A. Permitted uses in CC-District.
(1) Retail businesses:
(a) Art and framing shop;
(b) Candy shop; (8-19-14)
(c) Bicycle shop without outdoor storage;
(d) Clothing, accessories or fabric shop;
(e) Gift or collectibles shop;
(f) Jewelry/watch shop and repairs;
(g) Stationery and book shop;
(h) Toy or hobby shop;
(i) Pharmacy with no drive through;
(j) Music store;
(k) Florist shop; and
(l) Woodworking shop.
(2) Personal services:
(a) Barber shop or beauty salon;
(b) Cleaners, drop-off and pick-up only;
(c) Dental or medical office;
(d) Dressmaker, seamstress, or tailor;
(e) Financial, legal and insurance services;
(f) Photographic studio and sales;
(g) Real estate or property management agency;
(h) Studies for instruction in art, music, fitness, dancing, drama, or similar activity;
(i) Shoe repair; and
(j) Liquor store.
(3) Offices for government, business, professional or general purposes.
B. Conditional uses in the CC-District.
(1) Bakeries and Delicatessens as defined in Section 21-203. (8-19-14)
(2) Specialty grocery store limited to five thousand (5000) square feet.
(3) Video sales/rental: limited to hours between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.
C. Special Exceptions in the CC-District.
(1) Restaurants as defined in Section 21-203 (8-19-14)
(a) The use as a restaurant shall only be permitted on existing lots zoned CC-Community Commercial in the block of Middle Street between Station 22-1/2 and Station 22; provided, however, that no new bars or restaurants may be established within three hundred (300) feet of any existing bar or restaurant. The distance of separation between the two uses shall be measured in a straight line between the front doors of each use without regard to intervening structures or objects. (12/16/08) (8-19-14)
(b) Outdoor patios, porches and decks are permitted only on the front facing main floor of the Principal Building; (3/20/12)
(c) The hours of operation shall be limited to 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.; and, (8-19-14)
(d) No outdoor entertainment or speaker system is permitted, but this shall not prevent the service of food and drinks on porches, decks and patios.
(2) Coffee Shop as defined in Section 21-203. (8-19-14)
(a) Coffee shops shall only be permitted on existing lots zoned CC-Community Commercial provided, however, that no new coffee shop may be established within 300 feet of any existing coffee shop. The distance of separation between the two uses shall be measured in a straight line between the front doors of each use without regard to intervening structures or objects. (8-19-14)
(b) Contains no more than twenty-five (25) seats with no more than seven hundred (700) square feet of interior floor area devoted to patron seating. (8-19-14)
(c) In addition, outdoor patios, porches and decks are permitted provided such outdoor space does not exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the coffee shop’s available floor area devoted to patron seating. The total number of patron seats inclusive of outdoor patios, porches and decks, shall not exceed twenty-five (25). (8-19-14)
(d) The hours of operation shall be limited to 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; and (8-19-14)
(e) No outdoor entertainment or speaker system is permitted, but this shall not prevent the service of food and beverages on porches, decks and patios. (8-19-14)
(f) Coffee shop uses shall be limited to preparing light meals with appliances which do not require Type 1 or Type II kitchen exhaust hood system inspections per SCDHEC Section 6-8-20; Subsection 8-400. (8-19-14)
(3) Upper Story Residential.
(a) Upper Story Residential shall only be permitted on the commercial portion of lots designated CC, CCOD 1 and CCOD 2; and (3/20/12)
(b) Parking provided for Upper Story Residential shall be in addition to the required parking of the ground floor use unless a shared parking plan is approved; and,
(c) No Upper Story Residential shall be used as a Vacation Rental; and,
(d) No more than two (2) dwelling units per lot shall be permitted as Upper Story Residential uses; (3/20/12)
(e) The total square footage devoted to Upper Story Residential shall not exceed two (2) times the amount of ground floor principal square footage devoted to commercial use. (3/20/12)
(f) No residential uses are permitted above restaurants or bars and;
(4) Short-Term Auto Parking Lot.
(a)
"Short-term auto parking lot" shall be defined as a general use surface parking lot located within the Commercial District (CC District) for use during daytime and night-time hours of operation and shall be limited to the commercial portions of lots located within the CC, CCOD 1 and CCOD 2 areas. Overnight parking shall be prohibited and monitored by the property owner.
(b) There shall be no long-term parking or storage of vehicles, boats, trailers or other recreational vehicles; and
(c) Short-term auto parking lots must comply with the parking design requirements of Article XV, Sec. 21-143 D.
D. Prohibited uses in the CC-District.
(1) Bars as defined in Section 21-203 or any business that serves alcoholic beverages for on premise consumption, which generates greater than fifty (50) percent of total revenue from alcohol sales. (8-19-14)
(3) Businesses selling gasoline or any other businesses handling hazardous chemical wastes;
(4) Automated teller machine, drive-through or walk up windows, drive-in or drop-off, or night drop windows;
(5) Outdoor storage of vehicles, supplies, or equipment associated with a commercial or office enterprise.
(6) Vacation Rentals.
(7) On the commercial portion of a CC lot or a commercial lot within the CCOD 1 and 2 areas, structures principally dedicated to, or designed for, first floor residential use (i.e. single family residential structures, first floor apartments, or first floor condominiums.) (3/20/12)
(8) No uses shall be allowed in the CC-District unless specifically provided in Section 21-50 (A) - (C) herein.
E. Parking and sign requirements. Parking requirements for uses within the CC, CCOD 1 and CCOD 2 Districts shall be in accordance with Accessory Uses and Structure – Parking, ARTICLE XV. Sec. 21-143. Sign requirements within the CC-Community Commercial District shall be in accordance with Sign Regulations, ARTICLE XIV. (3/20/12)
(Ord. 2021-17, passed 11-16-2021)