The commercial-recreation district regulations are intended to provide for the orderly, compatible development and operation of buildings and structures and the uses thereof or the uses of land where no buildings are involved for such specialized uses that will provide for maximum utilization of the recreation potential of the Mississippi River and the Palisades State Park. (1977 Code)

   (A)   General Requirements:

      1.   No land or buildings shall be devoted to any use other than a use permitted hereinafter in the commercial-recreation district in which such land or buildings shall be located.

      2.   Uses lawfully established on the effective date of this title, except uses lawfully established on the effective date of this title and rendered nonconforming by the provisions herein, shall be subject to the regulations of chapter 9 of this title. (1977 Code)

      3.   Conditional uses, as hereinafter listed in the commercial- recreation district, may be allowed subject to the approval of the planning and zoning board. (1977 Code; amd. Ord. 2158, 4-26-2016)

   (B)   Permitted Uses:

      1.   Boat sales and service (not including sale or storage of fuel and oil).

      2.   Bowling alleys.

      3.   Camera and photographic supply stores.

      4.   Clubs or lodges, private, fraternal or veterans' organizations where fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquors may be sold.

      5.   Gift and souvenir stores.

      6.   Hotels.

      7.   Ice cream and candy stores.

      8.   Motels.

      9.   Restaurants (not including drive-in) where dancing or live entertainment is not provided, but where fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquors may be sold.

      10.   Sporting goods stores.

      11.   Theaters (not including drive-in).

      12.   Accessory uses customarily incidental to the operations of the above principal uses, including, but not limited to, off street parking and off street loading spaces, and signs as regulated and when accessory to clubs, lodges, hotels or motels, the following uses when located within the principal building: uses listed above as permitted uses under subsections (B)2, (B)3, (B)5, (B)7, (B)9, (B)10, and (B)11 of this section and shops or counters for the retail sales of books, newspapers, magazines, tobacco and similar items, and recreation uses as allowed herein as special uses provided such uses shall only be established only after the issuance of a special use permit. (1977 Code)

   (C)   Conditional Uses:

      1.   Archery ranges.

      2.   Baseball driving ranges.

      3.   Bathhouses and cabanas.

      4.   Boat docks and harbors for pleasure craft.

      5.   Charter, excursion, and sightseeing boat establishments.

      6.   Go-kart tracks.

      7.   Golf course, miniature or par 3.

      8.   Golf driving ranges.

      9.   Ice skating rinks.

      10.   Mobile home parks. On a lot not less than five (5) acres in area and each mobile home site not less than three thousand (3,000) square feet in area and no less than forty feet (40') in width, and accessory uses, buildings, or structures such as a community center, containing park and playground and building with recreational, laundry and office facilities. There shall be provided at the boundaries of the mobile home park front, side and rear yards having a depth or width of not less than forty feet (40'), and containing no obstruction except drives, trees and shrubs. Sanitary sewerage, stormwater, and water systems, service drives, off street parking with not less than one and one-half (11/2) spaces for each mobile home, grading and landscaping, buildings, and other improvements, shall be construed in accordance with development plans and specifications recommended by the planning and zoning board and approved by the city council.

      11.   Parks and playgrounds, public or private.

      12.   Planned developments on tracts of land ten (10) acres or more in area under unified ownership and development, and which may contain uses that are not permitted or conditional uses in this district provided such use exception does not occupy more than fifteen percent (15%) of the total area of the lot or fifteen percent (15%) of the floor area of buildings.

      13.   Resorts, publicly or privately owned and operated and there shall be contained in the resort, dwelling units and lodging rooms as set forth in subsection (C)13(a) of this section and two (2) or more of the uses set forth in subsections (C)13(b) and (C)13(c) of this section; and may contain accessory uses set forth in subsection (C)13(d) of this section.

         (a)   Dwelling units and lodging rooms for guests and employees of the resort, and when located in hotels, lodges or clubhouses or detached buildings containing only dwelling units or lodging rooms.

         (b)   Indoor recreation facilities for use only by guests of the resort and when located in the principal building or a detached recreation building or clubhouse as follows: swimming pools, ice skating rinks, tennis courts; gymnasiums and accessory facilities; theaters, bowling alleys and other recreation facilities, as approved by the city council after receiving the recommendation of the planning and zoning board.

         (c)   Outdoor recreation facilities, for use only by guests of the resort as follows: boating, swimming, waterskiing, fishing, and other water sports; ice skating, skiing, ice boating, curling, hockey and other winter sports; basketball, softball, volleyball, and similar sports; tennis courts; standard, par 3, pitch and putt and miniature golf courses; theaters; and other outdoor recreation facilities as approved by the city council after receiving the recommendation of the planning and zoning board.

         (d)   Accessory buildings and uses thereof customarily incidental to the uses set forth in subsections (C)13(a), (C)13(b), and (C)13(c) of this section, including off street parking, off street loading, and signs, when location, area, design, and illumination of signs are approved by the city council after receiving the recommendation of the planning and zoning board, and accessory uses for hotels, lodges, or clubhouses may also include, when located in the principal building, restaurants and cocktail lounges, curio, gift, sporting goods, flower and wearing apparel shops; tobacco, newspaper, magazine, and bookstores or counters and food and drug stores for serving only guests of the resorts.

      14.   Restaurants (not including drive-in) where live entertainment and dancing are permitted and where fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquor may be sold.

      15.   Restaurants, drive-in.

      16.   Shuffleboard courts.

      17.   Swimming pools.

      18.   Tennis courts.

      19.   Tourist parks, operated by the city. On a tract of land not less than five (5) acres in area, and where facilities for parking mobile homes and travel trailers are for transient guests not more than fourteen (14) consecutive days in any thirty (30) day period.

      20.   Trampoline centers.

      21.   Other similar recreational uses. (1977 Code; amd. Ord. 2158, 4-26-2016)

   (D)   Lot Area:

      1.   Permitted Uses: Not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet, except not less than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet for a lot containing a detached building in which there are two (2) or more principal permitted uses. (1977 Code)

      2.   Special Uses: Not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet or a greater lot area as herein required or as may be required by the city council after receiving the recommendation of the planning and zoning board for a specific conditional use.

   (E)   Lot Width: Not less than fifty feet (50'), except a greater lot width as herein required or as may be required by the city council after receiving the recommendation of the planning and zoning board for a specific conditional use. (1977 Code; amd. Ord. 2158, 4-26-2016)

   (F)   Floor Area Ratio: Not to exceed 0.8, except for outdoor recreation uses, buildings shall not cover more than twenty percent (20%) of the total area of the lot.

   (G)   Building Height: Not to exceed three (3) stories or forty feet (40') in height, whichever is lower. (1977 Code)

   (H)   Yards: Except as herein may be required for setbacks along thoroughfares, or as may be required by the city council after receiving the recommendation of the planning and zoning board for a specific special use, yards shall be provided as follows: (1977 Code; amd. Ord. 2158, 4-26-2016)

      1.   Front yard and side yard adjoining a street: Not less than twenty feet (20') in depth.

      2.   Side yards, interior: Two (2) side yards, each not less than five feet (5') in width, except when a side yard is adjoining or is across the alley from a residence district, it shall be not less than twelve feet (12') in width.

      3.   Rear yard: Not less than twenty feet (20').

   (I)   Off Street Parking And Off Street Loading: In accordance with applicable regulations herein set forth in chapter 8 of this title. (1977 Code)