14-14-040 C-1 GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONE: Other Requirements

All uses in the C-1 commercial zone shall comply with the following minimum requirements: 1. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, a site plan must be submitted to the DRC and the Planning and Zoning Commission for a site plan review and recommendations. The same process shall apply to a business license unless the business license is of the same use which was previously occupying an existing building, or the business is a contemplated use in a building or commercial center which has already received a site plan review. The Planning and Zoning commission shall act as the land use authority for these matters. The site plan must show the location of all existing and proposed main buildings and accessory buildings, showing distances and contemplated uses. 2. The minimum front yard setback requirement shall be fifteen (15) feet. The minimum side yard setback requirement shall be ten (10) feet. The minimum rear yard setback requirement shall be ten (10) feet. An exception for condominium projects will allow zero lot lines for the units within the building, provided that the building itself remains the minimum distance from the project property lines as for non-condominium buildings. Accessory buildings larger than 125 square feet shall have a minimum setback requirement in the side and rear yards of ten (10) feet. Accessory buildings larger than 125 square feet shall have a minimum setback requirement in the side and rear yards of ten (10) feet. Accessory buildings smaller than 125 square feet shall have no rear or side yard requirements. 3. Buildings shall have a minimum height of 10 feet and a maximum height of 40 feet, measured from the grade to the elevation of the square of the building, except for buildings located outside the area from 600 North to 600 West along State Road 198, shall have a minimum height of 10 feet and a maximum height of 65 feet, measured from the grade to the elevation of the square of the building, and which building shall have a minimum of three percent (3%) slope and a maximum of five percent (5%) slope away from the building for a distance of ten (10) feet. 4. Provide driveways, points of vehicular ingress and egress, and a minimum of four parking spaces for each 1000 square feet of main building. 5. Provide solid waste disposal areas that, to the extent feasible, are not in the public view, and which are screened on three sides by a visual barrier fence or wall and has a gate on the fourth side for access. 6. Provide for and maintain landscaping in all areas visible from the street not used for drives, walks, or other required uses. 7. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, all new construction or remodeling shall provide for a drainage plan for excess run-off waters which plan is acceptable to the city engineer. 8. Provide a visual barrier fence a minimum of six feet high between commercial and residential uses, which construction shall be approved by the city engineer. 9. All commercial uses shall provide curb, gutter, sidewalk, and asphalt paving from the curb and gutter to the existing street asphalt. 10. Metal and steel buildings and structures, such as prefabricated metal or steel buildings, including the use or incorporation of metal paneling or metal cladding as a part of or for the exterior wall or face of any building or structure, shall be prohibited in the C-1 zone. Notwithstanding the above, the DRC may allow for the use of metal as a part of the roof structure, or for architectural or accent elements of a building or structure, comprising of approximately 25% and no more than 50% of the total surface area of the building or structure, not including the roof, if its incorporation is well suited with the appearance and design of buildings and structures in the immediate vicinity. Accessory buildings are to be of the same material and style as the main structure. (ordinance# 92122B)