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Cottage Grove City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 8

BUSINESS DISTRICTS

§ 11-8-1: PURPOSE:

   A.   Limited Business District, B-1. The limited business district (B-1) is intended to provide a buffer district to adjoining residential districts for administrative office buildings and related office uses which are subject to more restrictive controls than the General Business District (B-3).
   B.   Retail Business District, B-2. The retail business district (B-2) is to encourage retail sales and services while minimizing the negative impact to the surrounding residential neighborhoods.
   C.   General Business District, B-3. The general business district (B-3) is intended to provide centralized areas for retail business areas and highway or automobile-oriented businesses.
   D.   Planned Business District, P-B. The planned business district (P-B) is intended to provide for the mix of suitable retail, commercial and industrial uses which are complementary and ancillary to the Cottage Grove industrial park. The district allows for a blend of manufacturing and retail uses which have significant customer interaction.
   E.   Mixed-Use Business District, M-U. The Mixed-Use Business District (M-U) is a commercial district intended to provide flexibility to allow complementary uses that support one another, including high density residential, commercial services and retail, employment opportunities, and transit. The district promotes a walkable, sustainable development pattern while still accommodating the automobile.

§ 11-8-2: PERMITTED, CONDITIONAL, ACCESSORY, ADMINISTRATIVE AND INTERIM USES:

   A.   Purpose: The use table as provided in this Section depicts the classification of land uses within zoning districts.
   B.   Table Key: The following labeling applies to the table in this Section:
      1.   Uses Defined: Uses not defined in this Chapter are subject to standard dictionary definitions.
      2.   Permitted Uses: Uses identified in the zoning district column with the letter “P” are allowed as permitted uses, primary or accessory, in the respective zoning district.
      3.   Conditional Uses: Uses identified in the zoning district column with the letter “C” are allowed as conditional uses, primary or accessory, in the respective zoning district. Conditional uses must obtain a conditional use permit prior to commencing.
      4.   Administrative Conditional Uses: Uses identified in the zoning district column with the letters “AC” are allowed as administrative conditional uses, primary or accessory, in the respective zoning district. Administrative conditional uses must obtain an administrative conditional use permit prior to commencing.
      5.   Interim Uses: Uses identified in the zoning district column with the letter “I” are allowed as interim uses, primary or accessory, in the respective zoning district. Interim uses must obtain an interim conditional use permit prior to commencement.
      6.   Accessory Uses: Uses identified in the zoning district column with the letter “A” are allowed as accessory uses in the respective zoning district.
      7.   Prohibited Uses: Uses not listed or not associated with a letter in the zoning district column are prohibited uses in the respective zoning district.
      8.   Standards: For ease of reference, uses for which specific standards apply include a reference to the applicable Code Section.
   C.   Use Table:
USE TYPE
B-1
B-2
B-3
P-B
M-U
USE TYPE
B-1
B-2
B-3
P-B
M-U
Accessory uses or retail sales which are customarily incidental and clearly subordinate to the primary use within the principal structure
A
A
A
A
A
Adult uses
 
 
P
 
 
Apartments / condominiums
P
Apartments with Commercial
C
Automated car wash as an accessory use
A
A
A
A
A
Automobile car wash (drive- through, mechanical and self- service)
 
C
C
C
C
Automobile Repair-Major
C
Automobile Repair-Minor
C
C
C
Automotive, motorcycle, trailer, recreation vehicles, boats and/or farm equipment establishments for display, hire, service, rental, leasing and/or sales conducted outside a building, provided servicing is conducted within a building.
 
 
C
C
 
Banks and other financial institutions with a drive-up window
C
C
C
C
C
Banks and other financial institutions without drive-up window
P
P
P
P
P
Blacktop or crushing materials for roadway materials
I
I
I
I
 
Cannabis or intoxicating CBD sales
P
P
P
Cannabis retail
C
C
C
Catering establishment
 
P
P
P
 
Cellular Antennas (attached to structures)
AC
AC
AC
AC
Commercial Recreation - Indoor
 
P
P
P
P
Commercial Recreation - Outdoor
 
 
C
C
Community Center
C
C
C
Dance and/or music studios
P
P
P
P
P
Daycare
C
C
C
P
Donation Drop Boxes
AC
AC
AC
AC
Construction and/or trades sales and service shops; with storage of equipment, supplies or materials inside a building
 
 
P
P
 
Electric Car Charging Station
AC
AC
AC
AC
AC
Equipment rental, inside a building (no outdoor display)
 
P
P
P
P
Equipment rental with outside storage
 
 
C
C
 
Essential service structures, including, but not limited to, buildings such as telephone stations, booster or pressure stations, elevated tanks, lift stations and electric power substations
AC
AC
AC
AC
AC
Event Center
C
C
C
Farmers’ market
I
I
I
I
I
Funeral homes
P
P
P
 
P
Furniture and upholstery repair refinish shops
 
P
P
Garden Centers and nurseries
 
 
C
C
 
Greenhouse (seasonal)
I
I
I
I
Hotel, motel
 
C
C
C
C
Lower-potency hemp edible retail beverages (associated with on-sale or off-sale liquor)
AC
AC
AC
AC
AC
Lower-potency hemp edible retail (not associated with on-sale or off-sale liquor)
C
C
C
Manufacturing, compounding, assembly, and packaging inside a building
 
 
 
P
 
Medical and/or dental clinics, hospitals
P
P
P
P
P
Motor fuel stations
C
C
C
C
C
Movie theater
 
P
P
P
P
Municipal and government buildings and structures, including police, fire, library, public works garages
C
C
C
C
C
Nursing homes, memory care, or retirement homes
C
C
C
 
C
Off street parking, storage garage, parking decks, parking ramps and buildings and loading areas when incidental and subordinate to any permitted use
A
A
A
A
A
Offices for administrative, executive, or professional services
P
P
P
P
P
Outdoor seating or dining
C
A
A
A
A
Park and ride facilities
 
C
Pawnshop
 
C
 
Personal Services (nail, massage, hair, tanning, etc)
P
P
P
P
P
Pet related care including dog daycare, boarding, veterinary clinics and grooming with outdoor use.
 
 
C
C
 
Pet related care including veterinary clinics with no outdoor use.
P
P
P
P
Public parks
P
P
P
P
P
Public, parochial and private schools, trade and business schools, colleges and universities
C
C
C
C
C
Research and development including laboratories (i.e. medical, software, communications, scientific, etc.)
P
P
P
P
P
Restaurants, excluding a drive-up window
P
P
P
P
P
Restaurants, with drive-up window
 
C
C
C
C
Restaurants, with on-sale liquor
P
P
P
P
P
Retail uses
P
P
P
P
P
Self-storage facility
 
 
 
C
 
Showroom warehouse
 
P
 
Signs
A
A
A
A
A
Stockpiling of materials incidental to construction activities
I
I
I
I
Tattoo and body piercing
 
P
P
P
P
Tax exempt lodges and clubs; provided, they are more than 75 feet from a residential district
C
C
C
Temporary accessory outdoor sales
 
AC
AC
AC
AC
Temporary buildings for construction purposes for a period not to exceed the completion date of such construction
AC
AC
AC
AC
AC
Wholesale businesses
P
P
P
P
Wholesale with no product on-site
 
C
C
C
C
 
(amd. Ord. 1088, 12-4-2024)

§ 11-8-3: MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS:

   A.   Standards to be Observed: The minimum and maximum development standards for each zoning district shown in the development standards table shall be observed.
   B.   Development Standards Table:
Development Standards
B-1
B-2
B-3
P-B
M-U
Development Standards
B-1
B-2
B-3
P-B
M-U
Minimum lot width
100 ft.
100 ft.
100 ft.
100 ft.
100 ft.
Minimum front yard
25 ft.
25 ft.
25 ft.
25 ft.
25 ft.
Minimum side yard, interior lot line
10 ft.
10 ft.
10 ft.
10 ft.
10 ft.
Minimum side yard line adjacent to a street
25 ft.
25 ft.
25 ft.
25 ft.
25 ft.
Corner Lot setback on front and side yard
30 ft.
30 ft.
20 ft.
20 ft.
20 ft.
Minimum rear yard
35 ft.
35 ft.
10 ft.
10 ft.
10 ft.
Minimum rear yard, abutting a residential district
50 ft.
50 ft.
50 ft.
50 ft.
50 ft.
Minimum rear yard, abutting a railroad track right of way
--
10 ft.
10 ft.
10 ft.
10 ft.
Maximum building height
35 ft.
35 ft.
40 ft.
50 ft.
55 ft.
Maximum Impervious coverage
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
(amd. Ord. 1081, 5-1-2024)