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SC Suburban Commercial

SC Suburban Commercial.
The purpose of the SC district is to establish areas for commercial uses designed and intended primarily to serve the needs of the immediate neighborhood in which they are located. This district should be established on major thoroughfares at locations convenient and accessible to residential areas without vehicular trips.

(a) Uses permitted by right:
Adult day care center.
Bakery.
Bank and lending institution.
Barber/beauty shop.
Child care center.
Convenience center without vehicle fuel sales.
Dance studio.
Drug store.
Dry cleaner/laundry.
Florist.
Gift/antique shop.
Low intensity commercial retail.
Medical/dental office.
Medium intensity commercial retail.
Place of worship.
Professional office.
Public facilities/utilities. *
Public Works excluding wastewater treatment facilities.
Restaurant without a drive through.
School.
School,vocational.
Tailor shop.

(b) Conditional use permit:
Adult Business
Broadcasting station.
Funeral home.
High intensity commercial retail not otherwise listed.
Indoor flea market.
Outdoor flea market.
Public Facility/Utility.**
Recreational enterprise. 
 

*- but not including generating facilities, substations, switching stations and wastewater treatment facilities which are permitted as a conditional use permit.

**- for generating facilities, substations, switching stations and wastewater treatment facilities (except for the expansion or modification to wastewater treatment facilities existing prior to October 17, 2006)

(c) Requirements:
(1) Intensity: Ratio
Maximum floor area ratio..........0.35
Open space ratio.....................0.40
(2) Minimum yards: Feet
Front***..........40
Side...............10 
Rear ............25

(3) Maximum building height (in feet) ..........35
***Front setback may be reduced. Specified in section 28-59(f)(10).
(Ord. No. 094-29, 8-9-94; Ord. No. 095-10, 3-7-95; Ord. No. 096-05, 1-2-96; Ord. No. 099-42, 7-13-99; Ord. No. 000-35, 6-6-00)




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