Commercial activities include the distribution and sale or rental of goods; the provision of services other than those classified as civic activities; and the administrative and research operations of private, profit oriented firms, other than public utility firms and include the following:
A. Agricultural Supply And Commodities Sales: Activities that typically include the sale from the premises of feed and grain, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, animal care equipment.
B. Automotive Sales: Activities that include the sale from the premises of motor vehicles, with incidental maintenance; such activities are typical of new or used auto, boat and mobile home dealers.
C. Automotive Accessory Retail Sales: Activities that include the retail sale from the premises of motor vehicle parts and accessories; such activities are typical of firms selling tires, batteries, mufflers, auto glass, and auto upholstery, but excluding tire recapping.
D. Business Supply Retail Sales: Activities that include the retail sale or rental from the premises of the office equipment and supplies and similar goods primarily to individuals, firms and other organizations utilizing the goods; they exclude the sale or rental of motor vehicles and the sale of materials used in construction of buildings or other structures; such activities are typical of barber equipment and supply firms, and hotel or office equipment and supply firms.
E. Construction Retail Sales: Activities that include the retail sale or rental from the premises of goods and equipment, including paint, glass, hardware, fixtures, electrical supplies and lumber, primarily to individuals rather than firms; such activities are typical of hardware stores.
F. Convenience Sales: Activities that include the retail sale from the premises of drugs and other frequently needed small personal convenience items such as toiletries, tobacco and magazines, including small grocery stores.
G. Department Store Type Retail Sales: Activities that include the retail sale or rental from the premises of a wide range of general goods and merchandise primarily for personal or household use, principally including apparel, appliances and sundries; they exclude the sale or rental of motor vehicles, except for parts and accessories; such activities are typical of department or variety stores.
H. Farm Equipment Sales: Activities that include the sale from the premises of motor-driven farm vehicles; such activities are typical of firms selling tractors or harvesting equipment.
I. Food And Beverage Sales/Off-Site Consumption: Activities that include the retail sales from the premises of food and beverages for off-premises consumption; such activities are typical of groceries, markets, liquor stores and retail bakeries. On-site consumption seating areas of up to fifteen percent (15%) of the gross floor area may be provided.
J. Food And Beverage Sales/On-Site Consumption: Activities that include the retail sale from the premises of food or beverages prepared for on-premises consumption; such activities are typical of restaurants and bars.
K. Gasoline Sales: Activities that include the sale from the premises of goods and the provision of services normally required in the operation and maintenance of automotive vehicles, including the principal sale of liquid fuel products, the incidental sale of tires, batteries, replacement items, and lubricating services, and the performance of minor repairs; excluding wholesale sale of liquid fuel products.
L. Home Furnishing Retail Sales: Activities that include the retail sale from the premises of furniture and home appliances, primarily to individuals rather than firms; such activities are typical of furniture and appliance stores.
M. Specialty Retail Sales: Activities that include the sale or rental from the premises of particular or predominant types of goods and merchandise primarily for personal or household use; they exclude the sale or rental of motor vehicles, parts and accessories, furniture and major appliances, and materials used in the construction of buildings or other structures; such activities are typical of apparel, antique, camera and flower stores.
N. Adult Entertainment Retail Sales: Activities, whether conducted intermittently or full time, that primarily involve the sale of books, magazines, films, photographs or other materials distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or pertaining to human sex acts or by an emphasis on male or female genitals, buttocks or female breasts, typical of adult motion picture theaters, adult minimotion picture theaters, adult motion picture arcade and adult bookstores. (Ord. 2744 §1, 1996: Ord. 1691 §1(part), 1982)