§ 2.04.07. C commercial.

These districts are intended primarily for commercial activity. Retail sales and service establishments are found in this district as permitted uses, with wholesale and storage activity permissible as special exceptions. Residential uses are discouraged, for the district is not residential in character, but residential uses are permitted. It is not the intent of this district that it be used for encouragement of strip commercial activity. It is intended that after the effective date of these regulations no further property in the county will be zoned C; to that end, and after the effective date of this Code, no application for zoning of property to C shall be accepted by the Department of Planning and Development. C district boundaries shall remain as shown on the Official Zoning Atlas at the date of adoption of this Code except where a C district, or portion of such district, is changed to another classification under this Code.

A.

Permitted principal uses and structures.

1.

For lots or parcels in the commercial corridor mixed use, commercial activity center or industrial future land use classifications, the list of permitted principal uses and structures shall be as for heavy commercial (C-2).

2.

For lots or parcels in the resort corridor or rural activity center future land use classifications, the list of permitted principal uses and Structures shall be as for neighborhood commercial-2 (NC-2).

3.

For lots or parcels in other future land use classifications where the Department determines the commercial (C) zoning to be conforming with respect to the adopted comprehensive plan, the list of permitted principal uses shall be as for neighborhood commercial-1 (NC-1).

4.

For lots or parcels in future land use classifications where the Department determines the commercial (C) zoning to be nonconforming with respect to the adopted comprehensive plan, a change in zoning to a conforming district shall be required to allow for the development, expansion or intensification of any use or structure other than a single family dwelling that would be the primary use or structure on the lot or parcel. This provision shall not be construed to allow for the development, expansion or intensification of a single family dwelling where such development otherwise would be in conflict with this Code.

B.

Prohibited uses and structures. Any use or structure not specifically, provisionally, or by reasonable implication permitted herein.

C.

Accessory uses and structures. Uses and structures which are:

1.

Customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate or permitted or permissible uses and structures.

2.

Located on the same lot as the permitted or permissible use or structure, or on a contiguous lot in the same ownership.

3.

Within the principal structure, and in connection with permitted or permissible uses and conventional structures, apartments or quarters only for occupancy by owners or employees. It is specifically the intent of this subsection to prohibit detached dwelling units as an accessory use within the C zone.

(Ord. No. 95-1, § 1 (2.04.07), 6-8-95; Ord. No. 99-09, § 1(Exh. B), 8-12-99; Ord. No. 2005-12, 1(Exh. A), 7-28-05)