§ 158.125. Highway Commercial Zoning District (CH).

(A)

Purpose. The purpose of the highway commercial zoning district (CH) shall be to locate and establish areas within the City which are deemed to be uniquely suited for the development and maintenance of business activities designated primarily to serve transients and the motoring public; to designate those uses and services deemed appropriate and proper for location and development within said zoning district; and to establish such development standards and provisions as are appropriate to ensure proper development and functioning of uses within the district.

(B)

Permitted Principal Uses and Structures. The following principal uses and structures are permitted:

(1)

Automobile service station or truck stop.

(2)

Repair and maintenance of vehicles and equipment. No storage of vehicles or equipment shall be permitted outside of an enclosed building. Storage of vehicles in an area designated for such use on the approved site plan and does not reduce the required number of parking spaces for the building is permitted.

(3)

Motel, hotel, or motor lodge.

(4)

Restaurant, cafe, or sandwich shop, including drive-through facilities.

(5)

Shop for sale at retail of gifts, jewelry, art, sundries and notions, camera and photographic supplies, and similar uses catering to tourism.

(6)

Retail sales of alcoholic beverages for incidental on and off premises consumption in accordance with Chapter 110.

(7)

Retail convenience stores with or without fuel service station.

(8)

Enclosed assembly area 3.000 square feet or less, with or without an alcoholic beverage license for on premises consumption of alcoholic beverages, in accordance with Chapter 110.

(C)

Special Exception Uses. The following uses may be permitted only following the review and special approval thereof by the City Council.

(1)

Automobile, truck, boat and/or farm equipment sales. No storage or display of vehicles shall be permitted outside an enclosed building unless an area for such use is designated on the approved site plan and does not reduce the required number of parking spaces for the building.

(2)

Travel trailer park or camp grounds.

(3)

Enclosed assembly area over 3,000 square feet, with or without an alcoholic beverage license for on premises consumption of alcoholic beverages, in accordance with Chapter 110.

(4)

Bars, lounges, and night clubs.

(D)

Accessory Uses. As set forth within section 158.217

(E)

Minimum Building Size and Minimum Lot Requirements. Commercial and office buildings shall have a minimum total gross floor area of one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet. For automobile service stations: Nine hundred (900) square feet. Minimum lot size: Twenty thousand (20,000) square feet and a minimum width of one hundred (100) feet.

(F)

Maximum Building Coverage. Thirty (30%) percent, provided that the combined area coverage of all impervious surfaces shall not exceed eighty (80%) percent.

(G)

Maximum Building Height. Fifty (50) feet.

(H)

Setback Requirements and Landscaping.

(1)

Front Setback. Each lot shall have a front yard with a building setback line of fifty (50) feet.

(2)

Side Setback. Each lot shall have two (2) side yards, each having a building setback line of ten (10) feet. A building setback line of twenty-five (25) feet shall be required when the yard adjoins a residential use or a public right-of-way.

(3)

Rear Setback. Each lot shall have a rear yard with a building setback line of twenty-five (25) feet.

(4)

Landscaping Requirements. Landscaping and buffering requirements are subject to Chapter 154 . All mechanical equipment shall be screened from property zoned residential. This screening shall be designed as both a visual barrier and a noise barrier.

(I)

Off-Street Parking and Service Requirements. As set forth in section 158.221.

(J)

Site Plan Review. All permitted and special exception uses shall be subject to the provisions of section 158.235 through 158.245.

(Ord. No. 98-84, § 1, 3-22-99; Ord. No. 11-79, § 1(Exh. A), 11-14-11; Ord. No. 15-85, § 1, 12-7-15; Ord. No. 18-12, § 2, 2-26-18)