§ 17.220.020 COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

   A.   General Requirements. Subdivisions, new land uses and structures, and alterations to existing land uses and structures in the CN, CG, CC and CD Zones, shall be designed, constructed, and/or established in compliance with the requirements in Table 2-6 (Commercial District Development Standards - CN, CG, CC, CD). Subdivisions, new land uses and structures, and alterations to existing land uses and structures in the CRR and CRB Zones, shall be designed, constructed, and/or established in compliance with the requirements in Table 2-7 (Commercial District Development Standards - CRR, CRB). In addition, the applicable development standards (e.g., landscaping, parking and loading, and the like) in Article 3 (Site Planning and General Development Standards) shall apply to all commercial zoning districts.

Table 2-6 Commercial District Development Standards (CN, CG, CC, CD)
Development Feature	Requirement by Zoning District
	CN	CG	CC	CD
Minimum lot area	Minimum lot area determined through subdivision review process.
Residential development	Subject to the requirements of Live/Work Development Standards (§ 17.400.060) and/or the Mixed Use Development Standards (§ 17.400.065).
Setbacks	Minimum setbacks required. See § 17.300.020  (Setback Regulations and Exceptions).
Street facing	None required.			None required. (1)
Side	None required.
Side adjacent to residential zone	For first 15 feet of building height: 10 feet required. For portions of structure above 15 feet in height a 60-degree, clear zone angle must be maintained, measured from 15 feet above the existing grade, and from 10 feet from the side property line. (2)
Rear	None required.
Rear adjacent to residential zone	For first 15 feet of building height: 10 feet required. For portions of structure above 15 feet in height a 60-degree, clear zone angle must be maintained, measured from 15 feet above the existing grade, and from 10 feet from the side property line. (2)
Alley	2 feet One half (1/2) the width of an alley may be credited toward the setback requirement for properties adjacent to residential zones.
Height limit (3)	43 feet	56 feet (4)	56 feet (4)	See CD District Requirements (§ 17.220.035).
Landscaping	As required by Chapter 17.310 (Landscaping).
Parking and loading	Subject to Chapter 17.320 (Off-Street Parking and Loading).			See CD District Requirements (§ 17.220.035) and Chapter 17.320.
Signs	As required by Chapter 17.330 (Signs).
Notes:
(1)   Except in compliance with the Design for Development of the Downtown Area. No setback shall be provided for at least 75% of any new exterior building wall resulting from the addition of building floor area along the east and west sides of Main Street; the north side of Culver Boulevard, between Canfield and Duquesne Avenues; and both sides of Washington Boulevard, between Watseka and Hughes Avenues.
(2)   See Figure 2-1 (Commercial Setback Adjacent to Residential Zone).
(3)   See § 17.300.025 (Height Measurement and Height Limit Exceptions).
(4)   This provision is as approved by Initiative Ordinance No. 90-013½, adopted April 17, 1990, or as may be amended.

 

Table 2-7 Commercial District Development Standards (CRR, CRB)
Development Feature	Requirement by Zoning District
	CRR	CRB
Minimum lot area	Minimum lot area determined through subdivision review process.
Residential development	None allowed).
Setbacks	Minimum setbacks required. See § 17.300.020  (Setback Regulations and Exceptions).
Street facing	Parcels up to 20,000 square feet in area: 5 feet. Parcels over 20,000 square feet in area: 15 feet.
Side	None required.
Side adjacent to residential zone	60 feet	12 feet plus 1 foot of additional setback for every 2 feet in building height above 20 feet. (1)
Rear	None required.
Rear adjacent to residential zone	60 feet	12 feet plus 1 foot of additional setback for every 2 feet in building height above 20 feet. (1)
Alley	2 feet One half (1/2) the width of an alley may be credited toward the setback requirement for properties adjacent to residential zones.
Height limit (2)	56 feet (3)	56 feet (3)
Landscaping	As required by Chapter 17.310 (Landscaping).
Parking and loading	Subject to Chapter 17.320 (Off-Street Parking and Loading).
Signs	As required by Chapter 17.330 (Signs).
Notes:
(1)   See Figure 2-2 (Examples of CRB, IL, IG Setbacks Adjacent to Residential Zone).
(2)   See § 17.300.025 (Height Measurement and Height Limit Exceptions).
(3)   This provision is as approved by Initiative Ordinance No. 90-013½, adopted April 17, 1990, or as may be amended.

 

(Ord. No. 2005-007 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 2020-013 § 2 (part); Ord. No. 2022-008)