(A) Purpose. The purpose of this district is to allow for most types of retail, commercial, service, entertainment, and dining establishments. Development in this district requires connection to public water and public sewer as well as development plan approval.
(B) Uses.
(1) Permitted uses.
(a) Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping service;
(b) Advertising agencies;
(c) Agricultural credit institutions;
(d) Animal day care facility;
(e) Antique store;
(f) Apparel shop, shoes, custom tailoring;
(g) Art and music schools;
(h) Attorney services;
(i) Auto license bureaus;
(j) Automobile or motorcycle sales;
(k) Automobile parts supply;
(l) Automobile repair, service station;
(m) Bait sales;
(n) Banks and branch banks;
(o) Barber shop, beauty shop;
(p) Bed and breakfast;
(q) Bicycle shops;
(r) Billiard and pool establishments;
(s) Blood banks;
(t) Blueprinting and photocopying;
(u) Boat sales;
(v) Bond and mortgage company;
(w) Book and stationary store;
(x) Bowling alleys;
(y) Business associations;
(z) Cafeteria, restaurant;
(aa) Camera and photographic supply;
(bb)
Candy, nut and confectionary;
(cc) Carry out restaurant;
(dd) Cemetery or crematory;
(ee) Charitable institutions;
(ff) China, glassware, metalware;
(gg) Church or temple;
(hh) Civic, social, or religious organizations;
(ii) Clothing rental;
(jj) Coin-operated laundry and dry-cleaning;
(kk) Collection agencies;
(ll) Commercial testing laboratories;
(mm) Counselor-at-law;
(nn) Customary home occupation (accessory use);
(oo) Dance halls, studios and schools;
(pp) Department store;
(qq) Detective agencies and protective services;
(rr) Diaper service;
(ss) Dinner theater;
(tt) Disinfecting and exterminating services;
(uu) Drapery, curtain and upholstery;
(vv) Dressmaking;
(ww) Drug store;
(xx) Electrical repair shop;
(yy) Electrical supply store;
(zz) Elementary and secondary schools;
(aaa) Engineering and architectural service;
(bbb) Florists, furriers;
(ccc) Food processing;
(ddd) Fraternity, sorority or student housing;
(eee) Fruits and vegetables;
(fff) Fuel dealers;
(ggg) Gift, novelty and souvenir shops;
(hhh) Grocery, bakery, meat and fish;
(iii) Group residential facility;
(jjj) Hardware or variety store;
(kkk) Hay, grain, and feed stores;
(lll) Hobby, toy and game shops;
(mmm) Household appliances, furniture;
(nnn) Indoor recreation facility;
(ooo) Insurance agents, brokers and service;
(ppp) Jewelry store;
(qqq) Liquor store;
(rrr) Lodge or private club;
(sss) Lumber and building materials dealer;
(ttt) Manufactured home, travel trailer, camper sales and service;
(uuu) Medical and dental laboratories;
(vvv) Medical office;
(www) Minor residential subdivision;
(xxx) Monument sales;
(yyy) Mortuary;
(zzz) Motion picture theater;
(aaaa) Municipal or government buildings;
(bbbb) Museum and art gallery;
(cccc) Music and video store;
(dddd) News dealers;
(eeee) Newspaper publishing;
(ffff) Night club;
(gggg) Nursing home;
(hhhh) Paint, glass and wallpaper store;
(iiii) Parking garage;
(jjjj) Passenger car rental;
(kkkk) Pet shops;
(llll) Photographic studio;
(mmmm) Plant nursery;
(nnnn) Plumbing, heating and air conditioning dealer;
(oooo) Private employment agencies;
(pppp) Professional office;
(qqqq) Real estate service;
(rrrr) Reducing and health salons;
(ssss) Reupholster and furniture repair;
(tttt) Shoe repair;
(uuuu) Skating;
(vvvv) Sporting goods;
(wwww) Stenographic service;
(xxxx) Stock brokers and dealers;
(yyyy) Studio business;
(zzzz) Tailoring and pressing shops;
(aaaaa) Tavern;
(bbbbb) Temporary help supply services;
(ccccc) Temporary manufactured home;
(ddddd) Tire, battery and accessory dealers;
(eeeee) Tobacco stores;
(fffff) Trade or business schools;
(ggggg) Truck sales, rental, leasing, repair;
(hhhhh) Watch, clock and jewelry repair;
(iiiii) Wholesale business; and
(jjjjj) Warehouse/self-storage facilities.
(2) Special exceptions.
(a) Bed and breakfast;
(b) Colleges and universities;
(c) Customary home occupation (accessory use);
(d) Day care center;
(e) Fraternity, sorority or student housing;
(f) Golf and country clubs;
(g) Hospital;
(h) Junior colleges and technical institutes;
(i) Police, postal, or fire station;
(j) Public water wells, water stations, filtration plants;
(k) Publicly owned park or recreational facility;
(l) Stable, private;
(m) Studio business;
(n)
Telephone exchange, or public utility station;
(o) Wireless communication facility;
(p) Dwelling, single- or two-family; and
(q) Farm.
(C) Development standards.
Development Standards: General Commercial (GC) | Non-Residential | |
Development Standards: General Commercial (GC) | Non-Residential | |
Structure Standards | ||
Maximum height of buildings | 35 ft. | |
Lot Standards | ||
Minimum lot width | ||
Minimum road frontage | 45 ft. | |
Minimum lot area | ||
Minimum front yard setback | 20 ft. | |
Minimum side yard setback | 10 ft. | |
Minimum rear yard setback | Primary structure | 10 ft. |
Accessory structure | 10 ft. | |
Minimum open space | 15% | |
Maximum lot coverage | 70% | |
Development Standards: General Commercial (GC) | Non-Residential | |
Utility Standards | ||
Municipal water and sewer required | Yes | |
(Am. Res. 2017-04, passed 8-1-17)