Saint Ann City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IX
"C-1" Local Commercial District
Section 400.280 "C-1" Local Commercial District.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.280; CC 1988 App. A §7; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989]
The regulations set forth in this Article, or set forth elsewhere in this Chapter when referred to in this Article, are the regulations in the "C-1" Local Commercial District.
Section 400.290 Permitted Uses.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.290; CC 1988 App. A §7.1; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989; Ord. No. 1509 §1, 11-5-1990; Ord. No. 2262 §2, 11-4-2002]
A.
Retail sales, including but not limited to a book store, card and gift shop, clothing, drug store, food store, hardware store, health foods, hobby shop, jewelry store, newsstand, radio and TV store and sporting goods, excluding retail sales of any used goods, wares or merchandise.
B.
Personal services, including but not limited to a barbershop, beauty parlor, cleaning and laundry pickup establishments, photographers, shoe repair, tailoring and dressmaking, but excluding pawn shops and establishments whose primary business is check cashing and related services.
C.
Offices, including but not limited to business, dental, general and medical.
D.
Dwelling or residence unit above the ground floor level of any building.
E.
Single-family dwelling.
F.
Public building or facility of any kind.
G.
Uses having the same or similar characteristics as the foregoing uses.
Section 400.300 Accessory Uses.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.300; CC 1988 App. A §7.2; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989]
Accessory building and uses customarily incident to the above uses.
Section 400.310 Special Uses.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.310; CC 1988 App. A §7.3; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989; Ord. No. 1532 §1, 3-4-1991; Ord. No. 1586 §1, 12-2-1991; Ord. No. 1634 §1, 8-3-1992; Ord. No. 2001 §1, 2-2-1998; Ord. No. 2012 §1, 4-6-1998; Ord. No. 2053 §1, 1-4-1999]
A.
The following uses may be permitted under the procedures and subject to the requirements specified in Article XVI of this Chapter, Special Use Regulations.
1.
Automobile repair.
2.
Bar.
3.
Gas station.
4.
Delicatessen.
5.
Bakery.
6.
Cleaning plants, laundromats and laundries.
7.
Instruction in martial arts and aerobics.
8.
Instruction in dance and music.
9.
Automobile rental facilities, including offices for administrative purposes and customer services for such facility, provided that:
a.
The site is located within three thousand (3,000) feet of an interstate highway;
b.
The site shall have a minimum frontage of eighty (80) feet and contain at least ten thousand (10,000) square feet of lot area;
c.
Business hours shall be not earlier than 6:00 A.M. nor later than 11:00 P.M.;
d.
There shall be no auto repair or servicing on the site, other than periodic oil changes, tire maintenance and car washes for the automobiles provided for rental, which such services shall be provided within an enclosed structure on site;
e.
There shall be no sales of new or used vehicles;
f.
There shall be no exterior public address system;
g.
All other regulations of the "C-1" Zoning District shall be applicable.
Section 400.320 Parking Requirements.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.320; CC 1988 App. A §7.4; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989]
A.
Location Of Parking Spaces And Vehicle Types That May Be Parked.
1.
Parking spaces shall be ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet and they may be located and vehicles may be parked in the front, side or rear yards.
2.
Parking requirements for uses not specifically listed shall be the same as required for a similar use. When fractional spaces result, the spaces required are the next whole number. In the case of mixed uses, the spaces required are the sum of the uses computed separately. Whenever an existing building is changed as to use or is enlarged in floor area, the spaces provided shall comply with these full parking requirements set forth herein. Whenever an existing building is enlarged, all existing and additional parking spaces and drives shall be paved with hard surface material.
3.
No trucks, truck trailers, or vehicles of any type shall be on skids, jacks, or any other device that will make them immobile or inoperable, except for emergency repairs for a period of forty-eight (48) hours.
B.
Number Of Required Spaces:
1.
Business, Professional Or Public Office Building, Studio Or Bank. Three (3) parking spaces, plus one (1) additional parking space for each four hundred (400) square feet of floor area over one thousand (1,000).
2.
Community Center, Library, Museum Or Art Gallery. Ten (10) parking spaces plus one (1) additional space for each five hundred (500) square feet of floor area in excess of two thousand (2,000) square feet.
3.
Dwellings, Single- Or Two-Family. One (1) parking space for each dwelling unit.
4.
Medical Or Dental Offices. One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area.
5.
Retail Store, Personal Service Establishment Or Household Service Establishment. Two (2) parking spaces plus one (1) parking space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area.
6.
Handicapped Parking. With a minimum of one (1) space for the first twenty-five (25) spaces in the parking lot; with one (1) additional space for every fifty (50) spaces in the lot over twenty-five (25) spaces; with dimension of twelve (12) feet by twenty (20) feet; located in the spaces nearest the front entrance; with level (sidewalk or ramp) access to the front entrance of the building.
Section 400.330 Area Requirements.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.330; CC 1988 App. A §7.5; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989]
A.
Minimum Depth Of Front Yard. Thirty (30) feet.
B.
Minimum Width Of Side Yard. No side yards are required except on the side of a lot abutting a residence district, in which case there shall be a side yard of not less than five (5) feet.
C.
Minimum Depth Of Rear Yard. Thirty (30) feet.
D.
Where a lot is located at the intersection of two (2) or more streets, there shall be a front yard on each street side of a corner lot, except that the buildable width of such lot shall be reduced to less than thirty (30) feet. No accessory building shall project beyond the front yard line on either street.
E.
Where lots have a double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.
F.
Minimum Lot Area For Single-Family Residents. Six thousand five hundred (6,500) square feet. Minimum lot area for all other uses: ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
G.
Minimum Lot Width For Residences. Sixty (60) feet at the building line. Minimum lot width for all other uses: eighty (80) feet at the building line.
Section 400.340 Height Requirements.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.340; CC 1988 App. A §7.6; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989]
No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed forty-five (45) feet. One-family dwellings shall not exceed two (2) stories or thirty-five (35) feet.
Section 400.350 Site Design Requirements.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.350; CC 1988 App. A §7.7; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989]
A.
Whenever an existing non-residential building is enlarged by more than twenty-five percent (25%) of its floor area or a new non-residential building is erected, the following site design requirements shall be provided:
1.
Access And Circulation. All developed parcels shall provide an interior drive with a minimum width of twenty (20) feet. Parking lots shall provide ingress and egress at both ends of each parking bay or parking lot, with a provision for circulation of vehicles around the main building on the premises. Driveway openings shall be limited to one (1) drive per one hundred (100) feet of lot frontage and shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in width.
2.
Sidewalks And Drives.
a.
Sidewalks shall be provided along the front property line on the property or on the street right-of-way between the property line and the edge of the street paving or curb; the location and design to be approved by appropriate Highway Department and/or Director of Public Services or his/her designee.
b.
All roads and drives shall be paved with concrete or asphalt. Curb and gutters shall be provided along all roads and drives that do not abut parking spaces. All parking areas shall be edged with curb and gutter.
3.
Lighting. All parking areas and walkways shall be illuminated so as to produce a minimum illumination of one (1) footcandle within said areas. All exterior lighting shall be erected so as to not create more than five (5) footcandles of light or direct, objectionable light onto adjacent residential property. All lighting shall be served with underground cable. All exterior lighting shall be provided with high-pressure sodium vapor equipment.
4.
Landscaping.
a.
Any part of lot area not used for buildings or other structures, or for parking, loading, or accessways shall be landscaped with grass, ground covers, trees, shrubs and pedestrian walks.
b.
When the rear or side yard of a business use lot abuts any residential zone, a ten-foot landscaped buffer area shall be established and maintained along each such rear or side property lines. The buffer area shall contain a six-foot-high fence with fifty percent (50%) air flow but no line of sight, from four (4) to nine (9) feet from the property line and evergreen plant material, as specified by the Director of Public Services, with a minimum height of six (6) feet, planted on twelve-foot centers.
c.
Where practical, foundation plantings shall be planted and maintained in a two-foot-wide bed along the front and side exterior walls of all buildings at the ratio of one (1) twenty-four-inch evergreen shrub for every ten (10) lineal feet of exterior wall.
d.
A ratio of one (1), two-inch caliper tree shall be planted in a two hundred (200) square foot landscaped island provided for every ten (10) consecutive parking spaces. The required landscaped islands shall be placed to evenly divide or proportion the parking spaces. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total plantings shall be of the large shade tree category, as specified by the Director of Public Services.
5.
Drainage. Surface or underground storm drainage facilities shall be provided for all roads and drives and parking areas. All storm drainage shall be directed into established surface or underground storm drainage facilities.
6.
The Board of Aldermen, after report and recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission, may vary the foregoing requirements where the character of the use or site is such to make unnecessary the full provisions of these requirements or create an unnecessary burden on the use of the site.
7.
Rooftop HVAC units shall have an enclosure surrounding them which will effectively screen the units from public view.
8.
All trash receptacles and dumpsters shall have an enclosure surrounding them which will effectively screen the units from public view.
9.
There shall be no more than two (2) vending machines outside of a building on any premises.