This district is established to provide for the development of commercial land uses, offices use and general services on major thoroughfares. These uses are oriented to customers traveling by automobile. Establishments in this district provide goods and services for the traveling public.
(a) Uses Permitted:
Amusements, commercial
Bar/Tavern
Broadcasting studio, radio, or television
Building Materials
Clubs, Associations, Fraternal Associations, Social Clubs
Eating and Drinking Establishments
Educational Facilities
Financial Institutions
Funeral Homes/Mortuary Services
Hospitals and health care facilities Nursing Facilities
Kennel & Boarding
Mission, rescue
Motel, Hotel & Lodges
Office, business or professional
Outdoor storage lots and yards, except automobile junk yards, scrap yards, salvage yards, scrap yards used in whole or in part for scrap or salvage operations or for processing, storage, display or sale of junk scrap, or salvaged materials.
Parking lots and parking garages
Public/Government buildings and structures
Record recording studio
Recreation building
Rental Establishments
Retail Establishment
Station, bus or rail
Theaters
Truck terminals, freight terminals, passenger terminals
Wholesaling, warehousing storage, supply and distribution
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above uses other uses which are considered to be compatible with the aforementioned uses.
(b) Uses Permitted on Review: The following uses may be permitted on review by the Planning and Zoning Commission in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1159.
Adult book store
Adult motion picture theatre
Adult mini-motion picture theatre
Adult entertainment cabaret
Ambulance service
Cemetery
Church
Exhibition buildings
Fairgrounds, public
Halfway House/Community Residential Treatment Center
Laboratories- analytical, experimental, testing or industrial processes
Light Manufacturing and processing
Museum
Research Facility
Self-service Storage Facilities (in compliance with subsection (j))
Stadium or ballpark
(e) Screening: A wall, fence, compact evergreen hedge or other type of evergreen foliage, or a combination of fence and shrubbery at least 6 feet in height, from a list approved by the City, shall be provided along the side and rear lot lines where any commercial use is adjacent to a residential district.
(f) Off-Street Parking: Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 1153.09.
(g) Off-Street Loading: Off-street loading shall be provided in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 1153.10.
(h) Application Procedure-Planned Shopping Center: Each application for a Zoning Certificate for a planned shopping center shall be approved by the Zoning Administrator, acting on the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission. The application shall be accompanied by the following:
A. A development plan of the proposed development at a scale of not less than 3 inch equals 100 feet showing:
1. The location and size of the site.
2. The dimensions of the property.
3. The location and proposed use of buildings, and their general exterior dimensions.
4. A traffic, parking, and circulation plan showing proposed locations, arrangements, and dimensions of parking spaces, loading areas, and drives, as well as ingress and egress to and from adjacent streets.
5. The proposed location and materials to be used for screening.
6. A title showing the names of the developers, the date, scale of the plan, and the name of the individual or firm preparing the plan.
B. A statement to be filed with the Zoning Administrator indicating readiness to proceed with construction of the proposed development within one year from the date the proposal is approved.
C. In addition to the aforementioned requirements of application, the planned shopping center shall be subject to the height limitation and dimensional requirements of “C”, Commercial District.
(i) Building Permit: No building permit shall be issued for any building in a shopping center until a final development plan shall have been reviewed and recommended favorably. The Zoning Administrator shall approve or disapprove all requests for shopping center development based on his review and the Planning and Zoning Commission's report.
(j) Self-Service Storage Facility: No activities other than rental of storage units and pick up and deposit of stored goods shall be allowed on the premises. No outside storage shall be permitted. Radioactive materials, explosives, and flammable or hazardous chemicals shall be prohibited.
(Ord. 2015-10. Passed 12-8-15.)