The purpose of the C-4 Central Business District is to provide a district for retail, service and office uses which are characteristic of a "downtown" area.

(Ord. 811 [6-30-2022])

Subject to applicable provisions of this Ordinance, the permitted uses in the C-4 District are listed in the Table shown in Section 937.02 of this Ordinance.

(Ord. 811 [6-30-2022])

No interim uses are allowed in the C-4 District.

(Ord. 811 [6-30-2022])

Subject to applicable provisions of this Ordinance, the accessory uses allowed in the C-4 District are listed in the Table shown in Section 937.02 of this Ordinance.

(Ord. 782 [8-9-2018]; Ord. 811 [6-30-2022])

Subject to applicable provisions of this Ordinance, the conditional uses in the C-4 District are listed in the Table shown in Section 937.02 of this Ordinance. All conditional uses require a conditional use permit approved under the procedures and standards set forth in 904 of this Ordinance.

(Ord. 782 [8-9-2018]; Ord. 811 [6-30-2022])

A.

Each business establishment shall be operated as a separate and distinct business entity. Each business establishment shall be physically separate from any other such establishment by solid walls, partitions or windows, although nothing in this paragraph is intended to prevent either common ownership or free pedestrian movement from one establishment to another through either an area commonly owned or leased by all adjoining establishments or through direct doorway connections. All business establishments shall be accessible from the exterior of the building in which they are located by either a direct door to the exterior or by direct access to a "common area" which in turn has adequate access to the exterior of the building without passing through another business establishment.

B.

Retail or Commercial Use. At least 50 percent of the building frontage on the ground floor along Lake Street must be used for retail or service commercial use and should comprise at least 50 percent of the ground floor building footprint.

C.

New Lake Street Buildings. All new buildings along Lake Street with a building footprint of 4,000 square feet or more shall be developed with more than one of the following uses. retail, service, residential, and office. Upper floors may be used for any permitted use including residential.

D.

All buildings shall meet the defined sidewalk line except for small setbacks to provide outdoor seating, plazas or recess entries.

E.

Parking in the front yard is prohibited.

(Ord. 811 [6-30-2022])

The following standards apply to all lots and buildings in the C-4 District:

A.

Buildings may not exceed the height of three stories or 35 feet. Three story buildings are subject to the additional standards of Chapter 909.

B.

Minimum Setbacks. There must be no front yard, exterior side yard or rear yard requirements, except that there must be a required setback from C-4 District boundaries when such boundaries are adjacent to a residential district the same as the setback for the adjacent district.

C.

The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) may not exceed 2.0.

D.

The lot area must be at least 8,000 square feet.

(Ord. 811 [6-30-2022])