Carrollton City Zoning Code
“B-1” COMMUNITY
BUSINESS DISTRICT
§ 159.170 DISTRICT OUTLINE.
The B-1, Community Business, District primarily encompasses the long-established commercial areas of the city where a wide range of goods and services is offered to the general public at retail or wholesale.
(Prior Code, § 40-4-40)
§ 159.171 LOT AND BUILDING REQUIREMENTS.
(A) Lots and buildings in this district shall conform to the requirements below.
Maximum building height | 35 feet |
Maximum percent coverage per lot | 50% |
Minimum lot area | 5,000 square feet |
Minimum lot depth of side yard abutting street | 25 feet |
Minimum lot width | 50 feet |
Minimum off-street parking per dwelling unit | 2 spaces |
Minimum setbacks | See division (B) below |
(B) (1) Generally, no minimum setbacks are required, except as necessary to comply with applicable off-street parking and loading requirements.
(2) However, any lot that abuts any residential district shall meet the front setback and side setback (on the side abutting the residential use) requirements of such residential district. (See § 159.027 of this chapter.)
(Prior Code, § 40-4-41)
§ 159.172 PERMITTED USES.
The following uses shall be permitted in the B-1, Community Business, District:
(A) Churches and related facilities;
(B) Clubs and lodges;
(C) Commercial establishments, wholesale and retail except those listed under § 159.173 of this chapter;
(D) Government uses of the municipality;
(E) Medical/dental clinics;
(F) Offices;
(G) Service establishments; and
(Prior Code, § 40-4-42)
§ 159.173 SPECIAL USES.
The following may be permitted as special uses in the B-1 District in accordance with § 159.355 of this chapter, to-wit:
(A) Any use, such as drive-in restaurants, drive-in banks, service stations and the like, that offers goods or services directly to customers waiting in parked vehicles or that sells food or beverages for consumption on the premises in parked motor vehicles;
(B) Churches and related religious facilities;
(C) Dwelling units, if located above the first story;
(D) Governmental uses other than those of the municipality;
(E) Nursing homes;
(F) Schools; and
(G) Utility substations.
(Prior Code, § 40-4-43)