Spencer City Zoning Code

   Within the C-2 Highway Commercial District, unless otherwise provided in this chapter, no building or land shall be used for other than one or more of the following purposes.

   (A)   Residential uses. None.

   (B)   Civic uses.

      (1)   Administrative services;

      (2)   Club or lodge;

      (3)   Community recreation;

      (4)   Daycare services (limited);

      (5)   Local utility services;

      (6)   Maintenance and service facility;

      (7)   Parking facilities;

      (8)   Parks and recreation services;

      (9)   Postal facilities;

      (10)   Religious assembly;

      (11)   Residential care services; and

      (12)   Transportation terminal.

   (C)   Commercial uses.

      (1)   Administrative and business offices;

      (2)   Agricultural sales and services;

      (3)   Automotive rentals;

      (4)   Automotive repair services;

      (5)   Automotive sales;

      (6)   Automotive washing;

      (7)   Building maintenance services;

      (8)   Business or trade school;

      (9)   Business support services;

      (10)   Can and bottle redemption center;

      (11)   Cocktail lounge;

      (12)   Communication services;

      (13)   Construction sales and services;

      (14)   Consumer repair services;

      (15)   Convenience storage;

      (16)   Convenience stores;

      (17)   Custom meat business;

      (18)   Equipment repair services;

      (19)   Equipment sales;

      (20)   Financial services;

      (21)   Food sales;

      (22)   Funeral Services;

      (23)   General retail sales;

      (24)   Hotel/motel;

      (25)   Indoor entertainment;

      (26)   Indoor sports and recreation;

      (27)   Laundry services;

      (28)   Liquor sales;

      (29)   Medical office;

      (30)   Micro-brewery, micro-winery or micro-distillery;

      (31)   Parking facilities;

      (32)   Personal improvement services;

      (33)   Personal services;

      (34)   Pet services;

      (35)   Professional office;

      (36)   Restaurant (convenience);

      (37)   Restaurant (general);

      (38)   Service station; and

      (39)   Vehicle storage.

   (D)   Industrial uses.

      (1)   Custom manufacturing; and

      (2)   Limited warehousing and distribution.

(Prior Code, § 9-7-1) (Ord. passed 10-11-1990; Ord. 509, passed 1-18-1999; Ord. 627, passed 6-6-2005; Ord. 655, passed 6-4-2007; Ord. 763, passed 5-5-2014; Ord. 764, passed 6-2-2014; Ord. 853, passed 10-4-2019; Ord. 876, passed 1-17-2022; Ord. 917, passed 1-6-2025) Penalty, see § 155.999

   The following may be permitted in the C-2 Highway Commercial District subject to the approval of the Board of Adjustment.

   (A)   Residential uses.

      (1)   Group residential;

      (2)   Multi-family residential; and

      (3)   Wind energy system.

      (4)   Single Family Residential.

   (B)   Civic uses.

      (1)   Cemetery;

      (2)   College or university facility;

      (3)   Communications towers;

      (4)   Convalescent services;

      (5)   Cultural facility;

      (6)   Daycare services (general);

      (7)   Detention facility;

      (8)   Hospital services;

      (9)   Major utility facilities;

      (10)   Military installations;

      (11)   Primary educational facility;

      (12)   Public assembly;

      (13)   Railroad facility;

      (14)   Safety services; and

      (15)   Secondary educational facility.

   (C)   Commercial uses.

      (1)   Animal husbandry (limited);

      (2)   Artists’ school;

      (3)   Cathode ray tube (CRT) collection facility;

      (4)   Communications towers;

      (5)   Discarded appliance demanufacturing;

      (6)   Food processing;

      (7)   Kennels;

      (8)   Outdoor entertainment;

      (9)   Outdoor sports and recreation;

      (10)   Research services; and

      (11)   Veterinary services.

(Prior Code, § 9-7-2) (Ord. passed 10-11-1990; Ord. 487, passed 1-5-1998; Ord. 489, passed 2-2-1998; Ord. 583, passed 4-7-2003; Ord. 643, passed 1-16-2006; Ord. 650, passed 11-20-2006; Ord. 655, passed 6-4-2007; Ord. 712, passed 11-1-2010; Ord. 763, passed 5-5-2014; Ord. 922, passed 7-7-2025)

   Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, each development in the C-2 Highway Commercial District shall be subject to the following regulations:

   (A)   Minimum lot area: 10,000 square feet;

   (B)   Minimum lot width: 80 feet;

   (C)   Maximum height: 75 feet, except when located in an airport clear zone;

   (D)   Front yard setback: 50 feet;

   (E)   Side yard setback: 12 feet or 10% of the lot width, whichever is greater, but not exceeding 20 feet;

   (F)   Rear yard setback: 15 feet; and

   (G)   Maximum ground coverage: 80% including ground level paving.

(Prior Code, § 9-7-3) (Ord. passed 10-11-1990; Ord. 471, passed 8-5-1996)