Article 17 — COMMERCIAL ZONE (C-3A)

No lot, premises, building or portion thereof in zone C-3A shall be used for any purpose other than as a: Café.

Carpenter shop. Cinema. Conservatory. Dancing academy. Dressmaking or millinery store. Exercise club. Library. Lunchroom.

Medical uses as defined in section 10-3-100 of this chapter that comply with section 10-3-1620.1 of this article and cosmetic spas that comply with section 10-3-1620.2 of this article.

Office.

Paint, paperhanger, and decorating shop or store.

Photograph gallery. Plumbing shop. Private training center of no more than two thousand (2,000) square feet of floor area.

Retail tailor.

Roofing or plastering store or office. Store or shop for the conducting of wholesale or retail business.

Studio.

Theater. Upholsterer.

Or similar use. (1962 Code § 10-420; amd. Ord. 80-O-1770, eff. 10-2-1980; Ord. 91-O-2133, eff. 12-5-1991; Ord. 94O-2205, eff. 8-5-1994; Ord. 11-O-2602, eff. 2-11-2011; Ord. 22-O-2864, eff. 10-21-2022)

The following uses shall be permitted in the C-3A zone only if authorized by a conditional use permit issued pursuant to the provisions of article 38 of this chapter:

Alternative parking facilities used to provide required parking for commercial uses, excluding medical uses, pursuant to section 10-3-2730.4 of this chapter.

Amusement parks.

Brewing or manufacture of alcoholic beverages that is ancillary to a dining or bar use or is ancillary to a retail store that sells alcoholic beverages.

Car washes that:

• A. Are enclosed in a building;

• B. Exclusively serve a business whose operation is primarily devoted to the sales, long term leasing or rental of automobiles or other motorized vehicles;

• C. Are located on the site of the business being served; and

• D. Do not exceed twenty feet (20') in width or forty feet (40') in length.

When reviewing the conditional use permit application for such car washes, the planning commission shall consider the conditional use permit criteria set forth in section 10-3-1613 of this chapter.

Childcare uses licensed pursuant to state law.

Clubs.

Convenience stores not occupying a tenant space whose primary entrance opens into the interior of a commercial building.

Drive-up, drive-in and drive-through facilities, subject to the provisions of section 10-3-1612 of this chapter. Educational institutions.

Hotels, subject to the provisions of article 28.6 of this chapter.

Mini-shopping centers, subject to the provisions of section 10-3-1611 of this chapter. Museums.

Off site parking pursuant to section 10-3-2733 of this chapter.

Private training centers of more than two thousand (2,000) square feet of floor area.

Public utility uses, except as provided in section 10-3-2754 of this chapter.

Religious institutions.

Vehicle sales, service or fuel stations, subject to the provisions of section 10-3-1613 of this chapter, and not otherwise prohibited by section 10-3-1603 of this chapter.

A. The establishment or expansion of any activity that qualifies as a vehicle sales, service or fuel station use shall require a separate conditional use permit.

B. Notwithstanding other provisions of this use, a vehicle sales, service or fuel station that involves only the installation of vehicle accessories shall not require a conditional use permit unless such vehicle sales, service or fuel station is located adjacent to a residential zone or separated from a residential zone only by a public right of way. For the purposes of this subsection, the term "vehicle accessories" shall include tires, but shall not include engine or body parts. (Ord. 91-O-2133, eff. 12-5-1991; amd. Ord. 94-O-2205, eff. 8-5-1994; Ord. 94-O-2212, eff. 9-9-1994; Ord. 99O-2336, eff. 11-4-1999; Ord. 12-O-2625, eff. 8-3-2012; Ord. 16-O-2712, eff. 12-22-2016)

(Rep. by Ord. 22-O-2864, eff. 10-21-2022)