Sponsor
Alderman Helding
Title
Ordinance No. 12-10
To amend Secs. 114-1, 114-328(1), 114-408(13), 114-428(4), 114-447(b), 114-448(9), 114-467(b), and Sec. 114-488 of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine, Wisconsin relating to Zoning.
The Common Council of the City of Racine do ordain as follows:
Part 1:
Sec. 114-1 of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine is hereby amended by inserting the following definitions after the definition “Coin-operated amusement device:”
""Commercial-type and Non-commercial-type uses.
(1) Commercial-type uses means those which primarily do involve the sale of goods or services, usually intended for a wide spectrum of the consumers. These uses are typically open to the patrons for business transactions at least six days per week, at least six consecutive hours each day between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m., the following day. Examples of commercial-type uses include a bakery with walk-in retail sales, bank, bookstore, clothing store, grocery store, barber shop, night club, hotel, hardware store, movie theatre, restaurant, auto repair, or other similar uses.
(2) Non-commercial-type uses means those which primarily do not involve the sale of goods or services to a wide spectrum of the consumers. These uses typically offer limited hours where employees, patrons, members or guests are present at the premises, during very specific or limited hours either by design of the service being offered, or by blocks of time reserved for the use of employees, patrons, members or guests. Examples of non-commercial type uses may include a private club, meeting hall, place of worship, instructional or counseling facility.
Non-commercial-type uses may be permitted in the B-1 through B-5 zoning districts as a Class 1 or Class 2 non-commercial-type use as follows:
a. Class 1 Non-Commercial-type use are those having operational components that meet the definition of a commercial-type use, and may be permitted on the ground floor...
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