Chapter 9-7-2
ZONE STANDARDS
COMMERCIAL ZONE C-1

SECTION:

9-7-2.1:    PURPOSE

9-7-2.2:    USE TABLE

9-7-2.3:    DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

9-7-2.4:    PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

9-7-2.5:    FENCES/WALLS AND HEDGES

9-7-2.6:    PARKING AND ACCESS STANDARDS

9-7-2.7:    LANDSCAPING

9-7-2.8:    ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS

9-7-2.9:    SIGNS

9-7-2.1 PURPOSE:

The C-1 commercial zone has been established for the primary purpose of providing locations where retail, wholesale, commercial and service facilities can be located for the benefit of residents and to the traveling public in the area. The zone is characterized by a mixture of existing dwellings and commercial uses; however, as assurance that the goods and services will be made available without undue detrimental effects upon the surrounding dwellings, certain requirements have been imposed upon the use of the land and buildings within the zone. (Ord. 1-2022, 2-16-2022; Ord. 6-2008. Formerly 9-7-4.1)

9-7-2.2 USE TABLE:

If a use is not specifically designated then it is prohibited.

 

TABLE 9-7-2.2: USES 

Type	Allowed	Administrative Conditional Use	Conditional Use	Business License
Accessory structure, unoccupied	X
Agriculture and commercial equipment sales and service		X		X
Auto self-serve station		X		X
Auto service station		X		X
Auto, truck, RV sales and rental		X		X
Automotive body/paint repair establishment		X		X
Automotive repair establishment		X		X
Banking, financial services		X		X
Bar, tavern, lounge		X		X
Car wash		X		X
Church		X		X
Daycare center (business)				X
Daycare facility (building)				X
Drive-through facility associated with commercial business		X
Fun center/Rec center		X		X
General merchandise sales and service		X		X
Group home:
Assisted living facility				X
Disabled				X
Elderly		X		X
Youth				X
Hedges		X
Hotel		X		X
Household pets	X
Intermittent commercial use		X		X
Mortuary, reception center		X		X
Motel		X		X
Nursing home		X		X
Office building		X		X
Outdoor recreation, parks, playgrounds	X
Preschool/regulated preschool		X		X
Professional service establishments		X		X
Public rights of way	X
Public services	X
Reception center		X		X
Recreation center		X		X
Residential dwelling in a commercial building		X
Restaurant		X		X
RV storage facility	X	X		X
School, public		X
School, quasi-public		X
Schools, private		X		X
Self-storage (or self-service storage) facility	X	X		X
Signs, nameplates	X
Signs, temporary		X
Social club		X		X
Subdivisions	X
Telecommunications facilities, minor			X	X
Temporary storage container and/or facility for construction of commercial property for 1 year	X
Theater		X		X
Utility structure, incidental to primary use		X
Wall		X
Warehouse storage facility	X	X		X

(Ord. 1-2022, 2-16-2022; Ord. 11-2019, 11-20-2019; Ord. 9-2019, 8-21-2019; Ord. 6-2008. Formerly 9-7-4.2)

9-7-2.3 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS:

 

TABLE 9-7-2.3: MINIMUM LOT AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 

Lot Type	Area	Frontage	Setbacks	Height
Commercial	0' minimum	40' minimum	Front (on Main Street): 0' Front (off Main Street): 20' Side: 0' Rear: 0' Accessory structure: 4' from the lot line, except that no minimum side setback shall be required when all of the following conditions are met: Accessory structures: A. The accessory building is located more than 10' to the rear of the closest rear wall line of any existing main building; B. The accessory building contains no openings in the side contiguous to the lot line; C. No drainage from the roof will be discharged onto an adjacent lot; and D. The accessory building shall have fire resistive walls rated at 4 hours or more.	Office and commercial areas: 25' Average grade to the square of building shall not exceed 25' or 2 stories above average grade whichever is less. Warehouse/factory areas: 35'Average grade to the square of building shall not exceed 35' or 3 stories above average grade whichever is less.
Exceptions	No	No	1. Front Setback: When a building faces Main Street and is situated on Main Street the front setback may be reduced to 0 2. Side Yard Used As Driveway: When used for access to any garage, carport or parking area having less than 5 parking spaces, a side yard shall be wide enough to accommodate an unobstructed 12' paved driveway. When used for access for a garage, carport or parking area having 6 or more	Office and commercial areas: 25'Average grade to the square of building shall not exceed 25' or 2 stories above average grade, whichever is less. Warehouse/factory areas: 35'Average grade to the square of building shall not exceed 35' or 3 stories above average grade, whichever is less.
			parking spaces, a side yard shall be wide enough to provide an unobstructed 12' paved driveway for one-way traffic, or 16' of paved driveway for two-way traffic 3. Ordinary And Customary Projections: Ordinary and customary projections or sills, belt courses, cornices, or other ornamental features and unenclosed steps and un- walled stoops, porches, and carports, which may project up to 3' into a required front and side yard and up to 5' into a required rear yard. No projection into a required court which is provided in connection with a court apartment shall be constructed except for customary sills, belt courses, and cornices which may extend into a court not more than 16"

(Ord. 6-2008, Ord. 4-2009)

1. Minimum lot size requirements: There shall be no minimum lot size requirement for lots in this zone, except that an area sufficient to accommodate location requirements, off street parking, loading and unloading and vehicular access shall be provided and maintained.

2. Frontage requirements: The minimum frontage of any commercial use on a zoning lot shall be forty (40) feet measured at the front lot line.

3. Structure to have access: All structures shall be on a lot adjacent to a public street or with access to a city approved private street and shall be so located on lots as to provide safe and convenient access for fire protection.

4. Setback determination: For the purpose of determining front, side and rear setback requirements, any accessory building on a lot shall not change the setback rules for the dwelling or the main building on a lot. Any accessory building in a front lot shall abide by the same rules as the dwelling or main building. No building shall be located a distance of more than two hundred (200) feet from a public street.

5. Yard space for one building only: All required yards shall be situated on the same lot as the building or structure to which it applies. No required yard, area, or other open space around a building or use which is needed to comply with the area, setback, or open space requirements of this ordinance shall be considered as providing the required area, yard, setback or open space for any other building or use; nor shall any area, yard, setback or other required open space on an adjoining lot be considered as providing the area, setback, or open space requirement of a building or use.

6. Every building to be on a zoned lot: Every building shall be located and maintained on a zoned lot as defined in this ordinance, except for dwellings within a manufactured home park, or other large scale development in a zone which permits such developments. Under no circumstances shall any manufactured home be adjoined or attached to any other dwelling, nor may multiple manufactured homes be joined to form a single building.

7. Sale or lease of required space prohibited: No space needed to meet the yard, area, coverage, off street parking, frontage on a public street, or other requirements of this ordinance for a lot or building may be sold, bequeathed or leased apart from such lot or building unless other space so complying is provided, nor shall any land be sold which will result in an existing or future lot that does not comply with all of the provisions of this article.

8. Storage of junk and debris prohibited: The use of yards or other open space, or uninhabited dwellings for the storage of any of the following shall be prohibited, except as may be expressly permitted in this ordinance:

1. Junk, debris, trash or other deleterious items,

2. Abandoned mobile or manufactured homes, and

3. Motor vehicles of any kind or part(s) thereof, which are in a wrecked, junked, partially dismantled, inoperative or abandoned condition, except that not more than two such vehicles or parts thereof may be stored or parked in a building or otherwise screened from public view.

9. Drainage: Surface water from rooftops shall not be allowed to drain onto adjacent lots or streets. Surface drainage from corrals, pens, or coops shall not be permitted to drain onto adjacent lots or streets, nor shall it be permitted to enter the sanitary sewer system.

10. Sewage disposal: Where domestic sewage disposal facilities are used which are not connected to public sewer, approval of such facilities shall be obtained from the health department before a building permit shall be issued therefore.

11. Pollution prevention: Any use which emits or discharges gases, fumes, dust, glare, noise or other pollutants into the atmosphere in amounts which exceed the standards as prescribed by the state division of air quality or the state department of health, and any use which emits or discharges liquids or solid material into the soil or water in amounts which result in pollutants entering groundwater in amounts exceeding the standards prescribed by the state division of water quality or the state department of health, shall be prohibited.

12. Enclosed storage: All merchandise, materials and equipment except automobiles, trucks, and other vehicles in running order and seasonal items such as holiday decorations, shall be stored within an enclosed building or within an enclosure surrounded by a sight obscuring metal fence or masonry wall at least six (6) feet in height. This does not prohibit temporary displays.

13. Residential structures in commercial zone: All buildings used for human occupancy having walls made of combustible material shall be located at least sixteen (16) feet from the property line.

14. Site plan required in commercial zone: A plot plan clearly depicting the area to be developed; width, height, size and location of any proposed buildings to be constructed thereon and showing all improvements such as signs, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and parking areas shall be submitted by the developer and then must be reviewed and approved by the planning commission prior to the issuance of a building permit. (Ord. 1-2022, 2-16-2022; Ord. 6-2008. Formerly 9-7-4.3)

9-7-2.4 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:

The operation of any use permitted in this district is subject to the following standards of performance:

1.    All uses must be operated so that all practical means are used to confine any noise, odor, dust, smoke, vibration or other similar feature to the premises upon which they are located.

2.    Any light used to illuminate signs, parking areas, or for any other purpose shall be so arranged as to confine direct light beams to the lighted property by appropriate directional hooding. (Ord. 1-2022, 2-16-2022; Ord. 6-2008. Formerly 9-7-4.4)

9-7-2.5 FENCES/WALLS AND HEDGES:

1.    A minimum of fifty (50) percent of any fence, wall, or continuous hedgerow within the front setback, or side setback if a corner lot, from any street shall be four (4) feet or less. The remainder, up to a maximum of fifty (50) percent of any fence, wall, or continuous hedgerow, may not exceed six feet (6'). Fences, walls, and hedgerows at greater than the required minimum setback distance may be constructed to a height not to exceed eight feet (8').

2.    All fences and walls shall be constructed of substantial material and the design and construction shall be consistent with the quality of dwellings and other improvements within the surrounding area. Constructions of fences or walls which exceed six feet (6') in height shall be subject to the standards and requirements of the most current edition of the international building code as adopted by Huntington City. (Ord. 1-2022, 2-16-2022; Ord. 6-2008. Formerly 9-7-4.5)

9-7-2.6 PARKING AND ACCESS STANDARDS:

Curb, gutter, sidewalk and adequate off street parking for the intended use, shall be required as part of any building, structure, and use established in this zone.

1.    Off street parking for nonresidential uses shall be provided according to the off street parking schedule found in the international building code as published by the International Conference of Building Officials.

2.    All off street parking spaces shall be graded and graveled.

3.    Off street loading and unloading space shall be provided on the same lot for every building used for manufacturing, storage, warehousing, goods display, department store, grocery, hotel, hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning, or other use similarly involving the receipt or distribution by vehicle of materials or merchandise. Such space, unless otherwise adequately provided shall include a minimum ten feet (10') by twenty five feet (25') loading space with a minimum fourteen feet (14') height clearance for every twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of floor space in the building or fraction thereof.

4.    On corner lots, no driveways shall be closer than fifteen feet (15') to the point of intersection of the front property line with the side property line, which abuts upon a street.

5.    Where there is no existing curb, gutter and sidewalk, a curb, gutter and sidewalk or any combination of curb, gutter and sidewalk may be required by the city.

6.    The planning commission may approve substitute parking locations and may reduce the amount of off street parking required if:

a. Sufficient off street parking is readily available within the vicinity of five hundred feet (500');

b. Uses can share parking at different times of the day; and/or

c. Where acquisition of land for such use, is unnecessary, in order to carry out the spirit of this ordinance.

7.    New development shall provide the following:

a. Off Street Parking: Off street parking areas must have unobstructed access to a street or alley. The parking area design for five (5) or more vehicles, must not encourage cars to back onto adjoining public sidewalks, parking strips, or roadways. With the exception of permitted tandem parking, parking spaces shall be independently accessible and unobstructed.

b. Aisle and parking width. The minimum aisle width is twenty four feet (24');

i. Parking spaces must be nine feet (9') wide by eighteen feet (18') long

ii. ADA parking space width requirements vary and shall be consistent with current international building code standards; and

iii. Compact spaces with dimensions of nine feet (9') wide by sixteen feet (16') long may be provided. These spaces are not code spaces for the purpose of satisfying parking requirements.

c. Corner lots: No landscape obstruction is allowed in excess of two feet (2') in height above street grade. A reasonable number of trees with lower branches pruned to a height of six feet (6') from the ground up to permit automobile drivers and pedestrians an unobstructed view of the intersection may be allowed by the zoning administrator.

d. Driveway access: For corner lots, the clear triangular area is defined by the intersection of the road right-of-way, the line extending from the point of curve at the top back of curb, and a line connecting them at points twenty five feet (25') from their intersection.

e. Drive-through developments: Applicants for all drive-up or drive-through service windows or facilities must provide sufficient stacking space (a minimum of 4 spaces), for vehicles waiting for service, to prevent vehicles from waiting in the right of way.

f. Common driveways: To encourage the location of parking in the rear yard and/or below grade, the city allows common driveways along shared side yards to provide access to parking if the deeds to both properties include language that preserves the shared drive in perpetuity.

g. Off-Street loading spaces: Every structure that is to be used for any purpose which involves the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by vehicle, must provide and maintain adequate space for standing, loading, or unloading services off street.

i. All such loading areas or berths shall be located so that no vehicle loading or unloading merchandise or other material shall be parked in any front yard or in any street or right of way.

ii. Loading docks and loading areas must be screened from adjoining property and public right of way. (Ord. 1-2022, 2-16-2022; Ord. 1-2021, 1-20-2021; Ord. 6-2008. Formerly 9-7-4.6)

9-7-2.7 LANDSCAPING:

1.    Front yards and side yards of all commercial buildings which front on public streets must be landscaped a minimum of ten (10) percent. (Ord. 1-2022, 2-16-2022; Ord. 6-2008. Formerly 9-7-4.7)

9-7-2.8 ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS:

1.    Facades: All new development must present an attractive streetscape, incorporate architectural and site design elements appropriate to a pedestrian scale, and provide for the safety and convenience of pedestrians. All new development shall comply with each of the following architectural standards:

A. Walls: No more than three (3) materials shall be used for primary wall surfaces. Exterior finishes shall be of traditional, time and weather tested techniques. Retaining walls shall be of materials complimentary to the building's materials. Wall colors may range from earth tones to colors with some white and gray. Trim around openings may be accent colors.

B. Roofs: All the roofs and dormer roofs of a building shall be constructed of the same material. Slopes of roofs shall be of equal pitch if a gable or hip roof is employed. All metal roofs must be of a non-glare finish.

2.    Lighting: All lights placed on property entrances or on building facades shall be down directed and shielded to direct light to the entry or pedestrian way. External lights shall be located and used to avoid light trespass. The lighting design shall minimize light trespass. Spotlights and floodlights are prohibited. All pedestrian pathways shall include either bollard lighting, or down directed lighting which shall not exceed twelve feet (12') in height.

3.    Screening: Trash collection and recycling areas, service areas, mechanical equipment and loading docks shall be screened on all sides so that no portion of such areas is visible from public streets and alleys and adjacent properties. Required screening may include, new and existing plantings, walls, fences, screen panels, doors, topographic changes, buildings, horizontal separation, or any combination thereof. (Ord. 1-2022, 2-16-2022; Ord. 6-2008. Formerly 9-7-4.8)

9-7-2.9 SIGNS:

1.    Setback: All permanent advertising signs shall be set back from public streets a distance at least equal to the distance that buildings are required to be set back within the zone in which said signs are located.

2.    Screening requirements: All signs shall display thereon copy and images pertaining only to products or services sold on premises.

3.    Permits required: No advertising sign shall be erected or placed within the city without first making application for and obtaining a building permit therefore. In addition, all signs located within six hundred sixty feet (660') of the right of way line of a federally designated highway shall conform to the standards and regulations for such signs established by the state of Utah or by federal law. Any approval or permits required by said regulations shall be in addition to the building permit herein above required and construction or placement of a sign shall not be commenced until all approvals and permits have been obtained and verification thereof is provided to the city by the developer.

4.    One (1) A-Frame sign, each face of which is no larger than twelve (12) square feet, will be permitted on city property at each business location in the C-1 commercial zone without requiring a sign permit. Said sign must be removed from public property after business hours. No signs may obstruct the normal passage of pedestrian traffic on public sidewalks at any time. (Ord. 1-2022, 2-16-2022; Ord. 6-2008. Formerly 9-7-4.9)