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New Franklin "C-1" Commercial District ordinance (§ 405.110)

Chapter 405: Zoning Code · Article II. Districts and District Regulations

A. The "C-1" District is designed to provide centrally located retail, finance, personal services and entertainment areas to meet the needs of the citizens of New Franklin and the New Franklin trade territory with a minimum of adverse effects on surrounding residential land uses.

B. Permitted Uses.

1. Any use permitted in the "RA" District.

2. Appliance stores.

3. Automotive parts sales establishments.

4. Automotive sales and service establishments.

5. Bakeries whose products are sold at retail on the premises.

6. Banks and savings and loan companies.

7. Barber and beauty shops.

8. Bus terminal facilities.

9. Clothing or wearing apparel shops.

10. Clubs, lodges and meeting places for other organizations.

11. Drug stores.

12. Farm feed stores.

13. Frozen food locker.

14. Funeral homes and mortuaries.

15. Gasoline service stations including those where repair work is a part of the business.

16. Gift, florist and music stores.

17. Grocery store, supermarkets.

18. Hotels.

19. Laundry and dry cleaning establishments.

20. Paint stores.

21. Medical and dental offices and clinics.

22. Miscellaneous trades and businesses such as plumbing and heating, upholstering, sheet metal shops, sign paint shops; provided that all materials and supplies are stored within an enclosed building.

23. Parking structures and lots.

24. Printing, publishing and related trades.

25. Professional offices and offices of financial, insurance, real estate and philanthropic organizations.

26. Restaurants and taverns.

27. Shoe repair shops.

28. Signs limited to those listing the name of products, activities or services offered on the premises. No flashing beacon signs shall be permitted.

29. Stores or shops for the conducting of a convenience type retail business.

30. Theaters, bowling alleys and other commercial recreation establishments.

31. Storage buildings incidental to retail stores and service establishments.

32. Any other use which is determined by the Commission to be of the same general character as the above permitted uses but not including any use which is first permitted in the "C-2" Highway Commercial District.

Official source: New Franklin City Code, page 26 of the city's PDF

Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.