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PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
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PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
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TITLE FIVE - Planning
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PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
CHAPTER 1137
C-1 Commercial District
1137.01   Purpose.
1137.02   Permitted uses.
1137.03   Conditional uses.
1137.04   Existing dwelling units.
1137.05   Additionally permitted residential uses.
1137.06   Yard, height and parking requirements.
1137.07   Signage requirements.
1137.08   Landscape requirements.
 
CROSS REFERENCES
District established - see P. &  Z. 1131.01
C-2 Commercial District - see P. & Z. Ch. 1139
Regulations applying to all districts - see P. & Z. Ch. 1145
 
1137.01 PURPOSE.
   The C-l Neighborhood Commercial District is designed to accommodate small retail and service businesses required for the day-to-day needs of persons residing in adjacent and nearby residential districts.
(Ord. 19-05.  Passed 1-23-06.)
1137.02  PERMITTED USES.
   In the C-l Neighborhood Commercial District, no premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or used except for one of the following purposes:
   (a)    Accessory antennas used by amateur radio operators holding a valid amateur radio (HAM) license issued by the FCC.
   (b)    Accessory dish antennas two meters or less in diameter or diagonal measurement.
   (c)    Accessory parking lots for temporary parking of automobiles associated with a commercial land use, provided the parking lot is screened or fenced from view from the public right-of-way or adjacent residential properties.
   (d)    Accessory retail sales offices or outlets associated with home repair and service shops or printing shops employing less than ten persons.
   (e)    Accessory television broadcast signal (TVBS) antenna, provided all yard setback and height requirements are met and the device is within the exclusive use or control of an antenna user where the user has a direct or indirect ownership interest in that property.
   (f)    Amusement arcade not subject to Chapter 1150 [SOB].
   (g)    Bed & Breakfast Facilities
   (h)    Bakeries selling products at retail on the premises.
   (i)    Banks and Savings and Loan Associations without drive-through facilities.
   (j)    Barber and beauty shops and similar personal service shops.
   (k)    Bicycle rental, sales, and repair shop.
   (1)   Catering service establishments.
   (m)    Commercial uses in small-scale structures less than or equal to 5,000 square feet in gross floor area.
   (n)    Convenience food stores, carry-outs, food lockers.
   (o)    Day care and nursery school facilities.
   (p)    Day care, adult.
   (q)    Dressmaking, millinery, tailor and similar businesses employing not more than five  persons.
   (r)    Food and grocery stores under 5,000 square feet (grocery stores; meat and fish (seafood) markets; fruit stores and vegetable markets; candy, nut, and confectionery stores; dairy products stores; retail bakeries; delicatessens; liquor stores; miscellaneous food stores).
   (s)    Funeral Homes.
   (t)    Health clubs.
   (u)   Home repair and service contractor shops, including carpentry, electricians, HVAC, plumbing, painting, roofing, decorating and other similar shops, provided that the business is entirely within a completely enclosed building, and there is not storage of supplies or equipment on the premises outside the building.
   (v)    Kennels, Indoor.
   (w)    Laundromat; Laundry, Dry Cleaning, or Ironing Pickup Station.
   (x)    Offices and shared office facilities for administrative and professional services not involving retail sales to the general public or the maintenance of stock for sale to customers, including consulting, finance, and real estate offices.
   (y)    Offices for medical, dental, and outpatient surgery centers and clinics.
   (z)    Photography offices, supplies, galleries, and studios, not subject to Chapter 1150 [SOB].
   (aa)    Places of public worship.
   (bb)   Restaurants, cafes, and take-outs without drive-in or drive-through facilities, or delivery services in excess of one delivery vehicle.
   (cc)    Retail sales, Apparel (men's and boy's clothing and furnishings stores; women's accessory and specialty stores; women's ready-to-wear stores; children's and infant’s wear stores; family clothing stores; shoe stores; custom tailors; furriers and fur shops; and other similar retail stores not elsewhere classified but not subject to Chapter 1150 [SOB].
   (dd)   Retail sales, Boutique (antique and second-hand stores; art galleries; book and stationary stores; camera and photographic supply stores; cigar stores and stands; discount and variety stores; drug stores and proprietary stores; florists and flower sales; gift, novelty, and souvenir shops; jewelry stores; news dealers and news stands; sporting goods stores; optical goods stores; video stores; and other similar retail stores not elsewhere classified, but not subject to Chapter 1150 [SOB].
   (ee)    Schools, colleges, universities, and other institutions of learning, adjacent dormitories, and adjacent play areas, recreational grounds or facilities.
   (ff)   Vehicle accessory part stores.
      (Ord. 19-05.  Passed 1-23-06.)
1137.03  CONDITIONAL USES.
   In the C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District, no premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or used for one of the following purposes unless approved by the Planning Commission pursuant to the procedures and guidelines outlined in Sections 1148.03 through 1148.10:
   (a)    Art creation, stained glass creation and repair and furniture creation and repair; provided there is no objectionable smoke, gas, odor, dust or noise and all operations are confined to the interior of the building or buildings with no outdoor storage of raw materials, manufactured items or waste products.
   (b)    Banks and Savings and Loan Associations with drive-through facilities.
   (c)    Bars, taverns, cocktail lounges, nightclubs, and similar places of amusement or entertainment.
   (d)    Commercial, recreational or amusement development for temporary, seasonal periods only.
   (e)    Community centers and senior centers.
   (f)    Display rooms for merchandise to be sold at wholesale, provided that merchandise stocks are stored elsewhere.
   (g)    Dwellings, Apartments, above the first floor of a commercial use.
   (h)    Exterminator service.
   (i)    Food and grocery stores of 5,000 square feet or more (supermarkets).
   (j)    Museums.
   (k)    Other uses as are deemed compatible and harmonious with the authorized uses permitted in any district and which are determined not to be detrimental to the general welfare or safety of the community as a whole.
   (l)    Pet stores and supplies.
   (m)    Recreational facilities, outdoor, including golf courses, country clubs, yacht clubs and marinas, swimming pools, tennis courts, and similar facilities.
   (n)    Retail Centers on a minimum parcel size of five (5) acres, subject to the site plan approval of the Planning Commission and Council. Site plans shall meet the requirements of Section 1155.03 and indicate suitable provision for access management, parking areas pursuant to Section 1145.05, landscaping equivalent to the requirements listed in Section 1144A.07, signage pursuant to Chapter 1315, and other facilities or requirements ordinarily accepted as comprising a shopping center. If a retail center is to be developed in phases, then each phase shall be identified in the site plan.
   (o)    Retail sales, General merchandise (department stores; computer sales; furniture; hardware; home furnishings; household appliance; mail order houses; radio, television, and music stores; and other similar stores not elsewhere classified, but not subject to Chapter 1150 [SOB].
   (p)    Service and repair shops for the repair of light machinery and appliances, electronic equipment, shoes and uses of a similar nature, provided that not more than five persons are employed and that no manufacturing is done.
   (q)    Vehicle fueling stations without repair garage.
   (r)    Vehicle washing facility, Self-service.
   (s)    Vehicle, trailer, or boat body shop establishments provided that all parts, material, or damaged, dismantled, or junked vehicles, trailers, and boats are stored inside a building on the premises.
   (t)    Vehicle, trailer, or boat sales or minor repair or service establishments provided that no vehicle, trailer, or boat shall be displayed or parked in a required yard setback; provided that outside display of vehicles, trailers, and boats for sale shall be suitably screened or fenced; and provided that all inventory of parts, materials, or damaged, dismantled, or junked vehicles, trailers, and boats are stored inside a building on the premises.
   (u)    Vehicle, trailer, or boat temporary, daily, or overnight parking as a principal use on a parcel, provided that outside parking lots shall be suitably screened or fenced from view of the public right-of way or adjacent residential properties.
   (v)    Veterinary clinics or animal hospitals with no outside kennels or open runways and where animals are not boarded unless required for observation for medical diagnosis or following surgery.
      (Ord. 19-05.  Passed 1-23-06.)
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