Waukee City Zoning Code
169.17 C-2
DOWNTOWN VILLAGE DISTRICT.
The C-2 District is intended to accommodate a variety of retail stores, services, offices, and mixed-density residential uses and related activities conducive to the environment desired in the Downtown Village District. The C-2 Downtown Village District zoning designation is reserved for those properties located within the adopted Downtown District Boundary Map of the Downtown Design Guidelines.
1. Principal Permitted Uses. Only the uses of structures or land listed in this section shall be permitted in the C-2 District.
A. Any commercial use such as the following, provided that said commercial use is located within a conforming district established in the adopted Downtown Design Guidelines:
(1) Uses permitted in the C-1A District.
(2) Retail business or service establishments such as the following:
Brew Pubs
Drinking establishments
Small batch distillery
(3) Service, business or recreational uses such as the following:
Automobile service and accessory stores
Bowling alley
Food catering services
Theatres, movie or performance
B. Dwelling units, provided that the residential dwelling is within the Residential Transition District identified within the adopted Downtown Design Guidelines or in a mixed-use building as specified herein.
C. Mixed-use buildings, provided that residential uses are within the upper floors of a building with a commercial or office use located in the ground floor of said building. Ground floor dwelling units may be considered, provided that the ground floor dwelling unit does not comprise more than 1/3 of the total building’s street frontage and the unit receives a unanimous approval from the City Council as a part of an overall site plan proposal.
2. Permitted Accessory Uses.
A. Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to any principal permitted use.
B. Storage of merchandise incidental to a commercial principal use.
C. Private garage or carport.
D. Home occupations as permitted in and as limited by Section 165.11.
E. Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work, which buildings shall be removed upon the completion or abandonment of the construction work.
3. Bulk Regulations. The following minimum requirements shall be observed, subject to the modifications contained in Section 165.19 of these zoning regulations:
Lot Area | no minimum |
Lot Width | no minimum |
Minimum Front Yard | 10 feet for commercial or mixed-use properties; 30 feet for properties adjacent to Hickman Road (US Highway 6) |
Minimum Rear Yard | None for commercial uses, except for principal permitted uses adjacent to residential properties not within the C-2 Downtown Village District, which shall provide a minimum of 25 feet |
Minimum Side Yard | No minimum, except for principal permitted uses adjacent to residential properties not within the C-2 Downtown Village District, which shall provide a minimum of 10 feet. A minimum of 15 total feet, 7-foot minimum on one side, for any residential use. |
Maximum Height | 40 feet for commercial or residential only buildings, except that radio communication towers constructed in compliance with Chapter 151 of this Code of Ordinances may not exceed 45 feet in height, or 60 feet for mixed-use buildings. |
Maximum Number of Stories | 3 stories for commercial or residential only buildings; 4 stories for mixed-use buildings. |
4. Off-Street Parking and Loading. No off-street parking or loading is required for commercial uses. The minimum off-street parking for dwelling units shall be provided at a rate of one space per unit.
5. Site Plan Requirements. For site plan requirements, see Chapter 160 of this Code of Ordinances and the adopted Downtown Design Guidelines.