(A) General description. This Commercial District is intended to provide a place for those types of institutional and commercial activities where separate buildings and building groups are often surrounded by landscaped yards and open areas. Land, space and aesthetic requirements of these uses make desirable either a central location or a suburban location near residential neighborhoods.
(B) Primary uses permitted. Property and structures in the C-3 Office Commercial District shall be used for the following purposes:
(1) Art gallery;
(2) Assembly halls;
(3) Childcare center or adult daycare;
(4) Hospitals and medical facilities, not including veterinary establishments, with pharmacies allowed as an accessory use to permitted medical facilities;
(5) Laboratories for medical research and testing;
(6) Libraries;
(7) Museums;
(8) Office buildings in which no primary activity is carried on catering to retail trade with the general public, and no primary stock of goods is maintained for sale to customers;
(9) Personal service establishments;
(10) Cannabis testing facilities; and
(11) Small scale solar energy conversion facility as an accessory to a primary use.
(C) Uses eligible for a conditional use permit. Conditional use permits may be granted to properties for the following land uses:
(1) Retail type 1 establishments, including incidental manufacturing of goods for sale at wholesale or retail on the premises;
(2) Eating and drinking establishments;
(3) Food and beverage production;
(4) Service and repair establishments;
(5) Hotel, motel, rooming and boarding house, bed and breakfast;
(6) Entertainment services, including venues for live or recorded entertainment, community centers, recreation centers, fitness and exercise centers, public or private swimming facilities, golf courses and municipal uses;
(7) Parking lots and garages;
(8) Private clubs and lodges;
(9) Newspaper and printing firms;
(10) Churches;
(11) Single, two-family and multi-family dwellings;
(12) Group care homes/assisted living facility;
(13) Telecommunications facilities;
(14) Fitness and exercise centers;
(15) Photovoltaic (PV) systems;
(16) Storage buildings;
(17) Car wash facility;
(18) Schools and universities;
(19) Temporary shelter;
(20) Veterinary clinics for domesticated animals including pet daycare and overnight pet stays with or without outdoor runs or kennels;
(21) Wholesale; and
(22) Treatment center.
(D) Area regulations. All setbacks shall be measured from the owner’s property lines, and the area regulations shall be as follows:
(1) Front yard: 25 feet;
(2) Side yard: 12 feet;
(3) Rear yard: 25 feet;
(4) Lot width: minimum 75 feet at the front setback line;
(5) Minimum lot size: 7,000 square feet; and
(6) Maximum lot coverage: 35%.
(E) Height regulations. Maximum 35 feet.
(F) Minimum off-street parking, loading and landscape requirements. Per city code.
(Prior Code, App. A, Art. IV, § 7a) (Ord. 1219, passed 12-21-2015; Ord. 1285, passed 8-20-2018; Ord. 1345, passed 7-6-2021; Ord. 1354, passed 10-18-2021)