(A) Purpose. The C-2 General Commercial District is intended to provide for individual or small groups of retail and customer service establishments. This type of district is generally located away from the traditional Central Business District and provides such amenities as increased open space and off-street parking and loading facilities, making such retail centers more compatible with the character of adjacent residential districts or highway access.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) Retail sales establishments;
(2) Financial institutions;
(3) Personal and business service establishments;
(4) Commercial and professional offices;
(5) Automotive sales and equipment service establishments, including gasoline service stations;
(6) Hotels and motels;
(7) Restaurants, cafes, taverns and bars;
(8) Theaters and bowling alleys;
(9) Auditoriums and community centers;
(10) Government offices, post offices and libraries;
(11) Clubs and lodges;
(12) Veterinary hospitals and clinics, provided that no service, including the boarding of animals, is offered outside of an enclosed building;
(13) Medical and dental clinics;
(14) Wholesale establishments;
(15) Day care centers, provided all state requirements are met;
(16) Rest homes and nursing homes;
(17) Boarding houses;
(18) Multiple-family dwellings, subject to § 157.055(E);
(19) Mini warehouses. Outdoor storage is limited to boats and recreational vehicles defined in § 157.010. All such outdoor storage shall be screened. The screening required shall consist of a fence or wall not less than five feet high. The fence or wall shall be constructed in a manner and of such material to impair direct vision of the outdoor storage area; and
(20) Lumber and building supply yards, providing that not more than 10% of the lot or tract is used for the open storage of products, materials or equipment.
(C) Permitted accessory uses.
(1) Parking (see § 157.035); and
(2) Accessory buildings and structures.
(D) Conditional uses (see § 157.133).
(1) Hospitals;
(2) Recreational establishments, including drive-in theaters, golf courses, golf or baseball driving ranges, archery fields, miniature golf courses or similar uses;
(3) Recreational vehicles camps, when such camps provide not less than 1,800 square feet of lot area for each cabin, recreational vehicle or tent, and when such camp is clearly bounded by a fence or hedge. The requirements of Wis. Adm. Code Chapter DHS 178 and all other applicable codes shall be minimum standards and may be supplemented by the Planning Committee;
(4) Sporting and pet animal kennels;
(5) Animal hospitals, including the outside boarding of animals;
(6) Automobile body repair shops;
(7) Transmitting towers, receiving towers, relay and microwave towers, including broadcast facilities and studios;
(8) Public and private facilities, such as water wells, water and sewage pumping stations, water storage tanks, electrical power substations, telephone exchanges, sewage disposal plants, municipal incinerators, power plants, shops and storage yards;
(9) Light assembly or light manufacturing, including incubator facilities designed for start-up of business which may be limited in time of the permitted use;
(10) Single-family dwelling; and
(11) Two-family dwelling.
(E) Dimensional requirements.
(1) Lot size (see § 157.026).
(a) Minimum lot area: 15,000 square feet.
(b) Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
(2) Setbacks and required yards for principal building (see § 157.027).
(a) Minimum front yard: 20 feet.
(b) Minimum side yard: six feet.
(c) Minimum rear yard: 20 feet.
(3) Setbacks and required yards for accessory building (see § 157.029). Side and rear yard setbacks are six feet for all accessory buildings.
(F) Visual screening requirement. When adjoining or abutting a residential district, a visual screening may be required. Such visual screening shall consist of a single row hedge planting or solid wooden fence not less than six feet in height.
(Prior Code, § 22.21(9)) (Ord. passed - -2011)