A building or premises located in a C-2 General Commercial District shall be used only for the following purposes; provided, that where a proposed use requires drive-in facilities, satisfactory ingress and egress and capacity for the use intended shall be determined to be available by the Board of Public Safety after studies by the Traffic Department:
(A) Dwelling units and lodging rooms; provided, that they are not below the second floor;
(B) Any use permitted in the C-1 Neighborhood Retail District; provided, that the gross floor area restrictions set forth in the C-1 Neighborhood Retail District shall not apply to the C-2 General Commercial District;
(C) Banks;
(D) Hotels;
(E) Theaters, billiard or pool parlors, bowling alleys, skating rinks, or similar recreational uses or places of assembly;
(F) Private schools conducted for gain;
(G) Caterer;
(H) Undertaker;
(I) Telegraph office, telephone, and express office;
(J) Baking, confectionery, dressmaking, dyeing, laundry, printing, tailoring, upholstering, and similar establishments and businesses of a similar and no more objectionable character subject to the following provisions:
(1) All goods or products manufactured or processed shall be sold at retail on the premises; and
(2) All manufacturing or processing shall be done on the premises and not more than five persons shall be so employed at any one time; except, that the limitation on number of employees shall not apply to dry cleaning establishments, laundries, or bakeries.
(K) Automobile parking lots, used car lots, and commercial garages for storage purposes;
(L) Automobile showroom, agency, and repair services; provided, that the repair or storage portion of the building shall not be less than 20 feet from the front of the building;
(M) Wholesale storage and warehouse facilities except lumber, wood, feed, coal, salvage, or junk storage yards;
(N) Other uses similar in character to those enumerated above and which, in the opinion of the Board of Appeals will not be injurious to the district; and
(O) Accessory buildings and accessory uses.
(Prior Code, § 156.200) Penalty, see § 156.999