The purpose of the Recreation Commercial Zone (R-C) is to provide for commerce supportive of prime recreation sites and areas.

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

(a)

The following uses shall be permitted in the Recreation Commercial Zone (R-C):

(1)

Boat ramps, boat services, business offices, child day care homes, limited child day care homes, child day care facilities, gas stations, health services, laundromats™, lodging facilities, marinas, personal services, places of assembly, postal services, limited recycling facilities, recreation facilities, resorts, restaurants, retail stores, and taverns;

(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, veterinary services, wholesale commercial supply, parking lots, transport stations, and storage.

(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 Recreation Commercial Zone (R-C) 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 § 18, 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; § 1, Ord. 2004-1001, adopted February 10, 2004; 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 Recreation Commercial Zone (R-C) shall exceed thirty-five (35') feet in height.

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

(a)

The minimum net lot area in the Recreational Commercial Zone (R-C) shall be 8,500 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 Recreation Commercial Zone (R-C 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: Twenty (20') feet; and

(b)

Side and rear yards: Five (5') feet, 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; § 11, 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)

Parking and loading in the Recreation Commercial Zone (R-C) 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 Recreation Commercial Zone (R-C) 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 § 18, Ord. 86-623, eff. February 6, 1986)