Commercial development shall adhere to the commercial development design requirements as stipulated in article II, section 60-64 of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 635, § 1, 3-4-2014)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 635, § 1, adopted March 4, 2014, amended § 60-331 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former § 60-331 pertained to commercial general districts and intent, and derived from Ord. No. 434, § 4.9.1, adopted May 7, 2002.

(a)

The following shall be permitted principal uses and structures in the CG districts:

(1)

Retail commercial outlets for sale of food, wearing apparel, fabric, toys, sundries and notions, books and stationery, leather goods and luggage, paint, glass, wallpaper, jewelry (including repair) art, cameras or photographic supplies (including camera repair), sporting goods, hobby shops and pet shops (but not animal kennel), musical instruments, optical goods, television and radio (including repair incidental to sales), florist or gift shop, delicatessen, bake shop (but not wholesale bakery), drugs, plants and garden supplies (including outside storage of plants and materials), automotive vehicle parts and accessories (but not junkyards or automotive wrecking yards), and similar uses.

(2)

Retail commercial outlets for sale of home furnishings (furniture, floor coverings, draperies, upholstery) and appliances (including repair incidental to sales), office equipment or furniture, hardware, secondhand merchandise in completely enclosed buildings, and similar uses.

(3)

Service establishments such as barbershop or beauty shop, shoe repair shop, restaurant, interior decorator, photographic studio, art or dance or music studio, reducing salon or gymnasium, animal grooming, self-service laundry or dry cleaner, tailor or dressmaker, laundry or dry cleaning pickup station, and similar uses.

(4)

Service establishments such as radio or television station (but not television or radio towers or antennae); radio and television repair shop, appliance repair shop, letter shops and printing establishments, pest control, and similar uses.

(5)

Medical or dental offices, clinics, and laboratories.

(6)

Business and professional offices.

(7)

Newspaper offices.

(8)

Banks and financial institutions.

(9)

Professional, business, and technical schools.

(10)

Commercial recreational facilities in completely enclosed, soundproof buildings, such as indoor motion picture theater, community or little theater, billiard parlor, bowling alley, and similar uses.

(11)

Dry cleaning and laundry package plants in completely enclosed buildings using nonflammable liquids such as perchlorethylene and with no odor, fumes, or steam detectable to normal senses from off the premises.

(12)

Art galleries.

(13)

Miscellaneous uses such as telephone exchange and commercial parking lots and parking garages.

(14)

Recovery homes.

(15)

Residential home for the aged.

(16)

Residential dwelling units other than mobile homes, as defined in the residential single-family (R-1) zoning district.

(b)

Unless otherwise specified, the above uses are subject to the following limitations: (i) sale, display, preparation, and storage to be conducted within a completely enclosed building, and no more than 30 percent of floor space to be devoted to storage; (ii) products to be sold only at retail; and (iii) site and development plan approval (see chapter 46, article IV) is required for all commercial developments.

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.9.2, 5-7-2002; Ord. No. 462, § 1(8), 9-16-2003; Ord. No. 583, § 1(att. A, § 4), 4-22-2008)

The following shall be permitted accessory uses and structures in the CG districts:

(1)

Uses and structures which:

a.

Are customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate to permitted uses and structures.

b.

Are located on the same lot as the permitted use or structure, or on a contiguous lot in the same ownership.

c.

Do not involve operations or structures not in keeping with the character of the district.

(2)

On-site signs (see chapter 52).

(3)

Residential dwelling units other than mobile homes, provided that living spaces are demonstrated to have a clearly separate floor plan from commercial uses.

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.9.3, 5-7-2002)

The following shall be prohibited uses and structures in the CG districts:

(1)

Manufacturing activities, except as specifically permitted.

(2)

Warehousing or storage, except in connection with a permitted use.

(3)

Off-site signs.

(4)

Retail commercial outlets for sale of new and used automobiles, motorcycles, trucks and tractors, rental vehicles, mobile homes, boats, heavy machinery and equipment, lumber and building supplies, and monuments.

(5)

Motor vehicle body shops and automotive service stations.

(6)

Any other uses or structures not specifically, provisionally or by reasonable implication permitted herein. Any use which is potentially dangerous, noxious or offensive to neighboring uses in the district or to those who pass on public ways by reason of smoke, odor, noise, glare, fumes, gas, vibration, threat of fire or explosion, emission of particulate matter, interference with radio or television reception, radiation, or likely for other reasons to be incompatible with the character of the district. Performance standards apply (see article II of this chapter).

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.9.4, 5-7-2002)

The following are special exceptions in the CG districts:

(1)

Automotive service stations (see article II of this chapter for special design standards for automotive service stations).

(2)

Rental of automotive vehicles, trailers and trucks.

(3)

Package store for sale of alcoholic beverages, bar, tavern or cocktail lounge.

(4)

Hospitals and nursing homes.

(5)

Motorbus or other transportation terminals.

(6)

Child care centers and overnight child care centers, provided:

a.

No outdoor play activities shall be conducted before 8:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m.; and

b.

Provision is made for areas for off-street pickup and drop-off of children.

(7)

Public buildings and facilities.

(8)

Churches and other houses of worship.

(9)

Private clubs and lodges.

(10)

Bed and breakfast inns (see article II of this chapter).

(11)

Adult care centers.

(12)

Residences for destitute people.

See also chapter 46, article V.

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.9.5, 5-7-2002)

Minimum lot requirements of area and width for all permitted uses and structures in the CG districts (unless otherwise specified) shall be as follows: None, except as needed to meet other requirements set out herein.

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.9.6, 5-7-2002)

Minimum yard requirements for the depth of the front and rear yard, and the width of the side yard in the CG districts shall be as follows:

(1)

All permitted uses and structures (unless otherwise specified):

a.

Front: None.

b.

Side: None, except where adjacent to a residential zone, a 15-foot side yard and setback is required.

c.

Rear: None, except where adjacent to a residential zone, a 20-foot rear yard and setback is required.

(2)

Adult care centers and child care centers and overnight child care centers:

a.

Front: 20 feet.

b.

Side: 10 feet for each side yard.

c.

Rear: 15 feet.

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.9.7, 5-7-2002)

The maximum height of structures in the Commercial General (C-1) district shall be 35 feet. See article II of this chapter for exceptions from height limitations.

The maximum height of structures in the Central Business District (CBD) district shall be 60 feet. See article II of this chapter for exceptions from height limitations.

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.9.8, 5-7-2002; Ord. No. 646, § 1, 3-17-2015)

The maximum floor area ratio by all buildings in CG districts shall be as follows:

All permitted uses and structures (unless otherwise specified): 1.25.

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.9.9, 5-7-2002)

The maximum lot coverage by all impervious surfaces in the CG districts for all permitted uses and structures (unless otherwise specified) shall be 1.00.

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.9.10, 5-7-2002)

The minimum landscaped buffering requirements in the CG districts shall be as follows:

(1)

All permitted uses (unless otherwise specified): Where a use listed under this subsection is erected or expanded on land abutting a residential district, then the proposed use shall provide a landscaped buffer which shall be not less than ten feet in width along the affected rear and/or side yards as the case may be.

(2)

Existing single-family dwellings: None, except as necessary to meet other requirements set out herein.

See also article II of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.9.12, 5-7-2002)

The CBD district as established in the city land development regulations is intended as a zoning designation for the central business district. Therefore, many of the downtown, commercial uses in this zoning district were not intended to have off-street parking facilities. Properties within the CBD district are not required to provide off-street parking facilities. Parking requirements for the C-1 district are as follows:

(1)

Retail sales stores, including food stores: one space for each 300 square feet of floor area.

(2)

Eating and drinking establishments: five spaces plus one space for each three seats in public rooms.

(3)

Funeral parlor and mortuaries: one space for each three seats in the chapel.

(4)

Medical, dental and health offices and clinics: one space for each 300 square feet of floor area.

(5)

Office and professional buildings: one space for each 300 square feet of floor area.

(6)

Public buildings and facilities (unless otherwise specified): one space for each 300 square feet of floor area.

(7)

Banks, savings and loan institutions, insurance, real estate, professional and other: one space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area.

(8)

Other schools including trade, vocational, beauty, barber, etc.: one space per each employee plus one space for each three students at capacity.

(9)

Theaters, auditoriums and stadiums: one space for each four seats.

(10)

Hotels and motels: one space for each sleeping room, plus two spaces for the owner or manager, plus the required number of spaces for each accessory use such as restaurant, bar, etc., as specified.

(11)

Single-family and duplex dwelling unit: two spaces for each unit.

(12)

Churches and houses of worship: one space for each four permanent seats in the main room.

(13)

Clubs and lodges including fraternal organizations: one space for each 300 square feet of floor area.

(14)

Hospitals: one space for each bed plus one space for each employee on the maximum shift.

(15)

Convalescent and nursing homes: one space for each two beds plus space for each employee on the maximum shift.

(16)

Adult and child care centers, preschools: one space for each 300 square feet of floor area devoted to adult or child care activities and one space for each employee.

(17)

Drive-through restaurants: three spaces for each pickup window, plus one space for each employee on the maximum shift.

(18)

For other special exceptions as specified herein: to be determined by findings in the particular case.

(19)

All off-street parking facilities shall conform to the requirements of this Code prior to the receipt or transfer of an occupational license.

Note: Off-street loading required (see article II of this chapter).

(Ord. No. 434, § 4.9.13, 5-7-2002)