(A) Uses permitted outright in a Heavy Commercial Zone (C-2). All general commercial uses. Single-family residential use of commercial structures within the C-2 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 new commercial activity is begun.
(B) Conditional uses:
(1) Churches;
(2) Church parsonages;
(3) Convalescent homes;
(4) Clinics;
(5) Schools;
(6) Light industrial uses;
(7) Public structures and land uses;
(8) Wrecking yards;
(9) Travel trailer parks;
(10) Large wholesale establishments and warehouses;
(11) Public utility structures and lines;
(12) One and two-family dwellings; and
(13) Multi-family dwellings.
(C) Prohibited uses:
(1) Mobile home parks; and
(2) Any use declared a nuisance by statute, by action of the City Council, or by a court of competent jurisdiction is prohibited in the C-2 Zone.
(D) Lot size requirements. Lots for proposed commercial expansion or new construction 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 the City Council. Lot size for other uses shall conform to requirements set forth in other use sections of this chapter.
(E) Setback requirements. Setback requirements for lots adjacent to existing residential areas shall be the same as standards in the residential area. All other lots 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. 437, passed 1-11-1993; Ord. 512, passed 2-11-2008)