CHAPTER 1153
(RC) Regional Commerce District
1153.01    Purpose.
1153.02    Permitted uses.
1153.03    Conditional uses.
1153.04    Development standards.
1153.05    Other requirements.
1153.01 PURPOSE.
   The RC District is established to provide for large scale and high intensity commercial and quasi-industrial development serving a regional market and located along arterial thoroughfares (e.g., North Bridge Street) along with businesses directly serving such regional projects. Such projects are characterized by a mixture of large scale commercial uses, increased needs for accessibility and visibility, and large volumes of traffic. Specific requirements related to external and/or on-site traffic circulation and management are integral to the efficient and effective operation of uses in the RC District.
(Ord. 27-11. Passed 3-14-11.)
1153.02 PERMITTED USES.
   (a)   Uses specified above in Section 1149.02(a) and (b).
   (b)   Personal services, consisting of firms providing personal services or entertainment to the general public, including restaurants, banks and/or savings and loans, credit unions, hotels or motels, medical and related offices, and similar establishments.
   (c)   Multiple permitted businesses in an integrated physical setting such as a shopping center or office building.
   (d)   Large-scale businesses. Examples include: supermarkets, department stores, general merchandise stores, warehouse clubs, sporting goods stores, apparel stores, home improvement stores, electronic stores, and variety stores.
   (e)   Motor vehicle fuel stations with or without convenience stores but with no motor vehicle service.
   (f)   Motor vehicle service establishments limited to minor repair such as tire, battery and lube businesses.
   (g)   Retail stores featuring outdoor display and storage provided that such store(s) are part of a shopping center and that such display and storage area is incidental to the primary business.
   (h)   Hotels and motels.
   (i)   Facilities for the storage of personal or corporate property offered on a rental basis.
   (j)   Billboards, subject to the requirements of Chapter 1179.
(Ord. 27-11. Passed 3-14-11.)
1153.03 CONDITIONAL USES.
   (a)   Retail stores featuring outdoor display and storage, which are not part of a shopping center or where such display and storage are not incidental to the primary business.
   (b)   Motor vehicle sales and major service establishments (such as engine, transmission, body work, etc.), provided that any inoperable, unlicensed or unused vehicles stored or parked outside the principal buildings shall be subject to the requirements of Section 1153.04(j), if adjacent property is not located in the RC District.
   (c)   Wholesale establishments, warehousing, manufacturing retail outlets, distribution and related uses, including truck and transfer terminals.
   (d)   Multiple family residences, subject to the requirements of the RM-2 District.
   (e)   Billboards and digital display signs, subject to the requirements of Chapter 1179.
   (f)   Similar uses, as determined by the Planning Commission, in accordance with the provisions by Section 1131.02(e).
(Ord. 27-11. Passed 3-14-11.)
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