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Scotia City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VIII

RC Retail Commercial District

§ 250-25 Permitted uses; use limitations.

A. 
Uses permitted. The following uses shall be permitted within all RC Retail Commercial Districts:
(1) 
All uses permitted in MR Multiple Residence Districts, subject however to the same requirements and restrictions specified therefor.
(2) 
Stores and shops used for the conduct of a retail business.
(3) 
Banks, offices, restaurants, barber and hairdresser shops and other similar types of business.
(4) 
Baking, confectionary, tailoring, dressmaking and similar establishments, provided that all goods made or processed are sold at retail on the premises.
(5) 
Customary accessory uses incidental to the permitted principal use.
B. 
Additional uses by special permit. The following uses shall be permitted upon issuance of a special permit as provided in Article XIV of this chapter:
(1) 
Philanthropic and charitable institutions.
(2) 
Public and private clubs, fraternities and lodges.
(3) 
Indoor theaters, bowling alleys and billiard and pool parlors.
(4) 
Tourist homes and rooming and boarding houses.
(5) 
Motels and auto courts.
(6) 
Public swimming pools.
(7) 
Gasoline service stations.
(8) 
Auto drive-in stands.
(9) 
Public utility installations.
(10) 
Undertaking establishments.
C. 
Use limitations. All business operations shall be conducted within an enclosed building. No storage of any kind shall be permitted outside a building.

§ 250-26 Lot area requirements.

A. 
Lot areas. No business shall be permitted on a lot containing less than 7,500 square feet, having a lot width less than 50 feet or a depth less than 150 feet.
B. 
Lot coverage.
(1) 
All buildings shall cover no more than 30% of the lot area.
(2) 
Any buildings constructed or reconstructed for a business use on the first floor and designed for residential use above the first floor shall have an open lot area equal to 150 square feet per dwelling unit provided therein.
C. 
Yards required. Yards shall be required as follows:
(1) 
Front yard: none required; if provided, it shall be at least 20 feet deep.
(2) 
Side yards: none required on interior lots; if provided, they shall be at least four feet wide. Buildings on corner lots shall observe the front yard requirements for the intersecting street.
(3) 
Rear yards: at least 20 feet deep.
D. 
Parking requirements. See Article XIII, Supplemental Regulations, § 250-55B.
E. 
Off-street loading areas. See Article XIII, Supplemental Regulations, § 250-56.
F. 
Driveways, entrance and exit. See Article XIII, Supplemental Regulations, § 250-57.

§ 250-27 Building regulations.

A. 
Height limits. No principal building shall exceed six stories or 75 feet in height. Accessory building height and accessory structure height shall not exceed 20 feet.
[Amended 9-13-2006 by L.L. No. 7-2006]