The uses in this district are those most commonly expected to be present in a commercial environment serving a large consumer area. Very large floor area commercial uses, multiplex theaters, large hardware and indoor or outdoor building supply stores, existing as anchors in a mall or on a single-user site are encouraged.

(Res. of 7-17-2007(4); Ord. of 6-25-2024(2))

The uses allowed in the C-2 zoning district as a matter of right are subject to section 66-34, general requirements, of this article, to performance standards of article III, and to the requirements and development standards of this district. Additionally, all uses permitted in the C-1 district are permitted in the C-2 district. Uses not listed herein are not permitted in this district, except as provided in section 66-36, undefined uses, of this article. Consult article III, performance standards, or the other zoning districts if the use you seek is not listed in this district.

(a)

Allowed uses.

Adult day care center.

Amusement facility.

Animal care, limited.

Animal care, general.

Assembly halls.

Assisted living facility.

Automobile maintenance.

Automobile repair.

Automobile retail.

Automobile sales and rental.

Automobile service station.

Boat sales.

Boat yard.

Bar/tavern/pub/lounge.

Brewery.

Brewpub.

Business or trade schools.

Catering service.

Cemeteries, public.

Child day care center.

Clinic.

Commercial truck or equipment rental or sales.

Consumer goods rental.

Contractor services, limited.

Convalescent service.

Convention center.

Convenience store.

Crematoriums.

Cultural facilities.

Dwelling, security.

Emergency response facility.

Event venue.

Farm winery.

Funeral service.

Golf course, tennis center, swimming center, or country club.

Hospice care facility, general.

Hospitals, private.

Hotel.

Inn.

Kennels, commercial.

Laboratories, medical.

Liquor store.

Manufactured home sales.

Marinas.

Meat processing and packaging facilities.

Microproducer.

Motel.

Nursery.

Offices.

Personal care homes, congregate.

Personal care homes, group.

Private schools.

Recreation, indoor (limited)

Recreation, indoor (general).

Recreation, outdoor.

Rehabilitation facility.

Religious facilities.

Restaurant.

Retail sales or service (indoor).

Retail sales or service (outdoor).

Retirement community.

Mini-warehouses.

Shooting range, indoor.

Transmission/communication towers.

Truck stop.

Water treatment plant, private.

Workshop, limited.

(b)

Accessory uses and structures: Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to any permitted use.

(Res. of 7-17-2007(4); Amend. of 3-18-2008; Amend. of 4-17-2012(2); Ord. of 12-4-2020(1); Ord. of 12-3-2021(1))

(a)

Minimum lot size: 43,560 square feet (one acre).

(b)

Minimum lot width at the building setback line: 100 feet.

(c)

Minimum setback requirements are as follows:

(1)

Front setback: 30 feet.

(2)

Side setback: 15 feet.

(3)

Rear setback: 20 feet

(4)

Setback from Lake Sinclair, Lake Oconee, creek or river: 65 feet.

(5)

A 50-foot buffer is required when any commercial use or district adjoins any residential use or district.

(6)

State highway/main arterial road: 50 feet.

(d)

Maximum height of structures: 45 feet from the highest point of the grade.

(e)

Basic parking requirement: One space per each 200 square feet of space designated for retail sales. See chapter 28, development regulations, for other commercial uses.

(f)

Maximum lot coverage by buildings: 35 percent.

(g)

Buffer requirements.

(1)

A berm or a 50-foot buffer is required when any commercial use or district adjoins any residential use or district and shall be included within the required setback.

(2)

Additional buffer and screening requirements may be required based on use in accordance with article III, performance standards.

(h)

Maximum commercial floor area is computed at 25,000 square feet per acre.

(Res. of 7-17-2007(4); Amend. of 3-18-2008; Amend. of 4-17-2012(2); Amend. of 9-17-2013(2); Ord. of 12-4-2020(1); Ord. of 12-3-2021(1))

Editor's note— Ord. of 12-4-2020(1) repealed §§ 66-108—66-110, which pertained to C-3 Commercial District and derived from Res. of 7-17-2007(4); Amend. of 3-18-2008; Amend. of 4-17-2012(2); Amend. of 9-17-2013(2) and Ord. of 9-15-2020(1).