(A) Purpose. The purpose of the Downtown Business District is to provide for a wide range of commercial, retail and service facilities of such a nature as to be compatible with the specific environment of the downtown area. The Downtown Business District is intended to provide for a more intensive type of commercial activity than in the B-1 District, however, such activity should be pedestrian-oriented, and compatible with the reuse of existing older structures.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) Administrative, business and professional offices as permitted in § 156.038(B)(1) and (2).
(2) Retail stores primarily engaged in selling merchandise for personal or household consumption, and rendering services incidental to the sale of these goods:
(a) Food and food products, consisting of: grocery, meat, fish, fruit or vegetable markets or combinations thereof, dairy or bakery products, specialty food stores such as candy or confectionery, and miscellaneous food stores which conform to the purpose of the Downtown Business District.
(b) General merchandise, consisting of: department stores, and limited price variety stores.
(c) Home furnishings, consisting of: furniture and equipment sales, radio, television, and music stores.
(d) Building material retail stores, not having outside storage or material, consisting of: plumbing and electrical supplies, paint, wallpaper, upholstery, and interior decorating stores, and hardware stores.
(e) Apparel, consisting of: clothing, furnishings, and accessory items for men, women and children, custom tailor shops and combined apparel sales and personal service operations, and miscellaneous apparel and accessory stores.
(f) Similar retail stores, including: drug stores, florists, gift and novelty stores, books and newspapers, camera, photographic and optical goods, jewelry, antique stores, specialty stores, and other retail stores which conform to the purpose and intent of the Downtown Business District.
(3) Personal services, involving the care of the person and his/her personal effects, including consumer services generally involving the care and maintenance of tangible property or the provision of tangible services for personal consumption including:
(a) Restaurants, but not including restaurants with drive-through facilities.
(b) Banks, savings and loans, and credit agencies, but not including establishments with drive-through facilities.
(c) Barber and beauty shops.
(d) Dry-cleaning establishments.
(e) Funeral services.
(f) Human medical and dental clinics.
(g) Radio, television, or small appliance repair.
(h) Public and private parking areas.
(i) On-premises duplication facilities.
(4) Business services engaged in the providing of services to business establishments on a fee or contract basis, consulting services, protective services, office equipment rental, lease or purchase, commercial research and development.
(5) Buildings for the warehousing and/or storage of materials.
(6) Public facilities such as governmental offices, post office, police and fire stations, libraries, museums, private schools, and public parks.
(7) Public parking areas.
(8) Residential on second and third floors.
(9) Similar uses, which conform to the purpose and intent of the Downtown Business District, as determined by the Planning Commission in accordance with the provisions of § 156.030(B)(5).
(10) Tattoo shops.
(C) Conditional uses.
(1) Hotels and bed-and-breakfast inns.
(2) Self-service car washes.
(D) Development standards.
(1) Lot area. No minimum lot area is required; however, lot area shall be adequate to provide the required parking and yard areas.
(2) Lot width. No minimum lot width is required.
(3) Front yard setback. The minimum front yard setback shall be the average of existing commercial structures on the same side of the street and facing thereon within the same block. Where there are no adjacent commercial structures, the front yard setback shall be not less than 20 feet measured from the street right-of-way.
(4) Side yards. No minimum side yard shall be required unless the building or structure is adjacent to an R District, in which case the side yard shall be 15 feet.
(5) Rear yards. No minimum side yard shall be required unless the building or structure is adjacent to an R-District, in which case the rear yard shall be 20 feet.
(7) Landscaping. The landscaping of all parking and service areas is encouraged in the C-2 District. If side or rear yards are adjacent to any district where single-family or two-family residences are a permitted use, landscaping and screening shall be required in those yards to meet the requirements of §§ 156.130 through 156.133.
(8) Trash and garbage control. All trash and garbage shall be stored in container systems which are located and enclosed so as to effectively screen them from view. The disposal of trash and maintenance of the area shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property.
(Ord. 34-90, passed 12-26-90; Am. Ord. 21-97, passed 9-10-97; Am. Ord. 15-2014, passed 7-9-14; Am. Ord. 11-2015, passed 10-14-15)