1129.02 PRINCIPAL AND CONDITIONAL PERMITTED USES.

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.)

1129.02 PRINCIPAL AND CONDITIONAL PERMITTED USES.

Unless otherwise provided by law or in this Code, buildings, structures or land shall only be used or occupied following the adoption of this Code for the uses permitted herein. Schedule 1129.02 enumerates those uses that may locate in a C1 Office, C2 Retail, C3 General Business, and C4 Public School District as a matter of right as a principal use and those uses which may locate in a given district upon obtaining a Conditional Use Permit.

(a) A use listed in Schedule 1129.02 shall be permitted by right in a district when denoted by the letter “P,” provided that all provisions of the Ordinances and this Code have been met.

(b) A use listed in Schedule 1129.02 may be permitted as a conditional use in a district when denoted by the letter “C,” provided that the regulations in Chapters 1161 and 1173, and all other provisions of the Ordinances and this Code have been met.

(Ord. 91-95. Passed 10-7-1996.)

(c) Any use listed in Schedule 1129.02 as a permitted or conditionally permitted use may be permitted in a Planned Development, provided that the regulations in Chapter 1156, and all other provisions of the Ordinances and this Code have been met.

(d) Any use listed in Schedule 1129.02 as a permitted or conditionally permitted use in the base zones of the Mixed Use Overlay District (MUOD) may be permitted as a conditional use in a MUOD, provided that the regulations in Chapter 1135, and all other provisions of the Ordinances and this Code have been met.

(Ord. 61-04. Passed 7-6-2004.)

SCHEDULE 1129.02: PERMITTED USES IN COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
	C1 OFFICE	C2 RETAIL	C3 GENERAL BUSINESS	C4 PUBLIC SCHOOL
RESIDENTIAL
Single-Family/Two-Family Dwellings	-	-	-	C
Multi-Family Dwellings	-	C1	C1	C1
Mixed Use Structure	P	P	P	C7
Hotels/Motels	-	-	P	C7
Groups/Convalescent/Nursing/Assisted Living	C	C	P	C7
Day-Care Centers (6+ children)	P	P	P	C7
Bed and Breakfast Establishment	C	C	C	C

INSTITUTIONAL
Funeral Homes	-	C	P	C7
Places of Worship	C	C	C	C7
Elementary/Secondary Schools	P	P	P	C
Trade/Vocational Schools	-	C	P	C7
Colleges	C	P	P	C7
Libraries	C	P	P	C7
Hospitals	C	C	P	C7
Public Parks and Playgrounds	C	C	C	C7
Parking Facility as a Principal Use	P	P	P	C7

ENTERTAINMENT
Indoor Commercial Recreation	-	C	P	C7
Theaters, Banquet Hall, Party Center	-	C	P	C7
Studios for Instruction	-	P	P	C7
Fraternal Organizations	-	C	P	C7
Museum/Art Gallery	P	P	P	C7
Auditorium	-	C	P	C7

FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICES
Restaurant seated Table Service	P2	P	P	C7
Restaurants – Fast Food	C2	P	P	C2
Bar, Tavern, Nightclub	C2	P	P	C2
Outdoor/Seasonal Dining Facility	C3	C3	C3	C3, 7

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Offices Including:
Business, Medical, and Government	P	P	P	C7
Medical Clinics/Urgent Care Facility	C	C	P	C7
Radio/TV/Video/Audio Production	C	C	P	C7
RETAIL/SERVICE USES
General Retail Including:
Book and Stationery Stores,	P	P	P	C7
Apparel Stores, Florists,	P	P	P	C7
Antique Stores, Sporting Good Stores	P	P	P	C7
Jewelry Stores,	P	P	P	C7
Second Hand and Resale Stores,	P	P	P	C7
Specialty Gift Stores,	P	P	P	C7
Retail Variety Stores, and	P	P	P	C7
Floor Coverings.	P	P	P	C7

Media Stores	P4	P4	P4	C7

Sexually Oriented Businesses Including:
Adult Arcades,	P5	P5	P5	-
Adult Cabarets,	P5	P5	P5	-
Adult Media Stores,	P5	P5	P5	-
Adult Novelty Stores,6	P5	P5	P5	-
Adult Motion Picture Theaters,	P5	P5	P5	-
Adult Theaters,	P5	P5	P5	-
Nude Model Studios,	P5	P5	P5	-
Sexual Encounter Centers,	P5	P5	P5	-
Any combination of above.	P5	P5	P5	-

Service Retail, Including:
Printing Services,	C 2	P	P	C 2, 7
Shoe Repair,	C 2	P	P	C 2, 7
Photographic Studios,	C 2	P	P	C 2, 7
Tailoring, Dress Making and	C 2	P	P	C 2, 7
Dry Cleaning,	C 2	P	P	C 2, 7
Upholstery.	C 2	P	P	C 2, 7
Body Art Establishment.	C	C	C

Convenience Retail, Including:
Bakeries, Grocery,	P	P	P	C 7
Supermarkets,	P	P	P	C 7
Beverage Stores including	P	P	P	C 7
Liquor, Film/Video Rental, and Drug Stores.	P	P	P	C 7
Hard Goods Retail Including:
Automotive Part and Supplies,	-	P	P	C7
Furniture Sales,	-	P	P	C7
Hardware and Locksmith Services,	-	P	P	C7
Garden Supplies, Nurseries,	-	P	P	C7
Lumber and Building Supplies,	-	P	P	C7
Appliance Repair and Sales, and	-	P	P	C7
Display and Showrooms for any	-	P	P	C7
Building Product.	-	P	P	C7

Personal Care Services Including:
Barber and Beauty Shops,	C 2	P	P	C 2, 7
Cosmetology and Cosmetic Salons,	C 2	P	P	C 2, 7
Diet Counseling Centers,	C 2	P	P	C 2, 7
Electrolysis Services,	C 2	P	P	C 2, 7
Fingernail and Tanning Salons, and	C 2	P	P	C 2, 7
Massotherapy Services.	C 2	P	P	C 2, 7

OTHER RETAIL/SERVICES Including:
Animal Clinics/Hospitals,	-	C	P	C7
Veterinarian Offices, and	-	C	P	C7
Grooming Services.	-	C	P	C7
Marijuana Dispensaries.	C9	C9	C9

LAUNDROMAT	-	P	P	C7

STORAGE WHOLESALE/UTILITY Including:
Warehousing,	-	-	C	-
Wholesale Trade Operations,	-	-	C	-
Self-Storage Facility.	-	-	C	-

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES
Gasoline Service Station	-	C	P	-
Motor Vehicle Sales and Leasing	-	C	P	-
Motor Vehicle Repair Shop	-	C	C	-
Motor Vehicle Rental or Leasing Agency	C	C	C	-
Motor Vehicle Washing/Detailing Facility	-	C	C	-
INDUSTRIAL Including:
Manufacturing, Processing,	-	-	C	-
Assembly, and/or Packaging Plant.	-	-	C	-

Light Industrial (as above, no more than 1,000 sq.ft. or five [5] employees.)	-	C	P	-
DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITY	C	C	C	-

1 As regulated by Chapter 1127.

2 Use is limited to the ground floor of the structure.

3 Permitted only as an accessory use and limited to the ground floor level.

4 Reference Sections 1103.02(o), 1103.02(tt) and 1103.02(uu), and Section 1129.15 herein.

5 As regulated by Chapter 1163 and Chapter 777.

6 Reference Section 1103.02(i), or Chapter 1163.

7 Use shall be limited to Detroit Avenue and/or Madison Avenue as regulated by Chapters 1156 and 1161.

8 Reference Sections 1129.17 and 1161.03(y).

9 As regulated by Chapter 1165 and Chapter 779.

(Ord. 31-17. Passed 11-20-2017; Ord. 32-17. Passed 10-2-2017; Ord. 42-2023. Passed 6-3-24.)

1129.03 ACCESSORY USES.

The following accessory uses are permitted in association with and subordinate to a permitted or conditionally permitted use in the C1, C2, C3, or C4 Commercial Districts subject to the regulations of Section 1129.04.

(Ord. 87-04. Passed 11-1-2004.)

(a) Signs as permitted and regulated by Chapter 1329 of the Building Code.

(b) All accessory uses permitted within a Multiple-Family District in connection with permitted multiple-family dwellings as regulated in Chapter 1127.

(Ord. 91-95. Passed 10-7-1996.)

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