The intent of this district is to provide for retail trade, service, cultural and recreational needs of the entire community and beyond, intended to be developed in a manner similar to a C-1 District and should have excellent highway access.
(A) Permitted uses.
(1) Any uses permitted in the C-1 District plus special uses. Multi-family units shall not be permitted.
(2) General consumer-oriented grocery sales such as, but not limited to the following:
Bakeries (provided that at least 25% of the floor space is devoted to sales).
Drug and proprietary sales.
Grocery stores; meat, fish and seafood markets; fruit and vegetable, candy, nut and confectionery stores.
(3) Variety stores offering a wide range of consumer items such as, but not limited to the following:
Department stores.
Dry goods sales; draperies, curtains and upholstery sales; leather goods and luggage shops.
General stores.
Hardware stores including garden supply sales.
Limited price variety stores.
Mail order houses.
Discount stores.
(4) Stores offering special types of consumer household needs such as, but not limited to the following:
Furniture stores, rug and carpet sales.
Household appliance stores, including radio and television sales and service, and sewing machine sales and service.
Interior decorating shops.
Paint and wallpaper stores.
(5) Other stores offering special consumer items such as, but not limited to the following:
Antique sales (no outside storage).
Books and stationary sales, newspaper and magazine shops
Camera and photographic supply stores.
Cigar stores.
Florists.
Hobby shops, coin and stamp stores.
Jewelry stores; gift and novelty shops; china, glassware and metalware sales.
Optical goods.
Sporting goods, bicycle sales.
Pet shops.
(6) Personal services such as, but not limited to the following:
Apparel repair, alteration and cleaning pick-up services.
Beauty and barber services.
Electrical repair services for household appliances.
Laundry, dry cleaning and dyeing services (exclusive of rugs, linen supply, industrial laundry services, and diaper services).
Shoe repair services.
Watch, clock and jewelry repair services.
(7) Open air market such as, but not limited to the following: Farmer and produce market, flea market, antique market and craft market.
(8) Eating establishments.
(9) Finance, insurance and real estate service of all types.
(10) Convenience stores.
(11) Drive-through windows.
(12) Churches and religious educational buildings.
(B) Prohibited uses. Single-family, two-family and multiple family dwelling units are prohibited.
(C) Area requirements.
(1) Same as in C-1 District.
(2) Front yard: Same as in a C-1 District, 90-foot arterial.
(3) (a) Side yard (each): Same as in a C-1 District.
(b) Side yard street: Same as in a R-1 District.
(c) Additional height: Same as in a C-1 District.
(4) Rear yard: Same as in a C-1 District.
(5) Building coverage: A maximum of 50% of the lot.
(6) Rear yard accessory building: Same as in a C-1 District.
(7) Off-street parking requirements: As provided in § 154.046 of this chapter.
(8) Sidewalks: Same as in C-1 District.
(9) Curb and gutter: Same as in C-1 District.
(10) Drive-through window stack space. The minimum stack space per drive-through window for drive-in banks and similar uses and fast food restaurants shall be 120 linear feet, and shall be 60 linear feet for drugstores, liquor stores, laundries, fully automated banking centers, and other such commercial establishments which normally do not have a specific peak period of usage. Said stack space shall not impede parking lot/street traffic or on-site parking spaces. The location of the drive-through window and stack space shall be approved by the Zoning Administrator who may require any changes in the design deemed necessary.
(11) A permanent opaque screening fence or wall shall be constructed along any side yard that abuts property zoned for residential purposes or along any rear property line that abuts or is across the street from property zoned for residential purposes. The height of the screen or wall shall be not less than eight feet and shall be constructed of wood, masonry or other durable opaque material, and finished in a manner appropriate to the appearance and use of the property. Chain link or other mesh screens containing slats shall not be permitted as an opaque screen. The location of the screen in relation to the lot line, visibility triangle, street right-of-way, or sidewalk shall be in accordance with § 154.045.
(D) Special uses upon satisfaction of the provisions of § 154.047 of this chapter.
(1) Private schools such as but not limited to the following:
Art and music schools.
Barber and beauty schools.
Business and stenographic schools.
Correspondence schools.
Dancing schools.
Driving schools.
Nursery schools.
(2) Vehicle related:
Tires, batteries and accessory sales.
Gasoline service stations.
Repair services.
Wash services.
New car dealerships.
Used car sales lot.
Motorcycle sales shop.
Motorcycle repair shop.
(3) Other activities and services such as the following:
Bowling alleys.
Business associations; professional membership organizations; labor unions; civic, social and fraternal organizations.
Gymnasiums and athletic clubs.
Theaters.
Welfare and charitable services.
Research, development and testing services.
Motels and hotels.
Sports arenas.
Amusement, arcade and billiard establishments.
Taverns, bars and liquor stores.
Funeral homes.
Veterinarian clinics.
(4) Telecommunication towers.
(5) Billboards.
(E) Uses prohibited.
(1) A number of land uses exist which may, in some ways, be considered commercial but because of other aspects of their nature must be prohibited from even the least restrictive of the C-2 Commercial Districts. Such uses generally have one or more of the following traits:
(a) They deal with large volumes of material which is not intended for sale directly to the consumer.
(b) They deal with materials in a raw form, that is, materials which require some type of processing before a derived product can be sold to the customer.
(c) They deal with materials of a dangerous nature and such materials should not be sold or stored in highly populated areas.
(2) Therefore, the following and similar uses are prohibited from the C-2 District:
(a) Industrial uses as specified in the Industrial Districts.
(b) The sale or storage of materials such as dynamite which decompose by detonation (this clause does not include the sale of sporting ammunition).
(c) Wholesale trade of farm products or animal products in raw material form.
(d) Sale of metals, minerals, scrap and waste materials.
(e) Warehousing and storage of materials or products which are not sold on the premises or which are not used in the production of some material or item which will be sold on the premises.
(Ord. 26, passed 10-24-67; Am. Ord. 135, passed 4-11-83; Am. Ord. 141, passed 9-12-83; Am. Ord. 149, passed 1-14-85; Am. Ord. 243, passed 10-21-96; Am. Ord. 248, passed 12-16-96; Am. Ord. 371, passed 7-18-05; Am. Ord. 385, passed 4-18-06; Am. Ord. 456, passed 5-20-13)