Commercial uses not otherwise allowed as permitted or special uses in the R-l, R-2 and R-3 Zoning Districts may be approved as a special commercial use when located in qualifying commercial structures on corner properties or interior lots that abut corner properties in the R-1, R-2 and R-3 Zoning Districts, subject to the following standards,
(A) General provisions for special commercial use. A special commercial use may be located in a qualifying commercial structure subject to the following standards.
(1) Qualification. Structures in R-1, R-2. and R-3 Zoning Districts, which occupy corner lots or interior lots that abut corner lots, may qualify as a commercial structure for use by a special commercial use if the structure is historically designed as having commercial structural characteristics.
(2) Special use. An applicant may only locate a proposed special commercial use in a qualifying commercial structure following an application for, and the approval and issuance of, a special use permit in accordance with § 1252.03(C). In addition, any application for a special commercial use under this section must be accompanied by information establishing the proposed structure as a qualifying commercial structure, as well as a plan to preserve or restore the historical commercial design characteristics of the structure.
(3) Use standards. Commercial uses seeking to locate as a special commercial use in a qualifying commercial structure may have specific use standards that must be met, as established in § 1244.03 (Use Standards), and referenced in the "Use Standards" column of Table 1244.02-A (Use Table).
(Ord. 20-17, passed 4-14-2020)