This district is intended to accommodate uses which can provide office, personal services, and convenience (day-to-day) commercial goods to the residents of Belding. The uses established in this district are intended to be of a low intensity nature, of appropriate scale and appearance, and are to be generally compatible with most other uses, including residential uses.

No land and/or buildings in the B-1 district shall be used, erected, altered or converted, in whole or in part, except for the following purposes by right:

A.

Any permitted use in the OS-1 district.

B.

General retail businesses catering to the needs of the community such as, but not limited to, grocery stores, pharmacies, furniture stores, clothing, dry goods, notions, or hardware.

C.

Indoor recreational and entertainment facilities, such as theaters, bowling lanes, billiard parlors, skating rinks, and similar uses as determined by the zoning administrator.

D.

Commercial schools including, but not limited to, dance, music, trade, martial arts.

E.

Newspaper offices and printing plants.

F.

Restaurants, excluding drive-ins.

G.

Health and physical fitness salons.

H.

Community gardens.

(Ord. No. 518, § 6, 1-18-11)

No land and/or buildings in the B-1 district shall be used, except for the following purposes when approved by the planning commission in accordance with the requirements of chapter 17:

A.

Any special land use permitted in the OS-1 district.

B.

Offices and showrooms of plumbers, electricians, decorators, or similar trades.

C.

Vehicle service stations, excluding vehicle repair.

D.

Dwelling units in the same building with commercial uses.

E.

Pharmacies and dry cleaners with drive-through facilities.

F.

Motorcycle sales, new and used.

(Ord. No. 516, § 1, 12-7-10; Ord. No. 529, § 1, 12-18-12 )

All permitted uses and special land uses are subject to the following site development requirements:

A.

Site plan review is required for all permitted and special land uses in accordance with chapter 16, section 16.1.

B.

Landscaping and screening are required in accordance with chapter 16, section 16.2.

C.

Parking is required in accordance with chapter 16, section 16.3.

D.

Signs are permitted in accordance with the requirements of chapter 16, section 16.4.

E.

Setbacks, height, area, and lot dimension requirements shall be met as noted in district regulations, chapter 15.

F.

Sidewalks shall be constructed on all sides of the property abutting a public street, in accordance with city standards, with the following exception:

The planning commission may grant individual relief from the sidewalk requirements when the following conditions exist:

1.

The sidewalk is not an integral part of the "walkable community" sidewalk system as defined by the planning commission (where sidewalks are required to link neighborhoods, schools, parks and downtown).

2.

There are no public safety issues presented by the absence of a sidewalk.

3.

The sidewalk is not required to complete or provide continuity of a current or proposed pedestrian or bicycle circulation system.

4.

The proposed sidewalk is part of the proposed pathway master plan system for the city.

G.

Open air display and sales shall be permitted as an accessory use to a retail use, subject to the following:

1.

This subsection shall apply only to outside display of materials for sale upon the premises. Outdoor storage of items not offered for sale is prohibited.

2.

The lot area used for display or storage shall be paved and shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of all surface water.

3.

The outdoor storage and display area shall be arranged to provide safe pedestrian and vehicular circulation and safe emergency access. Maneuvering aisles shall be kept free of all obstruction.

4.

Outdoor storage and display areas located on parking lots shall not reduce the available parking spaces to fewer than those required by section 16.3.

5.

Lighting for parking and outdoor storage areas shall be shielded to prevent light from spilling onto any residential district or use property line.

6.

Materials for sale stored or displayed outdoors shall not be located within any required buffer. Such materials may not be located within the front yard except on a property with a front yard of twenty-five (25) feet or more, in which case the outdoor display and sales area shall be adjacent to the principal building.

7.

No outdoor sales or display area may be located upon a public sidewalk or public right-of-way. This does not preclude city sanctioned events such as a temporary sidewalk sale or other city-approved use of the public sidewalk or right-of-way.

8.

Aggregate or particulate material, such as feed, soil, mulch, gravel, and similar items shall be displayed and sold only in pre-packaged bags, boxes or similar containers. Open stockpiling of such materials is not permitted.

9.

Prior to establishment of an outdoor display and sales area, the owner shall submit a plan for review by the zoning administrator to determine if the requirements of this subsection are met. This plan shall illustrate the location of the outdoor display and sales area, including all dimensions, and any other information necessary to determine compliance.

(Ord. No. 512, § 8, 12-7-10; Ord. No. 543 , § 7, 9-20-16)