§ 154.064 C-4 GENERAL SERVICE COMMERCIAL.

(A) Generally. This district is composed of businesses that generate traffic and other perceived nuisances such as outdoor storage, dust, noise and odors. This zone primarily applied to areas with adequate infrastructure but less visibility and areas between higher intensity industrial and lower intensity commercial uses.

(B) Principal uses. Uses substantially similar to those listed herein shall also be deemed permitted, in light of the above described purposes of this zoning district and the comprehensive plan.

(1) Assembly uses:

(a) Stadium;

(b) Churches and associated facilities; and

(2) Commercial uses:

(a) Agricultural laboratories and testing facilities;

(b) Agricultural market;

(d) Artisan’s workshop;

(e) Automobile, motorcycle, truck, sales, rental, service and repair or sale of parts and supplies for such;

(f) Automobile service stations. No more than 15 inoperable vehicles shall be stored on site for a period not to exceed 90 days. Vehicles shall be stored within a fenced and screened area;

(g) Blueprinting, printing, publishing and lithographing;

(h) Building supply sales;

(i) Campground;

(j) Car wash;

(k) Cemetery;

(l) Childcare;

(m) Commercial warehousing;

(n) Construction equipment sales, rental, service and repair or sale of parts and supplies for such;

(o) Contractor’s office;

(p) Crematorium;

(q) Convention center;

(r) Events center;

(s) Farm equipment and agricultural supply sales;

(t) Flea market;

(u) Garden center;

(v) Health club;

(w) Homeless shelter;

(x) Hotel;

(y) Kennels;

(z) Marine sales, service and repair, including parts and supplies;

(aa) Off-premises sign. Must meet spacing requirements found in §§ 154.205 through 154.217;

(bb) Offices;

(cc) Parking lot/structure;

(dd) Passenger transportation terminals;

(ee) Recycling collection point;

(ff) Residential storage facility;

(gg) Restaurant;

(hh) Retail package liquor sales;

(ii) Sign making;

(jj) Tattoo shop;

(kk) Telephone exchanges, radio and television studios, cable television systems, signal distribution centers and studios;

(ll) Towers for distribution of radio and similar signals;

(mm) Towing services. No more than 15 inoperable vehicles shall be stored on site for a period not to exceed 90 days. Vehicles shall be stored within a fenced and screened area;

(nn) Truck stop/plaza;

(oo) Warehousing, with office space;

(pp) Wholesale establishments; and

(qq) Veterinary hospitals or clinics.

(3) Institutional uses: Correctional facilities.

(4) Residential uses: Halfway house.

(1) Uses and structures which are customarily accessory, clearly incidental and subordinate to permitted uses.

(2) Commercial uses:

(a) Dwelling unit for owners, operators or employees of a permitted use provided that such dwelling unit shall be a part of the building and shall have a separate entrance;

(b) Parking area;

(d) Temporary uses.

(D) Conditional uses. Uses permitted only with Board approval after consideration of the intent and purpose of these regulations and consideration of the guidelines in the comprehensive plan.

(1) Agricultural events centers, including museums and indoor theaters;

(2) Livestock events centers, including indoor/outdoor arenas for sales and demonstrations; and

(3) Agricultural product storage and handling facilities.

(E) Special provisions.

(1) All permitted business uses shall confine storage to side and rear yards only. When adjacent to any residential zoning district the storage area shall be enclosed on all sides by a wall or fence not less than five feet in height.

(2) Businesses involved in sales or recycling of automobile and truck tires and like items shall limit storage of tires to be recycled or disposed of to an area no larger than 2,500 cubic feet and shall be enclosed on all sides by a wall or solid fence no less than five feet in height, but shall in any case be one foot higher than items stored.

(3) Recycling collection points may be located in buildings no greater than 3,500 square feet in floor area. Trailers and containers and the adjacent areas shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. Any violation of health, safety or welfare regulations may be cause for immediate removal. Recycling centers must comply with all other requirements of the chapter. They shall be located so as not to present any danger to pedestrian and vehicular traffic, with the location to be approved by the Fire Chief and the Director of the Department.

(4) When new construction or additions are made to an existing structure, the structure or addition may be located on the lot with setbacks the same as other similar commercial structures on parcels within 500 feet.

(5) No subdivision or re-subdivision of a lot that results in a lot fronting on a right-of-way of less than 30 feet in width shall be permitted.

(6) The minimum frontage for corner lots may be reduced to the minimum lot frontage criteria when access is restricted along the street frontage of the lot.

(F) Lot criteria.

Minimum lot frontage	100 ft.
Exception: Corner lots, minimum frontage	200 ft. each street frontage
Minimum front yard setback	40 ft. when abutting property zoned R-1, R-2 or R-3
	30 ft. when abutting R-4, R-5 or R-6
	20 ft. when abutting all other zones
Minimum side yard setback	30 ft. when abutting property zoned R-1, R-2 or R-3
	20 ft. when abutting property zoned R-4, R-5 or R-6
	10 ft. when abutting all other zones
Minimum rear yard setback	40 ft. when abutting property zoned R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5 or R-6
	20 ft. when abutting all other zones
Maximum impervious surface ratio (I.S.R.)	.85
Maximum building height	75 ft.
Note: For the purposes of this chapter abutting shall address each lot line to determine applicable setbacks for each yard

(G) Signs, C-4 Zone. Additional information and standards for signs as well as specific requirements are found in §§ 154.205 through 154.217.

C-4 Signs
Use	Allowed Types	Maximum Number	Maximum Sign Area	Maximum Height	Location Require- ments	Lighting Allowed	Additional Require- ments
Assembly Use	Wall		Wall: 15%			Yes	Wall sign 15% or 32 sq. ft., whichever is greater
	Monume nt	Mon.: 1/street	Mon.: 150 sq. ft.	Mon.: 16 ft.	Mon.: 10 ft. off paved surface
	Pole	Pole: 1/street	Pole: 150 sq. ft.	Pole: 45 ft.	Pole: 20 ft. off paved surface
	Roof		Roof: 15%
Commercial Use	Wall		Wall: 15%			Yes	Wall sign 15% or 32 sq. ft., whichever is greater
	Monume nt	Mon.: 1/street	Mon.: 150 sq. ft.	Mon.: 16 ft.	Mon.: 10 ft. off paved surface
	Pole	Pole: 1/street	Pole: 150 sq. ft.	Pole: 45 ft.	Pole: 20 ft. off paved surface
	Roof		Roof: 15%
Institutional Use	Wall		Wall: 15%			Yes	Wall sign 15% or 32 sq. ft., whichever is greater
	Monume nt	Mon.: 1/street	Mon.: 150 sq. ft.	Mon.: 16 ft.	Mon.: 10 ft. off paved surface
	Pole	Pole: 1/street	Pole: 150 sq. ft.	Pole: 45 ft.	Pole: 20 ft. off paved surface
	Roof		Roof: 15%
Use Groups
Assembly Uses: Stadium
Commercial Uses: All uses not labeled as assembly or institutional
Institutional Uses: Correctional facility
Special Provisions
1. If use is a multi-tenant building (3 or more separate tenants)6 the development name must be placed on the sign; it may be a maximum of 25% of the sign face; this shall not be calculated in the maximum area for tenant signs
2. If more than one pole or monument sign allowed, the size may be increased by 50% if only one sign is erected
3. For the following commercial uses a multiplier is in effect:
1) Automobile sales;
2) Automobile service station;
3) Contractor, farm equipment sales;
4) Marine sales;
5) Motorcycle sales; and
6) Stadium
Multiplier: 101 ft.—500 ft. street frontage: Maximum number – pole/monument sign x 2
501 ft.—1,000 ft. street frontage: Maximum number – pole/monument sign x 3
1001 ft. - > street frontage: Maximum number – pole/monument sign x 4

(H) Parking, C-4 Zone. Additional information and standards for parking as well as specific requirements are found in §§ 154.175 through 154.192.

Parking Standards
Land Use	Parking Required	Notes
Agricultural events center	1 space/75 sq. ft.
Agricultural laboratory and testing facility	1 space/800 sq. ft.
Agricultural market	1 space/600 sq. ft.
Agricultural product storage	1 space/300 sq. ft.
Agricultural supply store	1 space/600 sq. ft.
Art gallery/studio, artisan workshop	1 space/600 sq. ft.
Automobile sales	1 space/600 sq. ft.	Parking for product in display area not required to be striped
Automotive parts	1 space/600 sq. ft.
Automobile service station	1 space/400 sq. ft.
Blueprinting, printing publishing	1 space/600 sq. ft.
Building supply	1 space/400 sq. ft.	1 space/each vehicle owned by the use
Car wash, full service	1 space/employee	Stacking area to equal 5 times capacity of car wash
Car wash, self service	N/A	2 stacking spaces/bay
Cemetery	1 space/employee	1 space/each vehicle owned by the facility
Childcare	1 space/employee + 1 space/400 sq. ft.	Provide on-site area for safe drop off and pick up, wholly on site
Church	1 space/3 seats	Based on seating in main sanctuary, min. of 5 spaces
Commercial warehouse	1 space/employee	Minimum of 5 spaces required
Construction equipment	1 space/600 sq. ft.
Contractors office	1 space/600 sq. ft.
Crematorium	1 space/employee	1 space/vehicle owned by use.
Convention center	1 space/75 sq. ft.	1 large vehicle parking space/25 required spaces
Events center	1 space/200 sq. ft.
Flea market	2 spaces/vendor stall
Garden center	1 space/600 sq. ft.
Halfway house	1 space/occupant
Health club	1 space/200 sq. ft.
Homeless shelter	1 space/600 sq. ft.
Hotel	1 space/room
Indoor theater	1 space/4 seats
Kennel	1 space/300 sq. ft.
Livestock events center	1 space/4 seats
Marine sales	1 space/600 sq. ft.	Parking for product in display area not required to be striped
Office, general	1 space/250 sq. ft.	Financial; legal; medical; professional; veterinarian and the like
Office w/warehousing	1 space/500 sq. ft.	1 space/4,000 of warehouse space
Passenger terminal	1 space/200 sq. ft. lobby area + 1 space/emp.
Private club	1 space/200 sq. ft.
Recycling, neighborhood	1 space/600 sq. ft.	Drop off area for recyclables should not conflict with parking areas
Residential storage facility	1 space/employee + 5 spaces	Area in and around units may not be counted as parking spaces
Restaurant	150 sq. ft. g.f.a.	Includes outdoor dining areas
Retail, department store	1 space/300 sq. ft.	Includes superstore or warehouse store
Retail package liquor sales	1 space/400 sq. ft.
Retail, specialty	1 space/600 sq. ft.	Florist; flea market; mail order; tobacco
Sign making	1 space/600 sq. ft.	1 space/employee
Stadium	1 space/3 seats + 1 space/employee
Tattoo shop	2 spaces/chair
Television, radio, studios and the like	1 space/2 employees	1 space/each vehicle owned by the use
Towing service	1 space/employee	1 space/each vehicle owned by the facility
Truck stop/plaza	1 space/200 sq. ft.	1 space/600 sq. ft. for large truck parking
Wholesale business	1 space/600 sq. ft.
Veterinary hospital/clinic	1 space/200 sq. ft. lobby area + 1 space/emp.

(I) Landscaping, C-4 Zone. Additional information and standards for vehicular use area (VUA) Landscaping as well as specific requirements are found in §§ 154.150 through 154.164.

C-4 Perimeter Landscape Buffer Area
Landscape Buffer Area Category	Width Options (In Feet)	Planting Density Multiplier
Category C	20 ft.	1.5
	25 ft.	1.33
	30 ft.	1

C-4 Buffering Requirements
Landscape Buffer Area Category	Buffering Use Classification
	Buffered Use	Buffering Use
Category C	R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6	C-3, C-4, C-5

Perimeter Planting Density *(OFT) Or Fraction Thereof
Planting Density Requirement Categories
A	B	C	D
2 large trees or 1 medium and 2 small trees + 3 ft. screening/80 ft. of linear boundary (OFT)*	2 large trees or 1 medium and 2 small trees + 4 ft. screening/60 ft. of linear boundary (OFT)*	3 large trees or 2 medium and 2 small trees + 5 ft. screening/60 ft. of linear boundary (OFT)*	3 large trees or 2 medium and 2 small trees + 6 ft. screening/60 ft. of linear boundary (OFT)*

(Ord. 06-2008, passed 6-16-2008, § 2.8.10; Ord. 08-2009, passed 5-18-2009; Ord. 12-2009, passed 9-8-2009; Ord. 05-2011, passed 2-7-2011; Ord. passed 9-6-2011; Ord. 26-2011, passed 11-21-2011; Ord. 10-2014, passed 4-7-2014; Ord. 28-2014, passed 12-15-2014; Ord. 24-2016, passed 12-19-2016; Ord. 05-2017, passed 6-5-2017; Ord. 11-2017, passed 9-5-2017; Ord. 09-2020, passed 8-3-2020; Ord. 17-2023, passed 8-21-2023)

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