Chapter 17.32
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT—C
Sections:
17.32.020 Permitted, accessory, conditional and prohibited uses.
17.32.010 Purpose.
The purpose of the commercial zoning district is to promote retail business areas and to provide shopping and business services to the entire county, consistent with the goals and policies of the Adams County comprehensive plan. This district retains and enhances established businesses, as well as providing guidance to the development of new areas, making them compatible and consistent with existing development.
The C designation will be applied to lands that have the following characteristics: (1) public water and sewer systems may not be required, depending on the type of use; (2) located near existing population centers and/or near major intersecting transportation corridors (highways); and (3) are coordinated with adjacent jurisdictions to ensure status of existing and future public facilities and services if known. The types of activities that are allowed may include retail and service commercial uses, commercial recreational uses, and some light industrial activities that do not involve manufacturing and/or processing activities. Development standards include fire flow, access to public streets with sufficient rights-of-way, adequate off-street parking and loading, landscaping/buffers next to residential areas, adequate setbacks, clear view triangles (adequate sight and turning distance); lighting should not project onto other properties; signs, near urban areas sidewalks, should be provided and/or at least an area set aside for future sidewalks. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))
17.32.020 Permitted, accessory, conditional and prohibited uses.
Permitted, accessory, conditional and prohibited uses in this district shall be as identified in Chapter 17.08, Use Districts and Chart. Said uses shall be allowed, as indicated in the district use chart, only after the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable Adams County rules and regulations are complied with. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))
17.32.030 Standards.
In addition to the applicable requirements of this code, including without limitation Chapter 17.76, General Standards, all development authorized in this zoning district shall meet the following minimum standards:
A. Minimum lot area, lot depth, lot width: that area necessary to comply with all applicable provisions, including, without limitation, requirements for off-street parking, ingress/egress, lot coverage, landscaping, etc.
B. The maximum building height for commercial or business uses, etc.: three stories, or in any event not greater than forty feet, including all signs or decorations for occupied portions of structures. Where development occurs adjacent to a residential or rural residential, the maximum building height for all structures and storage of materials shall be thirty feet for a distance of three hundred feet from a common boundary line.
C. The maximum lot coverage including all accessory buildings: eighty percent of the total lot area.
D. Minimum Yard Areas.
1. Front yard: sixty-five feet from the centerline or thirty-five feet from the front property line, whichever is greater.
2. Rear and side yards: ten feet from the rear or side property line; provided, that where development occurs adjacent to a residential, rural residential or any agricultural district, the rear and side yard areas shall be thirty feet from the rear and side property lines. Where buildings on separate parcels (both within the commercial district) are of common-wall construction, built according to acceptable building codes and with appropriate maintenance easements, a zero setback is acceptable.
E. A caretaker’s residence may be incorporated into the principal structure.
F. Ingress and egress openings shall not exceed fifty percent of the developed lot frontage and in no case shall exceed a total width of one hundred feet.
G. Buffering/Landscaping. When development is occurring adjacent to a residential or rural residential district, a sight-obscuring fence shall be installed to screen activities from those areas.
H. Exterior lighting must be so controlled as to prevent glare on public streets and adjoining property. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))