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Commercial Use Category
2. The purchase of personal property either from 5. Drive-in and drive-through service facilities are
an individual, another pawn business or any prohibited for personal credit establishments.
other business with an expressed or implied
agreement or understanding to offer the 3.5.11 FUNerAl AND MOrtUArY SerVice
property for sale to the public, and if that sale is Uses that provide services related to the death of a
unsuccessful, then to sell it back to the previous human or domestic, household pet, including funeral
owner at a subsequent time at a stipulated price homes and mortuaries.
or negotiated price; 3.5.12 lODGiNG
3. The purchase of precious metals with the intent Uses that provide temporary lodging for less than
to melt down, provided that such activity is not 30 days where rents are charged by the day or by
clearly incidental to the principal use of the week. Lodging uses sometimes provide food or
establishment; or entertainment, primarily to registered guests. Examples
4. The lending of money upon personal property, of specific lodging use types include:
goods, wares, or merchandise pledged, stored or A. Bed and Breakfast. A small-scale lodging
deposited as collateral security. establishment in which the owner/operator offers
c. Delayed Deposit Service. A use that for a fee does overnight accommodations and meal service to
either of the following: overnight guests for compensation in a house
1. Accepts a check dated after the date it was building type.
written. B. Hotel/Motel. A lodging establishment other than
2. Accepts a check dated on the date it was a bed and breakfast and that may provide ancillary
facilities and services, customary in a full-service
written and holds the check for a period of time hotel, as further regulated by the Iowa Code.
before deposit or presentment pursuant to an
agreement with, or any representation made c. Short-term rental. The use of a dwelling unit for
to, the maker of the check, whether express or lodging.
implied. 3.5.13 OFFice
D. Bail Bonds. A use that provides surety and pledged Uses in an enclosed building, customarily performed
money or property as bail for the appearance of in an office, that focus on providing executive,
persons accused in court. management, administrative, professional or medical
e. Supplemental Use regulations. Personal services. Examples of specific use types include:
credit establishments are subject to the following A. Business or Professional. Office uses for
supplemental use regulations. companies and non-governmental organizations.
1. Personal credit establishments may not be Examples include corporate office, law offices,
established within 1,320 feet of another personal architectural firms, insurance companies and other
credit use; executive, management or administrative offices
2. Personal credit establishments may not be for businesses and corporations. Also includes uses
engaged in scientific research and testing services
established within 250 feet of an N district, NX leading to the development of new products and
district, or lot restricted to residential use; processes that do not involve the mass production,
3. For purposes of measuring compliance with distribution or sale of such products.
these separation distance requirements, B. Medical. Office or clinic uses related to diagnosis
measurements must be taken on a direct line and treatment of human patients’ illnesses, injuries
following the shortest distance from the property and physical maladies that can be performed in an
line of the proposed use to property line of lot office setting with no overnight care. Typical uses
occupied by the use, district or area from which include offices of physicians, dentists, psychiatrists,
separation is required. psychologists and chiropractors. Surgical,
4. The establishment of a personal credit rehabilitation and other medical centers that do
establishment includes the opening of a new not involve overnight patient stays are included in
such use, the relocation of such use, the this use subcategory, as are medical and dental
expansion of such a use or the conversion of an laboratories, unless otherwise expressly indicated.
existing use to an personal credit use.
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