Article 23 — C-4 SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT

(Added by O-954; Amended by O-1339; O-1383; O-1636; O-2181)

No building, structure, improvement or premises shall be used and no building, structure or improvement shall be erected, constructed, altered or enlarged, which is designed, arranged or intended to be occupied or used for any purpose other than the following:

a) Agencies, including advertising, accounting, collection, credit reporting, employment, governmental insurance, theatrical, travel

Barber shops Beauty parlors Book stores, new Delicatessen Dry cleaning and dyeing Fine arts galleries Flower shops Interior decorating studio, store or shop Jewelry stores Photography equipment stores Real estate office Stationery stores

b) Where a building site is provided with the minimum dimensions of seventy-five (75) feet in width and two hundred (200) feet in depth, the following uses may be added to those listed in subsection (a):

Bank, savings and loan associations, stock exchanges, and other financial institutions

Bowling alleys

Department stores

Furniture and appliance stores

Grocery stores

Hardware and building supply stores

Liquor stores

Restaurants

The following uses as provided for in Chapter 5:

Automatic car washing

Automobile agencies, new

Cocktail lounges

Office building, including medical, dental, legal, scientific, engineering and social services

Recreational vehicles, including boats and mobile homes

Service stations

Trade schools

The condition under which the uses described in Sec. 91.23.1. are permitted to be established, operated and/or maintained are as follows:

a) All merchandise offered for sale shall be stored and displayed within a building, excluding automobiles, nursery stock, recreational vehicles, boats and mobile homes.

b) Merchandise shall be limited primarily to the retail sale of new merchandise; wholesaling or the sale of used or secondhand merchandise shall only be permitted when such uses are incidental to the primary use permitted herein.

The Planning Commission shall review the plans of development in the C-4 zone for conformance as follows:

a) The architecture and general appearance of all such commercial buildings and grounds shall be at least in keeping with the character of the neighborhood and such as not to be detrimental to the public health, safety and general welfare of the community in which such use or uses are located.

b) Any lighting provided shall be directed away from adjacent residential properties and streets so as not to cause a nuisance.

c) Vehicle and pedestrian ingress and egress to insure compatibility with neighborhood and for traffic control.

The minimum lot size of any lot shall be fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet; provided, however, that any lot existing as a legally recorded parcel on January 1, 1970, which does not conform to the above requirement may be developed by Conditional Use Permit if the Planning Commission determines that the following conditions apply:

a) There are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships resulting from the strict enforcement of this Section; and

b) That the proposed development is integrated with adjacent developments and does not affect the orderly development of the area or the general welfare of the City.

The maximum building height shall be regulated by the Building Code of the City and any other ordinances of the City regulating the height of buildings.

No building shall be constructed to project within ten (10) feet of the right-of-way of any state highway, arterial, or collector as specified in the Select System of Streets and Highways, or within five (5) feet of the right-of-way of any local street.

(Added by O-2470)

a) All trash from all uses permitted by this Article shall be kept at all times in enclosures of the type described in this Section.

b) Trash enclosures as required in this Section shall be bounded on three (3) sides by walls of materials compatible in color, texture and appearance with the main structure and having a gated opening of sufficient width to permit the removal and replacement of standard size commercial trash bins. The gate of said enclosure shall be constructed of solid, opaque material.

c) Trash bins shall remain in the enclosures except during trash pickup.