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39. Veterinary clinics, provided that no service, including the boarding
of animals, is offered outside of an enclosed building.

40. Warehousing and retail/wholesale sales of electrical apparatus and
equipment, wiring supplies and construction materials; hides, skins
and raw furs; outdoor storage as permitted by the Plan Commission.

(2) HEIGHT AND AREA. In the Commercial District the height of buildings, the
minimum dimensions of yards and the minimum lot area per development site
shall be as follows:

(a) Height. Buildings hereafter erected or structurally altered shall not exceed
45’ in height above the average grade established for the street in front of
the building or the average ground level at the front building line.

(b) Side Yard. A side yard, if provided, shall not be less than 6’ in width. See
Section 17.13.

(c) Setback. (Am. #089-04) The setback shall be 4’ from the right-of-way line
of the street.

(d) Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard having a minimum depth of 20’ for a
building 20 feet or less in height. For each additional 10 feet in height, the
depth of such rear yard shall be increased 5’. See Section 17.13.

(e) Clear-Vision Area. No building erected at the intersection of 2 or more
streets, where a setback of less than 10’ exists or is provided, shall hereafter
be erected or structurally altered for any purpose unless a vision clearance
triangle, free of visual obstruction of any kind, is provided at the corner of
the building nearest such intersection. Such vision clearance triangle shall
extend not less than 10’ horizontally along each street line from their
intersection and shall extend vertically from the curb line to the ceiling line
of the ground floor, but in no case shall such vision clearance triangle be
less than 10’ high.

(f) Auto Parking. See Section 17.15.

(3) HEIGHT AND AREA EXCEPTIONS.

(a) Architectural projections, such as spires, belfries, cupolas, domes, flues and
chimneys, are limited to a height of 100 feet.

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