(a)

Permitted uses. The following uses shall be permitted in the C-2 District:

(1)

Retail stores and shops;

(2)

Personal and business service establishments, including financial institutions;

(3)

Offices;

(4)

Newspaper, printing, and lithography plants not exceeding five thousand (5,000) square feet in net usable area;

(5)

Retail restaurants, fast food restaurants, restaurants and bars;

(6)

Household appliance and furniture sales and service in conjunction with sales;

(7)

Veterinary hospitals and clinics;

(8)

In the Coastal Zone, visitor-serving commercial uses, as defined in Section 9-4.4302(av) of Article 43 of this chapter;

(9)

Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units, subject to the standards of Article 4.5; and

(10)

Emergency shelters for twenty (20) or less persons or beds, subject to the standards of Article 53.

(b)

Conditional uses. Conditional uses allowed in the C-2 District, subject to obtaining a use permit, shall be as follows:

(1)

Social halls, clubs, theaters, and nightclubs;

(2)

Pet care and sales establishments, including boarding and grooming;

(3)

Vehicle and boat sales and service in conjunction with sales;

(4)

Plumbing, heating, electrical, and appliance repair, service, and supply shops;

(5)

Specialty auto service, such as oil changing facilities, not in conjunction with service stations;

(6)

Car washes;

(7)

Health/fitness clubs;

(8)

All uses allowed as either a permitted or conditional use in the C-1 District and which are not listed as permitted uses in the C-2 District;

(9)

Firearms sales, subject to the provisions of Section 9-4.2316;

(10)

Marijuana testing operation, subject to the provisions of Article 48 of this chapter, including without limitation any restriction on the establishment of such use in certain locations; and

(11)

Emergency shelters for more than twenty (20) persons or beds but not more than thirty (30), subject to the standards of Article 53.

(§ II, Ord. 350-C.S., eff. November 10, 1982, as amended by § 4, Ord. 538-C.S., eff. December 27, 1989, § IV (A), Ord. 610-C.S., eff. March 16, 1994, § VIII, Ord. 641-C.S., eff. May 8, 1996 and § 2, Ord. 723-C.S., eff. February 24, 2005; § 9, Ord. 819-C.S., eff. November 7, 2017; § 2, Ord. 844-C.S., eff. June 12, 2019; § 4, Ord. 846-C.S., eff. September 11, 2019; § 7, Ord. 854-C.S., eff. February 26, 2020; § 4H, Ord. No. 894-C.S., eff. January 10, 2024)

Development regulations in the C-2 District shall be as follows:

(a)

Minimum building site: 5,000 square feet;

(b)

Minimum lot dimensions: fifty (50′) foot width;

(c)

Required minimum setback: none, unless established by the site development permit;

(d)

Minimum landscaped area: ten (10%) percent;

(e)

Maximum allowable height: thirty-five (35′) feet;

(f)

Parking: as set forth in Article 28 of this chapter;

(g)

Permits for site development: as set forth in Article 32 of this chapter;

(h)

All uses shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed structure, except as otherwise provided in Article 23 of this chapter;

(i)

A use permit may be required pursuant to the provisions of subsection (i) of Section 9-4.1002 of Article 10 of this chapter;

(j)

In the Coastal Zone, when a new use or a change of use is proposed, a use permit determination shall be required for all permitted uses other than visitor-serving commercial uses. The process for a use permit determination shall be as set forth in Sections 9-4.1002(i) and (j); and

(k)

A cannabis activity permit shall be required prior to establishment of a cannabis testing operation, as provided in Article 48 of this chapter.

(l)

A use permit for one or more residential dwelling units shall be required prior to establishment of accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units, as provided in Article 4.5 of this chapter.

(§ II, Ord. 350-C.S., eff. November 10, 1982, as amended by § IV (B), Ord. 610-C.S., eff. March 16, 1994; § 9, Ord. 819-C.S., eff. November 7, 2017; § 2, Ord. 844-C.S., eff. June 12, 2019; § 7, Ord. 854-C.S., eff. February 26, 2020)