A. Purpose: The Service Commercial (C-2) District is established to provide suitable areas for a broad range of retail and service businesses which are adjacent to residential areas and maintain traditional aesthetic characteristics.
B. Permitted Uses: The following are permitted uses in the Service Commercial (C-2) District:
1. Non-Residential Uses:
a. Animal-Related Services:
(1) Pet stores (no overnight care, no outside pens); and
(2) Veterinary clinics and hospitals (no overnight care, no outside pens).
b. Entertainment And Recreational Activities:
(1) Galleries;
(2) Physical fitness centers/spas;
(3) Performing art/dance studios; and
(4) Theaters.
c. Personal Services:
(1) Barber/beauty shops/salons;
(2) Chiropractic clinics;
(3) Drug/pharmaceuticals services;
(4) Dry cleaning services;
(5) Health clubs;
(6) Mortuaries/funeral homes;
(7) Laundromats;
(8) Sewing/tailor services; and
(9) Shoe repair/sales.
d. Professional Services And Commercial Offices:
(1) Accounting services;
(2) Architecture/design services;
(3) Contracting services;
(4) Dental/hygienic services;
(5) Electrical/heating/air conditioning/masonry/refrigeration/roofing services;
(6) Engineering services;
(7) Gunsmiths;
(8) Locksmiths;
(9) Medical clinics/laboratories;
(10) Plumbing/heating/electrical shops/sales;
(11) Real estate services;
(12) Travel agencies; and
(13) Upholstery shops.
e. General Retail:
(1) Antique/boutique stores;
(2) Apparel/clothing stores;
(3) Art, photography, and similar fine art schools, studios, and galleries;
(4) Art supply stores;
(5) Bicycle sales and repair;
(6) Bookstores;
(7) Business machine and office supply stores;
(8) Cafe/coffeehouses;
(9) Candy, ice cream, and confectionary stores;
(10) Caterer and retail bakeries;
(11) Department/discount stores;
(12) Florists;
(13) Furniture, carpeting, and home furnishing stores;
(14) Gift store/novelty stores;
(15) Hardware stores;
(16) Health food/products stores;
(17) Hobby stores;
(18) Hunting goods/firearms (with other merchandise sales) stores;
(19) Medical appliance sales and fittings;
(20) Music/record stores (including instruments);
(21) Nursery/landscape/garden centers;
(22) Painting and decorating stores;
(23) Photo studio and camera equipment sales;
(24) Sporting goods stores;
(25) Toy/game stores;
(26) Variety stores; and
(27) Video/game rentals and sales.
f. Food And Beverage Services:
(1) Delicatessen/prepared food sales; and
(2) Fruit and vegetable stores.
g. Other:
(1) Essential services and related structures.
2. Public, Institutional, And Civic Uses:
a. Libraries;
b. Parks and other public open green spaces; and
c. Public recreational facilities, such as swimming pools and tennis courts.
C. Accessory Uses: The following are permitted accessory structures and uses in the Service Commercial (C-2) District; accessory structures and uses are further regulated in chapter 10-5 of this title:
1. Accessory Uses:
a. Commercial uses within a building/structure that are accessory to the principal use, but such use shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the gross floor space utilized by the principal use;
b. Off-street parking;
c. Off-street loading facilities;
d. Outdoor storage, sales, rental, and services; and
e. Stockpiling of black dirt, landscaping rock, and other similar materials accessory to nurseries, landscape centers, and garden centers.
D. Conditional Uses: The following are conditional uses in the Service Commercial (C-2) District:
1. Conditional Uses:
a. Bed and breakfast establishments;
b. Day care facilities, when not operated as a home occupation;
c. Churches and places of worship;
d. Dwellings, including single-family detached, two-family, and twin homes, and related home occupations, as regulated by this title;
e. Government buildings;
f. Hotels and motels;
g. Parking surfaces (principal use);
h. Primary and secondary schools;
i. Public assembly structures and facilities;
j. Restaurants;
k. Youth/community/recreation centers; and
l. Other uses, as specified in chapter 10-5 of this title.
E. Interim Uses: The following are interim uses in the Service Commercial (C-2) District:
1. Interim Uses:
a. Use of transportable shipping and storage containers;
b. Subordinate classroom structures; and
c. Other temporary uses determined by the Planning Commission to be of the same general character as the permitted and conditional uses above and found not to be detrimental to existing uses and the health, safety, and general welfare of the public.
F. Lot And Setback Requirements: The following minimum requirements shall be observed in the Service Commercial (C-2) District, subject to the additional requirements, exceptions, and modifications set forth in this title. All lot and setback requirements shall be measured as defined in this title. The property owner shall be solely responsible for locating the property lines of the lot.
1. Lot Requirements:
a. Lot Area: Ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
b. Lot Frontage: Fifty feet (50').
2. Setback Requirements:
a. Front Yard: There shall be provided a five feet (5') setback to an impervious parking or storage surface and a twenty feet (20') setback to any portion of a building, as measured from the property line.
b. Side Yard: There shall be provided a five feet (5') setback to an impervious parking or storage surface and a ten feet (10') setback to any portion of a building, except that on a corner lot, the setback shall be fifteen feet (15'), as measured from the property line.
c. Rear Yard: There shall be provided a five foot (5') setback to an impervious parking or storage surface and a twenty foot (20') setback to any portion of a building.
d. Transitional Yard. A transitional yard shall be provided anywhere a lot zoned Service Commercial (C-2) District abuts a residential zoning district. The yard shall conform to the following requirements:
(1) The dimensions of the required transitional yard on the property located in the Service Commercial (C-2) District shall be equal to the dimensions of the required yard on the residentially zoned property which is located in closest proximity;
(2) The transitional yard shall extend the entire length of the abutting residential zoning district boundary;
(3) The transitional yard shall not be less than a setback required in the Service Commercial (C-2) District; and
(4) The transitional yard shall be a minimum of ten feet (10') in depth.
G. Maximum Building Height:
1. Building Height:
a. Principal Structures: Thirty-five feet (35').
b. Accessory Structures: One (1) story, not exceeding twelve feet (12') in sidewall height, as measured from the bottom of the sill plate to the top of the sill plate, and a maximum total height of twenty feet (20').
H. Maximum Lot Coverage: The total sum of all impervious surfaces shall not exceed sixty percent (60%) of the lot area.
I. Building Design And Construction: All buildings within the Service Commercial (C-2) District shall meet the following design and construction standards.
1. Exterior Wall Finish:
a. All exterior wall finishes that are exposed to front or side streets on any building shall be of the following materials or combination of materials:
(1) Face brick;
(2) Natural or cultured stone, stucco, and glass panels;
(3) Precast concrete panels or units, if the surfaces have been integrally treated with an applied decorative material or texture;
(4) Wood, if the surfaces are finished for exterior use or the wood is of proven exterior durability, such as cedar or redwood;
(5) Metal panels with interlocking, concealed, or tongue-and-grove seams and approved fasteners, if the exterior surface finish is warranted by the manufacturer for at least twenty (20) years against blistering, peeling, cracking, flaking, checking, or chipping; and
(6) Other materials, as approved by the Planning Commission.
2. Additions And Accessory Structures:
a. All subsequent additions to a principal structure and all accessory structures shall be constructed of the same material as the principal structure and shall be of the same architectural design and general appearance as the principal structure. (Ord. 156, 6-13-2020; amd. Ord. 158, 2-15-2021)