§ 2203. Use regulations.

(a)

The following chart lists those uses permitted within the Central Business Core District. Uses and structures shall be allowed either as principal uses, indicated by a "P", or as conditional uses, indicated by a "C." Uses and structures indicated by an "X" shall be prohibited, unless allowed by special exception for Alternative Compliance pursuant to section 2205. No uses or structures other than as specified herein or as allowed pursuant to subsection (b) shall be permitted.

Use	District CBC
Adult book stores, but not within 500 feet of any apartment or residential district, single - or multiple-family dwelling, church, park, or school	X
Animal hospitals, veterinary establishments, pounds, shelters and commercial kennels, provided that all animals shall be kept in soundproofed, air-conditioned buildings	P
Assembly uses	P
Automobile museums, subject to the provisions of section 223.1	C
Automobile repair garages, subject to the provisions of section 224	X
Automobile service stations; subject to the provisions of section 225, and provided that, where there is an adjoining Residential or Apartment district without an intervening street, alley or permanent open space greater than twenty-five (25) feet in width and where lots separated by a district boundary have adjacent front yards, Category VI screening shall separate the automobile service station use from the adjacent Residential or Apartment district and no freestanding sign shall be located within fifty (50) feet of any such Residential or Apartment District	C
Bakeries, confectioneries and delicatessens, provided that products prepared or processed on the premises shall be sold only at retail and only on the premises except that bakeries, confectioneries and delicatessens with 7,500 square feet or less in floor area may prepare products on the premises for retail sale at an off-site location	P
Bars or nightclubs, subject to the provisions of section 225.01	C
Beverage manufacturing shops	P
Bicycle and moped rental establishments and bicycle sharing systems, subject to the provisions of section 226	C
Boat sales	X
Body piercing establishments	X
Building-mounted antennas meeting the requirements of section 207	P
Building-mounted antennas other then those meeting the requirements of section 207	C
Bulk storage yards and building contractors yards, subject to the provisions of section 228, and provided that no sale or processing of scrap, salvage or second-hand material shall be permitted; and provided further that such storage yards shall be completely enclosed except for necessary openings in ingress and egress by a fence or wall not less than six (6) feet in height	X
Business and vocational schools which do not involve the operation of woodwork shops, machine shops or other similar facilities, with a floor area greater than 7,500 square feet	C
Business and vocational schools which do not involve the operation of woodwork shops, machine shops or other similar facilities, with a maximum floor area of 7,500 square feet	P
Business studios and offices	P
Car wash facilities, subject to the provisions of section 228.1	C
Colleges and universities, public or private	C
Commercial and other surface parking lots, including on-site surface parking, parking garages and storage garages, except as provided below	C
Commercial and other surface parking lots, including on-site parking, located behind a building or otherwise screened from view from a public street	P
Commercial parking structures, which may include car wash, car rental or car detailing services when wholly enclosed within a parking structure and accessory thereto	P
Communication towers meeting the requirements of section 232(j) and temporary communication towers meeting the requirements of section 207	P
Communication towers not meeting the requirements of section 232(j) and temporary communication towers not meeting the requirements of section 207	C
Craft distillery shops	C
Day-care and child care education centers	P
Dwellings, attached/townhouses	X
Dwellings, multiple-family	P
Fiber-optics transmission facilities, subject to the provisions of section 233.15	C
Financial institutions, provided that drive-through facilities shall be located on the block interior or in the ground floor of a parking structure so as not to be visible from a public right-of-way	P
Funeral homes	C
Furniture repair and upholstering; repair services for radio and television and household appliances other than those with gasoline engines; carpet and linoleum laying, tile setting, sign shops and other small service businesses within a mixed-use building	P
Furniture repair and upholstering; repair services for radio and television and household appliances other than those with gasoline engines; carpet and linoleum laying; tile setting, sign shops and other small service businesses other than within a mixed-use building	X
Greenhouses and plant nurseries in a mixed-use building	C
Grocery stores, carry-out food stores and convenience stores	P
Heliports and helistops	C
Home occupations	C
Home sharing meeting the requirements of section 209.6	P
Housing for seniors and disabled persons, subject to the provisions of section 235; convalescent, nursing or maternity homes	C
Hospitals and sanitariums	C
Hotels	P
Laundry and dry cleaning establishments, retail	P
Liquor stores other than at wholesale	P
Medical and dental offices and clinics	P
Medical laboratories	P
Mini-warehouses	X
Mobile home sales	X
Motor vehicle sales and rentals, subject to the provisions of section 239, except as provided below	X
Motor vehicle sales and rentals, provided that such use and any accessory or other uses in conjunction with the principal use are fully enclosed within a building	P
Museums and art galleries	P
Off-site parking facilities, subject to the provisions of section 2212	P
Pharmacies, provided that drive-through facilities shall be located on the block interior or in the ground floor of a parking structure so as not to be visible from the public right-of-way	P
Printing, publishing and similar uses	P
Personal service establishments	P
Personal watercraft rentals	X
Public schools	C
Public uses, except public schools	P
Public utilities installations and substations, provided that storage and maintenance facilities shall not be permitted; and provided further, that utilities substations other than individual transformers shall be surrounded by Category IV screening except for entrances and exits; and provided also that transformer vaults for underground utilities shall require only Category I screening, except for access openings	P
Public utilities offices	P
Public utility storage or maintenance installations	X
Radio and television broadcasting stations	C
Recreational or amusement facilities, indoor, with a maximum floor area of 7,500 square feet	P
Recreational or amusement facilities, indoor, with a maximum floor area greater than 7,500 square feet	C
Recreation or amusement facilities, outdoor, other than riding academies and recreational campgrounds, subject to the provisions of section 240.1	C
Religious uses with a floor area greater than 4,000 square feet	C
Religious uses with a maximum floor area of 4,000 square feet	P
Restaurants inside a mixed-use building, except as provided below	P
Restaurants, whether freestanding or in a mixed-use building, with a drive-through window, provided that drive-through facilities shall be located on the block interior or on the ground floor of a parking structure so as not to be visible from a public right-of-way	P
Restaurants, freestanding, without drive-through windows	P
Retail establishments, other than those listed separately, including the incidental manufacturing of goods for sale at retail on the premises; provided that outdoor storage or display of any items for sale shall comply with the provisions of section 2204(c)	P
Storage or processing of salvage, scrap or junk	X
Satellite wagering facilities within a mixed-use building	C
Short term rental	C
Short Term Rental within a STR Overlay District	P
Single room occupancy facility	X
Small wireless facilities meeting the requirements of section 207	P
Small wireless facilities not placed on existing structures	C
Specialty shops	P
Tattoo parlors and body-piercing establishments	X
Truck and trailer rentals, in accordance with the provisions of section 242.2	X
Wholesaling and distribution operations, provided that such operations do not involve the use of: (i) more than 2,000 square feet of floor area for storage of wares; (ii) any vehicle rated at more than 1½ tons, or (iii) a total of more than five (5) delivery vehicles	X
Wildlife rehabilitation centers	X
Wind energy conversion systems, freestanding	C
Wind energy conversion systems, roof-mounted, except as provided below	P
Wind energy conversion systems, roof-mounted, in excess of one (1) per principal structure	C
Wine-tasting rooms, in accordance with the provisions of section 209.4	P

 

(b)

If a proposed use is not expressly permitted pursuant to subsection (a), but is similar to a listed use, the Zoning Administrator may categorize the proposed use as a use permitted by this section, either as a principal or conditional use. In determining whether a proposed use is similar to a listed use, the Zoning Administrator shall consider (1) the actual or projected characteristics of the proposed use in comparison to those of the most similar listed use; and (2) the categorization of the proposed use in the Standard Land Use Coding Manual (First Edition January 1965). Rental of rooms in a dwelling or the entire dwelling thirty (30) consecutive days or more is an accessory use to the dwelling.

(c)

Uses other than those allowed pursuant to subsections (a) or (b) may be allowed pursuant to the Alternative Compliance provisions set forth in section 2205 if such use conforms to the standards set forth therein.

(Ord. No. 3327, 2-25-14; Ord. No. 3403, 4-21-15; Ord. No. 3412, 5-19-15; Ord. No. 3441, 4-19-16; Ord. No. 3514, 7-11-17; Ord. No. 3527, 12-12-17; Ord. No. 3578, 1-15-19)

(Ord. No. 3327, 2-25-14; Ord. No. 3403, 4-21-15; Ord. No. 3412, 5-19-15; Ord. No. 3441, 4-19-16; Ord. No. 3514, 7-11-17; Ord. No. 3527, 12-12-17; Ord. No. 3578, 1-15-19)