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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.
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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.
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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
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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.)
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