1131.05 C-2 GENERAL COMMERCIAL.
   (a)   Purpose. This district is established principally to provide for most general forms of commercial activity.
   (b)   Permitted uses. In the C-2 Zoning District, the following uses are permitted:
      (1)   All uses permitted in C-1;
      (2)   Hotels and Motels;
      (3)   Furniture sales;
      (4)   General retail sales of goods produced off the premises;
      (5)   Department stores;
      (6)   Automotive sales and repairs;
      (7)   Mini-storage facilities;
      (8)   Gas/service stations;
      (9)   Convalescent homes and day care facilities;
      (10)   Parking lots serving more than one property;
      (11)   Hospitals;
      (12)   Self-operating auto washes;
      (13)   Wholesale business, or warehousing, when no processing, fabrication, or assembly is involved, and when conducted within a building;
      (14)   Vehicle sales and storage;
      (15)   Miniature golf;
      (16)   Bowling alleys;
      (17)   Sales and display of manufactured homes, industrialized units, recreational vehicles, and portable camping units; and
      (18)   Any other uses deemed to be similar in accordance with Section 1135.06.
   (c)   Conditional Uses. The following uses may be approved by the Planning Commission in accordance with Section 1135.07:
      (1)   Lumber yards, and building materials sales;
      (2)   Construction storage of machinery, equipment, and material;
      (3)   Food processing facilities;
      (4)   Bars and taverns;
      (5)   Private clubs;
      (6)   Single family residential dwellings;
      (7)   Accessory uses and structures on an individual lot without principal use of structures.
   (d)   Area Regulations.  
      (1)   Minimum front yard depth 25 feet from the edge of the street right-of-way, see Section 1127.02(b) for additional yard requirements.
      (2)   Minimum side yard depth 5 feet, see 1127.02(b) for additional yard and buffering requirements.
      (3)   Minimum rear yard depth 10 feet, see 1127.02(b) for additional yard and buffering requirements.
      (4)   Height regulations. No building shall exceed 35 feet in height except for the accessory structures including but not limited to radio towers, antennas, flag poles and chimneys. (Ord. 2000-O-03. Passed 3-13-00.)
   (e)    Sign Regulations.
      (1)    Maximum sign area. Within the C-2 Zoning District, the maximum total sign area permitted for any one business shall be 160 square feet for all signage.
      (2)    Maximum number and locations of signs.
         A.    Businesses are permitted to have up to three signs, the total of which shall not exceed the maximum sign area, which may include wall signs, roof signs and free-standing signs.
            i.    Each individual free-standing sign shall be no larger than 45 square feet.
            ii.    Window signs, and or window displays, shall not apply to the maximum total sign area.
      (3)    Sign illumination and materials. All light sources shall be designed and installed so as to illuminate only the sign itself and shall not shine on any adjacent property. (Ord. 2022-O-12. Passed 11-14-22.)
   (f)   Parking Requirements. Whenever a new commercial structure is built, or whenever an existing commercial structure changes use, parking and loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with Section 1131.10 Whenever a new parking area is proposed which involves five or more off-street parking spaces, the site plan review requirements of Section 1127.08 apply. (Ord. 2000-0-03. Passed 3-13-00.)