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§301.17."C-1" Community and Highway Service Commercial District.The
"C-1" District is designed to provide space for the general retail and professional office uses, and
efficient development of major retail shopping areas. The uses permitted are also intended to
accommodate both the general retail consumer and the needs and services of the automobile
traveling consumer.
A. Principal Permitted Uses. Only the uses of structures or land listed in this
section shall be permitted in the "C-1" District.
1. Uses permitted in the "C-1A" District.
2. Retail business or service establishments such as the following:
a. Animal hospital.
b. Bowling alleys.
c. Clubs, lodges and churches.
d. Collection office of public utility.
e. Furniture stores.
f. Funeral homes and mortuaries.
g. Gas stations.
h. Golf driving range and miniature golf courses.
i. Grocery stores including supermarkets.
j. Household appliances - sales and repair.
k. Meat market for storage.
l. Medical, dental, and osteopathic clinics.
m. Music recording studios.
n. Plumbing, heating and air conditioning shops.
o. Printing shops.
p. Night clubs and taverns.
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q. Wholesale display and sales room.
r. New and used car sales and service excluding body repair and
painting.
s. Child care centers and nursery schools.
May 20, 2002 – Ordinance 2373
3. Service, business or recreational uses such as the following:
a. Automobile, trailer, motorcycle, boat, farm implement and lawn
and garden establishments for display, hire, rental and sales
(including sales lots). This paragraph shall not be construed to
permit automobile, tractor or machinery wrecking and rebuilding
and used parts yards.
b. Car wash.
c. Commercial swimming pools, skating rinks, golf driving ranges,
miniature golf courses, drive-in theaters and similar recreational
uses and facilities.
d. Garage for general motor vehicle repair.
e. Liquor and beverage stores.
f. Motels and motor hotels.
g. Drive-in restaurants.
h. Recreational vehicle parks.
j. Truck stops.
May 20, 2002 – Ordinance 2373
B. Permitted Accessory Uses.
1. Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to any principal
permitted use.
2. Storage of merchandise incidental to the principal use.
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C. Bulk Regulations. The following minimum requirements shall be observed
subject to the modifications contained in Section 301.26.
1. Lot Area: No minimum.
2. Lot Width: No minimum.
3. Front Yard 30 feet; when fronting on the right-of-way
of a major thoroughfare shown on the Official
Major Street Plan, the front yard shall be
measured from the proposed right-of-way line.
4. Side Yards: No minimum shall apply, except where the
side yard is adjacent to an "R" District, in
which case the yard shall be at least 15 feet.
5. Rear Yard: 30 feet.
6. Maximum Height: 40 feet except that radio communication towers
constructed in compliance with §221.1 of the
Waukee Municipal Code may not exceed 45 feet in
height.
7. Maximum Number 3 stories.
of Stories:
8. Building Area No single building within this district shall exceed
50,000 square feet. (No configuration of buildings
shall be allowed that are planned or intended to
circumvent this requirement.)
August 1, 2005 – Ordinance 2527
D. Off-Street Parking and Loading. Spaces for off-street parking and loading shall
be provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 301.27.
E. Site Plan Requirements. See Chapter 304 of the Municipal Code.
F. Minimum Open Space. The total land area devoted to open space and
landscaping shall not be less than twenty (20) percent of the gross land area
included in the building lot. Such open space shall be maintained as grassed and
landscaped area and shall not include access drives, parking areas, structures or
buildings; except ornamental structures included as part of the landscaping theme.
October 20, 2003, Ordinance 2438