The purpose of the Periphery Commercial Zone (C-2) is to provide for major commercial uses near large population centers with provisions for adequate access and parking.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985)

(a)

The following uses shall be permitted in the Periphery Commercial Zone (C-2):

(1)

Building supply, business offices, child day care homes, limited child day care homes, child day care facilities, gas stations, health services, heavy equipment sales, heavy equipment services, lodging facilities, personal services, places of assembly, postal services, prefabricated building sales, recreation facilities, restaurants, retail stores, self-service facilities, taverns, vehicle sales, vehicle services, wholesale commercial supply, and parking lots;

(2)

One dwelling unit, including additional quarters, where the residential use does not exceed the floor area of the commercial use or one dwelling unit, including additional quarters, on the rear fifty (50%) percent of the parcel;

(3)

Dwelling units on the second floor if the entire first floor is in commercial use; and

(4)

Accessory dwelling units as set forth in Article 45, Accessory Dwelling Units, of this chapter.

(b)

The following uses shall be permitted subject to the issuance of a special use permit:

(1)

Alcohol and drug recovery facilities, animal breeding and boarding, camp grounds, community care facilities, limited electric generation, mining, public service facilities, public utility facilities, recycling facilities, schools, indoor shooting ranges, storage, transport stations, undertaking, used goods sales, veterinary services, warehousing, and wholesaling; and

(2)

Assembly, manufacturing, and processing which are based upon materials which are already in processed form.

(c)

The following uses shall be permitted subject to the issuance of a planned development permit:

(1)

Dwelling units, including additional quarters, on the rear fifty (50%) percent of the parcel.

(d)

Telecommunications facilities in the Periphery Commercial Zone (C-2) shall be as permitted in Section 9-2.4105, Permits Required, of Article 41, Telecommunications, of this chapter, except as exempted under Section 9-2.4106, Exemptions, of Article 41, Telecommunications, of this chapter.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985, as amended by § 16, Ord. 86-623, eff. February 6, 1986, § 1, Ord. 89-719, eff. November 2, 1989, § 1, Urgency Ord. 91-757, eff. July 18, 1991, § 1, Ord. 91-759, eff. August 1, 1991; and § 2, Ord. 94-832, eff. June 9, 1994; and § 2, Ord. No. 2007-1061, adopted November 6, 2007; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2019-1116, adopted January 22, 2019; § 5(Exh. A), Ord. 2019-1121, adopted October 15, 2019; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. No. 2024-1154, adopted May 7, 2024)

No structure in the Periphery Commercial Zone (C-2) shall exceed forty (40') feet in height, except for dwelling units, which shall not exceed thirty-five (35') feet.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985)

(a)

The minimum net lot area in the Periphery Commercial Zone (C-2) shall be 2,000 square feet.

(b)

The minimum width shall be sixty (60') feet.

(c)

The maximum building coverage shall not exceed seventy (70%) percent of the lot area.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985)

The minimum yard requirements in the Periphery Commercial Zone (C-2) shall be as follows, except as modified by Section 9-2.419 of Article 4 of this Chapter (General Requirements: Yards) and Sec. 9-2.4504 of Article 45 of this Chapter (Accessory Dwelling Units: Development Standards):

(a)

Front yards: None, except ten (10') feet for yards adjacent to a residentially zoned parcel; and

(b)

Side and rear yards: None, except ten (10') feet for yards adjacent to a residentially zoned parcel.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985, as amended by § 1, Ord. 91-762, eff. October 3, 1991; § 9, Ord. No. 2004-998, adopted January 6, 2004; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. No. 2024-1154, adopted May 7, 2024)

Landscaping in the Periphery Commercial Zone (C-2) shall be as required by Section 9-2.410 of Article 4 of this article (General Requirements: Landscaping).

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985)

Parking and loading in the Periphery Commercial Zone (C-2) shall be as required by Section 9-2.414 of Article 4 of this chapter (General Requirements: Parking and loading).

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985)

(a)

Signs in the Periphery Commercial Zone (C-2) shall be as permitted by Section 9-2.416 of Article 4 of this chapter (General Requirements: Signs).

(b)

Business signs shall be permitted, the total face area of which does not exceed ten (10%) percent of the building front square footage nor 200 square feet, whichever is less, for each street frontage treated separately, except that each frontage shall be allowed at least thirty-two (32) square feet.

(c)

Subject to the issuance of a special use permit, one additional self-supporting sign structure shall be permitted with a total face area not to exceed 200 square feet.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985, as amended by § 16, Ord. 86-623, eff. February 6, 1986)