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-2 general commercial district. The purpose of the C-2 general commercial district is to provide areas for general commerce and services typically associated with major thoroughfares.

(Prior code § 29-9 (part))

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

1.

Detached single-family, two-family, and multiple-family dwellings; residential modular units; nonconventional residential construction;

2.

Condominiums, subject to compliance with Chapter 16.16;

3.

Any nonresidential use allowed in the Residential districts, without restrictions imposed upon such use in the districts, with the following exception: Child- or day-care center, or nursery school, with a special use permit only;

4.

Any commercial use allowed in the C-1 local commercial district, without restrictions imposed upon such use in the district;

5.

The following uses when located not less than fifty (50) feet from any residential district:

a.

Drive-in restaurant or drive-in theatre,

b.

Bowling alley, billiard parlor, dance hall or skating rink,

c.

Establishment for the sale of beer or alcoholic beverages;

d.

Micro-distilleries, microbreweries, and wineries offering their product for consumption on premises provided that the facility does not produce more than three thousand (3,000) barrels of product on premises in any twelve-month period and provided further that for a facility producing less than:

i.

One thousand (1,000) barrels per year that at least twenty (20) percent be consumed on premises,

ii.

Two thousand (2,000) barrels per year that at least fifteen (15) percent be consumed on premises,

iii.

Three thousand (3,000) barrels per year that at least ten (10) percent be consumed on premises;

6.

Banks and other financial institutions, including drive-in facilities;

7.

Business or commercial school, and dancing or music academy;

8.

Furniture and home furnishings store;

9.

Department or variety store and jewelry or watch repair store;

10.

Dressmaking, tailoring, shoe repairing, repair of household appliances and dry cleaning and pressing;

11.

Hotel or motel up to four stories without approval from the board of aldermen in a C-2 general commercial district or an I-1 light industrial district only;

12.

Theatre or cinema;

13.

Newspaper office or printing shop;

14.

Frozen food locker or milk distributing station;

15.

Veterinarian or animal hospital;

16.

Funeral homes or mortuaries;

17.

Farm machinery and equipment sales and repair, feed and seed stores;

18.

Radio or television broadcasting station or studio;

19.

Display room for merchandise to be sold at wholesale where merchandise is stored elsewhere;

20.

Bus terminal or taxi station;

21.

Automobile service and filling stations, provided that storage tanks are underground;

22.

Automobile parking lots and automobile or trailer display and sales office, including used car sales or storage lot;

23.

Commercial garage, automobile repair or body shop, or automobile carwash;

24.

Bicycle and motorcycle repair, sales and rental;

25.

Building material or lumberyards, wholly within enclosed structures and with no millwork done out-of-doors;

26.

Wholesale or distributing establishment, or warehouse or wholesale market, when authorized by the board of aldermen after receipt of review and recommendations from the city planning and zoning commission;

27.

Tattoo, body piercing, or branding establishments as defined in Title 20 of the Code of State Regulations with a special use permit only;

28.

Self-service storage facilities with a special use permit only, but not including shipping container storage units;

29.

Tourist or trailer camp;

30.

When not employing more than ten persons on the premises in a single shift, not including persons whose principal duties are off the premises:

a.

Dyeing and cleaning establishment or laundry,

b.

Painting, plumbing or tinsmithing shop,

c.

Tire sales and service, including vulcanizing,

d.

Upholstering shop, not involving furniture manufacturing;

31.

Any other similar type of retail, general service or repair establishment 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-2 general commercial district regulations;

32.

Accessory buildings and accessory uses customarily incidental to the above uses, when located on the same lot subject to the restrictions established in Section 17.56.010;

33.

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

a.

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

b.

Attached signs in excess of thirty-two (32) square feet in area 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, and 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.

c.

Detached, freestanding ground signs or structures containing not more than one hundred (100) square feet in sign face area [if double-faced, the area of the sign shall be the area of one face of the sign]; provided that any such sign shall not be located within fifty (50) feet of any residential district. Any detached sign, with the base of the sign face less than ten feet above any adjacent street grade, shall be located at least ten feet from the pavement edge or curb line of the adjacent street or streets.

d.

Gasoline filling and service stations may have one double-faced, freestanding sign not over twelve (12) inches in thickness and 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.

(Ord. 3638 § 3, 1998; prior code § 29-9(1))

(Ord. No. 5014, § 2, 3-3-09; Ord. No. 5235, § 14, 6-21-11; Ord. No. 5513, § 1, 4-15-14; Ord. No. 5720, §§ 1—3, 12-1-15; Ord. No. 6030, § 6, 5-15-18; Ord. No. 6141, § 7, 4-16-19; Ord. No. 6446, § 1, 11-2-21)

A.

Where access to a commercial or multiple-family use or structure will require a driveway and off-street parking, only one point of ingress or egress located at least thirty (30) feet from any intersecting street corner shall be permitted. Additional points of access may be granted by the city planning and zoning commission. All driveways for ingress and egress shall have a minimum of twelve (12) feet and a maximum of twenty-four (24) feet in width for each traffic lane, exclusive of curb returns. Two or more property owners having a legal agreement which has been approved by the city attorney describing their joint right to property access may jointly share a driveway or access road.

B.

Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with the requirements for specific uses set forth in Chapter 17.60. All off-street parking spaces shall be set back a minimum of ten (10) feet from the street right-of-way. Setbacks of less than ten (10) feet may be allowed if approved by the city planning and zoning commission.

(Prior code § 29-9(2))

(Ord. No. 5235, § 15, 6-21-11; Ord. No. 5720, § 4, 12-1-15)

In addition to the specific requirements for the C-2 general 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-2 general commercial district, shall be observed.

A.

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

1.

All buildings, including churches and similar places of worship: thirty-five (35) feet and not over two and one-half stories except for hotels and motels which may be up to four stories.

2.

Towers and steeples of churches and similar places of worship: seventy-five (75) feet.

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 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 where such lot abuts a residential district. On each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed, there shall be a side yard on each side of not less than eight feet.

3.

Rear Yard. Each lot 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.

All single-family, two-family and multiple-family dwellings shall comply with the minimum lot size and front lot line width requirements of the R-3 general residential district.

2.

All other buildings 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 residential 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 nonresidential buildings and structures.

(Prior code § 29-9(3))

(Ord. No. 5720, § 5, 12-1-15)