(A) Purpose and intent.
(1) This district is designed to provide for a wide range of retail, office, amusement and service uses normally found in a central business district.
(2) High intensity of use is permitted in this district, and increased building bulk is provided as a means of encouraging such development.
(3) This district is intended to be designed in a manner conductive to and safe for a high volume of pedestrian traffic.
(1996 Code, § 176-62)
(B) Uses.
(1) Principal permitted uses shall be as follows:
(a) Convenience sales and service;
(b) Retail sales and service;
(c) Professional office;
(d) Financial institution;
(e) General personal service;
(f) Automotive repair and cleaning;
(g) Place of worship;
(h) Public building; and
(i) Restaurants.
(2) Permitted accessory uses shall be as follows:
(a) Accessory facilities and buildings customarily incidental to a permitted use;
(b) Accessory off-street parking and loading facilities as required in § 153.066; and
(c) Signs in accordance with the regulations of § 153.080.
(a) Dwelling unit;
(b) Library;
(c) Public park or playground; and
(d) Utility facilities necessary for public service.
(4) Any use not allowed by right, by accessory use or conditional use is prohibited in the Core Commercial District.
(1996 Code, § 176-63)
(C) Bulk regulations.
(1) Minimum required lot area. Within the CC District, there is no minimum lot size.
(2) Maximum lot coverage. Within the CC District, there is no maximum lot coverage requirement.
(3) Maximum height. The maximum height of a front wall or other portions of a building or other structure shall be 35 feet above the curb level. However, this shall not apply to: belfries; spires; flagpoles; or antennas.
(1996 Code, § 176-64)
(D) Yard requirements. Within the CC District, no yards, as such, are required. However, if an open area extending along a side lot line is provided, it shall be at least ten feet wide, and it shall be unobstructed from the ground to the sky.
(1996 Code, § 176-65)
(E) Use of open space. The following uses may be made of any open space in the CC District:
(1) Landscaping. All open areas not occupied by driveways, sidewalks and parking or loading, shall be devoted to landscaping as defined in § 153.007;
(2) Driveway;
(3) Off-street parking; and
(4) Sidewalks.
(1996 Code, § 176-66)
(F) Site plan review.
(1) For all proposed development within the CC District, prior to issuance of a building permit, a site plan for the use and development of the entire tract shall be submitted to the Planning Commission. The site plan shall conform to the following requirements:
(a) Be drawn to a scale of one inch equals 100 feet;
(b) Include the following:
1. All existing and proposed roads and drainageways;
2. Curb cuts, drives and parking areas;
3. Landscaping and planting screens;
4. Building lines enclosing the portion of the tract within which buildings are to be erected;
5. The proposed use of the land and buildings; and
6. The existing zoning.
(c) Include a vicinity map showing the relationship of the proposed development to:
1. The entire town;
2. The street system;
3. The surrounding use districts; and
4. Surrounding properties.
(d) Bear a certificate by a licensed civil engineer certifying that the plan as shown is true and correct;
(e) Bear a form for certificate of approval by:
1. Town Council; and
2. The Secretary of the Planning Commission.
(f) Provide a form for certification by the owner and trustee of the mortgage, if any, that they adopt this plan and dedicate the streets as shown on the plan and agree to make any required improvements of adjacent streets as shown on the plan.
(2) The Planning Commission shall refer the site plan to the Town Council which shall review the site plan. The Town Council shall review and make a recommendation to the applicant after receipt from the Planning Commission within 30 days.
(1996 Code, § 176-67)
(G) Exterior storage.
(1) Exterior storage of goods and materials of any kind is prohibited, unless otherwise approved by the Zoning Administrator.
(2) The placement of waste disposal facilities shall be in the rear of buildings only, unless otherwise approved by the Zoning Administrator.
(1996 Code, § 176-68)