§ 159.029 C-R COMMERCIAL/RECREATION DISTRICT.

   The C-R Commercial-Recreation District is intended to regulate development and assure compatibility of new construction and uses in and along the city’s riverfront areas. The regulations set forth in this section or elsewhere in this chapter, when referred to in this section, are the regulations in the C-R Commercial-Recreation District.

   (A)   Intent. The intent of these regulations is as follows:

      (1)   To improve the general welfare by increasing public access to riverfront areas;

      (2)   To encourage revitalization and redevelopment through the expansion of tourist-related and river-related commercial and recreational use;

      (3)   To compliment and support redevelopment efforts in commercial areas adjoining the riverfront; and

      (4)   To enhance the general welfare by preserving the principal vistas and visual relationships both from and to the river.

   (B)   Use regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:

      (1)   Specialty commercial such as boutiques, antique shops, candy, food or ice cream shops;

      (2)   General offices above first floor only;

      (3)   Bar/tavern, including microbrewery, brewpub and beer garden;

      (4)   Restaurant, including outdoor eating area;

      (5)   Hotel/motel;

      (6)   Art gallery;

      (7)   Gift/souvenir shop;

      (8)   Excursion boats, train station, trolley station, carriage stand and services for these uses;

      (9)   Museum, auditorium and assembly hall;

      (10)   Bicycle rental;

      (11)   Indoor recreation facility;

      (12)   Artist’s studio;

      (13)   Pleasure craft harbor, boat rental and associated launch area, excluding boat sales and rental;

      (14)   Bed and breakfast;

      (15)   Tourist and/or information center;

      (16)   Publicly owned and operated park, playground, community buildings and facilities such as baseball stadiums and fields, tennis courts, band shells, swimming pools, skate parks, marinas, recreational vehicle (RV) parks and community centers; and

      (17)   Accessory buildings or uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses.

   (C)   Temporary uses. The following uses are permitted as temporary uses (seven days or less) in the C-R Commercial-Recreation District:

      (1)   Social or cultural festivals;

      (2)   Concerts, craft shows or specialty collection displays; and

      (3)   Outdoor sales and marketing of produce, baked goods and other homemade items.

   (D)   Height and area requirements. The height and area requirements set forth in §§ 159.045 and 159.046 shall be observed.

   (E)   Parking and loading requirements. Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of § 159.065.

   (F)   Signs. Signs are permitted according to the provisions of § 159.048.

(1999 Code, § 165.16) (Ord. 2247, passed 10-9-2001; Ord. 2431, passed 11-9-2010; Ord. 2599, passed 12-11-2018) Penalty, see § 159.999