The regulations set forth in this chapter, or set forth elsewhere in this title when 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.

(Prior code § 29-8 (part))

A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:

A.

Single-family, two-family, and multiple-family dwellings; residential modular units; nonconventional residential construction; with a special use permit only;

B.

Accessory residential uses, when the owner or operator of a commercial use has a dwelling unit contiguous to, or a part of, a business establishment;

C.

Any nonresidential use allowed in the R-5 general residential district, to include any restrictions imposed upon such use in the district;

D.

Retail food stores, including grocery stores, meat markets, delicatessens, ice-cream or candy stores, and bakeries with baking and processing for retail trade on the premises only;

E.

Drugstores and medical prescription centers;

F.

Medical marijuana dispensary facility.

G.

Restaurants, cafes and lunchrooms, excluding drive-in facilities;

H.

Barbershops and beauty parlors;

I.

Self-service laundries and dry-cleaning outlets;

J.

Branch facilities of banks and savings and loan institutions;

K.

Custom dressmaking and tailoring shops;

L.

Hardware or household appliance sales and repair, shoe sales or repair shops, bicycle sales and repair shops;

M.

Art, book, photo supply, school supply and stationery stores. Artists of photographic studios;

N.

Florist, gift or card shops. Greenhouses associated with florist shops, with a special use permit only;

O.

Apparel and clothing accessories stores, and sporting goods stores;

P.

Business, institutional, governmental, professional or medical offices;

Q.

Automobile service and gasoline filling stations, with a special use permit only;

R.

Any other type of retail store not specifically permitted herein, when authorized by the board of aldermen after receipt of review and recommendations from the city planning and zoning commission, and only when such use is consistent with the intent and purpose of the C-1 local commercial district regulations;

S.

Accessory buildings and accessory uses customarily incidental to the above uses, subject to the restrictions established in Section 17.56.010;

T.

Outdoor advertising sign or structure displayed under the following conditions and in conformance with Section 17.56.010.

1.

Signs shall contain only the name of the business establishment, the principal business conducted on the premises or commodities, services or products sold or offered on the premises that the sign occupies.

2.

Signs shall be painted on a vertical surface of the building or attached flat against a wall of the building. An attached sign shall not project more than twelve (12) inches from the building, if mounted parallel to the wall, or four feet, if mounted perpendicular to the wall.

3.

Signs shall not project above the principal roof of a building, except that a sign may be attached flat against or painted on a parapet wall extending not more than three feet above such roofline.

4.

The aggregate gross area in square feet of all signs on a lot shall not exceed the number of lineal feet of frontage of such lot, and in no case shall it exceed a total of one hundred (100) square feet on any one street, nor need this area be less than forty (40) square feet.

5.

Gasoline filling stations may have one double-faced, freestanding sign not over twelve (12) inches in thickness nor sixty (60) square feet in area, on which shall be advertised only the trade name and price of the product offered for sale. The area of a double-faced sign shall be considered as the area of one face of the sign. All such signs shall not constitute a traffic hazard, as determined by the zoning administrator or the city engineer.

(Prior code § 29-8(1))

(Ord. No. 5235, §§ 12, 13, 6-21-11; Ord. No. 6141, § 6, 4-16-19; Ord. No. 6155, § 4, 6-4-19)

Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with the requirements for specific uses set forth in Chapter 17.60. Access requirements shall be the same as those for the C-2 general commercial district.

(Prior code § 29-8(2))

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 17.52, as they apply to uses in the C-1 local commercial district, shall be observed.

A.

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

1.

All buildings other than churches and similar places of worship: 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.

B.

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. On each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed, there shall be a side yard on each side of not less than eight feet. On lots upon which a nonresidential building is constructed, 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.

C.

Lot Size. The minimum lot size permitted shall be as follows:

1.

Detached single-family dwellings shall be on a lot having an area of not less than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet and a width at the front lot line of not less than seventy-five (75) feet.

2.

Two-family dwellings shall be on a lot having an area of not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet and a width at the front lot line of not less than seventy-five (75) feet.

3.

Multiple-family dwellings shall be on a lot having an area of not less than twelve thousand five hundred (12,500) square feet, plus two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet for each family over three, and a width at the front lot line of not less than seventy-five (75) feet.

4.

All other uses shall be on a lot having an area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet and a width at the front lot line of not less than fifty (50) feet.

D.

Percentage of Lot Coverage. All noncommercial buildings, including accessory buildings, shall not cover more than forty (40) percent of the area of the lot. There are no lot coverage requirements for commercial structures.

(Prior code § 29-8(3))

(Ord. No. 6155, § 4, 6-4-19)