§ 156.029 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD).
   (A)   The Central Business District (CBD) is intended to provide mixed use redevelopment or investment opportunities for the existing traditional downtown. Developments in the CBD are to be characteristic and similar in use, physical layout and architectural style to established structures and businesses that already exist in downtown.
   (B)   Uses permitted by right include:
      (1)   Bed and breakfast;
      (2)   Restaurant;
      (3)   Commercial use up to ten thousand (10,000) square feet (with the exception of those uses expressly prohibited below);
      (4)   Office use up to ten thousand (10,000) square feet;
      (5)   Civic use;
      (6)   Indoor theater; and
      (7)   Vocational center.
   (C)   Prohibited uses include:
      (1)   Welding and machine shop;
      (2)   Pool hall/gaming room;
      (3)   Auto repair shop;
      (4)   Adult establishments;
      (5)   Outdoor storage or sales except in compliance with § 156.020(N); and
      (6)   Zero lot line residential.
   (D)   Uses permitted by condition (conditional use permit required - See §§ 156.050 et seq. for additional information regarding conditional uses) include:
      (1)   Residential;
      (2)   Day care center;
      (3)   Gas station;
      (4)   Nightclub;
      (5)   Religious institution;
      (6)   Hotel;
      (7)   Parking garage;
      (8)   Commercial or office use over ten thousand (10,000) gross square feet; and
      (9)   Any business or commercial establishment offering services, food or other items through the use of a drive thru window.
   (E)   Lot provisions.
Central Business Distract
Commercial & Mixed Use
Other Uses
Central Business Distract
Commercial & Mixed Use
Other Uses
Minimum lot size
4,000 square feet
No minimum
Minimum lot width
10 feet
20 feet
Front yard setback
0 feet, maximum 10 feet
* (special)
Side yard setback (per side)
No minimum
5 feet
Rear yard setback
10 feet
10 feet
Minimum building height
26 feet
26 feet
Maximum building height
35 feet
35 feet
 
* Equal to the average existing front setback within seventy-five (75) feet of the midpoint of the lot in question.
      (1)   Balconies and awnings must have a minimum clearance of eight (8) feet from the lowest point of the balcony or awning to the sidewalk.
      (2)   If a balcony and/or awning is projecting over a public right-of-way, proof of insurance naming the city as an insured party must be provided and authorization must be obtained from the City Council.
   (F)   Parking and loading requirements. See §§ 156.160 et seq. for parking and loading regulations.
   (G)   Landscaping. All applicable landscaping provisions shall be observed.
   (H)   Architectural standards.
      (1)   All construction shall conform in design, street orientation and massing to adjacent structures.
      (2)   Metal paneling shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the surface area of a building wall.
      (3)   Two (2) wall materials may be combined horizontally on one (1) façade.
      (4)   All rooftop equipment visible from the ground shall be enclosed in building material that matches the structure or is visually compatible with the structure.
(Ord. 2003-06, passed 3-3-03; Am. Ord. 2012-02, passed 5-7-12; Am. Ord. O-2017-7, passed 6-21-17; Am. Ord. O-2022-4, passed 3-21-22)