[R.O. 2011 §30-246; Ord. No. 2837 §30-216, 11-8-1994]
A.
The
commercial district shall provide space for retail shops and professional
services which provide for the needs and convenience of the people
of Salem, Missouri.
B.
It
is intended that developments such as shopping centers provide adequate
off-street parking space for customers and employees and landscape
their development with appropriate screening materials.
C.
Special
attention shall be given to the impact of a commercial use when it
adjoins a residential district so that negative impacts of traffic,
noise, light and glare may be minimized through proper development.
D.
Under
no conditions will industrial or manufacturing be permitted, no killing
of livestock or poultry.
E.
No
merchandise shall be stored other than that to be sold at retail on
the premises.
[R.O. 2011 §30-247; Ord. No. 2837 §30-217, 11-8-1994; Ord. No. 3437, 3-2-2020]
The following uses shall be permitted in the commercial district
when in compliance with commercial lot development standards, including
all uses permitted in the residential zone. Any commercial area which
is developed into a "R-1", "R-2", or "R-3" District with residential
housing will abide by the regulations of the "R-1", "R-2", and "R-3"
planning and zoning. This list is to be used as examples only and
shall serve as a guide to permitted uses of a similar character.
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Any use permitted in the "R" Districts as long as they comply
with lot development
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Antique shop
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Apparel store, family, children, men or women
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Appliance store
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Artist supplies
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Automobile parking lot
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Bakery goods store
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Bank
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Barbershop
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Beauty shop
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Book or stationery store
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Camera shop
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Candy store
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Catering establishment
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Cleaning and pressing collection station
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Curio shop
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Dairy products or ice cream store
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Delicatessen
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Drug store or fountain
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Drygoods store
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Enclosed exhibit, information and event center
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Florist shop
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Furniture store
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Gift store
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Greenhouses (commercial)
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Grocery store
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Hardware store
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Jewelry store
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Meat market
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Medical facility
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Miniature golf range
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Music store
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Newspaper, magazine sales, or print shops
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Notions
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Office supply store
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Offices
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Optometrist sales and service
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Paint and decorating shop
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Pharmacy
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Photographer studio (photo supply)
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Public recreation and assembly halls, including clubs, lodges,
bowling alleys, theaters, billiard or pool parlors
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Radio and television sales and service
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Restaurant and eating establishments excluding drive-in restaurants
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Self-service or coin-operated laundries
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Sewing machine sales and service
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Shoe store or repair shop
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Specialty shop for men and women
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Sporting goods store
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Studios--art, music, drama, dancing, fitness, photograph
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Supermarket
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Tailor shop
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Toy store
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Vacation rental
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Variety store
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[R.O. 2011 §30-248; Ord. No. 2938 §1, 3-15-1999]
A.
The
following uses shall be granted if specific requirements are met:
1.
Veterinarian or animal hospital or kennel provided that any such
building housing animals is located a minimum of two hundred (200)
feet from any adjoining residential zone.
2.
Bowling alley, drive-in restaurant and quick-stop type market provided
these uses shall be located a minimum of one hundred (100) feet from
any adjoining residential zone.
3.
Medical marijuana dispensaries, provided that no building shall be
constructed, altered or used for a medical marijuana dispensary without
complying with the following regulations of this Subsection:
[Ord. No. 3420, 6-27-2019]
a.
No medical marijuana dispensary shall be located within five
hundred (500) feet of a then-existing elementary or secondary school,
child day-care center, church, or public park.
"Then existing" shall mean any school, child day-care center,
church or public park with a written building permit from the City
to be constructed, or under construction, or completed and in use
at the time the medical marijuana dispensary first applies for either
zoning or a building permit, whichever comes first.
(1)
In the case of a freestanding MMJ facility, the
distance between the facility and the school, day care, church or
public park shall be measured from the external wall of the facility
structure closest in proximity to the school, day care, church or
public park to the closest point of the property line of the school,
day care, church or public park. If the school, day care, or church
is part of a larger structure, such as an office building or strip
mall, the distance shall be measured to the entrance or exit of the
school, day care or church closest in proximity to the facility.
(2)
In the case of a facility that is part of a larger
structure, such as an office building or strip mall, the distance
between the facility and the school, day care, church or public park
shall be measured from the property line of the school, day care,
church or public park to the facility's entrance or exit closest
in proximity to the school, day care, church or public park. If the
school, day care, or church is part of a larger structure, such as
an office building or strip mall, the distance shall be measured to
the entrance or exit of the school, day care, or church closest in
proximity to the facility.
(3)
Measurement shall be made along the shortest path
between the demarcation points that can be drawn on a map.
b.
On-Site Usage Prohibited. No marijuana may be smoked, ingested,
or otherwise consumed on the premises of a medical marijuana dispensary
building.
c.
Hours Of Operation. All sales or distribution of medical marijuana
and any other products sold to the public through a medical marijuana
dispensary shall take place between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 6:00
P.M., Monday through Saturday. Medical marijuana dispensaries shall
be secured and closed to the public after the hours listed in this
Subsection, and no persons not employed by the medical marijuana dispensary
may be present in such a facility at any time it is closed to the
public.
d.
Display Of License Required. The medical marijuana dispensary
license issued by the State of Missouri shall be prominently in a
highly visible location, easily seen by patients on the dispensary's
sales floor.
e.
Zoning Limitations. Medical marijuana dispensaries shall be
in any general commercial business district located in the City of
Salem and shall be treated no differently from any business application
for a pharmacy, healthcare clinic, dental or doctor's office,
except for the distance restrictions set forth herein.
[R.O. 2011 §30-249; Ord. No. 2938 §2, 3-15-1999]
A.
The
following uses may be located in the commercial district by a conditional
use permit granted by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Salem,
Missouri, after public hearing, and after recommendation of the Planning
and Zoning Commission, under such conditions as to operation, site
development, signs, and time limit as may be deemed necessary in order
that such use will not seriously injure the appropriate use of the
neighboring property and will conform to the general intent and purpose
of these regulations and shall comply with the height and area regulations
of the commercial district in which they may be located, unless otherwise
granted:
1.
Amusement place, arcade, theater or assembly hall;
2.
Billiard or pool halls;
3.
Car wash;
4.
Cemeteries, mausoleums or crematories for the disposal of human dead;
5.
Golf driving ranges;
6.
Mobile home sales;
7.
New and used automobile sales and service;
8.
Nightclubs or taverns;
9.
Parking lots and structures;
10.
Radio, television and microwave towers;
11.
Service station;
12.
Travel trailer parks;
13.
Trucks and trailers for hauling — rental and sales;
14.
Veterinarian or animal hospital or kennel;
15.
Bowling alley, drive-in restaurant and quick-stop type market; and
16.
Farmers markets.
[R.O. 2011 §30-250; Ord. No. 2837 §30-220, 11-8-1994; Ord. No. 2846 §1, 11-21-1994; Ord. No. 2995 §2, 11-5-2001]
A.
Any
existing platted lot may be developed if the following requirements
are met. These minimum requirements are necessary to insure fire safety
for each building and all surrounding buildings and to provide adequate
access for customers:
1.
When located less than three (3) blocks from public parking facilities,
lots shall be developed in compliance with the City of Salem Building
and Fire Code.
2.
When located more than three (3) blocks in distance from a public
parking facility, each business shall provide off-street parking spaces
according to the following schedule:
a.
Hotels, motels and all overnight accommodations for travelers shall
provide one (1) off-street parking space for each guest unit.
b.
Restaurants, bars, and taverns shall provide one (1) off-street parking
space for each three (3) seats provided for patron use.
c.
Drive-in restaurants shall provide one (1) off-street parking space
for every one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area with no
less than six (6) off-street spaces provided.
d.
Places of assembly such as, but not limited to, churches, lodges,
private clubs, theaters, gymnasiums and museums shall provide one
(1) off-street parking space for each fifty (50) square feet of gross
floor area.
e.
Retail businesses shall provide one (1) parking space for each one
hundred fifty (150) square feet of gross floor area.
f.
Office and professional services shall provide one (1) off-street
parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor
area.
3.
Whenever any commercial district parking or public drive adjoins
a residential zone, such an area shall be screened by an opaque ornamental
fence or wall or by a dense evergreen hedge not less than five (5)
feet nor more than six (6) feet in height. This screening shall be
maintained in good visual order.
4.
Area and height regulations. In a "C-1" Neighborhood
Commercial District, the height of buildings, the minimum dimensions
of lots and yards, and minimum lot area per structure on any lot shall
be as follows:
a.
Area regulations.
(1)
Minimum lot area. No minimum lot area is required
for commercial uses. The minimum area of a lot used for residential
purposes shall be the same as that specified in the "R-1", "R-2",
and "R-3" districts.
(2)
Minimum street side setbacks for commercial property.
(a)
There shall be a minimum street side setback of seven (7) feet
for all buildings constructed on property henceforth annexed into
the City of Salem, Missouri, and zoned commercial. Sidewalks and beautification
improvements may be constructed within and upon the seven (7) foot
setback.
b.
Height regulations. The maximum height of buildings
and structures in a "C" District shall not exceed six (6) stories
or sixty (60) feet for commercial uses. Where a lot is used for residential
purposes, the height of a building shall be the same as that required
in an "R-1", "R-2", and "R-3" District.
[R.O. 2011 §30-251; Ord. No. 2837 §30-221, 11-8-1994]
A.
The
following regulations provide adequate and proper advertisement of
commercial activity for the City of Salem. However, recognizing that
uncontrolled signs can create hazards, confusion, poor aesthetics,
loss of business and can adversely affect the stability and value
of property, the following requirements and regulations pertaining
to signs within the City of Salem shall be enforced:
1.
All signs except those regulated herein for home occupations shall
conform to the following size standards:
a.
All enterprises shall be permitted a wall sign for each side of a
building fronting a public street. The permitted sign area shall be
determined according to wall face by square footage, and shall not
exceed twenty percent (20%) of the wall face, including glass area,
with the exception of those signs painted directly on the building
surface.
b.
Freestanding off-premise and on-premise signs. All such signs, with the exception of those regulated by Subsection (2), shall have a clearance of a minimum of eight (8) feet from the terrain or sidewalk, or supports shall be at least ten (10) feet from public right-of-way. No part of any sign shall intrude into the public right-of-way.
2.
Signs identifying parking regulations or traffic flow direction on
private property shall not exceed four (4) square feet in area and
shall have letters not exceeding six (6) inches in height.
[R.O. 2011 §30-252; Ord. No. 2870 §§1 — 4, 9-3-1996]
A.
The
following signs and advertising devices are hereby prohibited within
the City of Salem:
1.
Any sign erected in a public easement or right-of-way.
2.
Any sign attached to any public utility pole, tree, fire hydrant,
curb, sidewalk or other surface located on public property.
3.
Any sign erected in any location where, by reason of its location,
it will obstruct the view of any authorized traffic sign, signal,
or other traffic control device. Nor may any sign, by reason of its
shape, position or color, interfere with or be confused with any authorized
traffic signal, sign, or device. Further, no sign shall be erected
in a location where it will obstruct vision of the public right-of-way.
4.
Violations of this provision shall be punishable by a fine of not
less than five dollars ($5.00) and not more than five hundred dollars
($500.00), or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding three (3)
months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
5.
Each day any violation of this Code continues shall constitute a
separate offense.
