§ 2.17. C-3 central business district.

2.1701
Permitted uses in the C-3 district are: any uses permitted in C-2, all uses not specifically restricted or prohibited; amusement enterprises including bowling alleys, skating rinks and pool rooms; auto retail, wholesale, or repair services; bus and railway station; retail businesses where articles are sold at retail on the premises; storage; billboards; residential; service stations; new and used auto sales; tire sales and service, auto parts sales; car wash; grocery stores; department stores; dress shops; children's clothing stores; furniture stores; gift shops; farmers supplies and warehouses; lawn mower sales and service shops; hardware stores; general merchandise stores; office equipment sales; housing sales; electrical supply stores; hobby shops; television and radio repair service shops; taxicab company; dry good stores; ice cream stands; snack bars; snowball stands; bakeries and pastry shops; distributors of plumbing, heating and air conditioning supplies; army surplus sales; fish markets, meat markets; electrical appliance sales stores; lock and key service shops; custom draperies and carpet sales stores; shoe repair, dance studios; donut and coffee shops; package liquor stores; fruit markets; sweet shops; trailer sales; cosmetics shops; pizza parlors; photographic studios; funeral home; music stores; sporting goods stores; hotels and motels; barrooms, nightclubs and lounges except as provided in subsection 2.2213; animal hospitals, veterinary clinics, pet shops, and animal kennels with the approval of all property owners any part of whose property is 300 feet from any part of the property of the owner. Any uses permitted in C-1, C-2, C-4 and A-1 through A-9-C zones.

 2.1701A
Conditional uses in the C-3 district are: Automobile wrecker service storage yards shall be entirely enclosed by a six-foot high solid wood fence and conform with all required landscaping and buffering regulations. Hard surfacing of such storage areas shall not be required.

2.1702
Prohibited uses in the C-3 district are: rooming houses, trailers, except for the sale of trailers, and as used for temporary offices for construction purposes, and other uses detrimental to a neighborhood because of odor, smoke, dust, gas, excessive glare, light, noise or vibrations as set forth in 2.1901.

2.1703
Height regulations in the C-3 district are: No building or structure shall exceed 65 feet in height. See section 10.3 for exceptions.

2.1704
Area regulations in the C-3 district are as follows:

(1)

Yard:

(a)

Front yard, side yard, rear yard—None is required except where a lot is used for a dwelling or in part for a dwelling and it shall be same as for the A-8 residential district. See (b) below.

When a side yard is provided, said side yard shall not be less than three feet.

(b)

Whenever a C-3 commercial district abuts on a residential district which requires front, side and rear yards, these requirements shall apply for the C-3 district for the side on which the abutment occurs only and 150 feet if no block exists and requirements of section 2.201(2)(b) and (2)(c) shall apply.

(c)

See section 1.4.

(2)

Lot size: Where a lot is used for a dwelling and in part for a dwelling, it shall be the same as district A-8 residential.

(3)

Section 2.2207 shall apply.

2.1705
Off-street parking regulations in the C-3 district are not required.

2.1706
Loading zone requirements in the C-3 district are not required.

2.1707
Must comply with sections 2.606 through 2.617.

(Ord. No. 815, 7-8-1969; Ord. No. 894, 12-12-1972; Ord. No. 955, 11-12-1974; Ord. No. 1009, 8-24-1976; Ord. No. 1010, 9-14-1976; Ord. No. 1256, § 4, 3-25-1980; Ord. No. 1326, 12-9-1980; Ord. No. 1332, 12-23-1980; Ord. No. 1410, 6-23-1981; Ord. No. 1751, 8-28-1984; Ord. No. 2289, 11-21-1989; Ord. No. 2431, 3-24-1992; Ord. No. 2765, 6-24-1997; Ord. No. 3211, 9-28-2004; Ord. No. 3357, 11-28-2006; Ord. No. 3366, 12-19-2006)