CHAPTER 16

 

COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS

(Amended 6/97, 4/02, 10/03, 04/07)

 

16.1    NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C‑N).

 

(1)       The C-N Neighborhood Commercial District is intended to provide for small scale commercial uses that can be located within residential neighborhoods without having significant impact upon residential uses.

 

Front or Corner Yard ............................................................................... 15 feet.

 

Interior Side Yard...................................................................................... None.

If an Interior Side Yard is provided it shall not be less than.............. 4 feet.

 

Rear Yard................................................................................................... 10 feet.

 

Buffer Yards required in accordance with Chapter 9, Landscaping, on any lot abutting a lot in a residential district.

 

Maximum Building Height...................................................................... 35 feet

 

16.2    COMMERCIAL SHOPPING DISTRICT (C‑S).

 

(1)     The purpose of the C-S Commercial Shopping District is to provide an environment for efficient and attractive shopping center development at a community level scale.  Development in the C-S Commercial Shopping District may be approved only as a planned development in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 12, Planned Unit Developments.

 

Minimum Lot Size: ................................................................................... 60,000 Sq. ft.

 

Minimum Width at Front or Rear Setback............................................ 150 feet.

 

Minimum Yard Setback Requirements:

Front Yard and Corner Side Yard................................................ 30 feet.

Interior Side Yard............................................................................ 15 feet.

Rear Yard......................................................................................... 30 feet

Buffer Yards required in accordance with Chapter 9, Landscaping, on any lot abutting a lot in a residential district.

 

Maximum Building Height...................................................................... 45 feet

 

Access restriction of one driveway per 150 feet of frontage on arterial or major collector streets in order to maintain safe traffic conditions.

 

16.3    GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C‑G).

 

(1)     The purpose of the G-G General Commercial District is to provide an environment for a variety of commercial uses, some of which involve the outdoor display/storage of merchandise or materials.

 

Minimum Lot Size: ................................................................................... 10,000 Sq. feet.

 

Minimum Width at Front or Rear Setback............................................ 60 feet.

 

Minimum Yard Setback Requirements:

Front Yard and Corner Side Yard................................................ 10 feet.

Interior Side Yard............................................................................ None.

If an Interior Side Yard is provided it shall not be less than.... 4 feet.

Rear Yard......................................................................................... 10 feet

Buffer Yards required in accordance with Chapter 9, Landscaping, on any lot abutting a lot in a residential district.

 

Maximum Building Height...................................................................... 45 feet

 

16.4    CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (C-D).   (Amended ’97)

 

(1)     The purpose of the C-D Central Development District is to provide high intensity public, quasi-public, commercial, office, and multiple-family uses which may center in harmonious relationships based on planned development for mutual benefit.  The district shall only allow those uses that are allowed in the R-M-30, R-M-7, C-N, C-S, C-G and M-D districts by conditional use. 

 

(2)     Any parcel larger than one acre at the time of passage of this ordinance may be divided or developed only under a Planned Unit Development (PUD) approval.  No new lot smaller than one acre may be created.

 

(3)     All uses within this district are conditional, and every conditional use permit or Planned Unit Development approval shall be based primarily on how the development, as proposed in the application, will contribute to compatibility and mutual private and public benefit from existing, proposed, and potential buildings and uses in the area; the efficient, effective and aesthetic use of land, buildings, landscaping, and amenities; and the improvements to be made in land use; building construction and appearance, traffic safety and control, landscaping and drainage.

 

Minimum Lot Size: - (Amended ’97)  Shall be set by the applicable zoning                     district regulation that allows the use that is intended for the lot.

 

Minimum Width at Front or Rear Setback............................................ by approval

 

Minimum Yard Setback Requirements:

Front Yard and Corner Side Yard................................................ by approval

Interior Side Yard............................................................................ by approval

Rear Yard......................................................................................... by approval

Buffer Yards required in accordance with Chapter 9, Landscaping, on any lot abutting a lot in a residential district.

 

Maximum Building Height...................................................................... by approval

 

16.5    LIGHT MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT (M‑D).

 

(1)     The purpose of the M-D Light Manufacturing and Distribution District is to provide an environment for light industrial uses that produce no appreciable impact on adjacent properties and desire a clean attractive industrial setting.

 

Minimum Lot Size: ................................................................................... 20,000 Sq. feet.

 

Minimum Width at Front or Rear Setback............................................ 80 feet.

 

Minimum Yard Setback Requirements:

Front Yard and Corner Side Yard................................................ 25 feet.

Interior Side Yard............................................................................ 10 feet.

Rear Yard......................................................................................... 25 feet

Buffer Yards required in accordance with Chapter 9, Landscaping, on any lot abutting a lot in a residential district.

 

Maximum Building Height...................................................................... 65 feet

 

16.6    GENERAL MANUFACTURING DISTRICT (M‑G).

 

(1)     The purpose of the M-G General Manufacturing District is to provide an environment for larger and more intensive industrial uses that do not require, and may not be appropriate, for a nuisance free environment.

 

Minimum Lot Size: ................................................................................... 20,000 Sq. feet.

Minimum Width at Front or Rear Setback............................................ 80 feet.

 

Minimum Yard Setback Requirements:

Front Yard and Corner Side Yard................................................ 35 feet.

Interior Side Yard............................................................................ 20 feet.

Rear Yard......................................................................................... 35 feet

Buffer Yards required in accordance with Chapter 9, Landscaping, on any lot abutting a lot in a residential district.

 

Maximum Building Height...................................................................... 80 feet.

Except chimneys and smokestacks shall be permitted up to 120 feet in height.

 

16.7    CODES AND SYMBOLS.

 

(1)     In the following sections of this chapter, uses of land or buildings which are allowed in various districts are shown as "permitted uses," indicated by a "P" in the appropriate column, or as a "conditional use," indicated by a "C" in the appropriate column. A conditional use that can be issued by the Zoning Administrator by guidelines issued by the Planning Commission is indicated by a "CA" in the appropriate column.  If a use is not allowed in a given district, it is either not named in the use list or it is indicated in the appropriate column by a dash, "‑."  If a regulation applies in a given district, it is indicated in the appropriate column by a numeral to show the linear or square feet required, or by the letter "A."  If the regulation does not apply, it is indicated in the appropriate column by a dash, "‑."  No building, structure or land shall be used and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, structurally altered, enlarged or maintained in the multiple use, agricultural, or rural residential districts except as provided in this Code

Table 16.1 USE REGULATIONS.

(Amended 4/02, 10/02, 4/05)

 

USE

 

C-N

 

C-S

 

C-G

 

C-D

 

M-D

 

M-G

 

COMMERCIAL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cabinet and Woodworking Mills.

 

-

 

-

 

C

 

C

 

P

 

P

 

Bakery, Commercial.

 

-

 

-

 

P

 

C

 

P

 

P

 

Bakery, Retail.

C

 

P

 

P

 

C

 

-

 

-

 

Blacksmith Shop.

 

-

 

-

 

P

 

C

 

P

 

P

 

Carpet Cleaning

 

-

 

-

 

P

 

C

 

P

 

P

 

Commercial Laundries, Linen Service and Dry Cleaning.

 

-

 

-

 

P

 

C

 

P

 

P

 

Convenience store

 

C