(A) Intent. The C-A: Arterial Commercial District is a medium intensity commercial district intended to provide for business activities located along and adjacent to major traffic generators which are substantially dependent upon vehicular access to support the nature of the business.
(B) Locational criteria. The C-A: Arterial Commercial District is appropriately located adjacent to primary arterials and expressways. It should be well buffered from low-density residential uses and particular care given to addressing traffic issues.
(C) Permitted uses. The following uses are allowed in the C-A: Arterial Commercial District:
(1) Churches and educational facilities;
(2) Personal service retail uses including the following: barbershops, beauty shops, laundry pick-up stations, optical stores, dance studios, hobby shops, florist shops, child care facilities, health studios or gyms, newsstands, photographic studios, post office substations, shoe repair shops, tailor and dressmaking shops, photo developing pick-up stations and other similar uses;
(3) Professional offices and medical clinics;
(4) Convenience stores including the sale of gasoline and fuels; provided, a traffic study prepared by a registered engineer is submitted and approved;
(5) Automobile service stations, fuel sales stations, auto parts and accessory stores and washing facilities, all of which may or may not include the sales of gasoline; provided, however, if the sales of gasoline is included a traffic study prepared by a registered engineer is submitted and approved;
(6) Automobile, trailer, motorcycle, boat, farm implement and construction equipment establishments for display, hire rental and sales;
(7) Home service retail stores including the following: furniture stores, appliances stores, building materials stores, carpet and floor covering stores, cabinet stores, garden supply stores, hardware stores, lawn mower sales and service stores, paint and glass stores, plumbing and heating retail stores, television and electronics stores, rental stores, upholstering shops and other similar retail uses;
(8) General retail stores, including the following: food stores, supermarkets, variety stores, discount stores, department stores, clothing stores, shoe stores, sporting goods stores, jewelry stores, art shops, book stores, camera stores, music stores, china and gift stores, drug stores, pet stores and other similar retail establishments;
(9) Accessory outdoor displays and storage of the permitted sale of goods and services allowed or defined as permitted uses in this district and/or temporary seasonal displays such as lawn and garden or holidays, if identified on an approved site plan and if minimum parking requirements are met;
(10) Travel related and hospitality related businesses, including the following: hotels, motels, tea room or tea houses or other similar businesses;
(11) Restaurants and amusement establishments, including: bowling alleys, dance halls, pool halls, night clubs and lounges; provided, the use is located greater than 250 feet from a primary residential use;
(12) Small animal veterinary clinics without boarding facilities;
(13) Agriculture;
(14) One- through multi-family dwellings up to 25 units per acre; and
(15) Fireworks sales with storage of fireworks in a space equal to or less than 20% of the sales floor area. The activity shall be located at least 150 feet from any residential dwelling, 150 feet from any fuel source, and 750 feet away from any other fireworks sales use.
(D) Conditional uses. The following uses may be allowed in the C-A: Arterial Commercial District upon approval of a conditional use permit by the Zoning Board of Adjustment:
(1) Communication towers;
(2) Any permitted use that requires over 35% lot coverage;
(3) Beer-making for wholesale or retail sales of less than or equal to 650 gallons per day;
(4) Outdoor display for the permitted sale of goods and services allowed or defined as conditional uses in this district; and
(5) Paintball facility.
(E) Size regulations. The following minimum and maximum size regulations shall apply in the C-A: Arterial Commercial District:
(1) Minimum lot size: 5,000 square feet or lot of record;
(2) Building setbacks:
(a) Front yard: 40 feet;
(b) Rear yard: none; and
(c) Side yard: ten feet.
(3) Minimum lot dimensions:
(a) Lot frontage: 50 feet;
(b) Lot depth: 100 feet; and
(c) Lot width: 50 feet.
(4) Maximum Building Dimensions:
(a) Height: 75 feet; and
(b) Lot coverage: 35%.
(5) Minimum separation between principal buildings: 16 feet.
(6) Minimum residential building dimensions: width - 22 feet for 75% of its length.
(F) Special provisions. The following special provisions shall apply for all uses in the C-A: Arterial Commercial District: transitional yards shall be provided where the rear or side lot line coincides with a side or rear lot line of a residential district. In such circumstances, the minimum setback shall be 25 feet and shall be fully landscaped and screened. No parking, drives or storage areas shall encroach in these transitional yards
(2011 Code, § 34.04032) (Ord. 2278, passed 12-5-2016; Ord. 2299, passed 5-15-2017; Ord. 2411, passed 4-4-2022; Ord. 2435, passed 8-21-2023)