§ 44-543. Uses permitted.

(a)

In C-1 districts, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all buildings shall be erected and all land shall be used only for one or more of the following specified uses:

(1)

Clothing service, including laundry pickup, automatic laundry, dressmaking, millinery, tailor shop, shoe repair shop.

(2)

Food service, including grocery, meat market, supermarket, restaurant, delicatessen and fruit market, ice-o-mats and similar self-service units.

(3)

Personal services, including barbershop and beauty shop.

(4)

Municipally owned and operated buildings.

(5)

Public utility buildings, telephone-exchange buildings, electric transformer stations and substations, and gas regulator stations, with service yards, but without storage yards.

(6)

Water and sewage pumping stations, subject to the approval of the planning commission.

(7)

Retail services including banks, drug stores, haberdashers, stationery, book stores, news dealers, apparel shops, show rooms for articles to be sold at retail. Gasoline service stations upon approval of planning commission.

(8)

Signs, as hereinafter regulated.

(9)

Private clubs, fraternities and lodges, excepting those the chief activity of which is a service customarily carried out as a business.

(10)

Buildings and uses customarily accessory to any such permitted uses when located on the same lot.

(b)

Such specified stores, shops or businesses shall be retail establishments selling new merchandise or services only, and shall be subject to the following conditions:

(1)

Such stores, shops or businesses shall be conducted entirely within a building.

(2)

Products made incident to a permitted use shall be only sold at retail on the premises.

(3)

All public entrances to such stores, shops or businesses shall be from the principal street upon which the property abuts, or within 50 feet thereof, except that a rear entrance from the building to a public or private parking area may be provided.

(4)

Dwelling units above or in the rear of a commercial use shall not be permitted.

(5)

Any exterior sign displayed may project not more than 18 inches beyond the face of the wall or front or side property line and shall be attached to and be parallel to the wall of the building fronting the principal street or, in the case of a corner building, on that portion of the side street wall within 50 feet of the principal street and shall pertain only to the use conducted within the building.

a.

One nonilluminated sign pertaining to the sale or lease of a building or lot and not exceeding 30 square feet in area for any one building or lot.

b.

Roof signs and projecting signs and billboards shall not be permitted in C-1 districts.

(6)

All exterior walls of every building which faces or abuts on any street or property classified as residential, hereafter erected, extended or where the exterior is structurally altered, shall be designed, treated and finished in a uniform manner similar to the exterior surfaces at front entrances of such buildings.

(c)

Approval of the board of appeals.

(1)

Repair or storage facilities incidental to any of the permitted uses only on approval of the board of appeals.

(2)

Public parking areas for the exclusive use of the patrons of the stores, shops or business in the immediate commercial district (when located and developed as required in article VI of this chapter).

(Code 1969, § 5.161; Code 1977, § 28-289; Ord. No. 365, 6-27-2011)