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Codified Ordinances of Oberlin, OH
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF OBERLIN, OHIO
CERTIFICATION
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
CONTENTS
EDITOR'S NOTE
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF OBERLIN, OHIO
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 - BUILDING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
CHAPTER 1342
"C-2" General Business District
1342.01   District, purpose, and regulations established.
1342.02   Permitted uses.
1342.03   Conditional uses.
1342.04   Area, height and yard regulations.
 
CROSS REFERENCES
Zoning appeals and hearings - see P. & Z. 1325.02 et seq.
Off-street parking and loading - see P. & Z. Ch. 1349
Sign definitions - see P. & Z. 1351.01
Sign regulations for commercial districts - see P. & Z. 1351.06
 
1342.01 DISTRICT, PURPOSE, AND REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED.
   The regulations set forth in this chapter, or set forth elsewhere in this Zoning Ordinance, when referred to in this chapter, are the district regulations in the "C-2" General Business District.
   The "C-2" General Business District is established for the following purposes:
   (a)   To provide one or more General Business Districts that offer a variety of retail, service, and civic establishments which are required to serve the trade area, especially those which are not permitted or are not compatible with the central business district, such as uses requiring large parking or vehicle queuing areas, uses with outdoor storage or sales, uses which retail large items such as vehicles or equipment, uses which provide service to vehicles, and other similar uses.
   (b)   To provide locations with frontages upon and access to major highways having significant amounts of local and non-local traffic which can be served by the businesses in the district and which highways are designed to serve the type and volumes of traffic generated by such businesses.
   (c)   To regulate infill commercial development in areas where a pattern of scattered commercial uses and other related or compatible uses already exist and to encourage such infill development in a manner which is compatible with and promotes the functioning of the area and the community.
      (Ord. 96-82 AC. Passed 9-16-96.)
1342.02 PERMITTED USES.
   No building, structure, or premises shall be used, arranged to be used, or designed to be used except for one or more of the following uses and in conformity with the standards set forth herein:
   (a)   Establishments engaged in retail trade.
   (b)   Eating and drinking establishments.
   (c)   Establishments engaged primarily in the fields of finance, insurance and real estate, such as:
      (1)   Financial institutions.
      (2)   Insurance company.
      (3)   Real estate brokerage.
      (4)   Title company.
   (d)   Establishments providing personal and business services.
   (e)   Public buildings.
   (f)   Shops of contractors and repair shops (except those requiring a Conditional Use Permit as described in 1342.03).
   (g)   Accessory uses clearly incidental to the principal uses permitted on the same premises, including repair of goods sold on the premises.
   (h)   Medical and other health services, hospitals and clinics.
   (i)   General, professional, administrative or business offices.
   (j)   Schools and other establishments offering classes.
   (k)   Hotel, motel, bed and breakfast inn.
   (l)   Child or adult day care centers.
   (m)   Mortuaries.
   (n)   Recreation and entertainment uses including health spas, sport clubs, pool halls, game rooms, party centers, and other commercial recreational facilities.
   (o)   Newspapers, printers, publishers.
   (p)   Private clubs or lodges.
      (Ord. 96-82 AC. Passed 9-16-96.)
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