Belleville City Zoning Code
§ 23-7.7
Permitted in the B-A Zoning District.
[Ord. No. 3134; amended 6-4-2018 by Ord. No. 3495; 7-9-2019 by Ord. No. 3537; 10-13-2020 by Ord. No. 3598; 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 3644; 3-28-2023 by Ord. No. 07-23]
a.
Purpose. To use historically commercial nodes within the Township to provide neighborhood commercial retail and services to the surrounding residential neighborhoods in a way that permits and preserves the traditional corner store character of the community and continues and maintains the pattern of ground floor retail with residences above.
b.
Permitted Principal Use.
1.
All retail sales and service uses EXCEPT those USES prohibited in paragraph d below.
2.
Restaurants.
3.
Bars, Taverns, Brewpub/Brewery/Distillery.
4.
Business, professional and corporate offices.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 3644]
5.
Indoor commercial recreation facilities.
6.
Day care facilities (adult/child).
7.
Arts studio.
8.
Physical fitness gym/studio.
9.
Educational class or school use.
10.
Houses of worship, in freestanding buildings as per § 23-8.6 Houses of Worship.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 3644]
11.
Public and private recreational uses.
12.
Combination of all uses listed above.
13.
Municipal off-street parking facilities (with ground floor retail).
14.
Mixed use residential and commercial building in accordance with the following:
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 3644]
(a)
Ground Floor retail uses and/or restaurant uses, except that mixed use residential and commercial buildings with 10 dwelling units or less may include business, professional, or corporate offices on the ground floor. The mixed-use building shall have commercial frontage along its entire street level frontage with the only interruption for lobby area or residential access.
(b)
Residential and/or office uses shall be permitted and encouraged above the ground floor.
15.
Dance studios.
16.
Theaters.
17.
Cigar shops.
18.
Cigar lounges.
19.
Massage, body work and somatic therapy establishments.
20.
Chair massage establishments.
c.
Permitted Accessory Use.
1.
All uses customarily associated with the principal uses including accessory physical components as listed below.
2.
Canopy awnings with supports connected to the building wall.
3.
Maximum five foot high fence - provided it is not chain link and does not contain barbed or razor wire. Refer to paragraph i. Additional Parking Regulations, for more specific requirements.
4.
Signs.
5.
Retaining walls.
6.
Multi-level garages provided they contain active ground floor retail or restaurant establishment along the street.
7.
Surface parking ONLY if behind the principal building or in the side yard and screened with decorative fencing and a minimum of five feet of evergreen landscaping, as specified in paragraph h. Additional Parking Regulations, of this section.
d.
Prohibited Use.
1.
Self-storage.
2.
Warehousing or any form of commercial use storage.
3.
Heavy industrial uses.
4.
Motels.
5.
Auto and body repair.
6.
Auto sales, auctions and dealerships.
7.
Truck, motorcycle or recreational vehicle sales, auctions and dealerships.
8.
Used car storage lots.
9.
Gas stations.
10.
Restaurants with drive-in facilities.
11.
Drive-up banks.
12.
Drive-up pharmacies.
13.
Clinics of any type.
14.
Lumber yards, junk yards and other open air storage or sales facilities.
15.
Strip clubs/sex shops/anything directly related.
16.
Surface parking lots as a principal use.
17.
Smoke shops.
18.
Vape shops.
19.
Check cashing.
20.
Bail bonds.
21.
Pawn shops.
22.
Massage parlors.
23.
Thrift shops.
24.
Dollar stores.
25.
Consignment stores.
26.
Cannabis related businesses.
27.
Fortune telling businesses.
28.
Tattoo parlors.
29.
Dancing facilities.
e.
Building Bulk and Setback Requirements. See the Schedule of District Regulations Table which may be found at § 23-3.
f.
Additional Requirements for Mixed Use Commercial Residential Buildings.
1.
Ground Floor (street level) Requirements.
(a)
Minimum Ground Floor Retail - at least 25% to 30% of the ground floor area shall be utilized for permitted principal uses other than parking that is open to the public.
(b)
Floor to ceiling height shall be at least 14 feet.
(c)
The facade on the street frontage(s) and the frontage of any adjoining perpendicular street shall contain at least 65% glazing. Glazing shall be of clear non-tinted glass.
(d)
A maximum of 10% of the glazing may be spandrel glass or tinted to screen as needed.
(e)
Retail entrances shall be at street level.
(f)
A mixed use building shall have retail sales and service establishments along its entire street level frontage with the only interruption for lobby area or residential access. Restaurants without drive through facilities are permitted.
(g)
Minimum residential use floor to ceiling height: nine feet.
(h)
Bedroom Mix/Distribution - For developments consisting of eight or more dwelling units, a maximum of 25% shall be two or more bedroom units.
(i)
Unit Size - Minimum unit size 550 square feet.
h.
Facade Treatment, Materials, and Articulation. Shall be provided as per § 23-7.8f; B-G Facade Treatment, Materials and Articulation.
i.
Additional Parking Regulations.
1.
No off-street parking shall be permitted in a front yard within this district. Any off Street parking adjacent to or visible from a public street shall be screened from public view by a decorative metal fence with brick posts and the inclusion of hedge sized evergreen landscaping, which has a minimum height of three feet.