§ 120.0. SC (Shopping Center) District
A.
Purpose
The SC District is established to permit local retail and office use areas. The Shopping Center District permits the opportunity for one stop shopping for a neighborhood and community.
B.
Uses Permitted as a Matter of Right
1.
Adult entertainment business (including adult book or video stores, movie theaters and live entertainment establishments), subject to the requirements of Section 128.0.H.
2.
Ambulatory health care facilities.
3.
Animal hospitals, completely enclosed.
4.
Antique shops, art galleries, craft shops.
5.
Bakeries, provided all goods baked on the premises shall be sold retail from the premises.
6.
Banks, savings and loan association, investment companies, credit bureaus, brokers, and similar financial institutions.
7.
Bicycle repair shops.
8.
Blueprinting, printing, duplicating or engraving services, limited to 2,000 square feet of net floor area.
9.
Business machine sales, rental and service establishments.
10.
Carnivals and fairs sponsored by and operated on a nonprofit basis for the benefit of charitable, social, civic or educational organizations, subject to the requirements of Section 128.0.D.3.
11.
Carpet and floor covering stores.
12.
Catering establishments and banquet facilities.
13.
Child day care centers and nursery schools.
14.
Clothing and apparel stores with goods for sale or rent.
15.
Commercial communication antennas.
16.
Commercial communication towers with a height of less than 200 feet measured from ground level, subject to the requirements of Section 128.0.E.2. and 128.0.E.3.
17.
Conservation areas, including wildlife and forest preserves, environmental management areas, reforestation areas, and similar uses.
18.
Day treatment or care facilities.
19.
Department stores, appliance stores.
20.
Drug and cosmetic stores.
21.
Farmers markets and farm produce stands.
22.
Farming, provided that on a lot of less than 40,000 square feet, no fowl other than for the normal use of the family residing on the lot and no livestock are permitted.
23.
Food stores.
24.
Funeral homes.
25.
Furniture, appliance and business machine repair, furniture upholstering, and similar services.
26.
Furniture stores.
27.
Government structures, facilities and uses, including public schools and colleges.
28.
Hardware stores.
29.
Home improvement stores including, but not limited to, the following: electrical supplies, glass, garden supplies, hardware, plumbing supplies, wallpaper and building materials and supplies related to home improvements, provided such building materials and supplies are enclosed in a building.
30.
Housing Commission Housing Developments, subject to the requirements of Section 128.0.K.
31.
Laundry and/or dry cleaning establishments, except that pickup and delivery services shall not be provided.
32.
Lawn and garden equipment sales, maintenance and repair.
33.
Liquor stores.
34.
Motor vehicle maintenance, repair and painting facilities, including full body repairs and incidental sales of parts.
35.
Motor vehicle parts or tire store, including installation facilities.
36.
Movie theaters, legitimate theaters, dinner theaters.
37.
Museums and libraries.
38.
Nonprofit clubs, lodges, community halls.
39.
Offices, professional and business.
40.
One dwelling unit per business establishment within the same structure, provided the dwelling unit does not exceed 50 percent of the floor area of the structure.
41.
Personal service establishments such as barber shops, beauty shops, opticians, photographers, tailors.
42.
Pet grooming establishments and daycare, completely enclosed.
43.
Pizza delivery services and other services for off-site delivery of prepared food.
44.
Recycling collection facilities.
45.
Religious activities, structures used primarily for.
46.
Rental centers which rent a variety of goods including equipment and tools.
47.
Repair of electronic equipment, radios, televisions, computers, clocks, watches, jewelry, and similar items.
48.
Restaurants, carryout.
49.
Restaurants, fast food.
50.
Restaurants, standard, and beverage establishments, including those serving beer, wine and liquor.
51.
Retail greenhouses, garden centers and nurseries.
52.
Seasonal sale of Christmas trees or other decorative plant materials, subject to the requirements of Section 128.0.D.4.
53.
Service agencies.
54.
Specialty stores.
55.
Underground pipelines; electric transmission and distribution lines; telephone, telegraph and CATV lines; mobile transformer units; telephone equipment boxes; and other similar public utility uses not requiring a Conditional Use.
56.
Volunteer fire departments.
C.
Accessory Uses
1.
Any use normally and customarily incidental to any use permitted as a matter of right in this district.
2.
Communication towers and antennas accessory to a principal use on the lot. Towers are subject to the requirements of Sections 128.0.E.2 and 128.0.E.3.
3.
Retail sale of propane on the site of a principal retail business.
4.
Snowball stands, subject to the requirements of Section 128.0.D.5.
5.
Private parks, athletic fields, exercise facilities, tennis courts, basketball courts, and similar private, noncommercial recreation facilities.
6.
Small Wind Energy System, building mounted, subject to the requirements of Section 128.0.M.
D.
Bulk Regulations
(Also see Section 128.0.A, Supplementary Bulk Regulations.)
1.
Maximum height ..... 40 feet
2.
The following minimum requirements shall be observed:
a.
District size, not to prohibit the sale or lease of lots therein ..... 10 acres
b.
Structure or use setbacks:
(1)
From public street right-of-way ..... 100 feet
Except that for parking uses\30 feet
(2)
From residential districts other than public street right-of-way ..... 100 feet
E.
Approval of Sketch Plans
The following requirements shall apply to any subdivision of land within an SC District:
1.
A Sketch Plan shall be submitted which shows the entire area of the SC District. In addition to the information required by the Subdivision and Land Development Regulations, the Sketch Plan shall include the following:
a.
Approximate location of each building and approximate setback distances from streets, property lines, and other buildings;
b.
Approximate location of parking areas, loading areas, open space, and street access;
c.
Total number of parking spaces within the district, the number of spaces on each proposed lot, and proposed arrangements for common parking facilities.
2.
All lots within the SC District shall have shared driveway access to public streets.
3.
The Sketch Plan shall be approved only if the Director of Planning and Zoning determines that the plan provides a unified arrangement of lots, buildings, parking and service areas, and open space.
F.
Conditional Uses
The following are Conditional Uses in the SC District, subject to the detailed requirements for Conditional Uses given in Section 131.0. If there is a conflict between this Section and Section 131.0, Section 131.0 shall prevail.
1.
Cemeteries and Mausoleums
2.
Communication Towers (Commercial)
3.
Motor Vehicle Fueling Facility
4.
Small Wind Energy System, freestanding tower
5.
Utility Uses, Public
(Bill No. 46-2016(ZRA-159), § 1, 10-5-2016)