Blue Ridge City Zoning Code
§ 11
“B-2” GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
11.1
USES PERMITTED: Auction sales, permanent location (livestock sales not permitted), Builder’s supply and lumber yards without mill, Bus station, Commercial manufacturing of candy, ice cream and similar foodstuffs, Day-care centers, Farm implement sales and service, Gasoline service station, Golf driving range and miniature golf, Greenhouse and plant nursery, Grocery stores, Hotel and motel, Kennel, Pottery, Ceramics and similar artisan shops including product manufacture, Produce markets, Recreation courts and fields, Retail and repair shops including sales and service of automobile, truck, tractor, monocycles, and trailers, Secondhand store or pawn shop, Swimming pool, Veterinary hospital, Warehouse or wholesale sales office.
11.2
CONDITIONAL USE: Other uses may be permitted when approved in the manner specified in Section 13 [14] of this Ordinance.
11.3
AREA REQUIREMENTS:
FRONT YARD: There shall be twenty-five (25) foot minimum front yard for commercial structures in the “B-2” district. |
SIDE YARD: The minimum depth of a side yard in the “B-2” district shall be five (5) feet, except a lot abutting upon the side of a lot zoned in an “R” district shall have a side yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet and must be separated by a natural or artificial barrier. |
REAR YARD: The minimum depth of a rear yard in the “B-2” district shall be ten (10) feet from the centerline of the alley or property line in the absence of an alley. |
LOT WIDTH: A minimum lot width of fifty (50) feet is required in the “B-2” district. |
LOT AREA: There shall be minimum lot area of five thousand (5,000) square feet in the “B-2” district. |
LOT COVERAGE: No maximum coverage is required in the “B-2” district. |
HEIGHT LIMIT: The height of buildings in “B-2” districts shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet or two and one-half (2-1/2) stories. |
PARKING: In the “B-2” District, one off-street parking space for each 1,000 square feet of general floor space and one off-street parking space for each 400 square feet of office floor space shall be provided. |
(Ordinance 2002-0305-AA, sec. 11, adopted 3/5/02)