The regulations set forth in this part shall apply in the C-2 Commercial District. The intent of the C-2 district is to provide for those commercial uses primarily oriented toward automobile traffic or requiring amounts of space too great to be located in the central business district.
(1)
Principal permitted uses.
a.
Any use permitted in the C-1 district.
b.
Automobile, motorcycle, truck, trailer and farm implement establishments for display, hire, repair, and sales (including new and used sales lots). This subsection shall not be construed to include automobile, tractor or machinery wrecking and used parts' yards.
c.
Bowling alleys, skating rinks, and ballrooms.
d.
Golf driving ranges, drive-in theaters, or similar open air recreational uses and facilities.
e.
Greenhouses and nurseries, commercial.
f.
Lumber yards, building material sales yard, sheet metal shop, sign construction and painting shop, storage warehouse or business, and wholesale warehouse or business, but not including any manufacturing or fabricating for wholesaling operations.
g.
Monument works and sales.
h.
Restaurants (including drive-in restaurants).
i.
Truck stops and terminals.
j.
Hotels and motels.
(2)
Accessory uses.
a.
Accessory uses permitted in the C-1 district.
b.
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to any permitted principal uses.
c.
Any exterior or roof sign; provided such sign shall not project more than 16 feet above the roof line or a maximum of 50 feet above the ground, whichever is less.
(3)
Height regulations. No building shall exceed three stories or 45 feet in height, whichever is lower, except as otherwise provided in section 109-20. No accessory structure shall exceed one story or 18 feet in height, whichever is lower.
(4)
Lot area, lot frontage, and yard requirements. The following minimum requirements shall be observed, subject to the modified requirements contained in section 109-20:
Use Lot Area Lot Width Lot Area per Family Front Yard Depth Least Width on Any One Side Yard Rear Yard Depth Principal permitted uses 40 feet 10 feet 25 feet Multifamily dwellings Same as specified in the R-3 district Hotels and motels 1 acre 100 feet 40 feet 10 feet 15 feet Accessory uses 40 feet 10 feet 5 feet 1 The front yard depth of any lot abutting on a major street shall be measured from the proposed right-of-way lines as shown on the official major street plan.
2 Where the frontage on one side of the street between two intersecting streets is located in both a C-2 Commercial District and a R Residence District, then one-half of the front yard requirements of the R Residence District shall apply. Where a lot is located at the intersection of two or more streets, the front yard requirements stated above shall apply to each street side of the corner lot, except that the buildable width of such lot shall not be reduced to less than 28 feet. No accessory building shall project beyond the front yard lines on either street.
3 Side yards shall be no less than ten feet except where vehicular service is required to the rear of the principal structure, in which case one side yard shall be no less than 20 feet.
4 For every additional foot the front yard depth is increased over 40 feet the rear yard may be decreased in direct proportion thereto, but in no case shall the rear yard be less than 15 feet.
5 All accessory buildings shall not project beyond the front building line of the principal building if said principal building set-back line is increased.
§ 109-12. C-2 Commercial District.
Latest version.
(Prior Code, § 121.12)