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C-2 Central Business Zone. [Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005 ; 6-11-2025 by Ord. No. 2243-2025 ; 9-9-2024 by Ord. No. 2183-2024 ] The following regulations shall apply to the C-2 Central Business Zone: A. Permitted principal uses: (1) Retail, business and personal service establishments, such as but not limited to clothing and clothing accessory shops, gift shops, jewelry, art and craft shops, photographic equipment and supply stores, seed and garden supply stores, shoe stores, sporting and athletic goods stores, stamp and coin stores, toy stores, florist shops, etc. (2) Storage of furniture, refrigerators and other large, bulky furnishings. (3) Retail uses and services. (4) Consumer, professional and commercial service establishments. (5) Wholesale establishments. (6) Hotels and motels. (7) Banks and other fiduciary institutions. (8) Eating and drinking places with entertainment, restaurants, bars, tap rooms and taverns, but not drive-in restaurants. (9) Indoor theaters only. (10) Funeral homes. (11) Residency hotels, with meals. (12) Passenger terminal facilities, including taxi stands, bus and railroad passenger stations and similar uses. (13) Business, professional and governmental offices. (14) All principal uses as permitted in the C-1 Zone, except for body art establishments. B. Permitted accessory uses: (1) Off-street parking space, loading and ramp areas. (2) Storage of goods incidental to the conduct of a retail business. (3) All accessory uses as permitted in the C-1 Zone. C. Conditional uses. Uses requiring a conditional use permit, subject to the provisions of Article VII of this chapter: (1) High-rise tower residential multifamily uses which shall conform in all respects to all R-M(H) requirements of this chapter, provided that at least the first floor of any structure shall be devoted to commercial usage. (2) Structures for public utilities and municipal services as necessary to provide adequate service and protection to the surrounding area, subject to the provisions of this chapter. (3) Quasi-public buildings. (4) Breweries. D. Bulk regulations. Bulk regulations shall be as specified for the C-2 Zone in the Bulk Schedule attached to and made part of this chapter. [1] [1]