Automotive display, sales, service and repair.

Automotive repair, paint and body shop.

Bowling alley.

Bus terminal.

Dance hall and skating rink.

Drive-in bank.

Drive-in eating and drinking establishments.

Dwelling unit above a store or shop.

Farm implement display, sales, service and repair.

Funeral parlor.

Lumber yard or building material sales yard, and manufacture and sale of precut and/or partially assembled building materials.

Medical, dental, chiropractic office or clinic.

Monument and marker display and sales.

Motel, hotel or tourist camp.

Railroad and public utilities, but not including storage or maintenance yards and buildings.

Restaurant, nightclub, cafe or tavern.

Retail sales. (1975 Code § 10-7-1; amd. Ord. 5-80, 6-3-1980; Ord. 3-82, 5-4-1982; Ord. 4-87, 6-2-1987; Ord. 3-89, 4-18-1989)

Satellite antennas.

Storage warehouses in conjunction with the permitted principal uses or structures of this District.

Temporary buildings used in conjunction with construction work; provided, that such buildings are removed promptly upon completion of the construction work.

Uses and structures clearly incidental and necessary to the permitted principal uses or structures of this District. (1975 Code § 10-7-2; amd. Ord. 6-85, 9-17-1985)

 

(1975 Code § 10-7-3; amd. Ord. 3-82, 5-4-1982)

For commercial uses, there are no minimum lot area, width or depth specifications. (1975 Code § 10-7-4)

   A.   Front Yard: Fifteen feet (15').

   B.   Side And Rear Yards: No side or rear yard except where apartments are above a store or shop, a rear yard of twenty feet (20') shall be provided and where adjacent to an A or R District, a side yard of ten feet (10') and a rear yard of twenty feet (20') shall be provided. (1975 Code § 10-7-5)

The maximum height for buildings and structures in this District shall be four (4) stories or fifty feet (50'). (1975 Code § 10-7-6)

   A.   Trade, business or industry identification signs, provided that they:

      1.   Do not exceed twenty five feet (25') in height.

      2.   Are not within twenty five feet (25') of an A or R District.

      3.   Do not overhang the public right of way except those signs which project not more than one foot (1') beyond the front face or integral part of the building other than identification signs of less than two (2) square feet in area.

      4.   Are not within twenty five feet (25') of a highway intersection or highway structure.

   B.   Advertising signs and billboards, provided that they:

      1.   Do not exceed twenty five feet (25') in height.

      2.   Are not within twenty five feet (25') of an A or R District.

      3.   Are not within seventy five feet (75') of another billboard.

      4.   Do not exceed one hundred (100) square feet in area.

   C.   No sign or billboard shall be located in, overhang or project into a required yard.

   D.   All signs and billboards shall be maintained in a neat and presentable condition and in the event their use shall cease, they shall be promptly removed and the surrounding area restored to a condition free from refuse and rubbish.

   E.   Any sign not conforming to the provisions of this Title, shall be made to conform or be removed. (1975 Code § 10-7-7)

Automotive sales, service and repair.

Bus terminal.

Business and professional offices and studios.

Clubs and lodges,

Commercial amusements.

Dance or music schools.

Dry cleaners or laundry.

Dwelling unit above a store or shop.

Farm implement sales, service and repair.

Hotels and motels.

Lumber yard or building material sales yard.

Medical, dental, chiropractic clinics.

Personal service and repair shops.

Plumbing and heating sales, service and repair shops.

Printing, publishing and engraving,

Public buildings and utilities but not including storage or maintenance yards or buildings.

Public garages, storage garages and parking lots.

Restaurant, nightclub, cafe or tavern.

Retail businesses.

Wholesale display and salesroom. (1975 Code § 10-8-1)

Satellite antennas.

Storage warehouses in conjunction with the permitted principal uses or structures of this District.

Temporary buildings used in conjunction with construction work; provided, that such buildings are removed promptly upon completion of the construction work.

Uses and structures clearly incidental and necessary to the permitted principal uses or structures of this District. (1975 Code § 10-8-2; amd. Ord. 6-85, 9-17-1985)

No off-street parking is required in this District. (1975 Code § 10-8-3)

For commercial uses, no minimum lot area, width, or depth specifications are set forth. (1975 Code § 10-8-4)

No required yards except where apartments are above a store or shop, a rear yard of twenty feet (20') shall be provided and where adjacent to an R District, a front and side yard of ten feet (10') and a rear yard of twenty feet (20') shall be provided. (1975 Code § 10-8-5; amd. 1998 Code)

The maximum height of buildings and structures in this District shall be four (4) stories or fifty feet (50'). (1975 Code § 10-8-6)

   A.   Advertising signs, billboard and trade, business or industry identification signs, provided that:

      1.   Freestanding signs do not exceed twenty five feet (25') in height. (1975 Code § 10-8-7)

      2.   Signs attached to a building shall not project above the height of the building or more than five feet (5') from the face of the building, including sign mounting hardware. The sign shall be permanently mounted to prevent movement.

         a.   Awnings shall be permitted to display signs, however, the lowest point of the awning shall not be lower than seven feet (7') from the sidewalk, nor shall the awning extend any closer to the curb line than three feet (3').

         b.   Marquees shall be permitted and shall not extend beyond the curb line.

      3.   No commercial sign shall overhang the public right of way. "Public right of way" is defined in the Central Retail District as not including the sidewalks. (1998 Code)

      4.   No sign shall exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet in area nor shall any sign cover more than ten percent (10%) of the building face which it covers.

   B.   No sign or billboard shall be located in, overhang or project into a required yard.

   C.   All signs and billboards shall be maintained in a neat and presentable condition and in the event their use shall cease, they shall be promptly removed and the surrounding area restored to a condition free from refuse and rubbish.

   D.   Any sign not conforming to the provisions of this Title shall be made to conform or be removed. (1975 Code § 10-8-7)