Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Uses
Permitted by right39
- conversion of existing residential and/or commercial structures into buildings with a greater number of dwelling units
- single-family and two-family dwellings
- assembly halls
- bakeries
- banks
- barber and beauty shops
- bed and breakfasts
- catering services
- department stores (15,000 sq ft or less)
- drugstores
- florist shops
- funeral homes
- furniture stores
- grocery stores (15,000 sq ft or less)
- hardware stores
- laundries
- motels, hotels, and tourist homes
- newspaper and other printing establishments
- personal services
- pet shops
- retail stores
- professional and business offices
- radio and television broadcasting stations
- recreational facility, commercial
- restaurants (excluding drive-in)
- technology business
- theatres, indoor
- wearing-apparel stores
- art galleries and museums
- churches (excluding ground level frontage on E. Main St.)
- public libraries
- accessory uses
- clubs
- home occupations
- open space
- public event
- public facilities
- public parks and playgrounds
- public utilities
Conditional / special use10
Accessory1
Prohibited1
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Lighting glare control
Lighting facilities shall be arranged in a manner that will protect the public roadway and neighboring properties from direct glare, intrusion or hazardous interference. Parking lot and building lighting shall be down-directed so that the lighting does not extend beyond the property boundary.
Other
- Flammable storage restriction
No flammable or explosive liquids, solids or gases shall be stored in bulk above ground; provided, however, that tanks or drums of fuel directly connecting to energy devices, heating devices or appliances located on the same lot as the tanks or drums of fuel are excluded from this provision.
- Minimum screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for permitted uses6 ft
Permitted uses shall be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building or within an area enclosed on all sides by a solid masonry wall, a uniformly painted solid board fence or a dense evergreen hedge at least six (6) feet in height.
- Minimum screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. from residential districts5 ft
Commercial development shall be permanently screened from any adjoining and contiguous residential district by a wall, fence, evergreen hedge, and/or other suitable enclosure with a minimum height of five (5) feet.
- Refuse area screening6 ft
All outdoor refuse storage areas shall be located in a paved area and hidden from general public view, fences or walls, and landscape planting. A solid wood or masonry fence at least six (6) feet in height shall be provided on three (3) sides, with a solid opaque gate on the fourth side.
From the ordinance
The Downtown Business District C-2 is intended to encompass the major downtown retailing center and to provide for the orderly expansion of the central business district. ... Mobile homes for all purposes are prohibited.