The purpose of the B-4 Highway Commercial District is to provide for a mixture of commercial, office, and light industrial land uses, made mutually compatible through the enforcement of performance standards, to encourage and accommodate high quality, large scale development opportunities along intermediate arterial roadways within the City. (Ord. 1132, 8-19-2008)

Within any B-4 Highway Commercial District no structure or land shall be used except for one or more of the following uses:

Adult daycare.

Art studio.

Auction house.

Auto repair.

Auto sales and rental, provided it is conducted entirely within the building.

Bakery.

Bicycle sales and repair.

Boat sales.

Building material sales.

Bus benches, shelters, and transit facilities provided they comply with title 8 of this Code.

Bus terminal.

Camera and photographic supply and processing store.

Car wash as a principal use.

Commercial off street parking.

Commercial zero lot line development, pursuant to section 10-7-41 of this title.

Consumer repair services.

Daycare nursery.

Exterminating services.

Financial services.

Fraternal organizations, provided the structure in which the use is located is at least one hundred feet (100') from any Residential Zoning District and subject to title 3 of this Code.

Garden supply store with no outdoor storage or display.

General retail sales.

Greenhouse (commercial) with no outdoor storage or display.

Grocery store, fruit or vegetable store.

Health club.

Hospital.

Indoor sports and recreation or entertainment, provided the structure in which the use is located is at least one hundred feet (100') from any Residential Zoning District.

Instructional/learning center.

Interior decorating studio.

Kennel, commercial with or without outdoor animal runs.

Library.

Liquor store subject to the requirements of title 3 of this Code.

Medical marijuana distribution facility.

Medical service or clinic.

Ministorage.

Mortuary.

Motel and hotel.

Multi-tenant retail sales and service facilities subject to subsection 10-19-3(D) of this title.

Museum.

Music studio.

Newspaper and publishing facility.

Office.

Optical and jewelry manufacturing.

Personal services.

Pet grooming.

Pet shop.

Photographic studio, supplies and processing.

Picture framing.

Post Office.

Printing shop.

Radio and television studios.

Recreational vehicle sales.

Research center.

Restaurants - freestanding - minimum five thousand (5,000) square feet and subject to subsection 10-19-3(B) of this title.

School.

Seat cover and upholstery shop.

Tavern.

Thrift stores having a gross floor area less than five thousand (5,000) square feet provided all merchandise collection, transfer, processing and storage occurs within the principal building. No accessory outdoor drop off/collection area or outdoor storage is allowed on site.

Veterinary clinic/hospital with or without outdoor animal runs.

Warehouse subject to the requirements of section 10-7-44 of this title.

Within any B-4 District, the following uses shall be permitted accessory uses:

Accessory car wash subject to section 10-7-43 of this title.

Accessory solar energy systems pursuant to section 10-7-29 of this title.

Antennas mounted on an existing structure, not exceeding fifteen feet (15') above the highest point of the structure, as regulated by chapter 29 of this title.

Antique/flea markets provided they meet the requirements of section 10-7-48.

Auto dealership remote storage subject to section 10-7-50 of this title.

Buildings temporarily located for purposes of construction on the premises for a period not to exceed time necessary to complete construction.

Incidental accessory uses as permitted by section 10-7-42 of this title.

Incidental repair, processing, or storage necessary to conduct a permitted principal use subject to subsection 10-19-1(K) of this title.

LP gas exchange container displays as provided in section 10-7-38 of this title.

Private garages, off street parking and loading spaces as regulated in this title.

Public telephone booths.

Public trash and recycling containers pursuant to subsection 10-7-18(G) of this title.

Restaurant within a building having a principal use other than a restaurant.

Signs as regulated in chapter 30 of this title.

Single satellite earth station antenna two meters (2 m) or less in diameter and single antenna designed to receive direct broadcast services or multichannel multipoint distribution services one meter (1 m) or less in diameter and antennas designed to receive television broadcast signals, as regulated in chapter 29 of this title.

Temporary/seasonal outdoor sales uses, subject to the provisions of section 10-7-48 of this title.

Tenant restaurants, cafeterias, and retail service limited to tenants of the building, provided that they be essentially limited to providing service to the users of the permitted use, and that no signs or other evidence of these uses are visible from the exterior of the building.

Within a B-4 District, no structure or land shall be used for the following uses except by a conditional use permit:

Antennas mounted on an existing structure, exceeding fifteen feet (15') above the highest point of the structure, as regulated by chapter 29 of this title.

Armory, convention hall subject to title 3 of this Code.

Drive-through service lane accessory to a thrift store less than five thousand (5,000) square feet in gross floor area subject to subsection 10-19-8(D) of this title.

Electrical contractor.

Essential service structure.

Heating and air conditioning dealer.

Lounge subject to subsection 10-19-3(C) of this title and title 3 of this Code.

Outdoor sports, recreation, or entertainment facilities.

Outdoor storage, outdoor operations of a permitted use, outdoor display and open sales/rental lots when accessory to a permitted use. These uses shall comply with the following requirements:

Open sales/rental lot subject to the requirements of section 10-7-46 of this title.

Open storage lot subject to the requirements of section 10-7-45 of this title.

Plumbing contractor.

Religious institutions.

Single satellite earth station antenna in excess of two meters (2 m) in diameter and single antenna designed to receive direct broadcast services or multichannel multipoint distribution services in excess of one meter (1 m) in diameter, as regulated in chapter 29 of this title.

Towers as regulated in chapter 29 of this title.

Thrift stores having five thousand (5,000) square feet or more of gross floor area as regulated by section 10-19-8 of this title.

Transient merchants subject to title 3 of this Code, unless exempt under section 3-20-13 of this Code. (Ord. 1196, 4-6-2010; amd. Ord. 1265, 5-22-2012; Ord. 1298, 5-7-2013; Ord. 1316, 4-8-2014)

Within any B-4 Highway Commercial District, no structure or land shall be used for the following uses except by interim use permit:

Driving ranges.

Land reclamation, mining and soil processing subject to chapters 8, 9, and 10 of this title.

Outdoor theaters, including drive-ins.

Recycling and reclamation of nonhazardous materials, when conducted entirely within a building.

Required structures need not be accessory structures and need not comply with the special requirements of subsection 10-19-1(A)2 of this title. (Ord. 1292, 3-5-2013)

Setbacks in parentheses apply to lots that abut any Residential Zoning District.

Note: ¹A reduction of the parking setback requirements for the principal use is allowed for outdoor patios per section 10-19-6 of this title.

(Ord. 364, 2-20-1990)

Within any gateway district as delineated on the official zoning map, all provisions of this Code shall be met. In addition, all structures and uses shall comply with Burnsville north gateway guidelines as set forth in Ordinance 1022, which is incorporated herein by reference. To the extent this title conflicts with Ordinance 1022, Ordinance 1022 shall control. (Ord. 1022, 4-3-2006; amd. Ord. 1132, 8-19-2008)