§ 153.066. C-1 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(A) Description and purpose. This district is established to provide areas for general commercial uses, including retail business or service establishments which meet the needs of the community and are consistent with the intended character of the Central Business District.

(B) Uses permitted as a matter of right.

(1) Retail food establishments which supply groceries, fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy products, baked goods, confections or similar commodities for consumption off the premises. Foodstuffs may be prepared or manufactured on the premises as an accessory activity if the sale of the product is limited to the local retail store and not more than five persons are employed on the premises in such production;

(2) Other retail businesses such as drug, variety, dry goods, clothing, music, book, hardware, appliances or furniture stores;

(3) Personal service establishments which perform services on the premises such as barber or beauty shops, repair shops for shoes, radio, television, jewelry, self-service laundries and photographic studios;

(4) Professional offices of doctors, lawyers, architects, dentists, engineers, chiropractors and other similar professions and banks;

(5) Post office and similar governmental office buildings;

(6) Municipal buildings and service installations;

(7) Commercial schools, including art, music, dance, business, professional and trade;

(8) Restaurants;

(9) Service establishments including printing, publishing, photo reproduction, blueprinting and related trades or arts; and

(10) Any similar retail business whose principal activity is the sale of merchandise within an enclosed building.

(C) Uses permitted by special use permit.

(1) Assembly buildings, including dance pavilions, theaters, auditoriums, churches and private clubs, not including drive-in theaters;

(2) Medical or dental clinics;

(3) Retail food establishments, bakeries and similar uses employing more than five persons in food production;

(4) Public utility and service building not requiring a storage yard;

(5) Drive-in businesses, including banks, drive-in restaurants, dry cleaning pickup stations or similar personal services;

(6) Nurseries and day care centers, except nurseries and day care centers which are exempt from local zoning;

(7) Restaurants and clubs which permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises, or permit dancing or live entertainment;

(8) Repair and service establishments, including but not limited to lawn mower repair, snowmobile repair, boat repair or air conditioner repair shops that are operated in conjunction with a retail business;

(9) Mortuaries and funeral homes;

(10) Amusement establishments, including video and pinball arcades;

(11) Farm equipment sales;

(12) Rooming house, boarding house;

(13) Residential uses only when located at the second story level;

(14) Open air businesses;

(15) Vehicle service stations, including automobile repair and car washes but not including body shops;

(16) Commercial recreation facilities such as indoor theaters, bowling alleys, indoor skating rinks, health and fitness salons, tennis and handball courts, or similar uses;

(17) Veterinary hospitals, clinics and kennels;

(18) Building supply and equipment establishments;

(19) Hotels and motels;

(20) Commercial enterprises producing merchandise on the premises;

(21) Amusement parks;

(22) Warehouses selling retail on the premises, provided there is no outside storage or stockpiling; and

(23) Automobile dealerships, including minor or major automobile repair as an accessory.

(D) Accessory uses permitted when located on the same lot as the permitted primary uses.

(1) Automobile parking areas;

(2) Loading areas; and

(3) Signs, as regulated herein

(E) Bulk regulations.

(1) Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet;

(2) Minimum lot width: 50 feet;

(3) Required front yard: none, except that where the two adjacent lots are developed, the established setback shall apply;

(4) Required rear yard: none, except that where the rear lot line abuts any residential district, a 25-foot rear yard setback shall be maintained;

(5) Required side yard: none, except:

(a) Where a building is not constructed on the lot line, a five-foot setback is required;

(b) The street side of a corner lot shall provide a ten-foot setback; and

(c) Where the side lot line abuts a residential district, a 20-foot setback shall be required.

(6) Maximum lot coverage: 100%; and

(7) Maximum building height: 40 feet.

(Ord., § 4.4(4), passed 8-5-1991; Ord. 2012-02, passed - -2012)