South Bethany City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IX
C-1 Commercial District
§ 145-32 Permitted uses.
The following uses, which are recited by way of example and not by way of limitation, are permitted in a C-1 Commercial District:
B.
Personal services such as barbershops, beauty shops, shoe repair shops, clothes cleaning and pressing establishments and laundromats.
C.
Convenience retail sales such as drugstore, newsstand and tobacco shop, neighborhood grocery store, delicatessen and restaurants and eateries.
[Amended 4-12-1996 by Ord. No. 54-96]
D.
Professional services such as offices of physicians, dentists, lawyers, architects, accountants and real estate offices.
§ 145-32.1 Prohibited uses.
[Added 4-12-1996 by Ord. No. 54-96]
A.
The following uses are not permitted in a C-1 Commercial District:
(2)
Establishments for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption or for off-premises consumption. Consequently, those establishments selling alcoholic beverages for consumption on-premises, commonly referred to as "bars," "taprooms," "taverns," "cabarets," "clubs" or "lounges" are prohibited in a C-1 Commercial District.
(3)
Establishments engaged in the business of marijuana cultivation, marijuana product manufacturing, marijuana testing, retail sales of marijuana (marijuana store), marijuana smoking lounge, or other marijuana-related establishment.
[Added 12-8-2023 by Ord. No. 212-23]
B.
No use otherwise permitted in a C-1 Commercial District shall be permitted as a rooftop space open-air business.
§ 145-33 Commercial signs.
A.
The following signs are permitted in the C-1 Commercial District:
(2)
Exterior business signs, provided that for each building or subdivision of a building used for a single commercial purpose, the number of signs shall not exceed one permanent sign attached to the building for each commercial occupant on the street side on which the building faces and also shall not exceed 32 square feet or one square foot in area for each linear front foot.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
(3)
In addition, each business is authorized one portable, unlighted sign not to exceed 16 square feet per side for the purpose of advertising special sales and promotions.
B.
In addition to the sign authorized in Subsection A(3), the following sign shall be permitted: one multiple-purpose, freestanding identification sign stating the name of the shopping center or mall and the tenants. This sign shall not exceed 30 feet in height from the ground level, maximum 300 square feet.
C.
Signs advertising a product for sale on the premises shall be permitted if the advertising of the product forms a part of the sign advertising the business.
D.
Signs attached to the building shall not project beyond the corners of the structure to which they are attached nor above the height of the front structural wall nor more than six inches from the wall of the building to which they are attached.
E.
Signs may be illuminated by conventional method. Animated, revolving, flashing, moving lights and reflectors shall not be permitted.
F.
No sign shall be permitted which may obstruct, in any direction, the view at the intersection of a street with another street or with a driveway.
G.
Building permit required. No permanent sign shall be erected or altered as to size or shape or moved without a building permit issued by the Code Enforcement Official or Town Manager. Prior to the issuance of such a permit, the location, size and design of the sign shall be approved by the Code Enforcement Official or Town Manager.
[Amended 2-8-2002 by Ord. No. 106-01]
H.
Maintenance of signs. Every sign authorized or permitted by this chapter must be constructed of durable materials, kept in good condition and repair, and shall not be allowed to fall into disrepair. If a sign falls into disrepair, as determined by the Code Enforcement Official or Town Manager, either repair or removal of the sign shall be required within 15 days of written notification by the Code Enforcement Official or Town Manager. Such notice shall be by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal notification.
[Amended 2-8-2002 by Ord. No. 106-01]
§ 145-34 Construction signs.
[Amended 3-14-2014 by Ord. No. 171-13]
One sign may be permitted for all building contractors, one for all professional firms, and one for all lending institutions involved in the construction, enlargement, reconstruction or repair of a structure. Each such sign shall not exceed six square feet in area. Only freestanding signs are permitted. The height of each sign shall not exceed three feet in height. Each sign shall be removed before the issuance of the Certificate of Compliance/Occupancy.