city, a preliminary concept plan shall be submitted to the planning commission for approval prior to application of any building permits being issued for properties located in the C-2 highway commercial districts.

(Code 1998, § 17.44.015; Ord. No. 387, § 1(part), 2003)

A.

Any use permitted in the C-1 central commercial district;

B.

Residential uses and structures existing as of January 1, 2017 shall be considered to be legally conforming and such uses and structures may be expanded, replaced, rebuilt or altered without changing the legally conforming nature of the uses and structures;

C.

Automobile fuel filling stations;

D.

Sexually oriented adult entertainment establishments as licensed per chapter 5.36 of this Code; said code specifically does not allow such establishments to be located within 200 feet of any residentially zoned district, church, school, day care center, public park or other licensed adult oriented establishments;

E.

Drive-in restaurants;

F.

Veterinary hospitals;

G.

Gardens, orchards and nurseries where an office or store is maintained on the premises;

H.

Accessory uses or structures customarily incidental to the principal permitted use or structure;

I.

Authorized signs;

J.

Telephone, telegraph, cable television and power transmission towers, poles and lines, including transformers, substations, relay and repeater stations, equipment housing and other necessary appurtenant equipment and structures. Wherever possible, cables shall be run underground;

K.

Wholesale and building material supply establishments.

(Prior Code, § 13-1-48(b); Code 1998, § 17.44.020; Ord. No. 346, § 1(part), 1997; Ord. No. 387, § 1(part), 2003; Ord. No. 395(part), 2003; Ord. No. 435, 2-17-2009; Ord. No. 479, 12-19-2017)

The following conditional uses shall be allowed:

A.

Amusement parks, including baseball batting ranges, commercial skating rink, go-cart tracks, golf driving ranges and similar establishments;

B.

Marinas;

C.

Any conditional use permitted in R-1 single-family residential, R-2 duplex residential or R-3 multifamily residential districts, or C-1 central commercial districts;

D.

Breweries, producing up to 15,000 barrels per annum, issued a brewer permit by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue pursuant to Wis. Stats. § 125.29;

E.

Automobile, boats, mobile homes and construction equipment dealers, sales and engine service or repair shops;

F.

Agriculture-related business such as feed mills, farms coops, farm implement dealers and other uses of similar nature;

G.

Drive-in theaters;

H.

Shopping centers and malls;

I.

Reserved.

J.

Storage facilities.

(Prior Code, § 13-1-48(c); Code 1998, § 17.44.030; Ord. No. 346, § 1(part), 1997; Ord. No. 373, § 1(part), 2001; Ord. No. 387, § 1(part), 2003; Ord. No. 395(part), 2003; Ord. No. 404(part), 2004; Ord. No. 450, § 1, 2-1-2011; Ord. No. 169, § 1, 1-19-2016; Ord. No. 479, 12-19-2017)

The following dimensional requirements shall apply:

A.

Maximum building height: 35 feet.

B.

Minimum lot width: 100 feet.

C.

Front and rear yard setback: 25 feet.

D.

Side yard setback: ten feet.

E.

Plot plans, which include drainage, landscaping, layout of loading areas, layout and number of parking areas, location and design of signs, location and screening of garbage dumpsters, utilities, etc., means of erosion control and building plans and elevations with information listing type of materials and colors on exterior surfaces, shall be submitted to the planning commission for approval.

(Prior Code, § 13-1-48(d); Code 1998, § 17.44.040; Ord. No. 346, § 1(part), 1997; Ord. No. 387, § 1(part), 2003)