The purpose of this zoning district is to provide appropriate locations for the distribution and sale or rental, of goods or services of primarily a retail nature. Retail commercial areas are generally found within larger communities on major roads or interspersed with residential areas. Activities located in this district are generally compatible with nearby residential uses.

The following list is representative of retail commercial uses which are permitted on a parcel in a retail commercial zoning district:

A.

General office;

B.

Retail sales and services conducted within a building;

C.

Day care center for less than twelve children;

D.

Rest home;

E.

Restaurant without drive-thru service;

F.

Financial institution without drive-thru service;

G.

Bed and breakfast inn;

H.

Other uses found to be similar in nature as determined by the planning commission.

A single-family dwelling provided said use is located on the second story or above or in the rear one-half of any commercial structure and accounts for no more than twenty-five percent of the gross square footage of said structure.

(Ord. No. 315-806, § 1, 1-28-14)

A.

Church.

B.

Laundromat.

C.

Auto service station (see special regulations in Chapter 17.30).

D.

Car wash.

E.

Mini storage.

F.

Parking lot.

G.

Equipment rental yard.

H.

Bar.

I.

Second hand sales store.

J.

Private club.

K.

Day care center for more than twelve children.

L.

Private school.

M.

Residential caretaker unit (see special regulations in Section 17.30.120.

N.

Restaurants with a drive-thru.

The minimum lot area shall be no less than ten thousand square feet.

Each lot shall be not less than seventy-five feet wide.

The maximum building height shall be twenty-five feet.

The front setback shall have a minimum depth of ten feet.

The interior side yard setback shall be a minimum of ten feet, unless the side yard setback abuts a commercial or industrial zoned parcel in which case there are no setback requirements.

The exterior side yard setback shall be a minimum of ten feet.

The rear yard setback shall be a minimum of six feet unless the rear yard abuts a commercial or industrial zoned parcel in which case there are no setback requirements.

The total lot area covered by structures shall not exceed forty percent of the total area of the lot.

A drainage plan shall be submitted to the department of transportation for review and approval prior to issuance of building permit(s).

Encroachment permits shall be obtained from the department of transportation prior to the issuance of building permits when projects create a new entrance onto a public road.