§ 156.034 USES PERMITTED IN DISTRICTS.
   (A)   (1)   The uses permitted in the various districts are shown in division (C) below. The uses permitted in a more restricted district may be permitted in a less restricted district within the same zoning category; provided, however, that the yard space and other requirements of the more restricted district shall apply. For purposes of applying this rule the following shall apply:
         (a)   Each district shown in the subsequent list shall be considered to be more restrictive than the one listed to the right and
         (b)   Zoning categories shall consist of the following:
            1.   Residential - Districts A-1, R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4.
            2.   Commercial - Districts C-0, C-1, C-2, C-3, and CBD.
            3.   Industrial - Districts I-1 and I-2.
            4.   Other - District H-1.
      (2)   Adult-oriented establishments as defined by § 110.100 of this code of ordinances shall not be located within any use district except as indicated on the table in this section.
   (B)   It is intended that these regulations be interpreted as permitting a dwelling unit to be located on the same lot with or within a structure used or intended to be used primarily for nonresidential purposes only upon individual review and approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council.
   (C)   The city is hereby divided into 13 use districts. The most restrictive use district being R-1 and the least restrictive being I-2. The permitted uses of each use district in order of restriction are designated on the following graph as follows.
Permitted Uses
Special Provisions
Residential Districts
Commercial Districts
Industrial Districts
Other
Special Conditions See §
Parking Spaces Required
A1
R1
R2
R3
R4
C0
C1
C2
C3
CBD
I1
I2
H1
Permitted Uses
Special Provisions
Residential Districts
Commercial Districts
Industrial Districts
Other
Special Conditions See §
Parking Spaces Required
A1
R1
R2
R3
R4
C0
C1
C2
C3
CBD
I1
I2
H1
Accessory uses, incidental to those listed
None
1/200 sq. ft. of occupancy area
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
R
Adult-oriented establishment
 
X
Advertising signs or structures
None
X
X
X
X
X
X
R
X
X
X
Agriculture: farming, dairying, horticulture, animal and poultry, husbandry, excluding the feeding of offal or garbage
None
1/400 sq. ft. GFA
X
Agriculture: gardening, not commercial
None
1/400 sq. ft. GFA
X
X
X
X
Ambulance service, office or garage
None
1/500 sq. ft. GFA or 1/employee +1/vehicle operated in use
X
X
X
R
Amusement enterprises
None
1/200 sq. ft. GFA+ 1/3 occupants at max. occupancy
X
X
X
Artificial limbs, orthopedic appliances
None
1/150 sq. ft. GFA
R
Artist supplies and hobby shops
1/100 sq. ft.
X
X
X
X
Assisted living facility
None
1/bed + 1/each employee on max. shift
R
X
X
X
R
X
Athletic fields
20/field or 1/4 seats, whichever is greater
X
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
Automotive rental and sales, new and used
None
1/150 sq. ft. GSA+ 1/vehicle offered for sale or rent + 1/each employee on max. shift
X
X
Automotive service
1/300 sq. ft. + 1/each employee on max. shift + 1/each vehicle in operation + 1/each vehicle being serviced
X
X
X
Automotive wrecking and junk yards
1/300 sq. ft. +1/ employee on max. shift + 1/each vehicle used in operation of use + 1/each vehicle being serviced or processed
X
Bakery shop
None
1/200 sq. ft. GSA + 1/ employee
X
X
X
X
Banks, saving institutions
None
1/200 sq. ft. + 6 stacking spaces for 1st drive-in window and 4 stacking spaces for each add’l drive-in window
R
X
X
X
X
Banquet, exhibition, meeting and reception halls
1/4 persons based on design capacity of building, or 5/1,000 sq. ft. GFA, whichever is greater
R
R
X
X
X
X
Barber, beauty shops
1/200 sq. ft. GSA
+ 1/ employee
X
X
X
X
R
Bars and taverns (Accessory use for restaurants only )
 
X
X
X
Bars and taverns (drinking places)
 
R
R
X
Beer and ale wholesalers
 
1/
employee on max. shift + 1/150 GSA
X
X
Beer, wine, and liquor stores
 
5.5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. GFA
R
R
R
R
Blacksmiths
None
1/1,000 sq. ft. + 1 dock/
25,000 sq. ft.
X
Boarding houses
None
1/resident owned or operated vehicle
X
X
Boat sales, rental or service
None
1/150 sq. ft. GLA + 1/vehicle for sale or rent + 1/ employee +1/vehicle serviced
X
X
Body painting studio
6/chair
+1/ employee
R
R
R
R
Body piercing studio
6/chair
+1/ employee
R
R
R
R
Bookstore
None
1/150 sq. ft. GSA
X
X
X
X
Bottled water manufacturing
 
1/employee on max. shift + 1/150 GSA
X
X
Bowling alley
None
5/lane + 1/employee + otherwise required as per accessory use GFA
X
X
X
Breweries
 
1/employee on max. shift + 1/150 GSA
X
X
Building materials
1/1,000 sq. ft. + 1 berth/
25,000 sq. ft.
X
X
X
Bulk fuel sales
1/1,000 sq. ft. + 1 dock/
25,000 sq. ft.
X
Bus terminal
None
1/150 sq. ft.
X
X
X
X
Cafeterias
 
X
X
Cafeterias (Accessory use)
 
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Canning, preserving factory
1/3 employee + 1 dock/
25,000 sq. ft.
X
Car wash
None
1/
employee,4/ washing bay, 2/ drying stall
X
Caterers
 
1/
employee, + 1/every vehicle customarily used in operation of the use or stored on the premises
X
X
X
X
Cemetery
1/
employee
X
Child care center
1/10 attendees +1/
employee
R
X
X
X
X
X
R
R
R
Child care center (accessory use)
1/10 attendees + 1/
employee
X
X
X
X
R
X
X
X
X
X
R
R
X
Clothing, wearing apparel store
None
1/200 sq. ft.
X
X
X
X
Cold storage plants
1/500 sq. ft.
R
X
Commercial radio/ television antenna towers & equipment
1/1,000 sq. ft. + 1 loading berth/
25,000
sq. ft.
R
X
X
Compounding, processing and blending chemical products, not including explosives
1/every 3 employees + 1/loading berth/
25,000 sq. ft.
X
Contractor’s yard
None
1/
employee + 1/facility vehicle (vehicle operated in use) + 1/1,000 SF GLA + 1 loading berth
X
X
Convalescent, rest or nursing home
None
1/6 beds + 1/each employee + 1 reserved for doctor + 1 loading space
R
Convenience store
1/100 sq. ft. GSA
X
X
X
X
Dairy products store
1/150 sq. ft.
X
X
X
X
Dance hall (see also tavern)
None
1/150 sq. ft.
X
X
Delicatessen
1/200
sq. ft. GFA 1/
employee
X
X
X
X
Dental lab, supply house
None
1/300 sq. ft. GFA
R
Department store
None
1/150
sq. ft.
GSA 1/
employee
X
X
X
Distilleries
 
1/
employee on max. shift + 1/150 GSA
X
X
Drug store
1/150 sq. ft. GSA
X
X
X
X
Dwelling, duplex (two family)2
2/dwelling unit
X
X
R
Dwelling, multi-family (development of less than three acres in size)
2.5/ dwelling unit
R
R
Dwelling, multi-family (development of more than three acres in size)
2.5/ dwelling unit
X
R
Dwelling, multi-family, townhome
 
 
X
Dwelling, rooming, boarding houses, and dormitories
None
.5/guest +.75/
occupant
X
Dwelling, single-family
None
2/dwelling unit
X
X
X
X
X
Family child care home
None
X
X
X
X
R
Feed store
None
1/150 sq. ft. GFA
X
X
X
Florist shop
1/150 sq. ft. GFA
X
X
X
X
Food service contractors
 
1/
employee, + every vehicle customarily used in operation of the use or stored on the premises
X
X
Food store
1/150 sq. ft. GSA
X
X
X
X
Furniture store
None
1/500 sq. ft. GSA
X
X
X
X
Furniture repair and upholstery
None
1/200 sq. ft. GSA
X
X
X
Funeral parlor/chapel
None
1/150 sq. ft. GSA 1/4 seats chapel
X
X
Garden stores, nursery, or greenhouse
None
1/250 sq. ft. GFA
X
X
Gift shop
1/200 sq. ft.
X
X
X
X
Golf course or country club for recreation, commercial activity accessory, excludes driving range, pitch & putt, and miniature
None
1/150 sq. ft. GFA
X
R
R
R
Golf course, miniature or practice range
None
1/150 sq. ft. GFA
X
X
Hardware store
1/250 sq. ft. GSA 1/employee
X
X
X
Health club or gymnasium
None
1/employee + 1/patron (based on occupancy load)
R
X
X
X
Heating and plumbing sales and service
None
1/150 sq. ft. GSA
X
X
X
Home occupations
1/resident owned or operated vehicle
R
R
R
Hospital
None
1/4 beds + 1/Dr. on staff + 1/3 employees + 1 emergency vehicle space
X
Hospital, small animals
1/150 sq. ft. + 4/Dr. + 1/employee GSA
X
X
Hotel/motel
1/room + 1/employee on max shift + as required for accessory uses
X
X
X
Ice cream production and distribution
156.048
.5/employee + 1 dock/25,000 sq. ft.
X
Ice plant, frozen food locker
None
1/150 sq. ft. GSA + 1 loading dock
X
X
Interior decorating store
None
1/150 sq. ft. GSA
X
X
X
Kennel
1/employee 1/1,000 SF GFA
R
X
X
Key shop
None
1/150 sq. ft.
X
X
X
Laundry and dry cleaning pick-up stations
1/200 sq. ft. GSA + 1/employee
X
X
X
X
Laundry, self service
1/200 sq. ft. GSA
X
X
X
Library
None
1/150 sq. ft. usable floor area + 1/employee
R
R
R
Lodges, service institutions3
None
1/200 sq. ft. GFA
R
Long-term care facility
None
1/4 beds + 1/each employee on max. shift
R
X
X
X
R
X
Machinery rental, sales and service, new and used
1/1,000 sq. ft. GFA+ 1 dock/25,000 sq. ft.
X
X
X
X
Machine shops, tool and dye shops, metal products manufacturing, excluding use of automatic screw machines, drop forges, or riveting machines
.5/employee + 1 dock/25,000 sq. ft.
X
X
Mail order house
1/employee + 1 dock/25,000 sq. ft.
X
X
Manufacturing and assembling textile and other products, excluding raw material processing
1/employee + 1 dock/25,000 sq. ft.
X
X
Manufacturing and assembling electrical and electronic products and equipment
1/employee + 1 dock/25,000 sq. ft.
X
X
Manufacturing, fabricating, assembling, repairing, storing, cleaning, servicing or testing, excluding use of automatic screw machines, drop forges or rivet machines
1/employee + 1 dock/25,000 sq. ft. GFA
R
X
Manufactured homes/subdivisions and courts
See ordinance for parking and setbacks
X
Manufactured homes on existing lots
 
See § 156.035 District Regulations
X
X
Medical facility, clinic or office
None
6/doctor + 1/employee
X
X
X
X
X
Mental health services, outpatient
None
6/doctor or counselor + 1/employee
X
R
X
X
X
X
Milk bottling and distributing
1/400 sq. ft.
X
Monument stone cutting
1/1,000 sq. ft. + 1 dock/25,000 sq. ft.
R
X
Motor freight terminal
1/1,000 sq. ft. + 1 dock/ 25,000 sq. ft.
X
Music, radio, television shop and repair
None
1/150 sq. ft. GSA
X
X
Night clubs
 
X
X
Novelty shop
None
1/150 sq. ft.
X
X
X
Nursing home (see convalescent)
 
 
R
Offices, general and administrative
1/300 sq. ft. GFA
X
X
X
X
X
X
Oil and gas wells or associated facilities
 
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
Outdoor restaurant seating
 
X
X
X
X
Parking lot
Off-street parking 1/vehicle or as required for uses
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
Parks, privately owned
None
1% total land area
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
Parks, publicly owned
None
1% total land area
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Pattern shop
1/1,000 sq. ft. + 1 dock/25,000 sq. ft.
X
Pawn shop
None
1/150 sq. ft. GSA
X
X
X
Pet store
None
1/150 sq. ft. GSA
X
X
Pharmacy
1/250 sq. ft. GSA
X
X
X
X
Plant nursery, retail excluded
None
1/employee
R
R
R
Police and fire stations
None
None
X
X
X
X
X
X
Printing shop
None
1/150 sq. ft. GSA/employee
X
X
X
Printing and binding plant
1/1,000 sq. ft. GFA + 1 berth/24,000 sq. ft.
X
X
Processing, meat and vegetable products
1/1,000 sq. ft. GFA + 1 dock/25,000 sq. ft.
X
Public garage
1/vehicle and 1/employee
X
X
X
Public health center
None
6/doctor + 1/employee
X
Public buildings or those used in the public interest, including art galleries, post office, libraries, museums, stadiums, auditoriums, arenas, armories, fire stations, police stations, community centers
1/200 sq. ft. GFA
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Public utility and service uses4
1/400 sq. ft.
X
R
R
R
Railroad yards and switching areas, including lodging facilities
1/3 employee
X
Recreation center, community
1/150 sq. ft. GFA
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Recreation center, private
None
1/50 sq. ft. GSA
X
X
X
Recreational vehicle (RV) parks
1/10 attendees + 1/employee
X
X
X
X
Rehabilitation care facility
None
1/bed + 1/each employee on max. shift
R
R
R
R
R
R
Research laboratories
1/employee + 1 dock/25,000 sq. ft.
X
X
X
X
X
Restaurant, entertainment
 
X
X
Restaurant, fast food
 
X
X
X
Restaurant, fast food with drive through window
 
X
X
Restaurant, full service
 
X
X
X
X
Restaurant, micro-brewery/
winery
 
R
R
Restaurant, take out
 
X
X
X
X
Roller skating rink
None
1/100 sq. ft. GSA
X
X
Sanatorium
None
1/6 beds + 1/staff + 1/doctor +1/employees + 1/loading space
R
Schools, public and private
None
1/employee + 1/classroom 1/50 sq. ft, assembly area
   Elementary
None
1/employee + 1/classroom 1/50 sq. ft, assembly area
X
X
X
X
   Midhigh, junior high
None
1/employee + 1/classroom 1/50 sq. ft, assembly area
5
5
5
   Senior high
None
1/employee + 1/classroom 1/50 sq. ft, assembly area
X
5
5
5
   Colleges or universities
None
1/employee + 1/classroom 1/50 sq. ft, assembly area
X
X
Self-service storage facility
None
1/vehicle stored + 1/employee + 1/10 units
R
R
X
X
Shoe repair
1/150 sq. ft. GSA
X
X
X
X
Sign painting
1/150 sq. ft. GSA
X
X
R
R
Snack and nonalcoholic beverages bars
 
X
X
X
X
Snack and nonalcoholic beverages bars (accessory use)
 
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Soft drink manufacturing
 
1/employee on max. shift + 1/150 GSA
X
X
Soldering and welding
1/employee + 1 dock/25,000 sq. ft. GFA
X
Sororities/ fraternities
None
.75/occupant
X
Spray painting and mixing
1/1,000 sq. ft. GFA+ 1 dock/ 25,000 sq. ft.
X
Sporting goods store
None
1/150 sq. ft. GSA 1/employee
X
X
X
Stock broker
None
1/150 sq. ft. GFA
X
X
X
X
Substance abuse centers, outpatient
None
6/doctor or counselor +1/employee
R
R
R
R
R
X
Tailor shop
1/200 sq. ft. GFA
X
X
X
Tattoo studios
6/chair + 1/employee
R
R
R
R
Temporary building, construction phase only
None
None
X
R
R
R
Temporary bulletin board, sign
None
R
R
R
Theater
1/4 seats
X
X
X
Toy store
None
1/150 sq. ft. GSA 1/employee
X
X
X
X
Travel trailer park and sales
1/150 sq. ft. GSA + 1/trailer (sized to trailer) + 1/employee
X
Utility service installation
1/400 sq. ft. GFA
X
X
X
X
X
Variety store
1/150 sq. ft. GSA 1/employee
X
X
X
X
Warehouse and storage
1/4,000 sq. ft. + 1berth/25,000 sq. ft.
X
X
Water filtration plant
1/3 employee + 1 berth/25,000 sq. ft.
X
X
Wholesale distributing center
None
1/150 sq. ft. GSA + 1/employee/ loading berth
X
X
R
R
Wine and distilled alcoholic beverage wholesalers
 
1/employee on max. shift + 1/150 GSA
X
X
Wineries
 
1/employee on max. shift + 1/150 GSA
R
X
X
Worship facilities
1/4 seats
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
X   =   Uses permitted
R   =   Uses permitted only upon review and approval of the Durant Planning and Zoning Commission
GSA   =   Gross Sales Area
GFA   =   Gross Floor Area
GLA   =   Gross Lot Area
None of the listed uses shall be permitted in the FD zone as shown on the Zoning Map except as provided in § 156.059.
 
Notes:   1   Minimum lot size 10,000 sq. ft.
      2   No garage apartments on same lot as two-family dwellings. Allowed in upper stories of buildings whose primary usage is commercial located in the Central Business District.
      3   Minimum lot size 1 acre, frontage on major street.
      4   Provided major street frontage available.
      5   Provided major street frontage available.
      6   Minimum lot size 1 acre.
(Prior Code, § 157.031) (Ord. 1266, passed 7-14-1998; Ord. 1315, passed 7-11-2000; Ord. 1316, passed 7-11-2000; Ord. 1364, passed 3-12-2002; Ord. 1379, passed 7-9-2002; Ord. 1382, passed 8-13-2002; Ord. 1387, passed 11-12-2002; Ord. 1397, passed 3-11-2003; Ord. 1411, passed 9-8-2003; Ord. 1414, passed 10-14-2003; Ord. 1436, passed 5-11-2004; Ord. 1508, passed 7-11-2006; Ord. 1509, passed 7-11-2006; Ord. 1522, passed 10-10-2006; Ord. 1543, passed 3-13-2007; Ord. 1545, passed 3-13-2007; Ord. 1562, passed 8-14-2007; Ord. 1574, passed 11-13-2007; Ord. 1583, passed 1-8-2008; Ord. 1585, passed 1-8-2008; Ord. 1606, passed 9-9-2008; Ord. 1618, passed 5-18-2009; Ord. 1639, passed 5-11-2010; Ord. 1755, passed 5-12-2015; Ord. O-2021-04, passed 2-9-2021; Ord. O-2023-03, passed 3-14-2023; Ord. O-2023-06, passed 4-11-2023; Ord. O-2023-12, passed 7-11-2023)