14-2C-2: LAND USES ALLOWED:

   A.   Determining Principal Uses Allowed:

      1.   Table 2C-1, located at the end of this section, indicates whether a principal land use is permitted (P), allowed with provisions (PR), or allowed by special exception (S) in a particular commercial zone. A number in superscript indicates that a special provision applies. See table notes for more information.

      2.   Specific land uses are grouped into the categories and subgroups listed in the table. For example, a florist shop is classified as a sales oriented retail use. To find out how a specific land use is categorized, see chapter 4, article A, "Use Categories", of this title.

      3.   Provisional uses are allowed, subject to the additional requirements contained in chapter 4, article B, "Minor Modifications, Variances, Special Exceptions, And Provisional Uses", of this title.

      4.   Uses listed as special exceptions are allowed only after approval from the Iowa City board of adjustment. The general approval criteria for special exceptions are stated in chapter 4, article B of this title, along with specific approval criteria for most special exception uses.

   B.   Accessory Uses Allowed: Regulations pertaining to accessory uses are stated in chapter 4, article C, "Accessory Uses And Buildings", of this title. (Ord. 05-4186, 12-15-2005)

Table 2C-1: Principal Uses Allowed In Commercial Zones

 

P	=	Permitted
PR	=	Provisional
S	=	Special exception (see chapter 4, article B of this title for requirements for provisional uses and special exceptions)

 

Use Categories	Subgroups	CO-1	CN-1	CH-1	CI-1	CC-2	CB-2	CB-5	CB-10	MU
Residential uses:
Group living uses	Assisted group living	PR	PR			PR	PR	PR	PR	PR
	Fraternal group living
	Independent group living
Household living uses	Attached single-family dwellings									PR
	Detached single-family dwellings									P
	Detached zero lot line dwellings									PR
	Duplexes									PR
	Group households	PR	PR			PR	PR	PR	PR	PR
	Multi-family dwellings	PR/S	PR/S			PR/S	PR/S	PR/S	PR/S	P
Commercial uses:
Adult business uses					PR
Animal related commercial uses	General	S	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR
	Intensive				PR
Building trade uses					P	PR
Commercial parking uses							PR	PR	PR
Commercial recreational uses1	Indoor	PR/S	PR	P	P	P	P	P	P
	Outdoor			P	P	S
Drinking establishments1			PR/S	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR
Eating establishments1		S	PR/S	P	P	P	P	P	P	S
Office uses	General office	P	PR	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
	Medical/dental office	P	PR	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Quick vehicle servicing uses1			S	PR	PR/S	PR/S	PR/S	PR/S
Retail uses1	Alcohol sales oriented retail		PR	PR	P	P	PR	PR	PR	PR
	Delayed deposit service uses					PR
	Hospitality oriented retail	PR	PR	P	P	P	P	P	P	PR
	Outdoor storage and display oriented				P	PR
	Personal service oriented	P	PR		P	P	P	P	P	PR
	Repair oriented				P	P	P	P	P
	Sales oriented		PR	PR	P	P	P	P	P	PR
Surface passenger service uses				P	P	P	P	P
Vehicle repair uses				PR	PR	S	PR
Industrial uses:
Industrial service uses					P
Manufacturing and production uses	General manufacturing			See note 2	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR
	Heavy manufacturing				S
	Technical/light manufacturing				PR	PR	PR	PR	PR
Salvage operations
Self-service storage uses					P	S
Warehouse and freight movement uses					P
Waste related uses
Wholesale sales uses					P		PR	PR	PR
Institutional and civic uses:
Basic utility uses		PR/S	PR/S	PR/S	PR/S	PR/S	PR/S	PR/S	PR/S
Community service uses	Community service - shelter	S			S	S	PR	PR	S	S
	General community service	P	S		S	P	P	P	P	S
Daycare uses		PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR
Detention facilities					S
Educational facilities	General	PR				S	P	P	P	PR
	Specialized	P	PR		S	P	P	P	P	PR
Hospitals		PR
Parks and open space uses		PR	PR			PR	PR	PR	PR	PR
Religious/private group assembly uses1		PR			P	P	P	P	P	PR
Utility-scale ground-mounted solar energy systems		S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Other uses:
Communication transmission facility uses		PR/S	PR/S	PR/S	PR/S	PR/S	PR/S	PR/S	PR/S	PR

 

Notes:

    1.    Any establishment that is licensed by the State to sell alcohol or alcoholic beverages is subject to the use classification process as set forth in subsection 14-4A-2G of this title.

    2.    Special provisions apply to dairy products processing and packaging facilities established in the Highway Commercial Zone prior to January 1983. See subsection 14-2C-11B of this article.

(Ord. 19-4779, 2-19-2019; amd. Ord. 20-4817, 1-7-2020; Ord. 20-4820, 3-3-2020; Ord. 21-4864, 9-21-2021; Ord. 23-4914, 11-6-2023)