(A) Purpose. This District will consist of land, which is owned by a government entity and is not classified in another zoning district.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) Federal-, state-, county-, or city-owned buildings. Structures that house the following shall be permitted: police, fire, public works, courthouses, City Hall, community centers, or anything similar in use which is in the best interest of the public;
(2) Federal-, state-, county-, or city-owned storage yards or maintenance facilities;
(3) Public parking lots or areas;
(4) Public waterways, drainages, or spillways;
(5) Public landfills, sewer lagoons, water treatment facilities, or similar uses;
(6) Temporary buildings for uses incidental to a construction project. These buildings shall be immediately adjacent to the construction project and shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work; and
(7) Accessory uses and structures normally associated with the above-listed uses, such as equipment storage sheds.
(C) Uses permitted on review. All uses not specifically permitted within this District are subject to review by the Planning Commission and the Common Council.
(D) Minimum lot requirements.
(1) There shall be no minimum requirement for lot area when the building or use is served by a public or community sanitary sewer system.
(2) For those main buildings or uses not served by a public or community sanitary sewer system, there shall be a minimum lot area of one acre. If the State Department of Environmental Protection agrees to a lesser area because of an adequate soil percolation test, then the area, which they agree to, shall be permitted.
(E) Minimum yard requirements (see § 155.062).
(1) Front yard. There is no front yard setback requirement.
(2) Side yard. No side yard is required, except that the width of a side yard, which abuts a Residential District, shall be not less than 25 feet.
(3) Rear yard.
(a) There shall be no rear yard requirement when a commercial building abuts a rear alley of at least 12 feet in width.
(b) Where there is no such alley, there shall be a rear yard of not less than ten feet in depth.
(c) The depth of the rear yard, where a Commercial District abuts a Residential District or where a portion of the commercial building is used for a dwelling, shall be not less than 25 feet.
(F) Maximum lot coverage by all structures. Main and accessory buildings shall cover not more than 80% of the lot area.
(G) Maximum height of structures. No building or structure shall exceed three stories or 35 feet in height except chimneys, smokestacks, spires, flagpoles, ventilators, cooling towers, and other similar and necessary mechanical appurtenances pertaining to the permitted use, provided that they are not used for human occupancy.
(Prior Code, § 152.041)