15.2.29: PERMITTED AND SPECIAL USES, NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS:

Dwelling units on the main floor of residential structures existing on September 16, 2003, including rooming houses, excepting dormitories, group homes, and mobile homes

Two-unit dwellings, except mobile homes

15.3.3.1N

Three-unit dwellings, except mobile homes

15.3.3.1N

Four-unit dwellings, except mobile homes

15.3.3.1N

Single-unit dwellings, including townhouses, but except mobile homes

15.3.3.1N

Multi-unit dwellings

15.3.3.1N

Dormitories or apartments for students residing on site

Dwelling units as permitted in the lowest density adjoining residential district and subject to the same occupancy restrictions as said residential district

Dwelling units other than those permitted in the preceding row

15.3.3.1N

Group living (see subsection 15.3.1.7 B of this title)

Boarding or rooming houses

15.3.3.1N

Fraternities and sorority homes

15.3.3.1N

Public and civic uses:

Community service (see subsection 15.3.1.8 A of this title)

Business associations

P-RO

Civic, social and fraternal

P-RO

Community centers

P-RO

Libraries

P-RO

Museums

Day care (see subsection 15.3.1.8 B of this title)

Adult day care

15.3.3.1I

Day care centers for children

15.3.3.1I

Day care centers including child care centers, adult day care centers, day nurseries, nursery schools, kindergartens, play groups, and centers or workshops for mentally or physically handicapped

Day care homes I

Day care homes II

Day care homes III

Family day care homes

Nursery education or school

Educational facilities (see subsection 15.3.1.8 C of this title)

Art and music schools

P-RO

Barber and beauty schools

P-RO

Dancing schools

P-RO

Driving schools

P-RO

15.3.3.1M

Junior colleges

P-RO

Primary (elementary) schools

Secondary schools

University and colleges

University, college, junior college and professional school education

P-RO

Vocational or trade schools

P-RO

Other special training and schools, NEC

P-RO

Government facilities and services (see subsection 15.3.1.8 D of this title)

Civil defense and related activities

P-RO

Executive, legislative, and judicial functions

Fire stations and related activities

Governmental maintenance facilities and services

Police protection and related activities

P-RO

Postal services

Other protective functions and related activities, NEC

P-RO

Medical facilities (see subsection 15.3.1.8 E of this title)

Blood/plasma donation center

Emergency and walk-in medical clinics

Hospital

Medical laboratory services

Nursing, convalescent and rest homes

Outpatient surgical centers

Note: Medical and dental offices without surgical facilities are listed under "Offices" uses

Parks and open space (see subsection 15.3.1.8 F of this title)

Parks and playgrounds

Community gardens

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3.2.1.E

Passenger terminals and services (see subsection 15.3.1.8 G of this title)

Airport or heliport

Transportation terminals, passenger

Transportation terminals, passenger and freight

Religious institution (see subsection 15.3.1.8 H of this title)

All religious institutions

P-RO

Social service institutions (see subsection 15.3.1.8 I of this title)

Transient lodging or shelter

Welfare and charitable services

P-RO

Telecommunications facilities

Wireless communications facilities

15.3.6.1I

Utilities, major (see subsection 15.3.1.8 J of this title)

Electrical public utility substation with 8 foot minimum screen or fence

Electrical transmission lines of 30 kilovolts or larger

Public utility substation with 8 foot screen or fence, except electrical public utility substation

Railroads

Renewable energy production (solar, wind, etc.)

S-PO

Sewage treatment plant

Wastewater treatment facilities

Commercial uses:

Eating and drinking establishments (see subsection 15.3.1.9 A of this title)

Commercial kitchen/catering

Drinking places (alcoholic beverages)

Micro-brewery

Micro-distillery

S, P-RO

Restaurants

15.3.3.1W

Restaurants with drive-through

15.3.3.1K

Winery

S, P-RO

Entertainment, indoor (see subsection 15.3.1.9 B of this title)

Adult uses

Bars or nightclubs

Bowling alleys and other similar recreational activities

S, P-RO

Dance halls

S, P-RO

Gambling facilities

Health clubs

Indoor sports facilities, including, but not limited to, racquetball, handball, tennis, basketball and other court games, gymnasiums; soccer; hockey

Pool halls

S, P-RO

Roller and ice skating

S, P-RO

Theaters and auditoriums

Entertainment, outdoor (see subsection 15.3.1.9 B of this title)

Country clubs, golf courses, swimming clubs and similar recreational uses

P-RO

Miniature golf, batting cages, driving ranges

S, P-RO

15.3.3.1T

Offices (see subsection 15.3.1.9 C of this title)

Banking and financial institutions, with drive-through

15.3.3.1K

Banking and financial institutions, without drive-through

Business, administrative, and professional offices except those listed separately

Credit services (other than banks), including payday loan and check cashing services

Dental offices and dental labs

Educational and scientific research

Employment services

Medical offices without surgical facilities

Printing services

Professional offices

P-RO

Professional schools

P-RO

Studios, recording

Studios, television and radio

P-RO

Telecommunications offices and exchanges

P-RO

Overnight accommodations (see subsection 15.3.1.9 D of this title)

Bed and breakfast establishment

S-RO

15.3.3.1F

Hotels and motels

Inn

S-RO

15.3.3.1Q

Travel trailer parks or campground

S-RO

Parking, commercial (see subsection 15.3.1.9 E of this title)

Automobile parking public and commercial, for uses on adjoining parcels or in adjacent districts

Public or commercial parking

P-RO

All other commercial parking

P-RO

Retail sales and service, sales-oriented (see subsection 15.3.1.9 F of this title)

Antiques and secondhand merchandise

P-RO

Apparel and accessories

Art galleries

Auto parts and accessories

P-RO

Building supplies and lumber, including electrical, plumbing, HVAC and other

Cannabis dispensing organization

Computers and accessories

Convenience stores with gasoline service/gasoline service station

Convenience store without gasoline service

Electronics, including audio, video and other

Fuel and ice dealers, including coal, bottled gas

Furniture, home furnishings and equipment

Garden supplies

Hardware without lumber and building supplies

Hay, grain and feeds

P-RO

Household appliances

Liquor

Medical appliances and supplies

Office supplies and equipment

Optical goods

Outdoor recreation equipment and vehicles

Pets

Pharmacy

Retail, general, except as otherwise listed

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Retail, groceries, except as otherwise listed

Schools, trade and business

Retail sales and service, personal service-oriented (see subsection 15.3.1.9 F of this title)

Art, music, and dancing schools

Art, music, and photographic studios

Beauty and barber services

Funeral services with crematorium

S-RO

Funeral services without crematorium

P-RO

Laundering and dry cleaning (self- service)

P-RO

Pressing, alteration and garment repairs

S-RO

Radio and television repair

P-RO

Shoe repair

P-RO

Small animal hospital or clinic with boarding

Tattoo parlor

P-RO

Retail sales and service, repair-oriented (see subsection 15.3.1.9 F of this title)

Apparel repair, alteration and cleaning pickup; shoe repair services

P-RO

Armature rewinding

P-RO

Electrical repair (except radios and TV)

P-RO

Fur repair and storage services

P-RO

Pressing, alteration, and garment repair; laundry and dry cleaning pickup only

P-RO

Radio and television repair

P-RO

Re-upholstery and furniture repair

P-RO

Shoe repair, shoe shining, and hat cleaning services

P-RO

Watch, clock and jewelry repair

P-RO

Other repair services, NEC

P-RO

Self-service storage (see subsection 15.3.1.9 G of this title)

Commercial storage of recreational vehicles

P-RO

Mini-warehouses

15.3.3.1S

Vehicle and similar sales and service (see subsection 15.3.1.9 H of this title)

Aircraft and accessories

Auto service, including quick and minute lube drive through (except repair/wash), NEC

S4, RO

Automobile and truck rental services

P-RO

Automobile repair and service

15.3.3.1E

Automobile wash

Farm and industrial equipment and supplies

P-RO

Marine craft and accessories

Mobile homes and accessories

P-RO

Motor vehicles (new and used cars)

Motor vehicles (used cars only)

Motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle (ATV) sales

15.3.3.1C

Tires, batteries and accessories

Truck stops

Industrial uses:

Light industrial service (see subsections 15.3.1.10 A and E of this title)

Building services, including janitorial, exterminating, general maintenance

Cannabis Infusion Organization

S-RO

Cannabis Processor Organization

S-RO

Coating engraving and allied services

Concrete services

Contractors, general and specialty, with outdoor storage

S-RO

Contractors, general and specialty, without outdoor storage

P-RO

Drugs, chemicals and allied products

Laboratories, including film processing

P-RO

Laundering, dry cleaning and dyeing plants

P-RO

Linen supply and industrial laundry services

P-RO

Low-impact manufacturing

P-RO

Manufacturing, fabricating, processing, or assembling of products or materials

Newspaper distribution services

P-RO

Research, development and/or testing services

P-RO

Transportation equipment

Other special construction trade, NEC

Heavy industrial (see subsection 15.3.1.10 F of this title)

Acid manufacturing

Ammunition manufacturing

Blast furnace, steelworks, or the rolling and finishing of ferrous metals

Glue manufacturing

Iron and steel foundry

Meatpacking plant or slaughterhouse

Nonferrous metal foundry

Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals

Stockyards or livestock sales barns

Tannery

Wood preserving operation

Warehouse and freight movement (see subsection 15.3.1.10 B of this title)

Cannabis Transporting Organization

S-RO

Equipment rental and leasing services

S-RO

Farm products warehousing

S-RO

Food lockers (with or without food preparation facilities)

Freight forwarding service

General warehousing and storage

S-RO

Parcel services

P-RO

Railroad and motor freight salvage

Refrigerated warehousing (except food lockers)

S-RO

Waste-related service (see subsection 15.3.1.10 C of this title)

Junkyard or auto wrecking yard, or storage

15.3.3.1R

Wholesale trade (see subsection 15.3.1.10 D of this title)

Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages

P-RO

Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment

Construction equipment

P-RO

Drugs, chemicals and allied products

Dry goods and apparel

P-RO

Electrical and electronic goods

P-RO

Farm and grain mill products

Farm equipment

P-RO

Furniture and home furnishings

P-RO

Groceries and related products

Hardware, plumbing, and heating equipment and supplies

P-RO

Lumber and other building materials

S-RO

Machinery, equipment and supplies

Mail-order house

Merchandise vending machine operators

Motor vehicles, equipment, parts and accessories

S-RO

Paint, glass and wallpaper

P-RO

Paper and paper products

P-RO

Professional equipment, instruments and supplies

P-RO

Transportation equipment

Welding equipment and supplies

Wholesale trade of products produced on the premises

Other uses:

Accessory uses

Vacation rental units

15.3.4.2C

Agriculture (see subsection 15.3.1.11 A of this title)

All agricultural uses

Cannabis craft grower

P-RO

Cannabis cultivation center

P-RO

Plant nursery or greenhouse

P-RO

Resource extraction (see subsection 15.3.1.11 B of this title)

All resource extraction except hydraulic fracturing6

Vehicles and access

Motorized recreational vehicle use

Private access roads or streets to or from a permitted use in an adjoining zoning district

15.3.3.1V

Notes:

1. In BPL, day care centers for children including child care centers, day nurseries, nursery schools, kindergartens, play group and centers or workshops for mentally or physically handicapped children shall be permitted as a permitted use only when they are approved as part of the development plan.

2. Within 250 feet of property owned by a public school agency and used for elementary or secondary school educational purposes, uses identified with this note shall be considered as special uses in the respective districts.

3. In PAR and PA, bed and breakfasts are subject to the special use standard detailed in subsection 15.3.3.1F of this title.

4. Only if within completely closed buildings.

5. In BPL, automotive repair services are permitted only as accessory uses to: a) the retail sale of motor vehicles, or b) the retail sale of automotive accessories.

6. Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) shall not enter or infringe upon the City of Carbondale's zoning jurisdiction from a location outside of the zoning jurisdiction.

7. Airport related residential uses with maximum FAR of 0.566 for the land designated for residential uses.

8. No outdoor storage allowed. No more than 4 employees on the premises at any one time on a regular basis. Hours of operation shall not exceed 7:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. The following uses shall require a special use permit: railroad and motor freight salvage; sporting goods, including firearms and ammunitions sales; and welding equipment and supplies.

9. Shall only apply to residential structures existing on September 16, 2003.

10. The applicant shall identify which specific business use is being requested for the special use. The specific use shall be included as a condition of approval if the special use is approved.

11. The Zoning Certificate for such shall be accompanied by a design and maintenance plan. (See § 3.2.1.E).

(Ord. 2018-37; Ord. 2019-33; Ord. 2020-38; Ord. 2021-25; Ord. 2023-10; Ord. 2023-18; Ord. 2023-23)

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