Prior to the adoption of 17.28.010 on 01/16/2006, Section 17.28.010 read as follows.

Section 17.28.010 Permitted uses and uses permitted by special use permit only.

A. Permitted uses.

Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 17.40 (SPECIAL USES) and Figure 1 (SPECIAL USE EXCEPTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS) thereof, no building or land shall be used, and no building shall be erected, structurally altered, or enlarged except for the following uses which are declared to be permitted uses in a C-2 (general business zoned district):

1. Amusement establishments, including bowling alleys, billiard halls, skating rinks, and other similar places of recreation conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building;

2. Ancillary entertainment, being those uses where the entertainment function typically consists of background listening music, either live of programmed, at eating, drinking, or other establishments;

3. Antique shops;

4. Apparel and accessories stores;

5. Art and school supply stores;

6. Art galleries and studios;

7. Auditoriums;

8. Auto accessory stores;

9. Bakery shops, for the baking and processing of food products when prepared for retail sale on the premises;

10. Banks and financial Institutions;

11. Bed and breakfast;

12. Bicycle stores, including rental and repair;

13. Blueprinting and copying establishments;

14. Book and stationery stores;

15. Business college;

16. Business college or business school, operated as a business enterprise;

17. Cabinet, woodworking and upholstery shops, if conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building;

18. Camera and photographic supply stores;

19. Caskets and casket supplies;

20. Catering establishments;

21. China and glassware stores;

22. Churches;

23. Clothing sales and costume rental shops;

24. Coin and stamp stores;

25. Computer stores;

26. Construction contractors (office only);

27. Custom sign and painting shops if conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building;

28. Department stores;

29. Drug stores;

30. Dry goods or notion stores;

31. Dry-cleaning and laundry-receiving stations;

32. Dry-cleaning establishments when employing facilities for the cleaning

and pressing of dry goods for retail trade only;

33. Dwelling units when located above the ground floor, if business uses or premises designed for such uses occupy the ground floor;

34. Electrical appliance store and repair shops;

35. Florist shops and botanical conservatories;

36. Fraternal organizations;

37. Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops;

38. Gun and ammo sales and services;

39. Hair, nail, and skin care, including barber shops and beauty shops;

40. Hardware stores;

41. Hobby shops;

42. Household appliance stores and repair shops;

43. Interior decorating shops;

44. Jewelry and watch repair stores and shops;

45. Laundromats for direct consumer use (limited to automatic, self-service type);

46. Leather goods and luggage stores;

47. Liquor stores, limited to sale of packaged goods;

48. Locksmith shops;

49. Lounges, taverns and pubs;

50. Meat markets;

51. Medical and dental clinics and laboratories;

52. Motor vehicle repair and body shops, excluding tractor trailers and industrial equipment;

53. Municipal buildings and facilities for governmental uses and purposes,

proprietary uses and purposes, or combination of both government and proprietary uses and purposes;

54. Music conservatory or music instruction establishments;

55. Newsstands;

56. Office supplies, sales, and services;

57. Offices, business and professional;

58. Paint and wallpaper stores;

59. Pet shops;

60. Photograph developing and processing shops;

61. Physical culture and health service establishments, including: gymnasiums, swimming pools, reducing salons, and tanning spas;

62. Picture framing establishments when conducted for retail trade on the premises only;

63. Plumbing showrooms;

64. Post offices;

65. Printing, lithographing or publishing establishments for letter press, business cards, mimeographing, and other similar custom services;

66. Private clubs or lodges;

67. Public service facilities, including electric distributing substations, fire or police stations, telephone exchange, and similar uses

68. Restaurants, tea rooms and cafes, when establishment is not of the drive-thru or drive-in type; food delivery services are allowed. (Drive-thru type by special use);

69. Schools;

70. Secondhand stores, if conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building;

71. Shoe and hat repair stores;

72. Sign painting shop;

73. Single-family dwelling units that comply with R-6 zoning requirements;

74. Sporting goods stores;

75. Supermarkets;

76. Tailor shops;

77. Tan and therapeutic massage;

78. Taxidermy shops;

79. Termite and pest control businesses;

80. Theaters, excluding drive-in theaters;

81. Ticket agencies, limited to entertainment functions;

82. Tobacco shops, ancillary use to larger facility;

83. Travel bureau and transportation ticket offices;

84. Undertaking establishments and funeral parlors;

85. Video, tape, and discs stores;

86. Wholesale merchandise broker office;

B. Uses permitted only by a special use permit.

The following uses shall be permitted in a C-2 (general business zoned district) in the city by special use permit only, in accordance with Section 17.40.010 (Special uses) and Figure 1 (SPECIAL USE EXCEPTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS) thereof:

1. Day care centers or day nursery for infant, child, and adult;

2. Employment agencies;

3. Feed and seed stores;

4. Financial institution drive-up/drive-thru;

5. Hotels and motels;

6. Hospitals

7. Lumber yards;

8. Pet grooming businesses;

9. Service stations;

10. Restaurants - drive-thru type; and,

11. Veterinary clinics or animal hospitals.

12. Multi-family dwellings which comply with the special use exceptions and requirements of subsection "z" of the Requirement Designation Requirements of "Figure 1" (Special use exceptions and requirements) of subsection "A" of section 17.40.010 (Special use exceptions, requirements and procedures) of the City's Zoning Code (Title 17 of the Columbia Illinois Municipal Code), including subparagraphs i through vi thereof.

i. Instead of the permitted uses authorized in Section 17.24.020 (B) and (C) multiple-family dwellings allowed in a C-2 General Business District will be limited to four family dwelling units or structures, including condominiums, quadri-plexes, townhouses and row houses.

ii. The percentage of lot coverage in Section 17.24.060 shall not apply in a C-2 General Business District, but instead in a C-2 General Businuess District all main buildings, accessory buildings, driveways and paved parking lots shall not cover more than fifty-five (55) percent of the area of the lot.

iii. In a C-2 General Business District the fire wall of all multiple-family dwellings hereinafter constructed shall be BOCA Code approved fire resistant material from the foundation to the roof line.

iv. As authorized by Section 11-30-4 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65ILCS 5/11-30-4) for fire and life safety all of the exterior walls of multiple-family dwellings in a C-2 General Business District hereafter constructed or renovated or rehabilitated shall be constructed of brick, brick veneer, stone or comparable masonry type incombustible building materials on all sides of the building containing the dwelling units; except that, currently existing mutiple- family dwellings that are hereafter renovated or rehabilitated may be restored to their original design without exterior masonry type walls being required.

v. The illumination from on-premises lighting will be so directed as to not cause direct light to encroach on adjoining property or so as to otherwise adversely affect or interfere with the use of adjoining property.

vi. Two (2) or more parking spaces shall be required for each family dwelling unit.