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ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 32-00
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PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART SEVENTEEN - SANITARY CODE
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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.)
1129.04 ACCESSORY USE REGULATIONS.
    Accessory uses buildings and structures permitted in the C1, C2, C3, or C4 Commercial Districts shall conform to the regulations of this Section.
(Ord. 87-04. Passed 11-1-2004.)
    (a)   Off-Street Parking Lots. Off-street parking spaces in a parking lot may be located on the same lot as the principal use service or may be located on a separate lot in accordance with Chapter 1143.
   (b)   Location of Accessory Buildings. Accessory buildings shall be located in a rear yard, and may be located in a side yard that is in compliance with the yard regulations for principal uses set forth in Schedule 1129.06. 
      (Ord. 91-95. Passed 10-7-1996.)
   (c)   Wireless Telecommunication Antenna(s). The installation of a wireless telecommunication antenna(s) provided they comply with the standards of Chapter 1159.
      (Ord. 24-98. Passed 5-18-1998.)
1129.05 LOT AREA AND FRONTAGE REGULATIONS.
    Principal buildings and uses permitted in the C1, C2, C3, and C4 Commercial Districts shall be located only on a lot that complies with the lot area and frontage regulations set forth in Schedule 1129.05, unless otherwise specifically provided for elsewhere in this Code.
 
 
SCHEDULE 1129.05: LOT AREA AND FRONTAGE REGULATIONS
C1
OFFICE
C2
RETAIL
C3
GENERAL
BUSINESS
C4
PUBLIC
SCHOOL
Minimum Lot Area
6,000
5,000
10,000
10,000
Minimum Lot Frontage
50
40
80
80
   
(Ord. 87-04. Passed 11-1-2004.)
1129.06 YARD REQUIREMENT FOR PRINCIPAL USES.
    In C1, C2, C3, and C4 Commercial Districts, each zoning lot shall maintain the minimum front, side and rear yard specified in Schedule 1129.06, except as otherwise provided for in this Section. Each yard shall be unobstructed by a principal use, including outdoor storage of goods, supplies and equipment as permitted in this Section, or a principal building, except as otherwise provided in this Code. Such areas, together with all other portions of the zoning lot not covered by permitted structures, shall be landscaped with grass, trees, shrubbery and/or other appropriate ground cover or landscaping material, which at all times shall be maintained in good and healthy condition so as to assure adequate screening of parking and loading areas, as well as absorption of rainfall.
 
SCHEDULE 1129.06: YARD REQUIREMENTS
C1
OFFICE
C2
RETAIL
C3
GENERAL
BUSINESS
C4
PUBLIC
SCHOOL
Front Yard Depth
As established on the Building Line Map
Rear Yard Depth
One-half (½) the height of the building, but in no case
less than five (5) feet 3
Side Yard Width
none 1, 3
none 1, 3
5 feet 1, 3
5 feet 1, 3 
Side/Rear Yard Depth where adjacent to a residential use or district
10 feet 2, 3
5 feet 3 
10 feet
10 feet
Front Yard Depth, Madison and Detroit
Maximum 5 feet
 
1    On a corner lot the side street yard shall be five (5) feet.
2    May be reduced to five (5) feet if a wall or fence with adequate landscape screening is provided.
3    Roof exhausts must be ten (10) feet from property line.
(Ord. 12-11. Passed 5-2-2011.)
1129.07 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
    In the C1 Office, C2 Retail, C3 General Business, and C4 Public School District the height of a principal structure shall not exceed 120 feet; the height of an accessory structure shall not exceed twenty (20) feet, unless otherwise specified in this Code.
(Ord. 91-95. Passed 10-7-1996.)
 
1129.08 OFF-STREET PARKING.
    Off-street parking shall be provided, pursuant to Chapter 1143.
(Ord. 91-95. Passed 10-7-1996.)
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