Pleasant Valley City Zoning Code
SECTION 400
110 District "C-1" - Local Business District.
[Ord. No. 284 §11, 9-21-1964; Ord. No. 754 §1, 6-7-1974; Ord. No. 3182 §1, 8-26-2015; Ord. No. 3183 §1, 11-2-2015]
A.
Permitted Uses. In District "C-1" no building, structure, land or premises shall be used, and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, or altered, except for one (1) or more of the following uses: (For exceptions see Section 400.180. "Non-Conforming Uses", and Section 400.290, "Powers and Duties of the Board of Adjustment").
1.
Any use permitted in District "R-4."
2.
Art and crafts studios.
3.
Banks and financial institutions, including automatic teller machines and drive-thru facilities.
4.
Bars, microbrewery pubs, taverns and other drinking establishments.
5.
Bowling alley, skating rink, assembly halls, indoor movie theaters, indoor sports and recreation, arcades and game rooms.
6.
Business support services.
7.
Churches.
8.
Commercial off street parking adjacent to the business it is related to, for passenger cars only, no storage or loading/unloading allowed.
9.
Community center and clubhouses for non-profit and for-profit organizations.
10.
Computer sales and service.
11.
Consumer convenience services.
12.
Consumer repair services.
13.
Convenience stores, gas stations, travel centers.
14.
Day care services.
15.
Drug stores, pharmacies, department stores.
16.
General retail sales and rental of goods, merchandise and equipment, except the sales or rental of automobiles, trailers, trucks, tractors, construction and other heavy equipment.
17.
Government buildings, public schools, private schools, trade schools, business colleges, or other specialty schools.
18.
Grocery stores, bakeries, meat markets.
19.
Hardware, home improvement, builder supply stores, outside storage must be adequately screened with landscaping, fencing or walls.
20.
Hospitals, clinics, dental laboratories and similar medical service facilities.
21.
Library, museum, art gallery, and similar uses.
22.
Liquor stores.
23.
Office buildings to be used for professional and administrative functions of companies, corporations, social or philanthropic organizations or societies.
24.
Offices, clerical, research and services not related to goods and merchandise, such as offices of attorneys, physicians, engineers, accountants, insurance agents, stockbrokers, travel agents, telecommunications services, internet services and government.
25.
Personal services such as barber or beauty shop, tailoring, shoe repair, and other similar uses.
26.
Public and private parks, including golf courses.
27.
Restaurants, including drive-thru.
28.
Stores, shops and markets for retail trades, provided merchandise is not displayed, stored or offered for sale on the premises outside of a building.
29.
Wireless communications facilities.
30.
Other retail and service businesses not of the character mentioned above and not included in any other classification subject to approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
31.
Accessory uses customarily incident to any of the above uses, including air-conditioning plants, ice and refrigerating plants, purely incidental to a main activity permitted on the premises, and when operated by electricity or gas.
B.
Dimensions Of Lots And Yards. In District "C-1" the height of the buildings, the minimum dimensions of lots and yards and the minimum lot area per family permitted on any lot shall be as follows: Provided that buildings erected exclusively for dwelling purposes shall comply with the front, side and rear yard requirements of District "R-4." (For exceptions see Section 400.200, "Height and Area Exceptions").
1.
Height.
a.
Buildings or structures shall not exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) stories and shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height, unless adjacent to and in the same block with District "R-4," in which case the height regulations of these districts shall govern.
b.
There shall be no limit on height if the building is set back from all property lines and street or highway lines a distance greater than the maximum height of the building.
2.
Front yards. All buildings shall set back a minimum of thirty (30) feet from the front line; front yards and all other areas may be used for parking.
3.
Side yards. No side yard is required except that where a side line of a lot in this District abuts upon the side line of a lot in a District "R-1" to "R-4" inclusive, a side yard of not less than ten (10) feet shall be provided.
4.
Rear yards. Same as District "R-1."
5.
Width of lot. The minimum width of a lot shall be seventy-five (75) feet, if used exclusively for uses enumerated in Districts "R-1" to "R-4" inclusive, except as otherwise provided in District "R-1."
6.
Lot area. Residential construction shall meet the area requirements in Districts "R-1" through "R-4." Commercial construction area requirements must be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission prior to building for each type of construction and/or business.