Blue Mound City Zoning Code
§ 12
“F” COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
A.
PURPOSE.
This is the least restrictive commercial zoning district normally reserved for areas that provide the greatest number and mix of retail and commercial uses. This district is reserved for areas of adequate size and location so that its broad range of high intensity land uses will not cause or create nuisances to adjoining zoning districts. This district will normally be applied with a “PD” Planned Development suffix and a development site plan to indicate the physical design and orientation of the proposed land uses. It is expressly intended that no residential dwelling be erected in this commercial district and existing dwellings will remain as legal nonconforming dwellings.
B.
USE REGULATIONS.
In the “F” Commercial District, no buildings or land shall be used and no buildings shall be hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged, unless otherwise provided in this ordinance, except for one or more of the following uses:
a.
PERMITTED USES
1.
Any use permitted in the “E” Commercial District.
2.
Automobile, motorcycle and trailer sales, or sales or rental areas.
3.
Boat sales, service and repair.
4.
Automobile laundry and steam cleaning subject to the following restrictions:
a.
All automobile, laundry and steam cleaning uses shall be completely within a building having not less than two sides.
b.
Vacuuming facilities may be outside the building, but shall not be in the front yard and shall not be closer than twenty-five feet (25') from “B”, “C”, or “D” Districts.
c.
The building surfaces shall be faced with masonry, porcelainized steel, baked enamel steel or other material equal in durability and appearance.
d.
The building shall not be less than one hundred feet (100') from “B”, “C”, or “D” Districts.
e.
The building shall set back not less than thirty feet (30') from the front property line.
f.
Off-street parking shall be provided on the property in the ratio of not less than three (3) parking spaces for each washing stall inclusive.
g.
All off-street parking areas shall be hard-surface and dust-free.
h.
Any lights used to illuminate the area shall be directed away from adjacent residential properties.
5.
Mini-Warehouse - A totally enclosed facility involving one or more buildings and multiple individual units to purpose of which is exclusively storage of goods. Retail or wholesale, offices, manufacturing, fabrication, service, repair, or any other type of commercial or business enterprise is expressly prohibited from this type facility. Storage of hazardous and flammable materials as designated by the Fire Marshal are expressly prohibited from this type facility.
6.
Garages, public, for repairs or storage facilities for automobiles when such facilities and activities are maintained within a building, provided no painting or body or fender repairs shall be conducted on any premises that adjoin at the side or rear or directly across any adjacent street from any residential district.
7.
Farm implement and service.
8.
Hotel, motor hotel.
9.
Showroom Warehouse with fabrication.
10.
Recreational vehicle storage.
11.
Accessory building and uses customarily incident to the above. No accessory use shall be construed to permit the keeping of articles or material in the open or outside the building.
12.
Skating rinks, ice and roller.
13.
Printing, lithographing, or duplicating shops.
14.
The sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption in conjunction with a restaurant operation where at least 51% of the gross annual sales of the restaurant is in food items rather than alcoholic beverages.
15.
A liquor sales or “package” store specializing in the sale of alcoholic beverages other than beer and wine for off-premises consumption.
C.
HEIGHT AND AREA REGULATIONS.
In the “F” Commercial District, the height of buildings, the minimum dimensions of yards shall be as follows:
1.
Floor Space:
No limit on floor space for shops, stores, or businesses except as specified herein.
2.
Height:
No building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged shall exceed two and one-half (2-1/2) stories nor shall it exceed thirty-five feet (35') within one hundred feet (100') of any “B” Zoned or “C” Zoned property line. Any building in excess of one hundred feet (100') from these property lines shall not exceed three (3) stories or forty-five feet (45').
3.
Front Yard:
There shall be no front yard less than twenty-five feet (25').
4.
Rear Yard:
There shall be a rear yard of not less than ten feet (10') except where the “F” Commercial District abuts a dwelling district there shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty feet (20').
5.
Side Yard:
Where a lot abuts upon the side of a lot zoned for dwelling purposes there shall be a side yard of not less than ten feet (10'), otherwise no side yard for a commercial building shall be required, but if provided, it shall be not less than three feet (3') on corner lots, with lots having reversed frontage at the rear, the side yard requirements shall be the same as District “D”.
6.
Width of Lot:
If used for commercial purposes, the minimum lot width shall be seventy feet (70')’at the building line. Provided that where a lot of record and in separate ownership at the time of the passage of this ordinance has less width as herein required, this ordinance shall not prohibit its use for commercial purposes.
D.
SCREENING DEVICES.
In the event that this district abuts or adjoins a “B” Single-Family, “C” Multiple-Family or “D” Multiple-Family District, a solid six-foot (6') screen device shall be placed along the abutting or common property line. Such screen shall be of durable material and without holes, penetrations or other openings other than those required for passage. The screening device must be kept in good repair at all times.
E.
EXTERNAL LIGHTING.
Any external lighting shall be mounted and maintained in a manner to not illuminate any adjacent residentially zoned property.
(Ordinance 200 adopted 7/19/88)