Commercial use types include the sale, rental, service, and distribution of goods, and the provision of services other than those classified as industrial or civic uses.

1.   Administrative and Business Offices. Office of private firms or organizations which are primarily used for the provision of executive, management, or administrative services. Typical uses include administrative offices and services including real estate, insurance, property management, investment, personnel, travel, secretarial services, telephone answering, photocopy and reproduction, and business offices of public utilities, organizations, and associations, or other use classifications when the service rendered is that customarily associated with administrative office services.

2.   Agricultural Animal Husbandry (General). The raising of cattle, swine, poultry, horses, goats, or similar farm animals for reproductive stock or for slaughter.

3.   Agricultural Animal Husbandry (Limited). The raising of cattle, swine, poultry, horses, sheep, goats, or similar farm animals for reproductive stock or for slaughter. Such uses shall be conducted completely within enclosed structures.

4.   Agricultural Sales and Services. Establishments or places of business engaged in sale from the premises of feed, grain, fertilizers, pesticides, and similar goods or in the provision of agriculturally related services with incidental storage on lots other than where the service is rendered. Typical uses include nurseries; hay, feed, or grain stores and tree service firms.

5.   Automotive and Equipment Services. Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in automotive-related or equipment sales or services. The following are automotive and equipment use types:

   A.   Automotive Rentals. Rental of automobiles, noncommercial trucks, trailers, and recreational vehicles, including incidental parking and servicing of vehicles available for rent or lease. Typical uses include auto rental agencies, trailer rental agencies, and taxi parking and dispatching.

   B.   Automotive Repair Services. Repair of automobiles, noncommercial trucks, motorcycles, motor homes, recreational vehicles, or boats, including the sale, installation, and servicing of equipment and parts. Typical uses include new and used car dealerships, motorcycle dealerships, and boat, trailer and recreational vehicle dealerships.

   C.   Automotive Sales. Sale or rental of automobiles, noncommercial trucks, motorcycles, motor homes, recreational vehicles, or boats, including incidental storage, maintenance, and servicing. Typical uses include new or used car dealerships, motorcycle dealerships, and boat, trailer, and recreational vehicle dealerships.

   D.   Automotive Washing. Washing and cleaning of automobiles and related light equipment. Typical uses include auto laundries or car washes.

   E.   Commercial Off-Street Parking. Parking of motor vehicles on a temporary basis within a privately owned off-street parking facility other than accessory to a principal use. Typical uses include commercial parking lots or parking garages.

   F.   Equipment Repair Services. Repair of trucks, tractors, construction equipment, agricultural implements, and similar heavy equipment. Typical uses include truck repair garages, tractor and farm implement repair services, and machine shops, but excluding dismantling or salvage.

   G.   Equipment Sales. Sale or rental of trucks, tractors, construction equipment, agricultural implements, manufactured homes, and similar heavy equipment, including incidental storage, maintenance, and servicing. Typical uses include truck dealerships, construction equipment dealerships, and manufactured homes sales establishments.

   H.   Service Station. Provision of fuel, lubricants, parts, accessories, and incidental services to motor vehicles.

   I.   Vehicle Storage. Long-term storage of operational or non-operational vehicles. Typical uses include storage of private parking tow-aways or impound yards, but exclude dismantling or salvage.

6.   Building Maintenance Services. Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of maintenance and custodial services to firms rather than individuals. Typical uses include janitorial, landscape maintenance, or window cleaning services.

7.   Business or Trade School. A use providing education or training in business, commerce, language, or other similar activity or occupational pursuit, and not otherwise defined as a home occupation, college or university, or public or private educational facility.

8.   Business Support Services. Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in the sale, rental, or repair of equipment and supplies used by office, professional, and service establishments to the firms themselves rather than to individuals, but exclude automotive, construction, and farm equipment. Typical uses include office equipment and supply firms, small business machine repair shops, or hotel equipment and supply firms.

9.   Cocktail Lounge. A use engaged in the preparation and retail sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, including taverns, bars, and similar uses.

10.   Commercial Recreation. Establishments or places primarily engaged in the provision of sports, entertainment, or recreation for participants or spectators. The following are commercial recreation use types.

   A.   Indoor Entertainment. Predominately spectator uses conducted within an enclosed building. Typical uses include motion picture theaters, meeting halls, and dance halls.

   B.   Indoor Sports and Recreation. Uses conducted within an enclosed building. Typical uses include bowling alleys, billiard parlors, ice and roller skating rinks, and penny arcades.

   C.   Outdoor Entertainment. Predominately spectator uses conducted in open facilities. Typical uses include sports arenas, racing facilities, and amusement parks.

   D.   Outdoor Sports and Recreation. Uses conducted in open or partially enclosed or screened facilities. Typical uses include driving ranges, miniature golf courses, golf courses, swimming pools, tennis courts, and racquetball courts.

11.   Communication Services: Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of broadcasting and other information relay services accomplished through the use of electronic and telephonic mechanisms but excludes those classified as Major Utility Facilities. Typical uses include television studios, telecommunication service centers or telegraph service offices.

12.   Construction Sales and Services. Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in construction activities and incidental storage on lots other than construction sites, as well as the retail or wholesale (from the premises) of materials used in the construction of buildings or other structures other than retail sales of paint, fixtures, and hardware, but excludes those classified as one of the Automotive and Equipment Service use types. Typical uses include building materials stores, tool and equipment rental or sales, or building contractors.

13.   Consumer Repair Services. Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of repair services to individuals and households rather than firms, but excluding Automotive and Equipment use types. Typical uses include appliance repair shops, watch or jewelry repair, or musical instrument repair firms.

14.   Convenience Storage. Storage services primarily for personal effects and household goods within enclosed storage areas having individual access, but excluding use as workshops, hobby shops, manufacturing, or commercial activity. Typical uses include mini warehousing.

15.   Convenience Store. An establishment engaged in the retail sale of food and household products, including gasoline. However, the repair, storage, or servicing of vehicles shall be prohibited.

16.   Crop Production. The growing of the usual farm crops for animal feed or for sale for the manufacturing of food products. Typical uses include corn, soybean, or wheat fields.

17.   Financial Services. Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of financial and banking services. Typical uses include banks, savings and loan institutions, loan and lending activities, and similar services.

18.   Food Sales. Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in the retail sale of food or household products for home consumption. Typical uses include groceries, delicatessens, meat markets, retail bakeries, and candy shops.

19.   Funeral Services. Establishments engaged in undertaking services such as preparing the human dead for burial and arranging and managing funerals. Typical uses include funeral homes or mortuaries.

20.   General Retail Sales. Sale or rental of commonly used goods and merchandise for personal or household use, but excludes those classified more specifically in this section inclusive. Typical uses include department stores, apparel stores, furniture stores, or establishments providing the following products or services: household cleaning and maintenance products, drugs, cards and stationary, notions, books, tobacco products, cosmetics and specialty items, flowers, fabrics and like items; cameras, photography services, household electronic equipment, records, sporting equipment, kitchen utensils, home furnishing and appliances, art supplies and framing, arts and antiques, paint and wallpaper, carpeting and floor covering, interior decorating services, office supplies, bicycles, and automotive parts and accessories (excluding service and installation).

21.   Kennels. Boarding and care services for dogs, cats, and similar small animals. Typical uses include boarding kennels, pet motels, or dog training centers.

22.   Laundry Services. Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of laundering, dry cleaning, or dyeing services other than those classified as Personal Services. Typical use types include bulk laundry and cleaning plants, diaper services, or linen supply services.

23.   Liquor Sales. Establishments or places of business engaged in retail sale for consumption off the premises of alcoholic beverages. Typical uses include liquor stores, bottle shops, or any licensed sales for off-site consumption.

24.   Medical Offices. A use providing consultation, diagnosis, or therapeutic, preventative, or corrective personal treatment services by doctors, dentists, medical and dental laboratories, and similar practitioners of medical and healing arts for humans, licensed for such practice by the State of Iowa.

25.   Personal Improvement Services. Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of informational, instructional personal improvement and similar services of a non- professional nature. Typical uses include photography studios, driving schools, health or physical fitness studios, reducing salons, dance studios, or handicraft and hobby instruction.

26.   Personal Services. Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of frequently or recurrently needed services of a personal nature. Typical uses include beauty and barber shops; seamstress, tailor, or shoe repair shops; and self-service laundry or apparel cleaning services.

27.   Pet Services. Retail sales and grooming of dogs, cats, birds, fish, and similar small animals customarily used as household pets. Typical uses include pet stores, dog bathing and clipping salons, or pet grooming shops.

28.   Professional Office. A use providing professional or consulting services in the fields of law, architecture, design, engineering, accounting, and similar professions.

29.   Research Services. Establishments primarily engaged in research of an industrial or scientific nature, but excludes product testing. Typical uses include electronics research laboratories, space research and development firms, or pharmaceutical research labs.

30.   Restaurant (Convenience). A use engaged in the preparation and retail sale of food and beverages, excluding alcoholic beverages, for on-premises consumption. Typical uses include soda fountains, ice cream parlors, sandwich shops, cafes, and coffee shops.

31.   Restaurant (General). A use engaged in the preparation and retail sale of food and beverages, including sale of alcoholic beverages when conducted as an accessory or secondary feature and producing less than 50 percent of the gross income. A general restaurant may include live entertainment. Typical uses include restaurants, coffee shops, dinner houses, and similar establishments with incidental alcoholic beverage service.

32.   Riding Academy. A use engaged in the provision of equestrian riding lessons or for the quartering of horses. Typical uses include saddle clubs, riding stables, or liveries.

33.   Small animal: means small animals or pets, including, but not limited to: dogs, cats, birds, and the like that typically weigh less than 100 pounds.

34.   Veterinary clinic: means an animal hospital or clinic that provides medical care for small animals or pets, including, but not limited to: dogs, cats, birds, and the like. This definition does not include the veterinary hospital use.

35.   Veterinary hospital: means a building or place used for diagnosing or surgically or medically treating large animals, whether or not animals are kept on the premises for the purpose of treatment.

36.   Veterinary Services. Veterinary services for animals. Typical uses include pet clinics, dog and cat hospitals, and veterinary hospitals.

37.   Visitor Habitation. Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of lodging services on a less-than-weekly basis with incidental food, drink, and other sales and services intended for the convenience of guests. The following are visitor habitation use types:

   A.   Bed & Breakfast Inn. A private, owner-occupied housing unit which provides up to four sleeping rooms for rent to the general public. The only meal to be provided to guests is breakfast, and it shall only be served to those taking lodging in the facility. Individual units which are designed to be rented shall contain no cooking facilities.

   B.   Campground. Campground facilities providing camping or parking areas and incidental services for travelers in recreational vehicles or tents. Typical uses include recreational vehicle parks.

   C.   Cottage, Commercial. A single dwelling unit rented to the general public for periods not exceeding one calendar month.

   D.   Cottage/Resort Enterprise. Any group of buildings containing guest rooms offered for rent primarily for temporary occupancy. Such buildings may include quarters for the boarding of employees.

   E.   Hotel/Motel. Lodging services involving the provision of room or board where four or more units are offered for occupancy to the general public. Typical uses include hotels, motels, or transient boarding houses.