Ottumwa City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XIII

C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

Sec. 38-386.- Purpose.

The C-1 neighborhood commercial district is intended for neighborhood shopping facilities and mixed-use development serving the needs of residents of a surrounding residential area. Allowed commercial and office uses are generally compatible with nearby residential areas in scale and intensity. Site development regulations are intended to ensure compatibility in size, scale, and site characteristics with these residential environments. C-1 districts are generally most appropriate at intersections of collector and/or arterial streets, at the edge of residential areas, in planned commercial areas in newly developing residential districts, or at other locations where local commercial services are desired.

Table 38-386. Site Development Regulations for C-1 Zoning District

Regulator	One-Family Detached	One-Family Attached	Duplex (Two-Family)	Townhouse	Multifamily	Housing Opportunity Medium- Density Infill ¹	Other Permitted Non-Residential Uses or Mixed-Uses
Site area per housing unit				3,500	1,000		1,000
Minimum lot area unit (square feet)	5,000	3,000 per unit	7,000	2,000	10,000	None	None
Minimum lot width unit (feet)	50	30 per unit	70	20	70	None	None
Minimum yards
Front yard	20	20	20	20	25	None	20
Side yard	4	5	5	10 ³	5	None	0 ⁴
Street side yard, corner lot ²	15	15	15	15	15	None	20
Rear yard	25	25	25	25	30	None	0 ⁵
Maximum height (feet) ⁴	35	35	35	35 or 3 stories	75	None	35
Maximum amount of total parking located in street yard	0	0	0	0	50%		100%

¹ All housing opportunity medium-density infill shall comply with subsection 38-870(e).

² In the case of a reverse corner lot, there shall be maintained a setback from the side street of not less than 75 percent of the front yard required on the lots in the rear of such corner lot, but such setback need not exceed 25 feet.

³ There shall be a minimum of 15 feet separation between adjacent townhouse row dwellings.

⁴ Churches, schools, and hospitals are permitted a maximum height of 60 feet for the main structure, and 75 feet for towers or steeples.

⁵ No side or rear yard except where apartments are above a store or shop, a rear yard of 20 feet shall be provided and where adjacent to an AG or R district, a side yard of ten feet and a rear yard of 20 feet shall be provided.

(Code 1970, § 38-44; Ord. No. 3088, § 2(exh. A), 12-1-2015; Ord. No. 3192, § 10, 4-19-2022)

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Sec. 38-387. - Supplemental development regulations for office and commercial uses in the C-1 district.

In order to maintain a residential character in neighborhood commercial areas in the city, the following design standards shall apply to any office or commercial use developed within the C-1 district:

(1)

No single building shall have a building coverage area that exceeds 15,000 square feet without approval of a conditional use permit.

(2)

No street-facing facade may have a continuous length of 100 feet or over without an offset in the building elevation equal to a dimension of at least five feet.

(3)

Window area on each street-facing facade shall be equal to at least 20 percent of the area of that facade.

(4)

No building facade facing a street shall have the appearance of a rear facade. Architectural details, including materials, textures, patterns, colors, and design features used on the front facade shall be incorporated into all facades facing public streets and easily visible to the public.

(5)

All buildings and developments shall include a direct, clear, and safe pedestrian connection from adjacent public sidewalks to the entrances of buildings within the development.

(6)

The display of merchandise and product shall be within the building, unless approved by a conditional use permit. Some incidental outside display of merchandise or product may be allowed by the zoning administrator.

(Code 1970, § 38-45; Ord. No. 3088, § 2(exh. A), 12-1-2015)

Ottumwa City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XIII

C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

Sec. 38-386.- Purpose.

Table 38-386. Site Development Regulations for C-1 Zoning District

Regulator	One-Family Detached	One-Family Attached	Duplex (Two-Family)	Townhouse	Multifamily	Housing Opportunity Medium- Density Infill ¹	Other Permitted Non-Residential Uses or Mixed-Uses
Site area per housing unit				3,500	1,000		1,000
Minimum lot area unit (square feet)	5,000	3,000 per unit	7,000	2,000	10,000	None	None
Minimum lot width unit (feet)	50	30 per unit	70	20	70	None	None
Minimum yards
Front yard	20	20	20	20	25	None	20
Side yard	4	5	5	10 ³	5	None	0 ⁴
Street side yard, corner lot ²	15	15	15	15	15	None	20
Rear yard	25	25	25	25	30	None	0 ⁵
Maximum height (feet) ⁴	35	35	35	35 or 3 stories	75	None	35
Maximum amount of total parking located in street yard	0	0	0	0	50%		100%

¹ All housing opportunity medium-density infill shall comply with subsection 38-870(e).

³ There shall be a minimum of 15 feet separation between adjacent townhouse row dwellings.

⁴ Churches, schools, and hospitals are permitted a maximum height of 60 feet for the main structure, and 75 feet for towers or steeples.

(Code 1970, § 38-44; Ord. No. 3088, § 2(exh. A), 12-1-2015; Ord. No. 3192, § 10, 4-19-2022)

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Sec. 38-387. - Supplemental development regulations for office and commercial uses in the C-1 district.

(1)

No single building shall have a building coverage area that exceeds 15,000 square feet without approval of a conditional use permit.

(2)

No street-facing facade may have a continuous length of 100 feet or over without an offset in the building elevation equal to a dimension of at least five feet.

(3)

Window area on each street-facing facade shall be equal to at least 20 percent of the area of that facade.

(4)

(5)

All buildings and developments shall include a direct, clear, and safe pedestrian connection from adjacent public sidewalks to the entrances of buildings within the development.

(6)

(Code 1970, § 38-45; Ord. No. 3088, § 2(exh. A), 12-1-2015)

Ottumwa City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XIII

C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

Sec. 38-386.- Purpose.

Table 38-386. Site Development Regulations for C-1 Zoning District

Regulator	One-Family Detached	One-Family Attached	Duplex (Two-Family)	Townhouse	Multifamily	Housing Opportunity Medium- Density Infill ¹	Other Permitted Non-Residential Uses or Mixed-Uses
Site area per housing unit				3,500	1,000		1,000
Minimum lot area unit (square feet)	5,000	3,000 per unit	7,000	2,000	10,000	None	None
Minimum lot width unit (feet)	50	30 per unit	70	20	70	None	None
Minimum yards
Front yard	20	20	20	20	25	None	20
Side yard	4	5	5	10 ³	5	None	0 ⁴
Street side yard, corner lot ²	15	15	15	15	15	None	20
Rear yard	25	25	25	25	30	None	0 ⁵
Maximum height (feet) ⁴	35	35	35	35 or 3 stories	75	None	35
Maximum amount of total parking located in street yard	0	0	0	0	50%		100%

¹ All housing opportunity medium-density infill shall comply with subsection 38-870(e).

³ There shall be a minimum of 15 feet separation between adjacent townhouse row dwellings.

⁴ Churches, schools, and hospitals are permitted a maximum height of 60 feet for the main structure, and 75 feet for towers or steeples.

(Code 1970, § 38-44; Ord. No. 3088, § 2(exh. A), 12-1-2015; Ord. No. 3192, § 10, 4-19-2022)

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Sec. 38-387. - Supplemental development regulations for office and commercial uses in the C-1 district.

(1)

No single building shall have a building coverage area that exceeds 15,000 square feet without approval of a conditional use permit.

(2)

No street-facing facade may have a continuous length of 100 feet or over without an offset in the building elevation equal to a dimension of at least five feet.

(3)

Window area on each street-facing facade shall be equal to at least 20 percent of the area of that facade.

(4)

(5)

All buildings and developments shall include a direct, clear, and safe pedestrian connection from adjacent public sidewalks to the entrances of buildings within the development.

(6)

(Code 1970, § 38-45; Ord. No. 3088, § 2(exh. A), 12-1-2015)