All uses permitted by right in the C-1 and C-2 Commercial Districts shall be permitted by right in the C-3 General Business District.

(Ord.106. Passed 12-9-81; Ord. 106A-123. Passed 6-14-23.)

   Following are special land uses in C-3 General Business District:

   (a)   Uses permitted subject to special conditions in the C-1 and C-2 Districts. Such uses shall be subject to the same conditions as set forth in Section 1264.02.

   (b)   High-intensity fringe commercial uses which are compatible under the appropriate circumstances, but which should be limited in their frequency of occurrence in any one area. No other such use shall be permitted within the Village within a 1,000 foot distance. Such uses shall be limited to:

      (1)   Automobile accessory stores, when no other such high-intensity use is located within the Village within a 1,000 foot distance of the proposed site.

      (2)   Clubs and lodges, private or otherwise, when not more than one other such high-intensity use is located within the Village within a 1,000 foot distance of the proposed use.

      (3)   Businesses with drive-through windows, when not more than one other such use is located within the Village within a 1,000 foot distance of the proposed use.

   (c)   Other fringe commercial uses which are compatible under the appropriate circumstances. Such uses shall be limited to:

      (1)   Automobile and light truck sales establishments, when no other such high-intensity use is located within the Village within a 1,000 foot distance of the proposed site.

      (2)   Automobile washing establishments.

      (3)   Dry cleaning and laundry establishments.

      (4)   Greenhouses and nurseries.

      (5)   Locksmith shops.

      (6)   Mortuaries and funeral homes.

      (7)   Pawn shops.

      (8)   Taxidermists.

      (9)   Veterinary establishments where all operations are conducted entirely within an enclosed building.

      (10)   Warehouses for families and small businesses.

      (11)   Other fringe commercial uses similar to and compatible with the above uses.

   (d)   Adult-oriented commercial uses which have been found to contribute to the serious deterioration of the commercial area in which they are located as well as surrounding residential areas. Such uses are permitted in Wolverine Lake because of constitutional protections. They are limited in frequency of occurrence and proximity to residential areas in order to permit maximum protection of property values and the quality of life for property owners and residents of the Village. Such uses exert their most serious blighting influence when concentrated in close proximity to one another and when located near residential areas. Therefore, not more than two adult-oriented uses shall be permitted within a 1,000 foot distance. No adult-oriented use shall be permitted within 500 feet of a Residential District or use. No adult-oriented use shall be permitted within 500 feet of any site on which is located a church, school, park or playground, or any area where minors regularly congregate. Advertisements, displays, or other promotional materials shall not be shown or exhibited so as to be visible to the public from pedestrian sidewalks or walkways, or from other public areas. All entries, windows, and other building openings for adult uses shall be located, covered, or screened in such a manner as to prevent a view into the interior from any public area.

      Adult-oriented uses shall include:

      (1)   Bookstores which have more than 15% of their stock in trade in books, magazines or other publications, the sale of which is prohibited to minors.

      (2)   Theaters and mini-theaters which have more than 15% of their screening time over a six month period devoted to motion pictures, the attendance at which is prohibited to minors.

      (3)   Cabarets or bars with live topless-type entertainment, hostesses, waitresses, or other employees.

      (4)   Nude photographic studios.

      (5)   Massage establishments.

(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81; Ord. 106A-8. Passed 6-12-85; Ord. 106A-15. Passed 6-8-88; Ord. 106-A103. Passed 4-2-17; Ord. 106A-123. Passed 6-14-23.)

   Accessory structures and uses typically incidental to a principal use permitted by right or a principal special land use shall be permitted as accessory uses subject to the following requirements:

   (a)   No accessory structure or use shall occupy more than 20% of the floor area of the principal uses.

   (b)   No accessory structure shall be located in any front or side area.

   (c)   No accessory structure shall be constructed on any lot prior to the time of construction of the principal structure to which it is accessory.

(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81; Ord. 106A-123. Passed 6-14-23.)

   Following are minimum lot sizes in C-3 General Business Districts:

(Ord.106. Passed 12-9-81; Ord. 106A-123. Passed 6-14-23.)

   Following are minimum yard requirements in C-3 General Business Districts:

   (a)   Minimum setback requirements for principal and accessory structures:

      (1)   Front: 25 feet.

      (2)   Side: 20 feet.

      (3)   Rear: 30 feet.

   (b)   Required front, side and rear yards shall be unobstructed from the ground level to the sky, except by natural vegetation and as specifically permitted in Section 1268.05 and subsection (d) hereof.

   (c)   Side and rear yards which abut streets shall conform to the same yard setback and other requirements as front yards.

   (d)   Areas for the temporary storage of garbage and trash shall not be located in any required or unrequired front yard area or in any required side yard area, provided that this section shall not be interpreted to prevent placing of litter containers for the use of pedestrians outdoors.

   (e)   Unsheltered parking shall be permitted in required side and rear yards, except that parking shall not be permitted in a required side or rear yard which abuts a street. Parking shall be permitted in unrequired side and rear yard areas.

   (f)   Parking structures and shelters shall not be permitted in any required front, side, or rear yard. Parking structures and shelters shall be permitted in unrequired front, side, and rear yards, provided that parking shelters which are in front yards shall be completely enclosed on all sides visible from streets.

(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81; Ord. 106A-123. Passed 6-14-23.)

   Maximum building bulk requirements in C-3 Local Business Districts shall be as follows:

      (1)   Stories: two.

      (2)   Feet: 30.

(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81; Ord. 106A-123. Passed 6-14-23.)

   All commercial uses listed in this chapter shall be subject to the site development requirements herein set forth in addition to the requirements for said uses set forth elsewhere in this Zoning Code.

(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81; Ord. 106A-123. Passed 6-14-23.)

   (a)   Service shall be limited to the sale of gasoline, oil, and minor accessories and to minor repair work incidental to the sale of minor accessories.

   (b)   The following activities shall be specifically prohibited:

      (1)   Auto dismantling.

      (2)   Auto glasswork.

      (3)   Engine rebuilding.

      (4)   Painting.

      (5)   Steam cleaning or undercoating.

      (6)   Tire recapping.

      (7)   Upholstering.

      (8)   Vehicle body repair.

      (9)   Other activities whose external effects could adversely extend beyond the property line.

   (c)   Curb cuts for ingress and egress shall not be permitted at such locations that will tend to create traffic hazards in the streets immediately adjacent thereto. Entrances shall be no less than 25 feet away from a street intersection (measured from the road right-of-way) or from adjacent Residential Districts.

   (d)   The minimum lot area shall be 10,000 square feet, and so arranged that ample space is available for motor vehicles which are required to wait.

   (e)   All lighting shall be shielded from adjacent residential streets.

   (f)   An obscuring wall with a minimum height of four feet, six inches above grade shall be provided on those sides abutting districts zoned for residential use.

(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81; Ord. 160A-123. Passed 6-14-23.)

   (a)   The curb cuts for ingress and egress shall not be permitted at such locations that will tend to create traffic hazards in the streets immediately adjacent thereto. Entrances shall be no less than 25 from a street intersection (measured from the road right-of-way) or from adjacent Residential Districts.

   (b)   The minimum lot area shall be 10,000 square feet, and so arranged that ample space is available for motor vehicles, which are required to wait.

(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81; Ord. 106A-123. Passed 6-14-23.)

   Businesses with drive-through windows are subject to the following conditions:

   (a)   The main and any accessory building shall be setback 50 feet from any adjacent public right-of-way line.

   (b)   A separate stacking lane designed to accommodate the minimum number of stacking spaces must be provided. The stacking lane must be positioned in a manner that stacking will not interfere with vehicular traffic on site, on the adjacent roadway, or entering/leaving the site. Adequate maneuvering room shall be provided to allow vehicles to by-pass or leave the stacking lane.

   (c)   Such businesses constructed adjacent to other commercial developments shall have a direct vehicular access connection where possible.

   (d)   A six foot high obscuring wall, fence or landscaping in a bed at least ten feet wide shall be provided along any property line adjacent to a residential use or zoning district, unless a more stringent requirement is provided for in another section of this section.

   (e)   The drive-through service speaker location and amplification shall not cause noise that is audible from adjacent residential uses.

(Ord. 106-A103. Passed 4-12-17; Ord. 106A-123. Passed 6-14-23.)