The GB General Business Districts are designed to provide for all the same uses allowed in the CBD Central Business District, along with a variety of other more diverse businesses often located to serve passerby traffic.

(Ord. No. 96-5, art. X, preamble, 3-5-1996; Ord. No. ZOA-2015-02, 4-21-2015)

In a general business district, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be erected except for one or more of the following specified uses unless otherwise provided in this article:

(1)

Any use permitted and as regulated in the CBD district as principal uses permitted and uses subject to special conditions.

(2)

New automobile sales or showroom and any accessory parking or outdoor sales are subject to the conditions under section 50-258(1).

(3)

Bus passenger stations.

(4)

Mortuary establishments.

(5)

Private clubs or lodge halls.

(6)

Governmental offices or other governmental uses; public utility offices, exchanges, transformer stations, pump stations and service yards, but not including outdoor storage.

(7)

Clinics (medical, dental and veterinary).

(8)

Retail cold storage establishments.

(9)

Laundry and dry cleaning establishments.

(10)

Indoor recreation centers such as bowling alleys, skating rinks, billiard parlors, establishments for the operation of amusement devices, or dance halls when conducted within a completely enclosed building.

(11)

Open-air business uses such as, but not limited to, retail sales of live plant materials not grown on the site; lawn furniture; playground equipment; and other home garden supplies.

(12)

Storage of materials or goods to be sold at retail, provided such storage is within a building or is enclosed so as not to be visible to the public from any abutting nonindustrial district or public street.

(13)

Offices and showrooms of plumbers, electricians, decorators or similar trades, in connection with which not more than 25 percent of the floor area of the building or part of the building occupied by such establishment is used for making, assembling, remodeling, repairing, altering, finishing or refinishing its products or merchandise, and provided that the ground floor premises facing upon and visible from any abutting street shall be used only for entrances, offices or display. All storage of materials on any land shall be within the confines of the building or part thereof occupied by such establishment.

(14)

Newspaper printing plants.

(15)

Other uses which are similar to the above uses and subject to the following conditions:

a.

All businesses shall promote development that meets the goals of the city's current master plan: Providing successful, vibrant, and attractive commercial centers with unique offerings; sustaining well-maintained and desirable neighborhoods; offering plentiful leisure and recreational opportunities, abundant pedestrian connections, aesthetically pleasing roads, and greenspaces; and serving as a destination for emerging business and entrepreneurs.

b.

The City of Algonac's current master plan's goals and objectives shall be considered at the time of request for permitting other uses under this subsection, including those submitted pursuant to the city's planned development district ordinance, Code section 50-356 et seq.

(16)

Accessory structures and uses customarily incident to the above permitted uses provided such structures and uses are located on the same zoning lot as a permitted use.

(Ord. No. 96-5, § 1000, 3-5-1996; Ord. No. ZOA-2015-02, § 1000, 4-21-2015; Ord. No. 2022-04, § 1, 12-20-2022)

The following uses shall be permitted after a public hearing held in accordance with section 50-546 by the planning commission if the commission, upon review of the plans, finds that the plans meet the conditions herein required, together with such other conditions as may be imposed to carry out the purposes of this article, subject to the conditions hereinafter imposed for each use:

(1)

Outdoor sales space for exclusive sale of boats, automobiles or house trailers, subject to the following:

a.

Ingress and egress to the outdoor sales area shall be at least 60 feet from the intersection of any two streets.

b.

The lot or area shall be provided with durable and dustless surface and shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of all surface water accumulated with the area.

c.

No major repair or major refinishing shall be done on the lot; however, auto repair garages may be permitted, subject to the following:

1.

In no case shall the building be located closer than 40 feet to residentially zoned land.

2.

Outdoor storage of wrecked automobiles or junk shall be prohibited.

(2)

Business in the character of a drive-in, subject to the following:

a.

A setback of at least 60 feet from the street right-of-way line of any existing or future land use plan street must be maintained.

b.

Ingress and egress points hall be located at least 60 feet from the intersection of any two streets.

(3)

Commercially used outdoor recreational space for children's amusement parks, miniature golf courses, subject to the following:

a.

Children's amusement parks must be fenced on all sides with a four-foot wall or fence.

b.

Adequate parking shall be provided off the road right-of-way and shall be fenced with a four-foot six-inch wall or fence where adjacent to the use.

(4)

Gasoline service station, subject to the following:

a.

100 feet of street frontage on the lot proposed for the gasoline service station shall be provided on the principal street serving the station. The lot shall contain not less than 10,000 square feet of lot area.

b.

All buildings shall be set back not less than 40 feet from all street right-of-way lines. Canopies over pump islands may be set back not less than 20 feet from street right-of-way lines.

c.

Gasoline pumps, air and water hose stands and other appurtenances shall be set back not less than 15 feet from all street right-of-way lines.

d.

Driveway widths entering the filling station shall have a maximum width of 35 feet. Curb openings for such driveways shall not exceed 50 feet in length.

e.

Curb cuts shall be no closer than ten feet to any adjoining property and shall be no closer than 25 feet to any corner of two intersecting street right-of-way lines. Any two driveways shall be separated by an island at least 20 feet long.

f.

The angle of intersection of any driveway shall not be less than 60 degrees, unless acceleration or deceleration lanes are provided.

g.

Curbs in accordance with standard municipal specifications shall be constructed on all streets adjacent to the gasoline service station site.

h.

Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to, the following: vehicle body repair, painting, tire recapping engine rebuilding, auto dismantling, upholstery work, auto glass work, and such other activities whose external physical effects could adversely extend beyond the property line. The storage of wrecked automobiles on the site shall be obscured from public view. No automobiles or vehicle of any kind shall be stored in the open for a period exceeding one week.

i.

All restroom doors shall be shielded from adjacent streets and residential districts.

(5)

Adult entertainment facilities subject to the provisions of section 50-465.

(6)

Minor automotive repair businesses such as muffler shops, shock absorber replacement shops, tire stores, undercoating shops and minor engine repair shops, subject to the following conditions:

a.

Access to such use shall be directly to a major or collector street or shall be to a minor street which has direct access to an abutting major or collector street.

b.

Access to and from such use shall not be cause for traffic to utilize residential streets.

c.

Outdoor storage of parts or materials shall be prohibited unless such storage is within a fenced and obscured area which meets all setback requirements.

d.

Vehicles shall not be allowed to be stored outside the building for more than 48 hours unless awaiting repair for which a "work order," signed by the owner of the vehicle, is posted in the vehicle so as to be visible from outside the vehicle.

e.

Areas for off-street parking required for customer use shall not be utilized for the storage of vehicles awaiting repair.

f.

All vehicle servicing or repair, except minor repairs such as, but not limited to, tire changing and headlight changing shall be conducted within a building.

g.

Suitable containers shall be provided and utilized for the disposal of used parts and such containers shall be screened from public view.

h.

A six-foot obscuring wall shall be provided and maintained on those property lines adjacent to or abutting a residential district.

(7)

Automobile carwash subject to the following:

a.

All buildings shall have a front yard setback of not less than 50 feet.

b.

All washing facilities shall be within a completely enclosed building.

c.

Vacuuming and drying areas may be located outside the building but shall not be in the required front yard and shall not be closer than 25 feet from any residential district.

d.

All cars required to wait for access to the facilities shall be provided space off the street right-of-way and parking shall be provided in accordance with sections 50-450 and 50-451.

e.

Ingress and egress points shall be located at least 60 feet from the intersection of any two streets.

f.

All off-street parking and waiting areas shall be hard surfaced and dust free.

g.

All lighting shall be shielded and directed away from adjacent residential districts.

h.

A four-foot six-inch completely obscuring wall shall be provided where abutting to a residential district.

(8)

Arcades.

(9)

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to any of the above permitted uses provided such structures and uses are located on the same zoning lot as a permitted use.

(Code 1988, § 11-44; Ord. No. 95-03, 11-21-1995; Ord. No. 96-5, § 1001, 3-5-1996; Ord. No. ZOA-2015-02, § 1001, 4-21-2015)

See article XIV of this chapter, schedule of regulations, limiting the height and bulk of buildings, the minimum size of lot by permitted land use and providing minimum yard setback requirements.

(Ord. No. 96-5, § 1002, 3-5-1996; Ord. No. ZOA-2015-02, § 1002, 4-21-2015)