Calumet City City Zoning Code
Sec. VIII
Commercial business district.
8.1 B-1 Commercial business district.
Permitted uses. The following is a list of uses permitted in the commercial business district, provided they are operated entirely within a building, except for off-street parking or loading facilities:
Air conditioning and heating sales and service.
Antique shops.
Art, dancing, vocational, professional and business schools.
Art galleries and studios.
Art needle work and hand weaving.
Auto and truck accessories store.
Automobile laundries.
Automobile sales, including accessories.
Banks and financial institutions.
Bakery shops, including the baking and processing of food products when prepared for retail use on the premises only.
Barber shops and beauty parlors.
Book and stationery stores.
Candy and ice cream shops.
Camera, photographic supply, developing and processing shops for retail sales.
Cameras and other photographic equipment and supplies.
Carpet, rug and linoleum stores.
China and glassware stores.
Christmas tree sales.
Clothing stores.
Coin and philatelic stores.
Collection agency.
Currency exchanges.
Custom dressmaking, millinery or tailoring when conducted for retail sale on the premises only.
Dentures.
Department stores.
Drug stores.
Electrical and plumbing parts and supplies distributor (wholesale).
Electrical appliance stores and repairs, but not including appliance assembly or manufacturing.
Electrical television and radio sales (wholesale).
Employment agency.
Festivals (with council approval), per day.
Florist shops and conservatories for retail trade on the premises only.
Funeral parlor or mortuary.
Furniture stores.
Furrier, when conducted for retail trade on the premises only.
Gift shops.
Grocery stores.
Hardware stores.
Haberdasheries.
Health clubs.
Hobby and craft stores.
Interior decorating shops, including upholstering and making of draperies, slip covers and other similar articles, when conducted as a part of the retail operations and secondary to the main use.
Jewelry and watch repair shops.
Key and/or bicycle repair shop.
Laundries, automatic, self-service types, or hand.
Leather goods and luggage stores.
Locksmith.
Millinery shops.
Musical instrument sales and repair, retail trade only.
Nursery for children.
Office supply, equipment and furniture store.
Offices, business and professional, including medical clinics.
Off-street parking and loading facilities, as permitted or required in accordance with the provisions of section.
Oil lubricating facilities for motor vehicles.
Optical sales, glasses, frames and lenses.
Orthopedic and medical appliance store, but not including the assembly or manufacture of such articles.
Photography studios, including the development of film and pictures when done as a part of the retail business on the premises.
Picture framing, when conducted for retail trade on the premises only.
Plumbing and heating showrooms and shops.
Printing and newspaper publishing, including engraving and photo-engraving.
Private clubs and lodges of fraternal and religious organizations when not operated for profit.
Private police protection and/or detective agencies.
Public utility collection offices.
Restaurants.
Retail tire and accessories.
Savings and loan associations.
Sewing machine sales and service.
Shoe and hat stores, and repairing when done as a part of the retail business.
Signs, as permitted and regulated in section.
Sporting goods stores.
Telegraph offices.
Telephone and business answering service.
Television parts and supplies distributors.
Theater (indoor) within zoning lots of fifty (50) acres or more.
Tobacco stores.
Toy stores.
Trailer sales.
Travel bureau and transportation ticket offices.
A single dwelling unit as an accessory use to a permitted use to be used only by an owner, manager or employee of the business establishment of the principal use of a zoning lot, but only to be located within a principal building that is greater than four thousand (4,000) square feet and less than six thousand (6,000) square feet and provided sufficient overnight parking is available on the zoning lot.
Special uses. Retail businesses not specifically listed above when found to have economic compatibility with established uses on adjoining property shall meet the requirements of section 12.7. Cannabis Craft Growers, Cultivation Centers, Dispensaries, Infusers, Processors, and Transporters are special uses in the B-1 Commercial business district.
Conditions of use. All uses permitted in this district shall be retail establishments dealing directly with consumers and shall be subject to the following conditions:
The sale of food stuffs or articles intended for human consumption shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building equipped with adequate sanitary facilities.
There shall be no manufacture, processing or treatment of products other than those which are clearly incidental and essential to the retail business conducted on the same premises.
Such uses, operations or products shall not be objectionable due to odor, dust, smoke, noise, vibration or other similar causes.
That any exterior sign displayed shall pertain only to a use conducted within the building.
Transitional yards. Where a B-1 district adjoins a residential district, transitional yards shall be provided in accordance with the following regulations:
When lots in a local business district front on the street and at least eighty (80) percent of the frontage directly across the street between two (2) consecutive intersecting streets is in a residential district, the front yard regulations for the residential district shall apply to the said lots in the business district.
In a district where a side lot line coincides with a side or rear lot line of property in an adjacent residential district, a yard shall be provided along with side lot line. Such yard shall be equal in dimension to the minimum side yard which would be required under this ordinance for a residential use on the adjacent property in the residence district.
In a local business district where a rear lot line coincides with a rear lot line of property in an adjacent residential district, a yard shall be provided along such rear lot line. Such yard shall be twenty (20) feet in depth.
In a business district, where the extension of a front or side lot line coincides with the front lot line of an adjacent lot located in a residential district, a yard equal in depth to the minimum front yard required by this ordinance on such adjacent lot in the residential district shall be provided along such front or side lot line for a distance of at least twenty-five (25) feet, including the width of any intervening alley, from such lot in the residential district.
Transitional yards shall be unobstructed from lowest level to sky except as allowed in section.
Maximum floor area and coverage. The floor area shall not exceed more than sixty (60) percent of a zoning lot shall be covered by a building or buildings.
Off-street parking and loading. Off-street parking and loading shall be as permitted or required in section.
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than ten (10) feet.
8.2 B-2 service commercial business district.
(1)
Description and intent of district. The B-2 district is intended to provide a mix of retail and general business uses within the city. The type of general business uses permitted includes those uses deemed compatible with retail uses. The district is intended for application on smaller development sites.
(2)
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted uses in the B-2 district:
Air conditioning, plumbing and heating sales and service.
Auto and truck parts and accessory stores (new parts sales).
Appliance store.
Banks and financial institutions.
Banquet hall.
Bakery (on-site sales only).
Barbershop and hair salon.
Books and periodicals.
Bicycle sales and repair.
Camera and photo equipment store.
Catering service.
Car care center (brakes, muffler, lube, tire, detailing and accessories in a completely enclosed building).
Christmas tree sales.
Clinic.
Currency exchanges.
Dry cleaners.
Electrical and plumbing parts and supplies distribution.
Employment agency.
Exterminator and pest control.
Florists shops.
Garden supply.
Gift shop.
Hardware store.
Health and fitness club.
Heating and plumbing sales and service.
Higher education facilities and classrooms for business and professional schools.
Household electrical appliance sales and repair (excluding sales and manufacturing).
Home improvement center.
Laundromat, automatic coin operated.
Locksmith.
Mortuaries and funeral parlors.
Music or dance studio.
Office, service and business.
Office supply store.
Orthopedic and medical supply store.
Photocopy and retail printing services.
Photography studio.
Plumbing showroom and shop.
Physical therapy facilities, medical.
Post office and express mail agencies.
Printing and publishing services.
Radio and television stations and studios.
Restaurant.
Savings and loan.
Sewing machine sales and repair.
Shoe repair.
Small animal grooming establishment.
Taxi service company.
Taxi stand.
Taxidermists.
Telegraph office.
Television sales and service.
Truck and trailer rental agency.
Accessory uses.
A single dwelling unit as an accessory use to a permitted use to be used only by an owner, manager or employee of the business establishment of the principal use of a zoning lot, but only to be located within a principal building that is greater than four thousand (4,000) square feet and less than six thousand (6,000) square feet and provided sufficient overnight parking is available on the zoning lot.
(3)
Special uses. The following special uses may be authorized in conformance with subsection 12.7 of this ordinance:
Automobile laundry.
Bus station.
Cannabis craft growers.
Cannabis cultivation centers.
Cannabis dispensaries.
Cannabis infusers.
Cannabis processors.
Cannabis transporters.
Child care center and preschool.
Churches.
Cultural institutions including art galleries and museums.
Drive-in and drive-through facilities.
Gasoline fuel station and food mart.
Institutional uses.
Kennel (wholly enclosed).
Parks and recreation facilities.
Planned development.
Public utilities, facilities and services.
Self-service storage facilities.
Veterinary hospital.
Accessory uses.
(4)
Lot size requirements.
(a)
The lot area of each zoning lot shall not be less than twelve thousand (12,000) square feet.
(b)
The minimum lot width of each zoning lot shall not be less than seventy-five (75) feet.
(5)
Yard requirements. The following yards shall be maintained in the B-2 district:
1 In a B-2 district where the extension of a front or side lot line coincides with the front or side lot line of an adjacent lot located in a residentially zoned district, a yard equal to the depth of the minimum front yard required by this ordinance, on such adjacent lot in the residential district, shall be provided along such front or side lot line in the B-2 district.
2 Where a zoning lot adjoins an improved alley which also lies across and adjoins residentially zoned land, the yard may be reduced to zero for the placement of the principal structure only.
(6)
Maximum lot coverage. The total lot area occupied by any principal buildings and accessory buildings, together with all impervious surfaces, shall not exceed ninety (90) percent.
(7)
Maximum floor area. The maximum allowable floor area ratio in the B-2 district is .8.
(8)
Maximum building height. No building or structure shall be erected or altered to exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet.
(9)
District standards.
(a)
All on-site utility lines, but excluding high tension power lines, shall be located underground.
(b)
At the discretion of the approving authority as part of any site plan approval, blanket cross-easements for vehicle access may be obtained generally parallel to the interior of front property lines. These easements are intended to provide for effective motor vehicle access, minimizing access to public streets. Easements will not be required where a frontage road system is in place or a coordinated access system is provided through a planned development.
(c)
All business, service, storage, and display of goods and services shall be conducted within a completely enclosed structure, except:
1.
Off-street parking and loading;
2.
Recreational uses;
3.
Accessory uses;
4.
Uses allowed as part of a special use permit.
(d)
All development shall meet the performance standards requirements of subsection 9.1 M-1 light industrial district.
(10)
Related regulations and requirements. Other pertinent regulations contained within this ordinance that shall be observed, include, but are not limited to:
(a)
Section IV [XII], subsection 12.9, state street—state line road redevelopment area site development plan review.
(b)
Section IV [XII], subsection 12.10, landscape plan approval.
(c)
Section X, off-street parking and loading.
(d)
Section XI, signs.
8.3 B-3 community commercial business district.
(1)
Description and intent of district. The B-3 district is intended to serve immediate neighborhoods and the community with a range of retail goods and services. The district is intended to be smaller in overall scale, and situated at select arterial and collector street locations.
(2)
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted uses in the B-3 district:
Apparel.
Appliance stores.
Arts and crafts stores.
Art and office supply.
Automobile accessory store.
Bakery (on-site retail sales only).
Banks and other financial institutions.
Barbershop and hair salon.
Books and periodical store.
Brokerage office.
Carpet, rug and linoleum store.
Consumer electronics store.
Delicatessen.
Drugs and cosmetic store.
Employment agency.
Florist shop.
Food store and food mart.
Gift shop.
Grocery store.
Hardware store.
Health and fitness club.
Hobby shop.
Housewares and kitchen supply.
Interior decorating.
Jewelry store.
Laundromat, automatic, coin operated.
Locksmith shop.
Music store.
Office, service and business.
Office supply store.
Optical sales and service.
Paint and wall paper store.
Pet store.
Photocopying and retail printing services.
Picture framing shop.
Planned development.
Post office.
Restaurant.
Secretarial services.
Shopping center.
Sporting goods and bicycle shop.
Telegraph and telephone answering service.
Television sales and service.
Taxi stand.
Toy store.
Variety store.
Video and music sales and rental store.
Accessory uses.
(3)
Special uses. The following special uses may be authorized in conformance with subsection 12.7 of this ordinance:
Automobile laundry.
Cannabis craft growers.
Cannabis cultivation centers.
Cannabis dispensaries.
Cannabis infusers.
Cannabis processors.
Cannabis transporters.
Child day care center and preschool.
Churches.
Clinics.
Cultural institutions including art galleries and museums.
Drive-in and drive-through facilities.
Gasoline fuel station and food mart.
Institutional uses.
Library.
Parks and recreation.
Planned development.
Public utilities, facilities and services.
Accessory uses.
(4)
Lot size requirements.
(a)
The lot area of each zoning lot shall not be less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.
(b)
The minimum lot width of each zoning lot shall not be less than one hundred fifty (150) feet.
(5)
Yard requirements. The following yards shall be maintained in the B-3 district:
(1) In a B-3 district where the extension of a front or side lot line coincides with the front or side lot line of an adjacent lot located in a residentially zoned district, a yard equal to the depth of the minimum front yard required by this ordinance, on such adjacent lot in the residential district, shall be provided along such front or side lot line in the B-3 district.
(6)
Maximum lot coverage. The total lot area occupied by any principal buildings and accessory buildings, together with all impervious surfaces, shall not exceed ninety (90) percent.
(7)
Maximum floor area. The maximum allowable floor area ration in the B-3 district is .5.
(8)
Maximum building height. No building or structure shall be erected or altered to exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet.
(9)
District standards.
(a)
All on-site utility lines, but excluding high tension power lines, shall be located under ground.
(b)
At the discretion of the approval authority as part of any site plan approval, blanket cross-easements for vehicle access may be obtained generally parallel to the interior of front property lines. These easements are intended to provide for effective motor vehicle access, minimum access to public streets. Easements will not be required where a frontage road system is in place or a coordinated access system is provided through a planned development.
(c)
All business, service, storage, and display of goods and services shall be conducted within a completely enclosed structure, except:
1.
Off-street parking and loading;
2.
Recreational uses;
3.
Accessory uses;
4.
Uses allowed as part of a special use permit.
(d)
All development shall meet the performance standards requirements of subsection 9.1 M-1 light industrial district.
(10)
Related regulations and requirements. Other pertinent regulations contained within this ordinance that shall be observed, include, but are not limited to:
(a)
Section IV [XII], subsection 12.9, state street—State line road redevelopment area site development plan review.
(b)
Section IV [XII], subsection 12.10, landscape plan approval.
(c)
Section X, off-street parking and loading.
(d)
Section XI, signs.
(Code 1980, App. B, § VIII; Ord. No. 83-10, § 2, 3-24-1983; Ord. No. 83-18, § 1, 8-11-1983; Ord. No. 86-8, § 1, 3-27-1986; Ord. No. 87-23, § 1, 11-12-1987; Ord. No. 88-17, §§ 1, 3, 7-14-1988; Ord. No. 90-36, § 2, 7-26-1990; Ord. No. 93-4, § 1a., 2-25-1993; Ord. No. 96-30, § 1(Exh. A), 5-23-1996; Ord. No. 14-8, § 2, 2-13-2014; Ord. No. 20-19, § 3, 4-9-2020)