C-1

Neighborhood Center District

Rochester, Monroe County, New York

The C-1 Neighborhood Center District provides for small-scale commercial uses offering primarily convenience shopping and services for adjacent residential areas, with low intensity and unobtrusive operations compatible with the surrounding neighborhood.

0-5 feet or average of corridor/district, no more than 5 feet larger/smaller than average of 2 adjoining lots. ft

Front Setback

0 feet unless adjacent to a residential district, then same as adjacent residential district. ft

Rear Setback

0 feet unless adjacent to a residential district, then same as adjacent residential district. ft

Side Setback

Development Standards

Front Setback 0-5 feet or average of corridor/district, no more than 5 feet larger/smaller than average of 2 adjoining lots. ft
Rear Setback 0 feet unless adjacent to a residential district, then same as adjacent residential district. ft
Side Setback 0 feet unless adjacent to a residential district, then same as adjacent residential district. ft

Parking

Refer to general off-street parking requirements in ยง 120-173 of the Zoning Code.

Rochester Location

Permitted Uses

15 uses permitted in C-1

Use Category
Adult family day-care homes Civic
Convents and rectories Civic
Day-care centers Civic
Family and group family day-care homes Civic
Places of worship Civic
Public and semipublic uses Civic
Bed-and-breakfast establishments Commercial
Offices (6:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.) Commercial
Retail sales and service (6:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.) Commercial
Live-work space Mixed-Use
Adult family day-care homes Residential
Attached single-family dwellings Residential
Convents and rectories Residential
Dwelling units (as part of mixed-use development) Residential
Family and group family day-care homes Residential

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