HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-12-05-Ordinance 2704_C-2 Zoning District, Permitted UsesORDINANCE NO.2704
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 300,SECTION 301.19 C-2 CENTRAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF WAUKEE,IOWA
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council ofthe City of Waukee:
Section 1:Chapter 300,Section 301.19 C-2 Central Business District of the City of
Waukee should be and the same is hereby repealed and enacted in lieu thereof is as follows:
§301.19."C_21T Downtown Village District.The "C-2"District is intended to
accommodate a variety of retail stores,services,offices,and mixed-density residential uses and
related activities conducive to the environment desired in the Downtown Village District.The
C-2 Downtown Village District zoning designation is reserved for those properties located within
thc adopted Downtown District Boundary Map of the Downtown Design Guidelines document
identifying areas for commercial,office,mixed-use,and/or residential uses.
A.Principal Permitted Uses.
1.Any commercial use such as the following,provided that said commercial
use is located within a conforming district established in the adopted
Downtown Design Guidelines:
a.Medical clinics,group medical centers,or the office of a doctor,
dentist,osteopath,or similar profession.
b.Businees and Professional offices including the following:law,
engineering,real estate,insurance,financial,and similar uses.
c.Personal service businesses such as:
1.Beauty and barber shops
n.Shoe,watch,and hat repair shops
111.Laundrettes and dry-cleaners.
d.Retail business or service establishments such as the foJlowing:
1.Antique shops
11.Apparel shops
lll.Art and hobby shops
IV.Art Galleries
v.Baby and children stores
VI.Bakeries or bakery outlets -retail sales only
Vll.Bicycle shops,sales and repairs
Vlll.Book stores
IX.Camera stores
x.Confectionery stores,including ice cream or snack hal'S
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Xl.Convenience store
XlI.Dairy stores -retail only
Xlll.Delicatessens
XIV.Dance studios
xv.Drinking establishments
XVI.Drug stores
XVII.Dry goods stores
XVlll.Florist shops
XIX.Gift shops
xx.Harware stores
XXI.Home furnishing,decor,and accessory stores
XXll.Jewelry stores and watch repair shops
XXllI.Key shops
XXIV.Meat market for retail sales only
xxv.Leather goods store
XXVI.Music and video stores
XXVll.Music studios
XXVlll,Novelty food and drink shops
XXIX.Paint and wallpaper stores
xxx.Photographic studios
XXXI.Postal substations
XXXll.Retail printing/copy shops
XXXlll.Radio and television sales and repair shops
XXXIV.Restaurants,cafes
xxxv.Sporting goods stores
XXXVI.Tailor and dressmaking shops
XXXVII.Toy stores
XXXVlll.Variety stores
XXXIX.Child care centers and nursery schools
e.Service,business or recreational uses such as the following:
1.Automobile service and accessory stores
11.Bowling Alley
111.Drive-in banks
IV.Food,meat and fruit stores and food catering services,
retail only
v.Theatres,movie or performance
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VI.Travel and tourist information centers
2.Dwelling milts -provided that the residential dwelling(s)is within the
Residential Transition District identified within the adopted Downtown
Design Guidelines or in a mixed-use building as specified herein.
3.Mixed-Use Buildings -provided that residential uses are within the upper
floous)of a building with a commercial or office use located in the
ground floor of said building.GrOlU1dfloor dwelling units may be
considered,provided that the ground floor dwelling mllt does not comprise
more than 1/3 of the total building's street frontage and the unites)receives
a lU1allOmOUSapproval from the Waukee City Council as a part of all
overall site plan proposal.
B.Permitted Accessory Uses.
1.Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to ally principal
permitted use.
2.Storage of merchandise incidental to a commercial principal use.
3.Private gal-age or carport,
4.Home occupations as permitted in and as limited by Section 301.8(1).
5.Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work,which
buildings shall be removed upon the completion or abandonment of the
construction work.
C.Bulk Regulations.The following maximum requirements shall be observed
subject to the modifications in Section 301.26,unless indicated otherwise herein.
1.Lot Area:None.
2.Front Yard:
a.10 feet for commercial or mixed use properties.
b.30 feet for properties adjacent to Hickman Road
(US Highway 6).
c.30 feet for lots used soley for residential dwellings.
3.Side Yard:None,except for principal permitted uses adj acent
to residential properties not within thc C-2
Downtown Village District which shall provide a
minimum of 10 feet.
A minimum of 15 total feet,7 foot minimum on one
side,for ally residential only use.
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4.Rear Yard:None for commercial uses,except for principle
permitted uses adjacent to residential properties not
within the C-2 Downtown Village District which
shall provide a minimum of 25 feet.
5.Height:40 feet for commercial or residential only buildings,
except that radio communication towers constructed
in compliance with §221.l ofthe Waukee
Municipal Code may not exceed 45 feet in height.
60 feet for mixed-use buildings.
6.Maximum Number 3 stories for commercial or residential only
buildings.4 stories for mixed-use buildings.
of Stories:
D.Site Plan Requirements.See Chapter 304 ofthe Municipal Code and the
adopted Downtown Design Guidelines.
E.Off-Street Parking and Loading:None required for commercial uses.The
minimum off-street parking for dwelling units should be provided at a Tate of 1
space per unit,
Section 2 Repealer.All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions
of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 3.Severability Clause.If any section,provision or part of this ordinance shall
be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional,such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the
ordinance as a whole or any section,provisions or part thereof not adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional,
Section 4.Effective Date.This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final
passage,approval and publication as provided by law.
Passed by the Council the 5th day of December,2011,and approved this 5th day of December,
2011.
Attest:
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