§ 47-128. C-1. Central Business District.

(a)

Purpose. The C-1 district is established primarily to encourage the development of general commercial uses.

(b)

Area, yard, height and buffer requirements. The following requirements apply in the C-1 district:

(1)

Minimum lot size: 15,000 square feet on sewer; if on septic, 26,000 square feet or greater as required by the county health department; or larger if required to meet buffers.

(2)

Minimum lot width at street right-of-way: 100 feet.

(3)

Front yard setback (from right-of-way): 40 feet.

(4)

Side yard setback (from property line): 20 feet (none if abutting C-1).

(5)

Rear yard setback (from property line): 20 feet (none if abutting C-1).

(6)

Maximum building and structure height: 35 feet.

(7)

Buffers: 50 feet when adjacent to residential districts.

(c)

Buffers. Buffer standards, and regulations regarding use and crossing of buffers, are located in section 47-152.

(d)

Height exceptions. The height limitation does not apply to structures such as unoccupied and inaccessible architectural features on nonresidential buildings (e.g., church spires, belfries, cupolas and domes), monuments, government-owned observation towers, water towers, chimneys, flag poles, aerials, and similar structures. Specific height requirements apply to signs and structures containing signs; see article IX of this chapter.

(e)

Accessory structures. Accessory buildings and structures shall maintain the same front and side yards as the main structure; however, they will not project beyond the established building line. Rear yard setback shall be ten feet. If the property is abutting the same zoning district, side and rear setbacks shall be zero, but fire code regulations must still be met.

(f)

Building area. All commercial and retail operations in the C-1 district must occupy a structure of a minimum of 500 square feet.

(g)

Development plans. Development must be in accordance with the city development regulations. The engineering department should be consulted. Uses in this district are subject to special building code requirements, and the city building inspections department and the city building code ordinance should be consulted.

(Min. of 11-10-2016, § 7.6)