The purpose of this District is to provide for a variety of retail, service and administrative establishments which are required to serve a large trading area population.

(Ord. 22-1972. Passed 8-1-72.)

   Within a B-1 General Retail-Office District, no building, structure or premises shall be used, arranged to be used or designed to be used except for one or more of the following uses:

   (a)   Permitted Uses.

      (1)   Department store.

      (2)   Off-street public parking lot.

      (3)   Establishments engaged in the retail trade of:

         A.   Drugs.

         B.   Book and stationery store.

         C.   Apparel store.

         D.   Florist shop.

         E.   Antique store.

         F.   Sporting goods store.

         G.   Jewelry store.

         H.   Optical goods store.

         I.   Furniture, home furnishing, and office equipment and office supplies store.

         J.   Beverages including liquor.

         K.   Restaurant.

         L.   food sales including supermarket.

         M.   Hardware, paint, floor coverings, wallpaper, materials and objects for interior decorating, auto accessories and repair of household appliances.

         N.   Preparation and processing of food and drink to be retailed on premises including bakery, delicatessen, meat market, confectionery, restaurant, ice cream parlor, soda fountain.

         O.   Eating and drinking establishments but excluding drive-in restaurants.

      (4)   Establishments engaged primarily in the fields of finance, insurance and real estate:

         A.   Bank.

         B.   Credit agency other than a bank.

         C.   Investment firm.

         D.   Insurance carrier.

         E.   Real estate and insurance company.

         F.   Investment company.

      (5)   Establishments engaged in providing a variety of services to individuals and business establishments, such as:

         A.   Personal services such as barber and beauty shops, shoe repair shops, laundries and dry cleaning.

         B.   Business services such as advertising agency, news services, maid service and employment agencies.

         C.   Medical and other health services.

         E.   Legal services.

         F.   Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services.

         G.   Nonprofit, professional, charitable and labor organizations.

         H.   Dance studio and school.

         I.   Bowling alley.

         J.   Motion picture and theatrical playhouse.

         K.   Child and adult day care center.

         L.   Video rental and sales.

      (6)   Accessory buildings incidental to the principal uses which do not include any activity conducted as a business.

      (7)   Accessory uses clearly incidental to the uses permitted on the same premises.

      (8)   Travel agency, passenger-transportation agency and terminal.

      (9)   Signs-as regulated by Chapter 1181.

(Ord. 22-1972. Passed 8-1-72; Ord. 25-92. Passed 5-19-92.)

   (b)   Conditionally Permitted Uses. The Planning Commission may issue conditional zoning certificates for uses listed herein subject to the general requirements of Chapter 1145 and to the specific requirements of Section 1145.04, referred to below:

      (1)   Drive-in banking facilities subject to Subsection 102.

      (2)   Clubs, lodges, fraternal, charitable or social agencies subject to Subsection 102, 103, 105, 110.

      (3)   Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work subject to Subsection 114.

(Ord. 22-1972. Passed 8-1-72.)

      (4)   Veterinarian hospital or clinic.

(Ord. 8-1980. Passed 4-1-80.)

      (5)   Rented apartments above businesses.

(Ord. 25-05. Passed 11-15-05.)

      (6)   Amusement arcades with adequate off-street parking.

(Ord. 5-87. Passed 2-23-87.)

      (7)   Bed and Breakfast Inns subject to Subsections 103 and 117.

(Ord. 23-87. Passed 5-19-87.)

      (8)   First floor apartments subject to subsection 132.

(Ord. 7-91. Passed 4-2-91.)

      (9)   Outdoor dining on public property subject to subsection 133.

(Ord. 45-94. Passed 8-16-94.)

      (10)   Hotel.

(Ord. 12-16. Passed 7-19-16.)

   (a)   Minimum lot area. - none.

   (b)   Minimum lot width at building line - none.

   (c)   Minimum lot frontage - none.

(Ord. 22-1972. Passed 8-1-72.)

   (a)   Minimum front yard depth - none.

   (b)   Minimum rear yard depth - none.

   (c)   Minimum side yard width on each side - none.

   (d)   Front yards and side yards - adjacent to residential districts shall meet the front and side yard requirements of the adjacent residential district.

(Ord. 22-1972. Passed 8-1-72.)

   Eighty feet.

(Ord. 22-1972. Passed 8-1-72.)

   As regulated by Chapter 1183.

(Ord. 22-1972. Passed 8-1-72.)

   (a)   Review of Site Plan. All multifamily uses permitted under Section 1165.02 shall be permitted only after the review and approval of the site plans by the Planning Commission and upon finding by the Planning Commission that:

      (1)   The site plan shows that a proper relationship does exist between thoroughfares, service roads, driveways and parking areas to encourage pedestrian and vehicular traffic safety.

      (2)   All the development features including the principal buildings, open spaces, service roads, driveways and parking areas are so located and related as to minimize the possibility of any adverse effects upon adjacent development.

      (3)   The site plan includes adequate provisions for the screening of parking areas, service areas and active recreation areas from surrounding properties by landscaping and/or ornamental wall or fence.

      (4)   Grading and surface drainage provisions are reviewed and approved by the City Engineer.

      (5)   The design and construction standards of all private streets, driveways and parking areas are to be built following approval of plans by the City Engineer according to construction standards specified in the City Subdivision Regulations. The proposed development conforms to all applicable provisions of the Subdivision Regulations.

      (6)   Maximum possible privacy for each apartment shall be provided through good design and use of proper building materials and landscaping. Visual privacy should be provided through structural screening and landscaping treatment. Auditory privacy should be provided through soundproofing.

      (7)   The architectural design of apartment buildings should be developed with consideration given to the relationship of adjacent development in terms of building height, mass, texture, line and pattern, and character.

      (8)   Building, location and placement should be developed with consideration given to minimizing removal of trees and change of topography.

      (9)   T.V. antenna shall be centralized.

      (10)   On-site circulation shall be designed to make possible adequate fire and police protection.

      (11)   In large parking areas, visual relief shall be provided through the use of tree planted and landscaped dividers, islands and walkways. No parking or service areas shall be permitted between any street and the main building.

      (12)   Paved off-street parking and service areas shall be required; parking spaces shall contain at least 200 square feet and shall be provided at the rate of two spaces per dwelling unit in each apartment building; and paved vehicular access drives of at least ten feet in width shall be required for parking areas of ten vehicles or less capacity, and two-way drives of twenty feet paving width minimum shall be required for parking areas of eleven or more vehicle capacity.

   (b)   Conformance with Site Plan.

      (1)   The use, placement and dimensions of all buildings, driveways, sidewalks, parking areas, curb cuts and recreation areas, and the installation of landscaping, fences and walls shall conform to the approved site plan.

      (2)   Complete conformance to all aspects of approved site plans shall be required as soon as possible but no later than one year after initial approval except that items affecting public safety shall be completed by the time of occupancy.

(Ord. 18-86. Passed 7-1-86.)