a.

Purpose. The purpose of the GC General Commercial District is to accommodate retail, commercial, office and other complementary land uses. The GC District is generally compatible with the "Regional Commercial" designation of the Wichita-Sedgwick County Comprehensive Plan. It is intended for application primarily within the City of Wichita, although it may be appropriate for application in areas of unincorporated Sedgwick County that have been designated as "Wichita 2030 Urban Growth Area."

b.

Permitted Uses. The following Uses shall be permitted by-right in the GC District.

(1)

Residential Uses

Single-Family

Duplex

Multi-Family

Manufactured Home (only in the County and subject to Sec. III-D.6.l)

Accessory Apartment, subject to Sec. III-D.6.a

Assisted Living

Group Home

Group Residence, Limited and General

Short Term Rental in the City, subject to Sec. III-D.6.qq

(2)

Public and Civic Uses

Auditorium or Stadium

Cemetery

Church or Place of Worship

Community Assembly

Correctional Placement Residence, Limited and General, subject to Sec. III-D.6.h

Day Care, Limited and General, subject to Sec. III-D.6.i

Golf Course

Government Service

Hospital

Library

Nursing Facility

Parks and Recreation

Recycling Collection Station, Private, subject to Sec. III-D.6.q

Recycling Collection Station, Public, subject to Sec. III-D.6.r

Recycling Processing Center, subject to Sec. III-D.6.s

Reverse Vending Machine, subject to Sec. III-D.6.u

Safety Service

School, Elementary, Middle and High

University or College

Utility, Minor

(3)

Commercial Uses

Animal Care, Limited and General

Automated Teller Machine

Bank or Financial Institution

Bed and Breakfast Inn

Broadcast/Recording Studio

Car Wash, subject to Sec. III-D.6.f

Construction Sales and Service

Convenience Store

Entertainment Establishment in the City, subject to Sec. III-D.6.w

Event Center in the City, subject to Sec. III-D.6.w

Event Center in the County

Farmer's Market in the City, subject to Sec. III-D.6.jj

Farmer's Market in the County

Funeral Home

Hotel or Motel

Kennel, Hobby and Boarding/Breeding/Training, subject to Sec. III-D.6.k

Marine Facility, Recreational

Medical Service

Microbrewery

Mobile Food Unit in the City, subject to Sec. III-D.6.oo

Monument Sales

Nightclub in the City, subject to Sec. III-D.6.w

Nightclub in the County, subject to Sec. III-D.6.ff

Nursery and Garden Center

Office, General

Parking Area, Commercial

Pawnshop

Personal Care Service

Personal Improvement Service

Post Office Substation

Printing and Copying, Limited

Printing and Publishing, General

Recreation and Entertainment, Indoor and Outdoor

Recreational Vehicle Campground

Restaurant

Retail, General

Rodeo in the City, subject to Sec. III-D.6.kk

Riding Academy or Stable

Secondhand Store

Service Station

Sexually Oriented Business, subject to Sec. III-D.6.ff

Tattooing and Body Piercing Facility, subject to Sec. III-D.6.ee

Tavern or Drinking Establishment, subject to Sec. III-D.6.w

Teen Club in the City, subject to Sec. III-D.6.w

Vehicle and Equipment Sales

Vehicle Repair, Limited and General

Vocational School

Warehouse, Self-Service Storage

Wireless Communication Facility, subject to Sec. III-D.6.g

(4)

Industrial, Manufacturing and Extractive Uses

Asphalt or Concrete Plant, Limited, subject to Sec. III-D.6.d

Manufacturing, Limited and General, subject to Sec. III-D.6.n

Research Services

Storage, Outdoor, subject to Sec III-D.6.dd

Vehicle Storage Yard

Warehousing

Welding or Machine Shop, subject to Sec. III-D.6.n

Wholesale or Business Services

(5)

Agricultural Uses

Agriculture

Agricultural Research

Agricultural Sales and Service

c.

Conditional Uses. The following Uses shall be permitted in the GC District if reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission in accordance with the procedures and standards of Sec. V-D.

(1)

Residential Uses

(2)

Public and Civic Uses

Neighborhood swimming pool, subject to Sec. III-D.6.aa

Utility, Major

(3)

Commercial Uses

Heliport

(4)

Industrial, Manufacturing and Extractive Uses

Asphalt or Concrete Plant, General Gas and Fuel Storage and Sales

Mining or Quarrying

Oil and Gas Drilling

Rock Crushing

Solid Waste Incinerator, subject to Sec. III-D.6.v

(5)

Agricultural Uses

None allowed by Conditional Use

d.

Property development standards. Each Site in the GC District shall be subject to the following minimum property development standards. Setbacks and heights are for Principal Structures. See Sec. III-D.7.e for Setbacks and heights for Accessory Structures. See also Secs. III-E.2.e (2) and III-E.2.e (3) for Front Setbacks on unplatted tracts or major roadways. Compatibility standards in Secs. IV-C.4 and IV-C.5 may take precedence.

(1)

Minimum Lot Area: 2,500 square feet for Single-Family; 2,000 square feet per Dwelling Unit for Duplex; 580 square feet per Dwelling Unit for Multi-Family (maximum 75.1 Dwelling Units per acre); no minimum for nonresidential uses

(2)

Minimum Lot Width: No minimum

(3)

Minimum Front Setback: 20 feet, provided that the minimum required Front Setback may be reduced pursuant to Sec. III-E.2.e(5)

(4)

Minimum Rear Setback: No minimum

(5)

Minimum Interior Side Setback: zero feet, but if an Interior Side Setback is provided it shall be at least five feet in width

(6)

Minimum Street Side Setback: No minimum

(7)

Maximum Height: 80 feet, plus two feet of additional height for each foot of Setback beyond the minimum required Setbacks

e.

Special GC District regulations. The following special regulations shall apply to property in the GC District.

(1)

Large projects. Projects in the GC District on Sites of six acres or more shall be subject to the Community Unit Plan (CUP) standards of Sec. III-C.2.

(2)

Environmental performance standards. Uses and activities that are in violation of the Sedgwick County Code or the Code of the City of Wichita or that are out of character with ordinary and customary standards and practices for a Permitted Use to such an extent that the Use or activity is obnoxious, offensive or a nuisance due to odor, dust, smoke, noise, vibration or other similar causes, are prohibited in the GC District.