(a) Purpose. The intent of the Downtown District (DD) is to provide within the City of St. Clairsville an area for business and service establishments that is pleasant, safe, and convenient to the population.
(b) Permitted Principal Uses
Office facilities providing personal service | Offices of credit agencies, banks, loan offices, or similar offices | All types of residential uses, i.e., single-family, duplexes, multi-family, commercial use of the first floor is encouraged | Barber and beauty shop |
Bake goods shop | Candy/ice cream store | Copy shops | Drug store |
Electronics retail and repair | Florists | Antique stores | Shoe repair |
Restaurants and cafes | Hardware | Office facilities providing professional services | Grocery store |
Sporting goods | Health studios | Photo studios | Farmers markets |
Recording studio | Retail clothing store | Variety stores | Public or semi-public institutions |
Theatres | Furniture stores | Churches | Hotels and motels |
Educational Institutions | Watch, clock, and jewelry sales and service | Parks | Retail sales establishments and day care centers |
(Ord. 2021-38. Passed 1-3-22.)
(c) Permitted Accessory Uses.
(1) Accessory uses, buildings or other structures customarily incidental to any of the foregoing permitted uses.
(2) Off-street parking and loading spaces as regulated by Chapter 1148.
(3) Signs as regulated by Chapter 1151.
(d) Conditional Uses. None.
(e) Dimensional Requirements. In addition to any other provisions of this Ordinance, all lands and uses within the Downtown District shall be developed in strict compliance with the standards hereinafter established:
(1) No area, frontage or yard regulations shall apply except for a lot which abuts a Residential District. In this case, the front yard of the business shall be equal to the front yard requirement of the abutting Residential District. Each side yard shall be equal to the height of the building plus five (5) feet and the rear yard requirements shall also be equal to the rear yard requirement of the abutting Residential District.
(2) Rear and Side Yard setbacks: None.
(3) Building height limits: No building in this district shall exceed fifty-five (55) feet in height measured from the finished grade established not closer than fifteen (l5) feet to the frontage exterior wall of the structure. No aerial antenna or tower shall be constructed in the Historic Downtown District.
(4) Lot coverage: On no lot or parcel in this zoning district shall buildings be constructed which cover more than eight-five (85) percent of the lot area.
(Ord. 2001-48. Passed 4-19-01.)