Commercial District regulations are established to ensure the availability of suitable areas for business and commercial uses while at the same time promoting the most desirable and beneficial use of land that will stabilize and protect the character and value of the residential neighborhoods within the City. Four (4) commercial zoning districts have been established to meet the needs of the community.
(Ord. 87-04. Passed 11-1-2004.)
(a) The C1 Office District has a limited application within the Central Business District of the City. This district seeks to preserve and protect the general character of the area and to allow for expansion around the core as dictated by market conditions.
(b) The C2 Retail District is established to provide standards for the continued operation of small commercial establishments. This district would permit those retail uses that typically locate side by side to create a shopping environment that encourages pedestrian interaction between stores and where stores thrive on being adjacent to other retail uses.
(c) The C3 General Business District is established to provide for commercial uses that generally require independent, freestanding buildings, larger parking areas, and may have unique traffic patterns because of such factors as drive-in facilities.
(Ord. 91-95. Passed 10-7-1996.)
(d) The C4 Public School District is limited to property within the City that is owned by the Lakewood Board of Education at the time of adoption of this Ordinance. This district seeks to preserve and protect the general character of the area and to allow for development and redevelopment of these properties. Any property designated as a C4 Zoning District shall retain its zoning designation should the Board of Education transfer ownership. Any property located in the C4 Zoning District that is not in compliance with the regulations as set forth in Schedule 1129.05 requires an amendment to the Zoning Map pursuant to Section 1105.02 prior to transfer.
(Ord. 87-04. Passed 11-1-2004.)