§ 17.24

The CC district is intended primarily to serve as the central district of Exeter. This district permits the accommodation and enhancement of several existing dominant functions within the central business district including shopping, retailing goods of an durable nature and office uses, as well as serving as the financial, government, retail and entertainment center of Exeter.

• A. Professional offices.

• B. Parking lots.

• C. Retail stores and service establishments.

• D. Apparel, shoe, and jewelry stores.

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• E. Art and antique stores; art galleries, art supply stores, and art and craft schools

• F. Automobile sales, new vehicles.

• G. Automobile supply stores.

• H. Bakery, food, and dairy product stores.

• I. Banks and other lending institutions.

• J. Barber and beauty shops.

• K. Coffee, candy, florist, tobacco and health food stores.

• L. Department, drug and appliance stores.

• M. Fire and police stations.

• N. Hardware stores

• O. Hotels and motels

• P. Liquor stores and bars

• Q. Locksmiths

• R. Florists

• S. Farm equipment sales and service

• T. Mortuaries

• U. Restaurants, coffee shops and delicatessens

• V. Theaters and auditoriums

• X. Garden shops

• Y. Music and dance studios

• Z. Reproduction and printing centers

• AA. Glass stores with incidental repair and service

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Exeter Zoning Ordinance Chapter 24: CC Zone (Central Commercial)

• BB. Apartments over or behind permitted uses consistent with the standards of the RM-1.5 district.

• CC. Other uses that are added to this list by the Planning Director consistent with Chapter 17.02 General Provisions.

• A. Bus depots and transit stations.

• B. Cocktail lounges and night clubs

• C. City, county, state and federal administrative offices and libraries.

• D. Convenience stores.

• E. Drive-in restaurants.

• F. Electrical, gas or utility substations; above ground water tanks, or pumping stations.

• G. Service stations.

• H. Pawnshops and secondhand stores

• I. Pool halls or card rooms.

• J. Car washes, automated and self-service.

• A. Adult book stores

• B. Marijuana dispensaries.

• C. Sexually-oriented businesses.

• D. Tatto parlors

• E. Palm readers and fortune tellers

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Exeter Zoning Ordinance Chapter 24: CC Zone (Central Commercial)

No development shall be constructed on any lot or site in this district until a site plan has been submitted and approved consistent with Chapter 17.54 Site Plan Review. The site plan review process will will not pertain to existing vacant buildings that are occupied by permitted uses.

• A. Site Area: No requirements

• B. Lot Frontage and Depth

  1. Lot frontage: No requirement.

  2. Depth: No requirement.

• C. Building Height: 45 feet

• D. Yards

  1. Front: No requirement.

  2. Side: No requirement, except where the CC district abuts a R or PO zone district in which case the side yard requirement shall be 10 feet.

  3. Rear: No requirement, except where the CC district abuts a R or PO zone district in which case the side yard requirement shall be 10 feet.

• A. Uses in the CC District shall provide off-street parking consistent with Chapter 17.68 Parking and Loading.

• B. Parking lots shall be separated from buildings by raised sidewalks or curbing.

• C. Parking lots shall be designed to accommodate solid waste pick-up.

• D. Parking lots shall be located to the side or to the rear of new buildings proposed for construction in the C-C district.

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Exeter Zoning Ordinance Chapter 24: CC Zone (Central Commercial)

Exhibit 24-1: Zoning Standards

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Min Parcel Size: No requirement Rear Yard
Lot Frontage and Depth : No requirement None, except that a 10 foot setback is
required when the site abuts a
residentially zoned parcel.
Side Yards
setback is required when theNone, except that a 10 foot Max. Building Height
site abuts a residentially
zoned parcel.
45' Max
Fencing
Front yard fencing may be up to 3-feet high
Front Yard: (four feet if top one foot is of open "see-
through" material.
No requirement 7-foot tall fencing is required along
property lines separating a commercially
zoned parcel from a residentially zoned
parcel. Openings should be provided to
Landscaping shall be provided allow pedestrian connection.
according to standards in Section Fences shall not exceed 7 feet in height
17.24.09 and Chapter 17.66 anywhere on the site.
Parking shall be provided according to standards in Chapter 17.76. New
parking lots shall be situated to the rear or side of buildings in the CC
zone.
Parking lots shall include trees and landscaping for a shading factor of
50% within five years.
Design standards contained in Chapter 17.48 (Downtown Design
Combining District) shall be applied.
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• A. Signs shall be consistent with the requirements detailed in Chapter 17.69 Signs.

• B. Use of a comprehensive sign plan shall be required for all new and restored buildings that contain two or more business establishments. Signs shall be unified in design.

• C. Appropriate sign material should include the following:

  1. Wood panels.

  2. Metal.

  3. Individually mounted letters of wood, metal, or vinyl.

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• D. Sign materials must be compatible with the building design or architecture.

• E. Sign illumination shall be by indirect means such as concealed or inconspicuous spot lights or backlighting.

• A. Landscaping can be provided in containers that are located in the front of a store front. A minimum of six feet of sidewalk shall remain open and clear for pedestrian passage.

• B. Placement of tables, chairs, signs and umbrellas on the public sidewalk of public use, directly in front of a given business is permitted subject to review and approval of the City Planner. A minimum of six feet of sidewalk shall remain open and clear for pedestrian passage.

• C. Furniture and trash receptacles shall be removed daily prior to the closing of business.

Development shall be consistent with the design guidelines in Chapter 17.46 Downtown Design Overlay District.

• A. All processes, businesses and services shall be conducted entirely within a completely enclosed structure, except for off-street parking and off-street loading areas, gasoline sales, outdoor dining areas, nurseries, Christmas tree sales lots, bus depots, and public utility stations.

• B. No use shall be permitted, and no processes, equipment, or materials shall be used which are found to be injurious to persons living or working in the vicinity by reasons of odor, fumes, dust, smoke, cinders, dirt, refuse, water-carried waste, noise, vibration, illumination, glare of unsightliness or to involve any hazard of fire or explosion.

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C H A P T E R 26 CS Zone (Service Commercial)

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