(A) Uses permitted outright in a General Commercial Zone (C-1). General walk-in commercial uses and operations that are predominately retail or service establishments dealing with ultimate consumers. Single-family residential use of commercial structures within the C-1 Zone shall be permitted only in conjunction with an operational commercial use provided that such residential use is secondary in nature to the main use of the structure for its commercial activities, and the occupying residents are the owners and/or operators of the commercial activities. The residential use shall not be visible from, and shall not deter or obstruct the street front use of, the building for commercial activities. Residential uses of commercial structures shall cease within six months of discontinuance of commercial activity, until such time as a new commercial activity is begun.
(B) Conditional uses permitted:
(1) Churches;
(2) Church parsonages;
(3) Community clubs;
(4) Government structures and land uses:
(5) Convalescent homes;
(6) Clinics;
(7) Libraries;
(8) Museums;
(9) Public parks;
(10) Public utility structures and lines;
(11) Radio and television transmitters and lines;
(12) Railroad rights-of-way;
(13) Schools;
(14) Light industrial operations;
(15) Passenger terminals;
(16) One and two-family dwellings;
(17) Multi-family dwellings; and
(18) Overnight recreational vehicle accommodations in conjunction with hotel/motel operations.
(C) Prohibited uses:
(1) Wrecking yard;
(2) Travel trailer park;
(3) Mobile home park;
(4) Wholesale establishments and warehouses;
(5) Heavy industrial use;
(6) Building and related contractor uses;
(7) Excavating contractor use;
(8) Heavy retail sales such as, but not limited to:
(a) Automotive sales;
(b) Tire sales and services;
(c) Trailer sales and services; and
(d) Pleasure craft sales and rental;
(9) Drive-in theaters; and
(10) Race tracks.
(D) Lot size requirements. Lots shall have size and dimensional standards as necessary for traffic circulation, off-street parking, loading and unloading, and similar activities, as approved by the Planning Commission and City Council from detailed plans presented.
(E) Setback requirements.
(1) Setback requirements for lots adjacent to residential areas shall be the same as the standards in the residential area.
(2) There shall be no setback requirement for lots along Main Street.
(3) Lots other than along Main Street shall have setbacks established for suitable parking and traffic patterns as approved by the Planning Commission and City Council from detailed plans presented.
(Ord. 337, passed 6-11-1979; Ord. 451, passed 7-8-1996; Ord. 512, passed 2-11-2008)