The purpose of the C (Commercial) Zone is to establish distinct zones regulated to fulfill general shopping center needs and travel or highway related service requirements in the community. (Ord. 207, 3-17-1987)
(A) Uses Allowed:
Those uses allowed in R-1 and R-2 Districts and as regulated therein.
Accessory uses to uses allowed.
Auction establishment.
Automobile and truck repair shop.
Automobile sales lot, surfaced; automobile sale and service.
Automobile service station.
Boarding and rooming houses.
Bottling and distribution plant.
Bowling alley, dance hall or similar commercial establishments for public gatherings or recreational use.
Church.
Clinics.
Club or lodge.
Commercial and private off street parking lot for passenger automobiles.
Contractor's shop within a building and including outside incidental storage adequately screened by view obscuring fences from surrounding properties.
Drive-in theater.
Government or public utility facilities of a nonindustrial character.
Hospital.
Hotels and motels.
Mortuaries.
Multiple-family dwelling.
Nursery school, school for students of art, dancing, dramatics, music, business, or secretarial work.
Radio, television and FM broadcasting stations including aerials when made an integral part of a principal building.
Recreational vehicle park.
Retail stores and retail or personal service shops.
Sale of heavy building materials and machinery and farm machinery.
School.
Sheet metal, roofing or sign painting shop.
Signs including outdoor advertising. Signs of a questionable nature shall be considered by conditional use permit methods upon instigation by the Planning Commission and as prescribed in section 3-3-2 of this title.
Storage warehouse of a nonindustrial nature and not used for the storage of grain or other agricultural products.
Tavern or lounges.
Theater, indoor.
Trailer sales and rental. (Ord. 207, 3-17-1987; amd. Ord. 2018-4, 11-7-2018)
(B) Conditional Uses Permitted: The Planning Commission may, after proper notice and public hearing, as prescribed in section 3-3-2 of this title, permit the following uses where such uses are deemed essential or desirable to the public convenience or welfare. The commission shall have the authority to impose such conditions and safeguards as it deems necessary to protect the best interests of the surrounding property or neighborhood from damage, hazard, nuisance, or other detriment.
Those other uses requiring conditional use permits as regulated in the R-1 and R-2 Districts. (Ord. 207, 3-17-1987)
(C) Height Regulations: Any building or structure or portion thereof hereafter erected shall not exceed thirty six feet (36') in height unless approved by conditional use permit. (Ord. 2018-4, 11-7-2018)
(D) Setback Requirements: No front or side yard/lot shall be required except that when a building or group of buildings abuts upon a Residential District, a yard/lot shall be provided on the side of the lot abutting the Residential District, having a width of not less than ten feet (10').
There shall be a rear yard/lot with a depth of not less than fifteen feet (15') when abutting upon a Residential Zone. The rear yard/lot may be used for off street parking and loading.
Residential uses within this zone shall have the same setback and side yard/lot requirements as set forth in the R-2 Zone. (Ord. 2015-4, 8-5-2015)
(E) Area Requirements: There shall be no minimum lot sizes except that residential uses shall have the same area requirements as set forth in the R-2 Zone. (Ord. 207, 3-17-1987)
(F) Accessory Uses: Accessory uses are permitted if constructed either at the same time or subsequent to the main building. Such uses shall be limited to thirty six feet (36') in height and shall not encroach upon required setback areas. (Ord. 2018-4, 11-7-2018)
(G) Off Street Parking Requirements:
1. For up to four (4) residential units on a single lot, two (2) spaces for each unit as defined in section 3-5-5 of this title, sufficient in size for a garage or carport;
2. For other uses and additional residential units in the C (Commercial) Zone, refer to subsection 3-2-1(G) of this title. (Ord. 207, 3-17-1987)