(A) DC District intent, permitted uses, and special exception uses.
(1) District intent.
(a) The DC Downtown Commercial District is intended to provide a land use category for small retail, office, food sales and other commercial uses typical to small town downtowns. The provisions that regulate this land use district should make the district compatible with the R5 Residential Districts, and OC and C1 Commercial Districts.
(b) The Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals should strive to use this district only in the historic downtown area and its immediate surroundings.
(c) The Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals should strive to minimize parking
lots between buildings, rather, encouraging parking behind buildings.
(2) Permitted uses.
(a) Residential.
1. Dwelling, single-family (upper floors);
2. Dwelling, multifamily, (upper floors).
(b) Business: retail.
1. Antique shop;
2. Apparel shop;
3. Drug store;
4. Fabric shop;
5. Flower shop;
6. Gift shop;
7. Hardware store;
8. Jewelry store;
9. Music store;
10. News dealer/bookstore;
11. Shoe sales;
12. Sporting goods;
13. Variety store;
14. Office supplies;
15. Resale shop;
16. Printing shop;
17. Lawn, landscape, garden store.
(c) Business: food sales/service.
1. Bakery retail;
2. Convenience store;
3. Delicatessen;
4. Farmers market;
5. Restaurant.
(d) Business: personal service.
1. Barber/beauty shop;
2. Shoe repair;
3. Tailor/pressing shop.
(e) Business: office/professional.
1. Advertising agency;
2. Architecture;
3. Bank/credit union;
4. Bank machine;
5. Design services;
6. Insurance office;
7. Planning offices;
8. Professional offices;
9. Real estate office;
10. Secretarial service;
11. Service organization offices;
12. Travel agency;
13. Clinic medical, dental office.
(f) Business: auto sales/service.
1. Automobile parts sales (new).
(g) Miscellaneous.
1. Accessory structures;
2. Self storage.
(h) Institution/public facilities.
1. Community center;
2. Government office;
3. Police/fire station;
4. Post office.
(3) Special exception uses.
(a) Residential.
1. Bed and breakfast facility;
2. Boarding or lodging house.
(b) Business: personal service.
1. Coin laundry;
2. Dry-cleaning service.
(c) Business: recreation.
1. Dance/aerobics/gymnastics studio;
2. Karate studio;
3. Lodge or private club;
4. Theater, indoor;
5. Video store.
(d) Business: general business.
1. Print shop.
(e) Institutional/public facilities.
1. Church, temple or mosque;
2. Museum;
3. Public park/recreation center;
4. Public/private parking area.
( B) DC District standards.
Minimum Lot Area: • 3,500 square feet |
Minimum Lot Width: • 25 feet |
Minimum Lot Frontage: • 25 feet on a Public Street |
Minimum Front Yard: • 5 feet when adjacent to a Primary Arterial Road • 5 feet when adjacent to a Secondary Arterial Road • 5 feet when adjacent to a Collector Road • 5 feet when adjacent to a Local Road |
Minimum Side Yard: • 0 feet when adjacent to commercial property (New commercial development side yard buffering may have additional setback regulations and administrative review) |
Minimum Rear Yard: • 0 feet for the Primary • 0 feet for the Accessory Structures |
Maximum Structure Height: • 40 feet for the Primary Structure, from the grade at the front entrance • 15 feet for Accessory Structures |
Additional Standards that Apply | |
Lot/Yard Standards (LY) • LY-01 Height Standards (HT) • HT-01 Accessory Uses (AC) • AC-03 • AC-04 Temporary Uses (TU) • TU-01 • TU-03 Home Occupations (HO) • HO-01 Landscaping (LS) • LS-01 • LS-02 | Buffering (BF) • BF-01 Environmental (EN) • EN-01 Lighting (LG) • LG-01 Parking (PK) • PK-02 • PK-03 • PK-04 • PK-05 Loading (LD) • none Entrance/Drive (ED) • ED-01 Vision Clearance (VC) • VC-01 |
(Ord. passed - - )