Wilmer City Zoning Code
§ 14 C2
GENERAL COMMERCIAL.
A.
PURPOSE.
The C2 District is established to accommodate those uses that are of citywide and regional significance. Within this district are permitted retail, service, and office uses characteristic of retailing and wholesaling markets. This district is intended to accommodate commercial activities that cannot be accommodated in the C1 Restricted Commercial District.
B.
GENERALLY.
(1)
All business, servicing or processing, except for off-street parking, off-street loading and automobile service station operation, shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings except as otherwise provided.
(2)
No use hereunder shall be permitted if said use entails storage or display of items for sale not enclosed by a building except for incidental display of sale or seasonal retail items and such incidental display shall be permitted only if it occupies no more than five percent (5%) of the total lot area.
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, whenever a C2 use abuts an SF1, SF2, and MF1 use, a wall or fence of not less than six (6) feet in height is required. Natural screening may be substituted for a wall or fence upon approval of the City Council. Walls must be of masonry construction. Fences must be solid and of metal or wooden material construction.
(Ordinance 12.6.88 adopted 12/6/88; Ordinance 13-0815A adopted 8/15/13; Ordinance 2020-0220A adopted 2/20/20; Ordinance 2023-0216C adopted 2/16/2023)