SECTION
9
COMMERCIAL
DISTRICTS
A. Commercial. Districts Established.
The Commercial Districts established by this ordinance for Vigo County, Indiana, are as follows:
1. Neighborhood Commercial District (C-1)
2. Community Commercial District (C-2)
3. Regional Commercial District (C-3)
4. Commercial Office District (C-4)
5. Commercial Entertainment District (C-5)
6. Highway Commercial District (C-6)
7. General Commercial District (C-7)
8. Central Business District (C-8)
9.01 Neighborhood Commercial District (C-1).
A. Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to: permit retail and service establishments which cater to and serve the frequent needs of neighborhood residents; act as a transition to and a buffer between more intensive nonresidential uses and residential area: provide for commercial activities that generate a low volume of traffic; and, protect the character of neighboring residential districts.
B. Permitted Uses.
1. Uses permitted in the C-1 District shall be those specified below:
Any Use Permitted in the C-4 District
Advertising Signs
Convenience Market
Gasoline Service Station
Neighborhood Recycling Collection Point
Nursing Care (skilled) Facilities
Personal Service Establishments, including:
Barber Shop
Beauty Shop
Dry Cleaning or Laundry Pick-up stations
Laundromats
Key Duplicating Service
Public or Semi-Public uses, including: Civic Clubs
Religious Use
Repair of: Shoes and Hats
Restaurant (indoor service only)
Retail Type Uses, including:
Appliance store (minor household)
Bakery
Clothing, Apparel or Accessory Store
Book Store
Card Store
Computer or Computer Software Store
Delicatessen
Drapery / Curtain Store
Drug Store / Pharmacy
Fabric Store
General Food Products at retail
Grocery Store / Food Store
Hardware Store
Hobby, Art and School Supply Store
Hospital and Sick Room sales, rental and equipment
Ice Dealers
Music Store (tapes, records, compact disks and sheet music) Optical Goods Store
Orthopedic and Artificial Limb Store
Radio, Television or consumer Electronics Store
Religious Good Store
Telephone Store
Trophy Shop
Typewriter Shop
Variety Store
Veterinary Clinic / Animal Emergency Clinic (without outdoor runs)
2. Temporary Uses (as defined in Section 2).
3. Accessory Uses (as defined in Section 2).
4. Special Exception Uses (subject to the provisions of Section 18).
Any Special Exception Case Identified in the C-4 District.
Automobile Related Uses, including:
Car Wash
Parts Supply Store
Quick Lube Facility
Tune-Up Facility
Parcel Packing / Mailing Service
C. Minimum Lot Width and Frontage - 50'.
D. Maximum Gross Floor Area.
1. No single commercial establishment shall exceed 5,000 sq. ft. in total gross floor area whether free standing or contained in an integrated center; and,
2. No integrated center shall exceed 30,000 sq. ft. of total gross floor area.
E. Minimum Front Yard and Setback - shall be provided along all street rights-of-way as follows:
1. along a minor or local street - 20'
2. along a subcollector street - 20'
3. along a collector - 30'
4. along a arterial - 30'
F. Minimum Rear Yard and Setback - shall be provided from the property line as follows:
1. Minimum Rear Yard - 1,0'
2. Minimum Rear Buffer Yard - 15'
G. Minimum Side Yard and Setback - shall be provided from the property line as follows:
1. Minimum Side Yard - 10'
2. Minimum Side Buffer Yard - 1.5'
H. Use of Minimum Yards and Minimum Buffer Yards - all minimum yards and minimum buffer yards shall be landscaped with grass, trees, shrubbery, or hedge, or in combination with other suitable ground cover materials and shall remain free from structures except where expressly permitted below:
1. Minimum Front Yards - may include driveways and parking areas provided that a minimum buffer strip of 10' in depth measured from and paralleling the right-of-way line shall be maintained along the front line of the parking area in compliance with the requirements for a Type B Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17;
2. Minimum Front Buffer Yard -y may include parking areas and driveways provided that a minimum buffer strip of 20' in depth measured from and paralleling the right-of-way line shall be maintained in compliance with the requirements for a Type C Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17;
3. Minimum Side and Rear Yards - minimum side and rear yards may include internal driveways connecting to adjoining lots provided that the remainder of said yards shall be maintained as open space free from buildings or structures;
4. Minimum Side and Rear Buffer Yards - shall be landscaped with grass and shrubbery, trees, or hedge, or in combination with other suitable ground cover materials and maintained as a buffer strip in compliance with the requirements for a Type C Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17.
I. Building Height Limitations
1. Principal Use Building - 35', provided, however, any permitted structure may be increased in height up to a maximum of 40' feet subject to the increasing of the required yards by 1' for each 2' of additional structural height above 35'
2. Accessory Use Building - 25'
J. Minimum Off-Street Parking - See Section 14 for requirements.
K. Minimum Off-Street Loading - See Section 14 for requirements.
L. Entrance Restrictions - See Section 14 for requirements.
M. On-Premise signs - See Section 16 for requirements.
9.02 Community Commercial District (C-2)
A. Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to: permit a variety of retail and service establishments which satisfy the occasional needs oĢ residents in the surrounding community; promote convenience by serving the daily and occasional needs of residents in the local community; and, provide for more intense commercial activities which should be buffered from nearby residential districts.
B. Permitted Uses.
1. Uses permitted in the C-2 District shall be those specified below:
Any Use Permitted in the C-1 District.
Amusement Center, Indoor, including: Pool Hall, Video Arcades,
Bowling Alleys, Racquet Club
Athletic Club
Auditorium, Assembly Hall
Automobile Related Uses, including:
Car Wash
Gasoline Service Station
Parts Supply Store
Quick Lube Facility
Tune-Up Facility
Blueprinting
Caterer
Clubs and Lodges (non-profit and fraternal)
Community, Multi-Service, Neighborhood or Senior Citizens' Center Crating and Packaging Service
Currency Exchange
Dental and Medical Laboratory
Funeral Parlor / Mortuary
Medical Equipment (sales and leasing)
Meeting Hall
Museum
Newspaper Offices
Office or Studio of:
Radio Station
Television Station
Personal Service Establishments including:
Interior Decorator
Locksmith
Photography Studio
Tailor, Seamstress or Dressmaker
Physical Culture and Health Services: including Gymnasiums,
Reducing Salons, Masseurs, Public Baths, Tanning Salon
Mail Order Store
Photofinishing ("one-hour" photo service)
Radio or Television Service
Tattoo Parlor
Post Office
Private Swim Clubs
Public Pools
Radio and Television Studios
Religious Use
Rental or Leasing of:
Clothing
Computers
Costumes
Furniture
Office Machines
Repair of:
Antennas, Household
Bicycles
Cameras
Clocks, Watches or Jewelry
Computers
Dental Instruments
Drafting Instruments
Musical Instruments
Optical Goods
Radios or Televisions
Sewing Machine Repair Shop
Shoes
Typewriters
Repossession Service (other than automotive)
Restaurant (any type, excluding live entertainment and dancing)
Retail-Type use:
Antique Store
Appliance Store (Minor Household)
Bait & Tackle Shop
Bicycle Store
Camera and Photographic Supply Store
China and Glassware Store
Department Store
Dry Goods Store
Floor Covering Store, including:
Carpet / Rug
Linoleum
Tile
Florist
Frame Shop
Furniture Store
Furrier Shop
Garden Shop / Nursery,
Retail Gift Shop
Jewelry Store
Lawn and Garden Supply Store
Luggage and Leather Goods
Millinery Shops
Musical Instrument Store
Office Supply Store
Pool and Billiard Table Store
Second Hand Store (excluding automotive or building materials)
Shoe Store
Sporting Goods Store
Stationer
Toy and Game Shop
Tobacco Store
Schools, Commercial:
Art
Barber College / School
Beauty or Cosmetology College / School
Business and Secretarial
Clerical
Correspondence
Dance
Data Processing
Junior College
Language
Martial Arts
Music
Nursery
Photography
Security System Services
Taxidermy
Theater, including:
Dinner Theater
Community Theater
Motion Picture Theater (indoor)
Drive-in Theater
Typesetting
Vending Machine Storage
2. Temporary Uses (as defined in Section 2).
3. Accessory Uses (as defined in section 2).
4. Special Exception Uses (subject to the provisions of Section 18).
Any Special Exception Use Identified in the C-1 District.
Public Transportation Facilities, including:
Bus Station
Rail Station
Recycling Facilities
C. Minimum Lot Width and Frontage 50
D. Maximum Gross Floor Area.
1. No single commercial establishment shall exceed 10,000 sq. ft. in total gross floor area whether tree standing or contained in an integrated center; and,
2. integrated center shall exceed 90,000 sq. ft. of total gross floor area.
E. Minimum Front Yard and Setback - shall be provided along all street rights-of-way as follows:
1. along a minor or local street - 20'
2. along a subcollector street - 20'
3. along a collector - 30'
4. along a arterial - 30'
F. Minimum Rear Yard and Setback shall be provided from the property line as follows:
1. Minimum Rear Yard - 5'
2. Minimum Rear Buffer Yard - 20'
G. Minimum Side Yard and Setback - shall be provided from the property lane as follows:
1. Minimum Side Yard - 5'
2. Minimum Side Buffer Yard - 20'
H. Use of Minimum Yards and Minimum Buffer Yards - all minimum yards and minimum buffer yards shall be landscaped with grass, trees, shrubbery, or hedge, or in combination with other suitable ground cover materials and shall remain free from structures except where expressly permitted below:
1. Minimum Front Yards - may include driveways and parking areas provided that a minimum buffer strip of 10' in depth measured from and paralleling the right-of-way line shall be maintained along the front line of the parking area in compliance with the requirements for a Type B Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17;
2. Minimum Front Buffer Yard - may include parking areas and driveways provided that a minimum-buffer strip of 20' in depth measured from and paralleling the right-of-way line shall be maintained in compliance with the requirements for a Type C Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17;
3. Minimum Side and Rear Yards - minimum side and rear yards may include internal driveways connecting to adjoining lots provided that the remainder of said yards shall be maintained as open space free from buildings or structures;
4. Minimum Side and Rear Buffer Yards - shall be landscaped with grass and shrubbery, trees, or hedge, or in combination with other suitable ground cover materials and maintained as a buffer strip in compliance with the requirements for a Type C Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17.
I. Building Height Limitations
1. Principal use Building - 35', provided, however, any permitted structure may be increased in height up to a maximum of 40' feet subject to the increasing of the required yards by 1' for each 2' of additional structural height above 35'.
2. Accessory Use Building - 25'
J. Minimum Off-Street Parking - See Section 14 for requirements.
R. Minimum Off-Street Loading - See Section 14 for requirements.
L. Entrance Restrictions - See Section 14 for requirements.
M. On-Premise Signs - See Section 16 for requirements.
9.03 Regional Commercial District (C-3)
A. Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to accommodate major retail and service shopping centers which offer a complete range of goods and services to consumers of the Wabash Valley region. This distract should be located along arterial and collector streets and not along any minor, local., or subcollector streets except when such streets are created coincident with and for the purpose oĢ serving this district.
B. Permitted Uses.
1. Uses permitted in the C-3 District shall be those specified below:
Any Use Permitted in the C-2 District.
Amusement Outdoor, including:
Miniature Golf
Batting Cages
Auction Room
Automotive Services / Related Uses:
Air Conditioning Equipment (sale or installation)
Automobile:
Dealers
Leasing
Rental
Recovery Service
Repossession Service
Brake System Repair or service
Glass Replacement Shop
Major Engine Repair
Muffler Shop
Check Cashing / Validation Service
Farm Equipment Sales and Service
Hospital / Sanitarium
Hotel, Motel or Tourist Court
Mini-warehouses
Parcel Packing / Mailing Service
Parking (as a primary use), including:
Commercial Parking Lot
Parking Structure
Personal Service Establishments, including:
Tattoo Parlor
Plasma (Blood) Center
Public Camp Grounds
Religious Use
Repair of:
Leather Goods Repair Shop
Luggage Repair Shop
Repossession Service (including automotive)
Restaurant (any type, including live entertainment and dancing)
Repair or Service of:
Air Conditioning (window units only)
Gas Appliances
Generators
Laboratory Instruments
Lawn Mowers
Surgical Instruments
Retail-Type use:
Air Conditioner Sales (window units only)
Appliance Store (Major Household)
Department Store
Firearms / Gun Sales
Fireworks Sales
Flea Market (indoor)
Garden Shop / Nursery Retail
Glass Fabrication / Installation
Home Improvement Center
Pet Grooming
Pet Obedience School
Pet Shop
Second Hand Store (excluding automotive or building materials) Swimming Pool Sales
Schools, including:
Industrial
Technical
Vocational
Swimming Pool Service
Water Softener Service
2. Temporary Uses (as defined in Section 2).
3. Accessory Uses (as defined in Section 2).
4. Special Exception Uses (subject to the provisions of Section 18).
Any Special Exception Use Identified in the C-2 District.
C. Minimum Lot Width and Frontage - 50'
D. Minimum Front Yard and Setback w shall be provided along all street rights-of-way as follows:
1. along a minor or local street - 20'
2. along a subcollector street - 20'
3. along a collector - 30'
4. along a arterial - 30'
E. Minimum Rear Yard and Setback - shall be provided from the property line as follows:
1. Minimum Rear Yard - 5'
2. Minimum Rear Buffer Yard - 20'
F. Minimum Side Yawl and setback w shall be provided from the property line as follows:
1. Minimum Side Yard - 5'
2. Minimum Side Buffer Yard - 20'
G. Use of Minimum Yards and Minimum Buffer Yards - all minimum yards and minimum buffer yards shall be landscaped with grass, trees, shrubbery, or hedge, or in combination with other suitable ground cover materials and shall remain, free, from structures except where expressly permitted below:
1. Minimum Front Yards - may include driveways and parking areas provided that a minimum buffer strip of 10' in depth measured from and paralleling the right-of-way line shall be maintained along the front line of the parking area in compliance with the requirements for a Type B Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17;
2. Minimum Front Buffer Yard - may include parking areas and driveways provided that a minimum buffer strip of 20 in depth measured from and paralleling the right-of-way line shall be maintained in compliance with the requirements for a Type C Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17;
3. Minimum Side and Rear Yards - minimum side and rear yards may include internal driveways connecting to adjoining lots provided that the remainder of said yards shall be maintained as open space free from buildings or structures;
4. Minimum Side and Rear Buffer Yards - shall be landscaped with grass and shrubbery, trees, or hedge, or in combination with other suitable ground cover materials and maintained as a buffer strip in compliance with the requirements for a Type C Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17.
H. Building Height Limitations.
1. Principal Use Building 35, provided, however, any permitted structure may be increased in height up to a maximum of 40' feet subject to the increasing of the required yards by 1' for each 2' of additional structural height above 35'
2. Accessory Use Building - 25'
I. Minimum Off-Street Parking - See Section 14 for requirements.
J. Minimum Off-Street Loading - See Section 14 for requirements.
K. Entrance Restrictions - See Section 14 for requirements.
L. On-Premise Signs - See Section 16 for requirements.
9.04 Commercial Office District (C-4)
A. Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to provide for professional, clerical, research, executive, administrative, accounting, legal and medical offices. This district may be located so as to buffer residential land uses from more intense commercial or industrial land uses.
B. Permitted Uses.
1. Uses permitted in the C-4 District shall be those specified below:
Bed & Breakfast
Cemetery
College / University
Country Club
Data Processing and Analysis
Child Care Centers
Child Care Ministry
Child Caring Institution
Fire Stations
Health Services, including:
Convalescent Home / Nursing Care
Immediate Care Facilities
Dental and Medical Offices and Clinics
Membership Organizations or Club (office only)
Office Use, any type, including:
Business or Personal Services (excluding retail sales)
Financial (bank, savings & loan, credit union, automatic
teller machines, etc.)
Governmental
Professional
Social Services (office only)
Public Parks
Police Stations
Public or Semi-public uses, including:
Art Galleries (excluding sales)
Library
Museum
Planetarium
Public Utilities-and Facilities
Recording Studio
Religious Use
Boarding House
Schools, including:
Elementary
High
Nursery
Private
2. Temporary Uses (as defined in Section 2).
3. Accessory Uses (as defined in Section 2).
4. Special Exception Uses (subject to the provisions of Section 18).
Broadcast Towers, including:
Cellular Communication
Radio
Television
Private Clubs
Public Transportation Facilities, including:
Heliports
Social Clubs
C. Minimum Lot Width and Frontage 100
D. Minimum Front Yard and Setback - shall be provided along all street rights-of-way as follows:
1. along a minor or local street - 20,
2. along a subcollector street - 20'
3. along a collector - 30'
4. along a arterial - 30'
E. Minimum Rear Yard and Setback - shall be provided from the property line as follows:
1. Minimum Rear Yard - 10'
2. Minimum Rear Buffer Yard - 15`
F. Minimum Side Yard and Setback - shall be provided from the property line as follows:
1. Minimum Side Yard - 10'
2. Minimum side Buffer Yard 15'
G. Use of Minimum Yards and Minimum Buffer Yards - all minimum yards and minimum buffer yards shall be landscaped with grass, trees, shrubbery, or hedge, or in combination with other suitable ground cover materials and shall remain free from structures except where expressly permitted below:
1. Minimum Front Yards - may include driveways and parking areas provided that a minimum buffer strip of 10' in depth measured from and paralleling the right-of-way line shall be maintained along the front line of the parking area in compliance with the requirements for a Type B Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17;
2. Minimum Front Buffer Yard - may include parking areas and driveways provided that a minimum buffer strip of 20' in depth measured from and paralleling the right-of-way line shall be maintained in compliance with the requirements for a Type C Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17;
3. Minimum Side and Rear Yards - minimum side and rear yards may include internal driveways connecting to adjoining lots provided that the remainder of said yards shall be maintained as open space free from buildings or structures;
4. Minimum Side and Rear Buffer Yard - shall be landscaped with grass and shrubbery, trees, or hedge, or in combination with other suitable ground cover materials and maintained as a buffer strip in compliance with the requirements for a Type C Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17.
H. Building Height Limitations.
1. Principal Use Building - 35', provided, however, any permitted structure may be increased in height up to a maximum of 40' feet subject to the increasing of the required yards by 1' for each 2' of additional structural. height above 35'
2. Accessory Use Building - 25'
I. Minimum Off-Street Parking - See Section 14 for requirements.
J. Minimum Off-Street Loading - See Section 14 for requirements.
K. Entrance Restrictions - See Section 14 for requirements.
L. On-Premise signs - See Section 16 for requirements.
9.05 Commercial Entertainment District (C-5)
A. Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to provide for those establishments engaged in gambling, adult entertainment and live dancing. Because oĢ certain characteristics typically associated with such uses, this district should not be located in close proximity to any district which permits residential uses, religious uses or any uses where children may be present.
B. Permitted Uses.
1. Uses permitted in the C-5 District shall be those specified below:
Adult Book Stores
Adult Live Entertainment Arcades
Adult Mini-motion Picture Theaters (indoors only)
Adult Motion Picture Arcades
Adult Motion Picture Theaters (indoors only)
Astrologers
Fire Protection
Fortune Tellers
Massage Establishments
Off-track Betting Parlors
Phrenologists
Police Protection
Tatoo Parlors
2. Temporary Uses (as defined in section 2).
3. Accessory Uses (as defined in Section 2).
1. Special Exception Uses (subject to the provisions of Section 18).
Adult Drive-in Motion Picture Theaters
Race Track
C. Minimum Trot Width and Frontage - 100'
D. Minimum Front Yard and Setback - shall be provided along all street rights-of-way as follows:
1. along a minor or local street - 20'
2. along a subcollector street - 20'
3. along a collector - 30'
4. along a arterial - 30'
E. Minimum Rear Yard and Setback - shall be provided from the property line as follows:
1. Minimum Rear Yard - 15'
2. Minimum Rear Buffer Yard - 30'
F. Minimum Side Yard and Setback - shall be provided from the property line as follows:
1. Minimum Side Yard - 15'
2. Minimum Side Buffer Yard -- 30'
G. Use of Minimum Yards and Minimum Buffer Yards - all minimum yards and minimum buffer yards shall be landscaped with grass, trees, shrubbery, or hedge, or in combination with other suitable ground cover materials and shall remain free from structures except where expressly permitted below:
1. Minimum Front Yards - may include driveways and parking areas provided that a minimum buffer strip of 10' in depth measured from and paralleling the right-of-way line shall be maintained along the front line of the parking area in compliance with the requirements for a Type C Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17;
2. Minimum Front Buffer Yard - may include parking areas and driveways provided that a minimum buffer strip of 20' in depth measured from and paralleling the right-of-way line shall be maintained in compliance with the requirements for a Type D Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17;
3. Minimum Side and Rear Yards - minimum side and rear yards may include internal driveways connecting to adjoining lots provided that the remainder of said yards shall be maintained as a buffer strip in compliance with the requirements for a Type B Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17;
4. Minimum Side and Rear Buffer Yards - shall be landscaped with grass and shrubbery, trees, or hedge, or in combination with other suitable ground cover materials and maintained as a buffer strip in compliance with the requirements for a Type D Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17.
H. Building Height Limitations.
1. Principal Use Building - 35', provided, however, any permitted structure may be increased in height up to a maximum of 40' feet subject to the increasing of the required yards by 1' for each 2' of additional structural height above 35'
2. Accessory Use Building Y 25'
I. Minimum Off-Street Parking - See Section 14 for requirements.
J. Minimum Off-Street Loading - See Section 14 for requirements.
K. Entrance Restrictions - See Section 14 for requirements.
L. On-Premise Signs - See Section 16 for requirements.
9.06 Highway Commercial District (C-6)
A. Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to accommodate those commercial activities that draw business primarily from, and provide services primarily to, the motoring public at locations along federal and state highway routes. This district should be located along arterial and collector streets and not along any minor, local, or subcollector streets except when such streets are created coincident with and for the purpose of serving this district
B. Permitted Uses.
1. Uses permitted in the C-6 District shall be those specified below:
Automobile Car Wash
Automobile Leasing or Renting
Automobile Parking
Bed & Breakfast
Convenience Market
Restaurant (any type)
Gasoline Service Station
Hotel, Motel, Tourist Court
Rooming and Boarding House
2. Temporary Uses (as defined in Section 2).
3. Accessory Uses (as defined in Section 2).
4. Special Exception Uses (subject to the provisions of Section 18).
Any Special Exception Use identified in the C-3 District.
C. Minimum Lot Width and Frontage - 50'
D. Minimum Front Yard and Setback - shall be provided along all street rights-of-way as follows:
1. along a minor or local street - 20'
2. along a subcollector street - 20'
3. along a collector - 30'
4. along a arterial - 30'
E. Minimum Rear Yard and Setback - shall be provided from the property line as follows:
1. Minimum Rear Yard - 5'
2. Minimum Rear Buffer Yard - 30'
F. Minimum Side Yard and Setback - shall be provided from the property line as follows:
1. Minimum Side Yard - 5'
2. Minimum Side Buffer Yard 30
G. Use of Minimum Yards and Minimum Buffer Yards - all minimum yards and minimum buffer yards shall be landscaped with grass, trees, shrubbery, or hedge, or in combination with other suitable ground cover materials and shall remain free from structures except where expressly permitted below:
1. Minimum Front Yards - may include driveways and parking areas provided that a minimum buffer strip of 10' in depth measured from and paralleling the right-of-way line shall be maintained along the front line of the parking area in compliance with the requirements for a Type B Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17;
2. Minimum Front Buffer Yard - may include parking areas and driveways provided that a minimum buffer strip of 20' in depth measured from and paralleling the right-of-way line shall be maintained in compliance with the requirements for a Type C Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17;
3. Minimum Side and Rear Yards - minimum side and rear yards may include internal driveways connecting to adjoining lots provided that the remainder of said yards shall be maintained as open space free from buildings or structures;
4. Minimum Side and Rear Buffer Yards - shall be landscaped with grass and shrubbery, trees, or hedge, or in combination with other suitable ground cover materials and maintained as a buffer strip in compliance with the requirements for a Type C Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17.
H. Building Height Limitations.
1. Principal Use Building - 60'
2. Accessory Use Building - 25'
I. Minimum Off-Street Parking - See Section 14 for requirements.
J. Minimum Off-Street Loading - See section 14 for requirements.
K. Entrance Restrictions - See Section 14 for requirements.
L. On-Premise Signs - See Section 16 for requirements.
9.07 General Commercial District (C-7)
A. Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to provide for intensive commercial and light manufacturing activities. This district should be located along major thoroughfares and be generally located within commercial areas oĢ corridors.
B. Permitted Uses.
1. Uses permitted in the C-7 District shall be those specified below:
Any Use Permitted in the C-3 District.
Amusement, Outdoor:
Golf Driving Range
Go-cart Racing
Amusement Park
Race Track
Sports Arena, Field
Racetrack
Recreation Fields
Automotive Services / Related Uses:
Boat:
Dealers
Rental
Repair Service
Body Shop
Paint Shop
Recreational Vehicle:
Dealers
Rental
Repair Service
Repair Shop (truck, bus or RV)
Rust proofing (truck, bus or RV)
Tire: Alignment, Dealers, Retreading or Repair
Shop
Trailer, Truck or Bus Rental
Truck or bus (any load capacity)
Dealers
Leasing
Rentals
Repair or Service
Tractor:
Dealers
Repair or Service
Transmission Repair
Tune-up Facility
Washes: Bus, Truck
Automobile Storage
Bingo Establishment
Building Materials Retail Sales
Equipment Rental or Leasing
Light Equipment
Tool
Equipment Rental or Leasing, including:
Construction Equipment
Heavy Equipment
Firing (gun) Range (indoor)
Job Printing (not more than 17" X 25" page)
Kennel (without outside runs)
Laundry, Cleaning and Garment Services, including:
Carpet or Upholstery
Linen Supply
Locker Rental
Upholsterers
Newspaper - Publishing and Printing Facilities
Nursery (plant) and Greenhouse (commercial)
Recreational Vehicle Camp Grounds
Personal Service Establishments including:
Power Laundry
Photofinishing Laboratory
Retail-Type use:
Flea Market (outdoor)
Gravestones, finished
Hot Tub Sales
Lumber and other Building Materials (with outside storage)
Mobile Home Dealers
Model Home, Garage, Outbuilding Sales
Pawn Shop
Playground Equipment
Storage of Heavy Equipment (indoor)
Transmission Reconditioning
Upholstery
Veterinarian (with outside runs)
Wholesaler
2. Temporary Uses (as defined in Section 2).
3. Accessory Uses (as defined in section 2).
4. Special Exception uses (subject to the provisions of Section 18).
Any Special Exception Use identified in the C-3 District.
Cabaret or Night Club
Drinking Establishment: Bar, Tavern
Kennels (including outside runs)
Package Liquor Store
C. Minimum Lot Width and Frontage - 50'
D. Minimum Front Yard and Setback - shall be provided along all street rights-of-way as follows:
1. along a minor or local street - 20'
2. along a subcollector street - 20'
3. along a collector - 30'
4. along a arterial - 30'
E. Minimum Tear Yard and Setback shall be provided from the property line as follows:
1. Minimum Rear Yard 5
2. Minimum Rear Buffer Yard - 30'
F. Minimum Side Yard and Setback - shall be provided from the property line as follows:
1. Minimum Side Yard - 5'
2. Minimum Side Buffer Yard - 30'
G. Use of Minimum Yards and Minimum Buffer Yards - all minimum yards and minimum buffer yards shall be landscaped with grass, trees, shrubbery, or hedge, or in combination with other suitable ground cover materials and shall remain free from structures except where expressly permitted below:
1. Minimum Front Yards - may include driveways and parking areas provided that a minimum buffer strip of 10' in depth measured from and paralleling the right-of-way line shall be maintained along the front line of the parking area in compliance with the requirements for a Type B Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17;
2. Minimum Front Buffer Yard - may include parking areas and driveways provided that a minimum buffer strip of 20' in depth measured from and paralleling the right-of-way line shall be maintained in compliance with the requirements for a Type C Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17;
3. Minimum Side and Rear Yards - minimum side and rear yards may include internal driveways connecting to adjoining lots provided that the remainder of said yards shall be maintained as open space free from buildings or structures;
4. Minimum Side and Rear Buffer yards - shall be landscaped with grass and shrubbery, trees, or hedge, or in combination with other suitable ground cover materials and maintained as a buffer strip in compliance with the requirements for a Type C Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17.
H. Building Height Limitations .
1. Principal Use Building - 60'
2. Accessory Use Building - 25'
I. Minimum Off-Street Parking - See Section 14 for requirements.
J. Minimum Off-Street Loading - See Section 14 for requirements.
K. Entrance Restrictions - See Section 14 for requirements.
L. On-Premise Signs - See Section 16 for requirements.
9.08 Central Business District (C-8)
A. Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to accommodate a broad range of activities including high density residential uses and major government, finance, office and retail uses which provide goods and services to a maximum concentration of pedestrian traffic.
B. Permitted Uses.
1. Uses permitted in the C-8 District shall be those specified below:
Any Use Permitted in the C-4 District, except:
Cemetery; Country Club.
Any Use Permitted in the C-1 District, except:
Advertising Signs; Gasoline Station (including accessory car wash).
Any Use Permitted in the C-2 District, except:
Automobile Related Uses, including Car wash, Gasoline Service Station, Parts Supply Store, Quick Lube Facility and Tune-Up Facility; Restaurant (with drive-in, drive-through or outdoor seating).
Any Use Permitted in the C-3 District, except:
Automobile Related Uses, including Car Wash, Gasoline Service Station, Parts Supply Store, Quick Lube Facility, Tune-Up Facility; Automotive Services / Related. Uses, including Air Conditioning Equipment (sale or installation), Automobile Dealers, Leasing, Rental, Recovery Service, Repossession Service, Boat Dealers and Related Uses, Brake System Repair or Service, Glass Replacement Shop, Major Engine Repair, Muffler Shop.
Upper Level Dwelling Units; Multifamily Dwellings.
2. Temporary Uses (as defined in Section 2).
3. Accessory Uses (as defined in Section 2).
4. Special Exception Uses (subject to the provisions of Section 18).
Any Special Exception Use identified in the C-4, C-1, C-2 or C-3
Districts.
Restaurant (outdoor seating)
C. Minimum Lot Width and Frontage 50'
D. Minimum Front Yard and Setback - shall be provided along all street rights-of-way as follows:
1. Minimum Front Setback:
a. along a minor or local street - 0'
b. along a subcollector street - 0'
c. along a collector - 0'
d. along a arterial - 0'
2. Minimum Front Buffer Yard Setback:
a. along a minor or local street 20
b. along a subcollector street - 20'
c. along a collector - 20'
d. along a arterial - 20'
E. Minimum Rear Yard and Setback - shall be provided from the property line as follows:
1. Minimum Rear Yard - 0'
2. Minimum Rear Buffer Yard - 20'
F. Minimum Side Yard and Setback - shall be provided from the property line as follows:
1. Minimum Side Yard - 0'
2. Minimum Side Buffer Yard 20'
G. Use of Minimum Yards and Minimum Buffer Yards - all minimum yards and minimum buffer yards shall be landscaped with grass, trees, shrubbery, or hedge, or in combination with other suitable ground cover materials and shall remain free from structures except where expressly permitted below:
1. Minimum Front Buffer Yard - may include driveways provided that the remainder of said yard is maintained in compliance with the requirements for a Type B Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17;
2. Minimum Side and Rear Buffer Yards - shall be landscaped with grass and shrubbery, trees, or hedge, or in combination with other suitable ground cover materials and maintained as a buffer strip in compliance with the requirements for a Type C Buffer Yard as set forth in Section 17.
H. Building Height Limitations.
1. Principal Use Building - 85'
2. Accessory Use Building - 25'
I. Minimum Off-Street Paring - See Section 14 for requirements.
J. Minimum Off-Street Loading - See Section 14 for requirements.
K. Entrance Restrictions - See Section 14 for requirements.
L. On-Premise Signs - See Section 16 for requirements.