§ 156.051 C-4 HEAVY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.

   (A)   Purposes. The heavy commercial district is established for the following purposes:

      (1)   To provide sufficient space for development of commercial establishments which would involve influences that would be objectionable in the C-3 District due to noise from heavy service operations, large volume of truck traffic or some similar objection;

      (2)   To protect against fire and pollution, and other environmental hazards;

      (3)   To protect, as far as possible, against congestion;

      (4)   To promote the most desirable uses of land and the direction of building development in accord with the city’s forthcoming Comprehensive Plan; and

      (5)   To promote stability of commercial development; to strengthen the economic base of the city; and to protect the city’s tax base.

   (B)   Permitted uses.

      (1)   All uses listed as permitted uses in the C-3, C-2 and C-1 Districts; however, said uses must meet the applicable requirements of that respective zoning district;

      (2)   Drive-through service windows;

      (3)   Gasoline service stations, automotive and other repair services or retail outlets where gasoline products are sold;

      (4)   Lumberyards or contractor yards, general warehousing and storage, farm equipment or other heavy equipment sales and service, farm products, warehousing and storage;

      (5)   Motor vehicle transportation freight terminals;

      (6)   Those uses of a commercial, retail or wholesale nature requiring large outdoor loading areas, generating heavy truck or rail traffic and requiring access to major transportation channels and/or creating influences not acceptable in the C-3 District;

      (7)   Signs in accordance to Ch. 153 of this code of ordinances;

      (8)   Accessory structures and uses customarily incident to the above permitted uses;

      (9)   Portable buildings; and

      (10)   Other uses of a similar character.

   (C)   Conditional uses.

      (1)   Amusement parks, circus or carnival grounds, commercial amusement or recreational developments, or tents or other temporary structures used for temporary purposes;

      (2)   Facilities for railroads or those utilities holding a franchise under the city;

      (3)   Restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption and in accordance with related adopted policies. Also, bars, cocktail lounges, taverns, cantinas, saloons, dance halls, nightclubs or other similar businesses;

      (4)   A residence for a night watchman’s or caretaker employed on the premises;

      (5)   Telephone, radio, television and/or other telecommunication tower; and

      (6)   Changeable copy signs in accordance to Ch. 153 of this code of ordinances.

   (D)   Required conditions. Gasoline service stations or retail outlets where gasoline products are sold, drive-through service businesses and veterinary hospitals shall be subject to the same limitations as set forth in § 156.049 of this chapter.

   (E)   Prohibited uses.

      (1)   Unless otherwise grandfathered, any building erected or land used for other than one or more of the preceding specified uses; and

      (2)   Any use of property that does not meet the required area dimensions or exceeds the maximum height or density per gross acre.

   (F)   Area requirements. All uses in this district shall meet the area requirements of § 156.086 of this chapter.

(Ord. 2016-07, passed 8-9-2016)