The regulations set forth in this section or set forth elsewhere in this chapter, when referred to in this section, are the regulations in the C-2 General Commercial District. If all or part of a C-2 General Commercial District has been designated a Special Purpose Overlay District, use, height and area, parking, loading and sign regulations can be found in § 159.027(B).
(A) Use regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:
(1) Any non-residential use permitted in the C-1 Local Commercial District;
(2) Any use permitted in an R-4 Residential District not including the R-1A Single- Family Residential District;
(3) Condominiums of two or more units per building;
(4) Motor vehicle sales and service;
(5) Office use, retail sales and service, entertainment, restaurant and recreation trade. Adult entertainment excluded;
(6) Short-term lodging;
(7) Short-term automobile parking lot and parking ramp, but not including motor vehicle storage lots;
(8) Motor vehicle services and repairs provided all repairs are conducted within a completely enclosed building. All outdoor storage areas must comply with the requirements for a motor vehicle storage yard. No more than seven vehicles awaiting repair may be stored at one time;
(9) Radio or television broadcasting station or studio. Special use permit required for transmission towers, see § 159.049;
(10) Veterinarian animal hospital or kennel. Outdoor runs must be at least 100 feet from a residential district;
(11) Microbreweries and brew pubs;
(12) Publishing, sales promotion, lettering work, electronic or other technical research, electrical and/or light assembly work, office and research use, insurance company home and branch office or other financial institution use, any commercial enterprise employing substantially clerical and technical personnel, coupon clearinghouse, marketing systems, service and research, direct mail service, sales promotion handling and analysis, publishers circular and fulfillment and inquiry card processing;
(13) Mini warehouse;
(14) Hospital and nursing home;
(15) Building material and product sale. Outdoor storage allowed if suitably screened from abutting public streets; and
(16) Accessory building or use customarily incidental to any of the above uses.
(C) Parking and loading requirements. Off-street parking and loading requirements shall be provided in accordance with the requirements for specific uses set forth in § 159.065.
(E) New construction/additions. All new construction/additions shall meet the requirements of § 159.046(O).
(1999 Code, § 165.12) (Ord. 2247, passed 10-9-2001; Ord. 2256, passed 6-25-2002; Ord. 2352, passed 7-24-2007; Ord. 2521, passed 8-11-2015) Penalty, see § 159.999