Perryville City Zoning Code

The regulations set forth in this chapter, or set forth elsewhere in this title and referred to in this chapter, are the regulations of the C-1 local commercial district. The purpose of the C-1 local commercial district is to provide for retail trade and personal services to meet the regular needs and for the convenience of residents of adjacent residential areas. C-1 local commercial districts are intended to be a closely associated and integral element of local neighborhoods. For a general listing of uses, see land use table in Chapter 17.34.

(Ord. No. 6822, § 1 (Exh. 1), 12-2-25)

In addition to the specific requirements for the C-1 local commercial district, all height, area, and lot size regulations and exceptions set forth in Chapter 17.36, as they apply to uses in the C-1 local commercial district, shall be observed.

A.

Minimum District Area. The minimum area of a C-1 local commercial district shall be subject to plan review.

B.

Height. The maximum height of buildings permitted shall be as follows:

1.

Except as provided for herein, all buildings shall have a maximum height of thirty-five (35) feet and not over two and one-half stories.

2.

Churches and similar places of worship: seventy-five (75) feet for towers or steeples and not more than forty-five (45) feet for the principal building.

C.

Area. No building or structure shall be erected or enlarged, unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure, or enlargement:

1.

Front Yard. Each lot upon which a building is constructed shall have a front yard of not less than thirty (30) feet.

2.

Side Yard. There are no side yard requirements, except that a side yard of eight feet shall be provided if and where such lot abuts a residential district.

3.

Rear Yard. Every lot or parcel of land upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet.

D.

Lot Size. The minimum lot size permitted shall be as follows: five thousand (5,000) square feet.

E.

Lot Width. The minimum lot width at the front lot line (i.e. street frontage) shall be as follows: fifty (50) feet.

F.

Percentage of Lot Coverage. Buildings shall not cover more than forty (40) percent of the area of the lot.

(Ord. No. 6822, § 1 (Exh. 1), 12-2-25)