The Neighborhood Commercial District (C1) is intended to provide space in the Municipality for low-intensity commercial uses that serve a limited residential area. These uses are primarily retail and service-related. Land best suited for this District includes those sections of the Municipality on the periphery of residential areas with good access to primary or secondary arterial roads.

   (a)   Permitted Uses.

      (1)   Arts and craft studio;

      (2)   Business retail;

      (3)   Consumer retail;

      (4)   Day care, adult or child;

      (5)   Eating and drinking establishments, full service; and

      (6)   Professional and business offices.

   (b)   Conditional Uses.

      (1)   Animal clinic without boarding;

      (2)   Bar;

      (3)   Home occupation;

      (4)   Medical and health related service;

      (5)   Outdoor service facility;

      (6)   Research and development industry;

      (7)   University/college/seminary/vocational;

      (8)   Wholesale business; and

      (9)   Wireless communications.

(Ord. 2014-27. Passed 8-5-14.)

   The Central Business/Mixed Use District (C2) is intended to provide space in the Municipality for a mix of commercial and residential uses at a relatively high intensity. Land most appropriate for this District designation includes the mixed use district of commercial shops and residential dwelling units found in the old town plat area, and other locations where mixed light to medium commercial and residential dwelling units will provide new development with mixed use characteristics which will not adversely affect surrounding properties.

   (a)   Permitted Uses.

      (1)   Arts and craft studio;

      (2)   Business retail;

      (3)   Consumer retail;

      (4)   Day care, adult or child;

      (5)   Eating, drinking establishments, full service;

      (6)   Assisted living facility;

      (7)   Library, museum, gallery;

      (8)   Medical and health related services;

      (9)   Multi-family dwellings; and

      (10)   Professional and business offices.

   (b)   Conditional Uses.

      (1)   Animal clinic without boarding;

      (2)   Bar;

      (3)   Drive thru banking;

      (4)   Hospitals;

      (5)   Hotel/motel;

      (6)   Outdoor service facility;

      (7)   Pet grooming;

      (8)   Religious or public assembly;

      (9)   Research and development industry;

      (10)   University/college/seminary/vocational;

      (11)   Wholesale business; and

      (12)   Wireless communications.

(Ord. 2014-27. Passed 8-5-14.)

   The Suburban-Office and Institutional District (O) is intended to provide space in the Municipality for office uses, institutional uses and limited retail and service uses that serve the primary uses of this District and are compatible. The intention is that these uses will be free-standing and clustered developments in "campus-type" settings. Land best suited for this District includes those sections of the Municipality in outlying areas with access to primary Municipal arterial roads.

   (a)   Permitted Uses.

      (1)   Arts and craft studio;

      (2)   Business retail;

      (3)   Day care, adult or child;

      (4)   Medical and health related services;

      (5)   Personal services; and

      (6)   Professional and business offices;

   (b)   Conditional Uses.

      (1)   Animal clinic without boarding;

      (2)   Bar;

      (3)   Commercial entertainment;

      (4)   Drive thru banking;

      (5)   Drive thru retail;

      (6)   Eating & drinking establishments, full service;

      (7)   Elementary & secondary school;

      (8)   Hospitals;

      (9)   Outdoor service facility;

      (10)   Religious or public assembly;

      (11)   Research and development industry;

      (12)   Self-storage buildings;

      (13)   University/college/seminary/vocational;

      (14)   Wholesale business; and

      (15)   Wireless communications.

(Ord. 2014-27. Passed 8-5-14.)

   The Community Commercial District (C3) is intended to provide space in the Municipality for high-intensity commercial uses that serve as a wide geographic area. Land best suited for this District includes those sections of the community with access to primary arterial road intersections. These Districts are intended to form clusters around such intersections and are not intended to develop in extended linear strips.

   (a)   Permitted Uses.

      (1)   Animal clinic without boarding;

      (2)   Arts and craft studio;

      (3)   Auto fuel service;

      (4)   Bar;

      (5)   Business retail;

      (6)   Commercial entertainment;

      (7)   Consumer retail;

      (8)   Day care, adult or child;

      (9)   Eating & drinking establishments, full service;

      (10)   General retail;

      (11)   Hotel/motel;

      (12)   Library, museum or gallery;

      (13)   Medical and health related services;

      (14)   Personal service;

      (15)   Professional and business offices; and

      (16)   University/college/seminary/vocational;

   (b)   Conditional Uses.

      (1)   Animal clinic with boarding;

      (2)   Auditorium;

      (3)   Automotive service;

      (4)   Drive thru banking;

      (5)   Drive thru restaurant;

      (6)   Drive thru retail;

      (7)   Noncontinuous foundation buildings;

      (8)   Outdoor service facility;

      (9)   Pet grooming;

      (10)   Religious or public assembly;

      (11)   Research and development industry;

      (12)   Self-storage buildings;

      (13)   Wholesale business;

      (14)   Wireless communications; and

      (15)   Automotive vehicles and equipment rental.

(Ord. 2014-27. Passed 8-5-14.)

   The Highway Commercial District (C4) is intended to provide space in the Municipality for high-intensity commercial uses that primarily serve an auto-oriented market, and other retail uses that require large land areas and/or good access. Land best suited for this District includes those sections of the Municipality in the vicinity of access points to major limited-access highways.

   (a)   Permitted Uses.

      (1)   Animal clinic without boarding;

      (2)   Auto fuel service;

      (3)   Bar;

      (4)   Business retail;

      (5)   Commercial entertainment;

      (6)   Consumer retail;

      (7)   Eating & drinking establishments, full service;

      (8)   General retail;

      (9)   Hotel/motel;

      (10)   Medical and health related services;

      (11)   Pet grooming;

      (12)   Personal service;

      (13)   Professional and business offices; and

      (14)   University/college/seminary/vocational;

   (b)   Conditional Uses.

      (1)   Auditorium;

      (2)   Automotive service;

      (3)   Auto. vehicle and equipment stores;

      (4)   Day care, adult or child;

      (5)   Drive thru banking;

      (6)   Drive thru restaurant;

      (7)   Drive thru retail;

      (8)   Outdoor service facility;

      (9)   Self-storage buildings;

      (10)   Sexually oriented business;

      (11)   Tattoo and body piercing business;

      (12)   Wholesale business; and

      (13)   Wireless communications.

(Ord. 2014-27. Passed 8-5-14.)

   See Table I following the text of this Code.

(Ord. 2014-27. Passed 8-5-14.)

   (a)   Residential Uses in C-2 Districts. Single-family residences are permitted in C-2 Districts as nonconforming, pre-existing uses. New two-family units are permitted in accordance with the standards of R-6 zoning. New multi-family units are permitted in accordance with the standards of R-10 zoning. However, such units may be permitted only as a part of a mixed commercial/residential development as multi-family-only units. Elderly housing which meets the exclusionary definitions of Federal law may be constructed in C-2 zoning, provided that the total population in such elderly housing does not exceed five percent of the total current population of the Municipality. However, as to C-2 zoned property located in the Olde Downtown Pickerington Village Area as defined in Section 1292.09, single-family uses shall be permitted uses when incorporated within a C-2 commercial use, provided that no such use shall occupy more than fifty percent of the structure in any such C-2 zoned property.

   (b)   Bufferyards. All commercial uses adjacent to residential uses, either along rear or side lot lines, shall have a landscaped bufferyard, according to the provisions of Chapter 1296.

   (c)   Accessory Uses. No accessory uses or buildings shall be located in the required front yard.

   (d)   Corner Lots. Where a lot is located at the intersection of two or more streets, there shall be a front yard on each street side.

   (e)   Lighting. Exterior lighting shall be shaded wherever necessary to avoid casting direct light on any residential use.

   (f)   Signs. Signs shall be subject to the requirements set forth in Chapter 1292.

   (g)   Parking. Specific parking requirements are set forth in Chapter 1290.

(Ord. 2014-27. Passed 8-5-14.)

   See Chapter 1300.

(Ord. 2014-27. Passed 8-5-14.)

   If an application is submitted for a use type that is not listed in this chapter, the Development Services Director is authorized to classify the new or unlisted use type into an existing land use category that most closely fits the new or unlisted use. If no similar use determination can be made, an application for a rezoning must be made.

(Ord. 2014-27. Passed 8-5-14.)