Stanton City Zoning Code
§ 9.04.011
General Commercial District regulations.
(a)
Use regulations.
The land and buildings shall be used only for the following purposes:
(1)
Any use permitted in the Local Retail District.
(2)
Automobile painting, repair and rebuilding.
(3)
Carpet cleaning plant with dust and odor control.
(4)
Commercial amusements such as miniature golf, driving ranges, skating rinks, dance halls, carnivals and circus.
(5)
Engine and motor repair.
(6)
Machinery sales, service and storage.
(7)
Dairy products, plants and depot.
(8)
Ice manufacturer.
(9)
Transfer and storage warehouse and terminal.
(10)
Seed and feed store.
(11)
Oil well pipe and supply sales and storage.
(12)
Railroad terminal.
(13)
Storage warehouse
(14)
Tire recapping service.
(15)
Veterinarian clinic.
(16)
Welding shop.
(17)
Automobile laundry.
(b)
Area regulations.
The following minimum lot area, dimensions and yards, as well as maximum lot coverage, must be observed.
(1)
For residential uses there shall be a minimum lot area of four thousand eight hundred (4,800) square feet. For commercial uses there shall be no minimum lot area requirements.
(2)
The minimum average depth of a lot shall be one hundred (100) feet for residential uses. There shall be no minimum depth for commercial uses.
(3)
The minimum average width of a lot shall be forty (40) feet for residential uses. There shall be no requirements for commercial uses.
(4)
The front yard shall have a minimum depth of twenty-five (25) feet.
(5)
For residential uses there shall be two (2) side yards. On a corner lot, the side yard setback on the street side shall be at least ten (10) feet from the property line. All interior side yard setbacks shall be at least five (5) feet from the property line. Side yard setbacks shall not be computed on percent of lot width. There shall be no side yards required for commercial uses except when such uses are adjoining a residential use there shall be a side yard of a minimum of ten (10) feet.
(6)
For residential uses there shall be a rear yard having a minimum depth of twenty-five (25) feet or twenty (20) percent of the lot depth, whichever is greater. No rear yard shall be required for commercial uses unless those uses adjoin a residential area. In such case a ten (10) foot rear yard is required.
(c)
Height regulations.
No building shall exceed two and one-half (2-1/2) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height. Signs may be as tall as fifty (50) feet.
(d)
Parking regulations.
For commercial uses there shall be one (1) off-street parking space for each two (2) employees of the business or for each four hundred (400) square feet of floor space, whichever is greater. One (1) space for each dwelling unit for residential uses is required.
(Ordinance 1053 adopted 6/11/1984)