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Zoning
DIVISION 20. B-2 COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT*
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*Cross references: Businesses and business regulations, ch. 18.
Sec. 114-436.1. Permitted principal and accessory uses.
The following uses of buildings and premises shall be permitted in the B-2 community business district, provided that, in addition to plan of development requirements for permitted uses set forth elsewhere in this section, a plan of development shall be required as set forth in article X of this chapter for any use with drive-up facilities:
(1) Any principal use permitted in the B-1 district as set forth in section 114-434.1.
(2) Auto service centers, provided that:
a. No such use shall be located on a transitional site.
b. Notwithstanding other sections of this chapter regarding yards, pump islands for dispensing motor fuels may be located within required yards adjacent to streets, but not within 20 feet of any street or property line. Marquees, cantilevers and similar roofs over pump islands may extend to within ten feet of street lines.
c. A plan of development shall be required as set forth in article X of this chapter.
(3) Bakeries where products are sold principally at retail on the premises and where distribution of products off the premises does not involve the use of delivery vehicles having an empty weight exceeding 6,500 pounds.
(4) Banks and savings and loan offices.
(5) Catering businesses employing not more than five persons on the premises.
(6) Contractors' shops, offices and display rooms, provided that the following conditions are met:
a. Not more than 2,000 square feet of floor area shall be used for warehouse purposes.
b. There shall be no outside storage of equipment, materials or supplies.
c. No service or delivery vehicle exceeding an empty weight of 6,500 pounds shall be used in connection with such use.
(7) Custom printing and engraving shops not involving the printing of periodicals, books, catalogs or similar items requiring frequent shipment or delivery of large quantities of materials, provided that not more than five persons shall be employed in the conduct of such business.
(8) Dry cleaning and laundering establishments, provided that the total capacity of all cleaning machines shall not exceed 100 pounds dry weight and that the total capacity of all laundry machines shall not exceed 250 pounds dry weight.
(9) Eating and drinking establishments where food or drink is intended to be consumed on the premises either in vehicles or outside of a completely enclosed building, provided that:
a. No such use shall be located on a transitional site.
b. No deck, patio, terrace or other area outside of a completely enclosed building and used for the service or accommodation of restaurant patrons shall be situated within 100 feet of any property in an R district.
c. Covered trash containers shall be provided in service areas, and fences, walls or vegetative screening shall be provided around service areas, except at entrances and exits, to prevent refuse from blowing onto adjacent properties.
d. No music or public address system shall be operated in such a manner that sound produced is audible beyond the boundaries of the premises.
e. A plan of development shall be required as set forth in article X of this chapter.
(10) Funeral homes.
(11) Furniture repair and upholstery shops, provided that the total floor area of workrooms shall not exceed 2,000 square feet.
(12) Hospitals, but not psychiatric hospitals for the care of patients committed by a court, provided that a plan of development shall be required as set forth in article X of this chapter.
(13) Hotels and motels, provided that:
a. No such use shall be located on a transitional site;
b. The area of the lot devoted to such use shall be not less than 25,000 square feet, and no property line coincidental with a street line shall be less than 100 feet in length; and
c. A plan of development shall be required as set forth in article X of this chapter.
(14) Janitorial and custodial service and supply establishments occupying not more than 2,000 square feet of floor area and not involving the use of delivery or service vehicles exceeding an empty weight of 6,500 pounds.
(15) Laundromats and laundry and dry cleaning pickup stations.
(16) Parking lots and parking decks.
(17) Personal loan and financial services.
(18) Pet shops, animal hospitals and boarding kennels, provided that all facilities are located within fully enclosed, air conditioned and soundproof buildings.
(19) Private elementary and secondary schools having curricula substantially the same as that offered in public schools.
(20) Business, professional and vocational schools not involving the use of heavy machinery, welding equipment or internal combustion engines.
(21) Radio and television broadcasting studios and offices, including accessory antennas, provided that the supporting hardware for any such antenna does not exceed 15 feet above ground level or, for a building-mounted antenna, 15 feet above the surface of the building on which it is mounted and that a plan of development as set forth in article X of this chapter shall be required for any ground-mounted antenna.
(22) Recreation and entertainment uses, including but not limited to clubs, theaters, museums, auditoriums, bowling alleys and amusement centers, when such uses are conducted within completely enclosed buildings, provided that no such use shall be located on a transitional site.
(23) Rental establishments for household, hobby, recreational and similar equipment, but not including the rental of motor vehicles, trailers or contractors' equipment, provided that there shall be no outside storage or display of any items.
(24) Self-service auto washing facilities with not more than four washing stalls, provided that:
a. No such use shall be located on a transitional site.
b. The area of the lot devoted to such use shall be not less than 10,000 square feet, and no property line coincidental with a street line shall be less than 100 feet in length.
c. Doors, curtains or screens shall be installed as necessary to prevent water spray from blowing onto adjacent properties.
d. Such use shall not be operated between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
e. A plan of development shall be required as set forth in article X of this chapter.
(25) Shopping centers containing uses permitted in this district, provided that a plan of development shall be required as set forth in article X of this chapter.
(26) Tourist homes.
(27) Wholesale and distribution establishments with not more than 5,000 square feet of floor area devoted to storage of goods, provided that distribution of products shall not involve the use of delivery vehicles exceeding an empty weight of 6,500 pounds.
(28) Sales lots for Christmas trees and other temporary retailing activities, but not including flea markets when such sales lots or other temporary retailing activity is operated for a period not exceeding 45 days, provided that no such use shall be conducted on a transitional site.
(29) Incidental storage of merchandise within a building to be sold at retail on the premises, provided that not more than 50 percent of the floor area of a building occupied by a permitted use shall be used for such purpose.
(30) Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental and clearly subordinate to uses permitted in this district, provided that outdoor accessory uses such as temporary sales and display areas, play equipment, pay phones, vending machines and similar uses shall not be located within 15 feet of any street line or within any required side yard adjacent to an R or RO district or within required parking spaces, except that temporary sales and display areas not involving any structures may be located within required front yards. Not more than two vending machines shall be located outside of a completely enclosed building. Newspaper boxes shall not be subject to the limitations of this subsection. In conjunction with uses permitted in this district, drive-up facilities where service is rendered to or business is transacted directly with customers located within a motor vehicle shall be permitted. No use which includes drive-up facilities shall be located on a transitional site.
(Code 1993, § 32-436.1)
Sec. 114-436.2. Reserved.
Sec. 114-436.3. Yards.
Yard regulations in the B-2 community business district shall be as follows:
(1) Front yard. There shall be a front yard with a depth of not less than 25 feet (see article VI, division 4, of this chapter).
(2) Side yards. No side yards shall be required, except that where a side lot line abuts property in an R or RO district there shall be a side yard of not less than ten feet in width.
(3) Rear yard. No rear yard shall be required, except that where a rear lot line abuts or is situated across an alley from property in an R or RO district there shall be a rear yard of not less than 20 feet in depth.
(Code 1993, § 32-436.3)
Sec. 114-436.4. Screening.
Screening regulations in the B-2 community business district shall be as follows:
(1) Where a side lot line abuts property in an R district, there shall be a continuous evergreen vegetative screen not less than 3 1/2 feet in height at the time of installation or opaque structural fence or wall not less than four feet in height erected along such lot line, but not within 15 feet of any street line. Evergreen vegetative material intended to satisfy this subsection shall be planted at such intervals that will result in a continuous visual screen within one year of planting.
(2) Where a use prohibited on a transitional site is situated across an alley from the side lot line of property in an R district, there shall be an opaque structural fence or wall not less than four feet in height erected along the alley line, but not within 15 feet of any street line.
(3) Screening of parking areas and refuse areas shall be provided as set forth in sections 114-660 and 114-710.12.
(Code 1993, § 32-436.4)
Sec. 114-436.5. Height.
No building or structure in the B-2 community business district shall exceed 35 feet in height.
(Code 1993, § 32-436.5)
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