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Bridgeport City Zoning Code

CBD COMMERCIAL

BUSINESS DISTRICT

§ 153.145 INTENT.

   The intent of this District is to provide a zone which will accommodate the broad range of retail shopping, offices, and service activities normally found in the Central Business District of a city.
(Ord. passed - -2000)

§ 153.146 PERMITTED USES.

   (A)   Generally. In District CBD, no building, structure, land, or premises shall be used and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or altered, except for one or more of the following uses.
   (B)   Specifically.
      (1)   Retail stores;
      (2)   Businesses which provide personal services, including gas stations;
      (3)   Businesses and structures which sell or store wholesale merchandise;
      (4)   Restaurants;
      (5)   Offices;
      (6)   Public and/or governmental buildings and facilities;
      (7)   Hotels, motels, and other places which provide lodging;
      (8)   Utility service facilities;
      (9)   Auto sales and car washes;
      (10)   Churches; and
      (11)   Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the listed permitted uses.
(Ord. passed - -2000; Ord. 790, passed - -2009) Penalty, see § 153.999

§ 153.147 CONDITIONAL USES.

   (A)   Generally. The following conditional uses may be permitted subject to approval procedures outlined in §§ 153.240 through 153.243.
   (B)   Specifically.
      (1)   Grain elevators;
      (2)   Grain storage facilities;
      (3)   Light manufacturing or fabrication establishments which are not noxious or offensive by reason of vibration, noise, dust, fumes, gas, odor, or smoke;
      (4)   Commercial storage units; and
      (5)   Uses similar to the uses listed above, as long as the use complies with the general intent of the CBD District.
(Ord. passed - -2000) Penalty, see § 153.999

§ 153.148 INTENSITY OF USE REGULATIONS.

   (A)   There is no minimum lot area.
   (B)   There is no minimum lot width.
(Ord. passed - -2000)

§ 153.149 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.

   There is no maximum structure height.
(Ord. passed - -2000)

§ 153.150 YARD REGULATIONS.

   (A)   Front yard. The equivalent setback of other existing buildings on the same block, unless no other buildings exist on the same block, in which case the front yard shall be 25 feet;
   (B)   Side yard. None; and
   (C)   Rear yard. None.
(Ord. passed - -2000) Penalty, see § 153.999

§ 153.151 USE LIMITATIONS.

   (A)   No storage outside of an enclosed or fenced area, except the display of merchandise for sale to the public, shall be permitted.
   (B)   Exterior lighting fixtures shall be shaded so that no direct light is cast upon any residential property and so that no glare is visible to any traffic on any public street.
(Ord. passed - -2000) Penalty, see § 153.999

§ 153.152 FENCES.

   (A)   Generally. Except as otherwise specifically provided in other codes and regulations, the following regulations shall apply to the construction of fences.
   (B)   Specifically.
      (1)   No fence shall be constructed which will constitute a traffic hazard.
      (2)   No fence shall be constructed in a manner or be of a design as to be hazardous or dangerous to persons or animals.
      (3)   No person shall erect or maintain any fence which shall adversely affect the public health, safety, and welfare.
      (4)   Fences may be constructed on the property line as long as the fence complies with all street, utility, and other applicable easements.
(Ord. passed - -2000) Penalty, see § 153.999