(a) Purpose. The intent of the C-1 Neighborhood Shopping District is to designate certain lands for convenience goods and personal service establishments whose primary service area encompasses the persons residing in the immediately adjacent residential areas.
(b) Permitted Uses. The following uses shall be permitted as uses by right in the C-I Neighborhood Shopping District. However, unless a use is specifically listed to the contrary, no use shall be permitted as a use by right in a C-i District that is not also permitted as a use by right in a C-3 District, and no use listed herein shall be accommodated by a gross floor area per zoning lot exceeding 5,000 square feet.
(1) Bakery and bakery goods store, provided the products are sold exclusively on the premises;
(2) Barber and beauty shop;
(3) Delicatessen store;
(4) Drug store;
(5) Dry cleaning and laundry pick-up station;
(6) Convenience food store;
(7) Library;
(8) Locksmith shop;
(9) Police and fire stations;
(10) Post office;
(11) Business and professional offices, including real estate, insurance and finance offices;
(12) Medical and dental offices;
(13) Bicycle sales, rental and repair;
(14) Books, magazines and newspaper retail sales;
(15) Costume rental;
(16) Florists and retail garden stores;
(17) Furniture and upholstery repair, provided all work is accomplished in a completely enclosed structure;
(18) Hobby shops, including art supplies;
(19) Portable electric appliance repair;
(20) Radio and television repair;
(21) Shoe repair;
(22) Watch, clock and jewelry repair; and
(23) Retail sales outlets not exceeding 5,000 square feet in gross floor area and specializing in only one major merchandise category. Examples include, but are not limited to, apparel sales, automotive parts sales and jewelry stores.
(c) Conditionally Permitted Uses. The following uses are permitted as conditional uses in the C-1 Neighborhood Shopping District, subject to the approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals and the subsequent issuance of a conditional use permit by the Code Enforcement Officer, which procedure is specified in Sections 1266.01 and 1268.05(f):
(1) Medical clinics;
(2) Public utility substations or exchanges;
(3) Restaurants (sit-down and carry-out);
(4) Automobile service stations, including automobile repair, provided that all repair work, except that of a minor nature (e.g. change of a fan belt, a minor carburetor adjustment, tire removal and/or replacement, windshield wiper replacement, etc.), is conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building, and provided, further, that such service station is located adjacent to an arterial street as designated in the Official Thoroughfare Plan;
(5) Drive-through windows ancillary to principally permitted or conditionally permitted uses;
(6) Charitable collection bins; and
(7) Automobile convenience service facilities.
(d) Minimum Lot Area and Width. There shall be permitted zoning lots not less than 7,500 square feet in land area and a lot width not less than 60 feet.
(e) Maximum Building Height.No commercial structure shall exceed 35 feet in height.
(f) Minimum Yards.
(1) Front. There shall be a minimum setback of not less than 30 feet.
(2) Side. None required if a party wall is agreed to by adjoining property owners, otherwise six feet, except that there shall be a minimum width of 25 feet when adjacent to any "A," "R" or "S-PUD" District.
(3) Rear. There shall be a minimum depth of 25 feet.
(4) Abutting residential zones. If there is an abutting residential zone, a 25-foot landscaped perimeter area, in accordance with Section 1266.03(d), shall be provided along common lot lines on all nonresidential abutting zoning lots larger than two acres, and on all other nonresidential zoning lots, unless a six foot masonry wall or opaque wooden fence separates parking areas from residential lot lines, and such parking areas are used only for noncommercial vehicles.
(g) Required Off-Street Parking. Off street parking shall be provided in accordance with the requirements specified in Section 1266.05.
(h) Required Building Enclosure.All business and service establishments shall be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building.
(i) Minimum Design Standards. A minimum of 65% of all exterior building elevations facing or visible from a public right-of-way, shall be full-sized standard brick or stone, excluding windows and doors. The remaining 35% of the building shall consist of textured concrete block, masonry product, steel, architectural metal or other similar building material, however, in no case shall plain concrete block, vinyl, wood board or aluminum siding be a suitable building material on any portion of the building. Exterior walls not facing or visible from a public right-of-way must be constructed of a product similar and complementary to materials on other elevations of the building. Additions to existing buildings may continue with similar exterior material to maintain architectural continuity. All exterior building colors shall be of earth tone. Alternate materials will be reviewed and evaluated on the merit of their building design by the Planning Commission at the request of the property owner.
(Ord. 79-56. Passed 11-13-79; Ord. 80-51. Passed 10-14-80; Ord. 81-11. Passed 414-81; Ord. 85-44. Passed 8-13-85; Ord. 85-49. Passed 10-22-85; Ord. 88-7. Passed4-26-88; Ord. 89-22. Passed 5-23-89; Ord. 90-15. Passed 5-8-90; Ord. 91-4. Passed 3-12-91; Ord. 04-15. Passed 7-13-04; Ord. 12-6. Passed 8-28-12.)