(a) "C-1 Neighborhood Commercial" means retail, personal or repair service establishments which cater to and can be located in close proximity to residential districts without creating undue vehicular congestion, excessive noise, environmental factors or other objectionable influences. (Ord. 83-94. Passed 4-10-95.)
(b) "C-2 Community Commercial" means a concentration of a wide variety of retail and service establishments which is centrally located in the community or within the population it serves, provides adequate parking and direct access to major thoroughfares, has limited points of access, is screened or fenced from surrounding residential areas, serves the day-to-day needs of the community and supplies the more durable and permanent needs of the whole community. Community commercial uses include, but need not be limited to: supermarkets, department stores, specialty stores, hardware stores, apparel and shoe stores, jewelry stores, appliance and furniture stores, drug stores, personal and business service outlets and discount markets.
(c) "C-3 Institutions and Offices" means nonretail establishments which are of a social, educational, religious, medical, research, charitable or philanthropic nature, including local, regional and national administrative offices in which affairs of a business, professional persons, branch of government or organizations are conducted. Institutions and regional and professional offices include, but need not be limited to: medical centers, fraternal and social organizations, business schools, real estate and insurance offices, legal offices, investment firms and various establishments housing only administrative offices.
(d) "C-4 Highway and Automotive Services" means retail service establishments serving the motoring public of the community and the surrounding trade areas. Such businesses do not lend themselves to the design of a unified commercial center and require locations on major thoroughfares and at their intersections. Highway and automotive services include, but need not be limited to: motels, restaurants and personal services.
(Ord. 22-87. Passed 5-11-87.)
(e) “C-5 Central Commercial” means retail, service, cultural, and entertainment establishments of a unified, compact commercial core or the existing central commercial district. Permitted commercial uses are not required to have a minimum lot width, lot area, front yard or side yard. Central commercial uses include, but need not be limited to department stores, drugstores, hardware stores, specialty shops, and service establishments. Conditional uses include residential uses.
(Ord. 38-2003. Passed 7-7-03.)