Wilmer City Zoning Code
§ 13 C1
RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL.
A.
PURPOSE.
The C1 District is established to accommodate the shopping needs of residents in adjacent residential areas. This district is meant to be used in limited areas where retail or service establishments deal directly with customers. Businesses in the C1 District should be oriented to satisfying the daily and frequent shopping needs of the neighborhood consumer.
B.
GENERALLY.
(1)
Business uses above the ground floor are permitted on any floor above the ground floor except in those buildings where dwelling units are established.
(2)
All business establishments shall be retail or service establishments which deal directly with the customers. All goods produced on the premises shall be sold to consumers only on the premises where produced.
(3)
All business, servicing or processing, except for off-street parking, off-street loading, temporary display of merchandise such as garden, lawn, and recreational supplies and equipment for sale to the public, and automobile service station operation, shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings.
(4)
Business establishments are restricted to a maximum gross floor area of five thousand (5,000) square feet on the ground floor, exclusive of any floor area devoted to off-street parking or loading.
(5)
Parking of trucks as an accessory use, when used in the conduct of a permitted business listed in this section, shall be limited to vehicles of not over one and one-half (1-1/2) ton capacity when located within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a residence district boundary line.
(6)
An establishment that derives seventy-five (75) percent or more of the establishment’s gross revenue from the on-premises sale of alcoholic beverages shall be prohibited in the C1 Restricted Commercial District.
E.
AREA; YARD; HEIGHT; AND LOT COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS.
The requirement regulating the minimum lot size, minimum yard sizes (front, side, and rear), maximum building height (stories and feet), and maximum percent of lot coverage by buildings, as pertains to this district, shall conform with the provisions of Section 20, “Schedule of District Regulations” and other applicable provisions of Section 21, “Supplementary District Regulations.”
G.
SCREENING.
In the C1 District, wherever a C1 use abuts the SF1, SF2, and MF1, a wall or fence of not less than six (6) feet in height is required.
(Ordinance 12.6.88 adopted 12/6/88; Ordinance 13-0815A adopted 8/15/13; Ordinance 2023-0216C adopted 2/16/2023)