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Section 20 C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District SECTION 20 C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 20.1 PURPOSE AND INTENT - This district is a lower intensity commercial category providing a uniform set of standards for neighborhood type retail shopping facilities and general commercial support activities. It is intended that this zoning district be served by appropriate thoroughfares and be of such size that all parking and traffic maneuvering can take place on the commercial site. It is intended to provide neighborhood residential areas generally within one-quarter mile to one-half mile radius with limited, convenience services and small retail type items. It is intended that the development within a district or tract be established as a unit, with adequate off-street parking for customers and employees, with coordinated architecture, with coordinated signage and lighting specifically adapted to achieve compatibility with surrounding development and with appropriate landscaping and screening to reduce or eliminate any negative impacts on adjacent land uses. 20.2 PERMITTED USES a. Commercial Uses 1. Offices of a business and/or professional nature providing services not including fabrication, manufacture, or production of goods. (As amended by Ordinance No. 480-C.) 2. Bakeries, provided that the floor area of the bakery operation shall not exceed 2,000 square feet. 3. Barber and beauty shops. 4. Cleaners, laundries and/or Laundromats, provided that the floor area of the business does not exceed 2,500 square feet. 5. Grocery stores and/or meat markets provided that the floor area of the business activity shall not exceed 3,000 square feet. 6. Newsstands and/or bookstores provided that the floor area does not exceed 2,500 square feet of space. 7. Restaurants, tea rooms and/or "take-out" food establishments, provided that the floor area of such operation does not exceed 2,000 square feet. Food service establishments operating in this district are envisioned to be relatively small operations designed at providing neighborhood support, such as delicatessens and limited menu item establishments that generate low to moderate traffic from outside the neighborhood area. 20-1 8. Tailor, clothing or wearing apparel repair shops to include tailor activities that create custom made clothing or accessories. b. Community Facility Uses - City hall, fire and police stations and other municipal uses. 20.3 ACCESSORY USES - In addition to those accessory uses specifically authorized in Section 34 of this ordinance, any use may be established as an accessory use to a permitted use when it complies with the conditions for an accessory use as defined in this ordinance. 20.4 SPECIFIC USE PERMITS - Specific use permits may be approved by the City Council following a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission as specifically authorized in Section 45 of this ordinance, subject to full and complete compliance with any and all conditions required in Section 45, together with any other conditions as the City Council may impose. Any use accessory to an approved specific use permit shall be permitted without specific approval if it complies with the conditions for an accessory use as defined in this ordinance. (As amended by Ordinance No. 480-C.) 20.5 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS - In this district, the following development regulations shall be applicable (As amended by Ordinance No. 480-HH.): a. Height: No building or structure shall exceed two and one-half (2-1/2) stories, nor shall it exceed thirty-five (35) feet. b. Front Yard: There shall be a front yard of not less than thirty (30) feet. c. Side Yard: There shall be a side yard of not less than fifteen (15) feet; provided, however, where a C-1 zoned lot abuts on the side of property zoned as single family residential, each portion of a building in excess of fifteen (15) feet in height shall be set back one (1) additional foot for each additional one (1) foot in height. Zero lot line development may be permitted on a common interior lot line where construction of a party wall is used and when approved by the City Council after a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Where zero lot development is utilized, the equivalent open space and plantings (normally provided in adjoining bufferyards along the common lot line) shall be provided elsewhere within the two developing lots. A concept plan meeting the requirements of Section 41 of this ordinance is required to be submitted with a request for zero lot line development. Approval shall be based upon an analysis of the location, the configuration, and the impact and compatibility of the construction with adjacent land uses. (As amended by Ordinance No. 480-U.) d. Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard of not less than ten (10) feet except where the lot abuts property zoned as single-family residential there shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. 20-2 e. Maximum Lot Coverage: All buildings or structures shall have a maximum lot coverage not exceeding fifty (50) percent of the lot area. f. Floor Area: Each store, shop or business shall have a minimum of five hundred (500) square feet of floor area, but The minimum size for a separate building or structure existing within this district shall be two thousand (2,000) square feet. The maximum floor area contained within any structure existing in this district shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet. (As amended by Ordinance No. 480-C.) g. All commercial uses within this district shall be retail sales and/or service type uses selling new merchandise only. h. All exterior lighting designed for security, illumination, parking lot illumination or advertising and which is placed within this zoning district shall meet the requirements of the current lighting ordinance, as amended. (As amended by Ordinance No. 480-GG) i. Outdoor storage of trash receptacles shall be at the side or rear of the site and shall be totally encircled or screened by fence, planting or other suitable visual barrier. j. Off-street vehicle parking spaces may be located within the required front yard of any retail, office or industrial district; however, such off-street parking spaces shall be on a hard surfaced drive or parking area. k. Maximum Impervious Coverage: The maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed sixty-five (65%) percent of the total lot area. (As amended by Ordinance No. 480-JJ.) 20.6 ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR BUILDINGS OR USES LYING WITHIN FOUR HUNDRED FEET (400') OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY - In addition to the development regulations applicable to this zoning district, the development regulations in Section 43, Part III, Residential Adjacency Standards, shall also apply. When any requirements in this section are in conflict with any other requirements for this zoning district, the more stringent requirements shall apply. (As amended by Ordinance No. 480-CC). 20.7 SITE PLAN - A site plan meeting the requirements of Section 40 shall be required prior to the issuance of a building permit for any construction in the C-1 district. (As amended by Ordinance No. 480-M.) 20.8 SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES - Special exception uses may be approved by the Board of Adjustment as specifically authorized in Section 44 of this ordinance subject to full and complete compliance with any and all conditions required in Section 44, together with any other conditions as the Board of Adjustment may impose. Any use accessory to an approved 20-3 special exception use shall be permitted without specific approval if it complies with the conditions for an accessory use as defined in this ordinance. (As amended by Ordinance No.480-M.) 20-4