The purpose of the C zone is to provide for retail and service commercial uses. It is also intended that these uses will supply personal services or goods to the average person and that a majority of the floor space will be devoted to that purpose. Compatible uses including public, civic, and institutional uses are also allowed. Residential use above the commercial main floor, separate and distinct from the commercial main floor, or a residential live work unit is allowed, subject to inspection and approval by the city for fire and life safety and are allowed only where there is a commercial use and the business has obtained a business license from the city of Toledo.

(Ord. 1286 § 1 (part), 2001; Ord. No. 1398, § 24, 10-6-2021)

In the C zone, the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright. Special standards for certain uses, marked with an asterisk (*), are found in Section 17.16.050.

A.

Retail trade or commercial services, except drive-in uses.

B.

Entertainment (e.g., theaters, clubs, amusement uses).

C.

Hotel, motels, bed and breakfast facility, hostel, or residency hotels.

D.

Personal and professional services (e.g., child care center, catering/food services, restaurants, taverns, laundromats and dry cleaners, barber shops and salons, banks and financial institutions, or similar uses).

E.

Medical and dental offices, clinics or laboratories.

F.

Office uses (i.e., those not otherwise listed).

G.

Public and institutional uses such as religious uses, clubs, lodges, government offices and facilities, public safety services, libraries, museums, community centers, public parking lots, parks, schools, or other similar uses.

H.

Custom manufacturing of goods for retail and/or wholesale sale on the premises such as small-scale crafts, electronic equipment, bakery, furniture, art, sculpture, pottery, or other similar types of goods.

I.

Truck and car repair and service—minor.*

J.

Automobile service stations.

K.

One live work accessory dwelling unit that meets applicable code requirements.

L.

Temporary street vendors/seasonal commercial uses not to exceed six months.

M.

Transportation facilities (operation, maintenance, preservation, and construction in accordance with the city transportation system plan).

N.

Replacement of a multi-unit dwelling within two years of destruction or demolition.

(Ord. 1286 § 1 (part), 2001; Ord. 1307 §§ 26, 27, 2005; Ord. 1311 § 1, 2006; Ord. No. 1355, § 11, 9-17-2014; Ord. No. 1398, § 25, 10-6-2021; Ord. No. 1430, § 31, 5-7-2025)

A.

Animal hospitals or kennels.

B.

Drive-in use for uses which are permitted outright or as conditional uses in the C zone.

C.

Restaurants (take-out or drive-in).

D.

Machine shops.

E.

Mini-storage.

F.

Multi-unit dwelling.

G.

Overnight trailer park or recreational vehicle parks.

H.

Pumping station or utility substations.

I.

Truck and car repair and service - major.

J.

Food production and/or beverage production, where the majority of the floor space will be devoted to providing personal services or goods to the public.

K.

Medical marijuana dispensary facility.

L.

Uses which are similar to those permitted outright or conditionally in the C zone and which conform to the purpose of the zone.

M.

Uses which are similar to those permitted outright or conditionally in the C zone and which conform to the purpose of the zone.

N.

Cottage clusters.

(Ord. 1286 § 1 (part), 2001; Ord. No. 1354, § 1, 4-2-2014; Ord. No. 1357, §§ 2, 3, 11-19-2014; Ord. No. 1360, §§ 2, 3, 2-3-2016; Ord. No. 1398, § 26, 10-6-2021; Ord. No. 1430, § 32, 5-7-2025)

Except for allowed uses within the Main Street district area as defined in Section 17.40.010, the front yard in a C zone shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet for property adjacent to Business Highway 20 and a minimum of fifteen feet (15) feet for all other streets. Multi-unit dwellings approved through a conditional use may propose reduced setbacks.

(Ord. 1286 § 1 (part), 2001; Ord. No. 1430, § 33, 5-7-2025)

A.

Truck and Car Repair and Service - Minor:

1.

All repair shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed building.

2.

Non-operating vehicles shall be stored overnight only within the building and outdoors in designated storage spaces. The maximum number of non-operating vehicle, outdoor, storage spaces shall be limited to one space for the first four repair bays with .25 storage spaces per each additional repair bay. Required customer/employee parking spaces shall not be used for overnight storage of non-operating vehicles.

3.

Operating vehicles shall be parked overnight only in designated parking areas or within the building.

(Ord. 1286 § 1 (part), 2001)