The principal purpose of the C-3 zone is to provide a location for groups of compatible commercial uses having the common characteristic of not involving more than incidental and minimal assembly, fabrication or storage of commodities. The C-3 zone is the most intensive commercial zone. To promote pedestrian use, unbroken street level, commercial frontage is encouraged in this zone.
A. Permitted Principal Uses And Structures: The following uses, structures and accessory uses are permitted outright subject to the adopted international codes. All other uses, structures and accessory uses not listed are strictly prohibited unless a special use permit has been issued.
Drive-up windows associated with financial institutions.
Eating and drinking establishments catering primarily to on premises consumers; entertainment, dancing and recreation establishments, including restaurants, bars, theaters, video arcades, dance halls and physical fitness centers.
Hotels providing one off street parking space per unit.
Lodges, private clubs, and fraternal societies.
Multi-family apartments and condominiums, providing living spaces are on the second floor or higher. Providing one and one-half (11/2) parking spaces per unit.
Printing and publishing houses, including newspaper publishing.
Professional, financial, business and medical offices, and any enterprise rendering professional or personal services.
Public utility installations relating directly to local distribution of services, including switching and transmission stations, but not including warehouses and services areas.
Publicly and privately owned off street parking facilities. Any such area shall not be used as a sales or storage area for mobile homes, or heavy equipment.
Repair shops for commodities such as household appliances, bicycles and shoes.
Retail sales enterprises, excluding firms selling bulky items such as building materials, mobile homes, and heavy equipment.
Vocational schools, churches, synagogues, mosques, governmental offices, libraries, museums, art galleries, police and fire stations and similar public and private institutions.
B. Special Uses:
Other uses not specifically listed in subsection A of this section shall be evaluated by the zoning official for compatible use. If found incompatible the use shall be referred to the planning and zoning commission and the Orofino city council.
The installation, construction and operation of all telecommunication towers and antennas, including, but not limited to, stealth towers, guyed towers, monopole towers and lattice towers or any other tower or structure that exceeds fifty feet (50') in height from the ground to its top which includes any base, building or other structure the tower sits on. Any accessory devices, lighting requirements or antennas attached to the tower shall be included in its height. Telecommunication includes all wire and wireless communication devices including telegraph, cable, telephone, radio, and television.
C. Limitations On Uses:
1. All products made incident to a permitted use which are manufactured, fabricated, processed or treated on the premises shall be sold primarily on the premises.
2. Operations conducted on the premises shall not constitute a nuisance beyond the property lines by reason of smoke, fumes, odor, steam, gases, vibration, noise, hazards, visual or other causes.
D. Minimum Lot Requirements: None specified.
E. Minimum Area Requirements: None specified.
F. Required Open Space: None specified.
G. Maximum Height Of Structures: None specified.
H. Permitted Signs: No permitted sign shall exceed one hundred (100) square feet in size. Signs in excess of one hundred (100) square feet shall first receive the approval of the city council through a special use permit.
I. Fences; Permits Required: Permits are required for all fences.
1. No fence shall exceed a height of six feet (6'), except fences located on school grounds or in public parks.
2. Barbed wire fences are prohibited. Other fences, including electric fences constructed in a manner that may be hazardous to persons or animals are prohibited.
J. Nonconforming Uses: Residential dwellings that are owner occupied exempt from section 11-2-11 of this chapter. (Ord. 787, 3-8-2016; amd. Ord. 813, 5-25-2021)