349 Orlando Ave Winter Park, FL 32789-2911

Sec. 58-76. - Commercial (C-3) district. (a) Purpose and intent. (1) Certain areas of the city along arterial and collector roadways have developed and are being redeveloped as highway-oriented commercial areas. The purpose of this district is to provide areas for this type of use and to provide regulations which enhance the convenience of use of these buildings as well as contribute to the attractiveness of the city and minimize any possible adverse effect on the entire community. (2) Uses permitted within this district shall include highway-oriented retail commercial establishments and personal and professional services. Regulations will include requirements for sufficient off-street parking, attractive parking areas and control over the ingress and egress points. (b) Permitted uses. All business uses and activities shall be conducted exclusively and wholly within an enclosed building except those uses permitted which are customarily conducted in the open such as off-street parking, plant and landscape garden sales and outdoor patio dining. Storage shall be limited to accessory storage of commodities sold at retail on the premises and storage shall be within a completely enclosed building. Some minimal display of bulk merchandise for sale within the business may be permitted outside and adjacent to an enclosed building but only if under a permanent covered building canopy but not to include vending machines. (1) Retail businesses involving the sale of merchandise on the premises within enclosed buildings and excluding resale establishments or pawn shops (other than clothing resale stores), vapor lounges and smoke shops. Liquor stores, provided the store is more than 300 feet from external residentially used properties. Convenience stores (unless in conjunction with fuel sales). The retail sale of motorized scooters (not motorcycles) is permitted except that only one scooter may be displayed outside the building within two feet of the building façade, and absolutely no scooter display is permitted in the area designated on the site plan for parking.