ARTICLE XI:"C-2" HIGHWAY-ORIENTED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

11.10   Purpose:  The C-2 Commercial Zone District is established to direct commercial development to appropriate locations which will promote the efficient delivery of goods and services while assuring the integrity of surrounding land uses.
A.         Permitted Uses:
                        1.         Removed
                        2.         Wholesale and warehousing operations such as:  food products, automotive parts, electrical equipment, hardware and feeds.
                        3.         Signs, on-site and off-site, subject to provisions of Articles I and V of this Ordinance.
                        4.         Accessory uses clearly incidental to principal use.
                        5.         See Article XIII 13.30 E.
                        6.         Other uses, similar to those listed above, which clearly reflect the purpose and intent of the Commercial Zone District.
           
B.         Uses Authorized by a Conditional Use Permit:
                        1.         Public and semi-public uses including, but not limited to, the following:  public and private schools, churches, community buildings, public parks and recreation areas, hospitals, rest homes, fire and police stations, public maintenance repair or storage buildings.
                        2.         Utility corridors and necessary related facilities including, but not limited to, dams, reservoirs, and power plants.  Projects requiring mandatory review by the Minnesota Environmental Quality Council shall be exempt from conditional use/variance review.
4.         Transportation terminals.
                        5.         Single family dwelling for personnel directly connected with the operation of a commercial establishment, provided there be only one dwelling per commercial establishment.
                        6.         Removed.
                        7.         Borrow pits and related facilities including, but not limited to, portable crushing, screening, and batching equipment.
            8.         Other uses similar to those listed above.
C.         Requirements:
                        1.         Minimum Lot Areas:      One half (1/2) acre (21,780 square feet)
                        2.         Minimum Lot Width:      One hundred (100) feet
                        3.         Maximum Lot Coverage Allowed: Including all structures and plus parking areas, loading areas, and similarly altered ground surfaces:  seventy-five (75) percent
                        4.         Lot Line Setbacks:  All structures on commercially zoned property adjacent to a residential, waterfront, or "I" zone district must be set back a minimum of fifty (50) feet from side and rear lot lines, regardless of provisions listed below, or must be screened in a manner which will provide an effective buffer between the district, such screening to be approved by the planning commission.
a.         Front yard setback (all structures):        25 feet
                                    b.         Side yard setback:
                                                            Principal structure                     20 feet
                                                            Accessory structure                  5 feet
                                                            Parking areas                           5 feet
            c.         Rear yard setback:
                                                            Principal structure                     20 feet
                                                            Accessory structure                  20 feet
                                                            Parking areas                           20 feet
                        5.         Road Setback:  (from centerline of driving surface or thirty-five (35) feet from right-of-way line, whichever distance is greater.)
                                    a.         Principal and Minor Arterials                 110 feet
                        b.         Major Collectors                                    85 feet
                                    c.         Minor Collectors and Local Roads        68 feet.
                        6.         Height Limitation:         Thirty-five (35) feet measured from first floor level to highest point of roof.
7.         Parking Requirements:  Off street parking shall be provided in accordance with the requirements for specific uses set forth in Article XVI of this Ordinance.