Packet: Tiffin City Council Work Session (09/15/2026)

CHAPTER 166 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS AND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP less of zoned area. The City may also require additional landscaping such as shrubs and border vegetation if it should appear to be beneficial and conducive to a more esthetic, attractive, and orderly development of the area. 13. Screening and Buffering Regulations. Commercial zones shall supply a screening and buffering plan for review by the Planning and Zoning Commission, or other City designee, prior to application of a Building Permit. At a minimum the proposed plan shall show screening in compliance with the following: A. Waste collection stations shall meet the Variable Height Screening (S2) requirements of Section 169.06(2). B. Utility and mechanical equipment shall meet the High Screening (S3) requirements of Section 169.06(3). 14. Special Regulations. A. All business establishments shall be retail or service in use, dealing directly with consumers. All goods produced on the premises shall be sold at retail on the premises where produced. B. All businesses, service, storage, and display of goods shall be conducted within a completely enclosed structure, except for: (1) Existing agricultural uses. (2) Parking and loading areas, as regulated by Section 165.06. (3) Automobile service stations. (4) Outdoor sale of building and garden supply materials and goods. (5) Sales or display of merchandise sold or offered for sale through vending machines, provided such machines do not occupy a group area of more than 16 square feet. (6) Temporary outdoor or sidewalk sales. (7) Outdoor tables or seating areas accessory to restaurants. C. When authorized as a special use, no business establishment may offer goods or service directly to customers waiting in parked motor vehicles, or sell beverages or food for consumption on the premises in parked motor vehicles, except for the following: (1) Automobile laundries. (2) Automobile service stations. (3) Drive-in restaurants. (4) Drive-in banks and savings and loan associations. 15. Performance Standards. A. Performance standards regulating commercial development and activity within the City are intended to: (1) Permit commercial land uses to be measured factually and objectively. CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 1621 -