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Petersburg City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 19

32 - C-1, COMMERCIAL-1 DISTRICT

Sections:


19.32.010 - Purpose of district.

The purpose of this district is to provide a consolidated, cohesive and strong central business district with easy access to facilitate a viable economic center.

(Ord. 557 § 3 (part), 1985)

19.32.020 - Principal uses permitted.

The following are principal permitted uses:

A.

Retail businesses;

B.

Business and professional offices;

C.

Barbershops and beauty shops, laundries and other consumer services;

D.

Restaurants, cafes, bars;

E.

Theaters and assembly halls;

F.

Clubs, lodges and fraternal organizations;

G.

Hotels and motels;

H.

Governmental and civic buildings;

I.

Multiple-family dwellings, boardinghouses and rooming houses;

J.

Recreational vehicle parks;

K.

Newspaper and printing establishments;

L.

All uses permitted in S-F and M-F zones;

M.

Commercial radio and television transmitter or towers;

N.

Required essential services;

O.

Service stations.

(Ord. 600 § 3 (part), 1987; Ord. 557 § 3 (part), 1985)

19.32.030 - Accessory uses permitted.

Uses and structures which are clearly incidental and subordinate to principal uses permitted and which will not create a nuisance or hazard and which are located on the same lot, are permitted in these districts as accessory uses.

(Ord. 557 § 3 (part), 1985)

19.32.040 - Objectionable operation prohibited.

No uses shall involve any kind of manufacture, compounding, processing or treatment of products, even though properly and safely operated with ordinary care, according to good and reasonable practice, which causes noxious or offensive odors, gas, fumes, smoke, dust or vibration or noise which substantially interferes with other use of the property permitted in the district.

(Ord. 557 § 3 (part), 1985)

19.32.050 - Screening of storage required.

All open storage visible from a street shall be screened from view by a sight obscuring fence or hedge of good appearance.

(Ord. 557 § 3 (part), 1985)

19.32.060 - Lot, yard and height.

When a lot in this district abuts a different zone of greater restrictions, then the setback requirements of the more restrictive zone shall apply. If the lot is not adjacent to a more restrictive zone, there are no lot and yard regulations except as necessary to provide required off-street parking and requirements specified in Chapter 19.60 of this title (Yards and Lots). Buildings in C-1 districts shall be limited to three stories, not to exceed thirty-five feet.

(Ord. 557 § 3 (part), 1985)

19.32.070 - Lot coverage.

There are no maximum lot coverage restrictions.

(Ord. 557 § 3 (part), 1985)

19.32.080 - Off-street parking and loading—Other requirements.

A.

Off-street parking and loading requirements shall be specified in Chapter 19.64 of this title.

B.

Other development requirements shall be as stated in Chapter 19.60 of this title (Yards and Lots).

(Ord. 557 § 3 (part), 1985)