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Eagle Lake City Zoning Code

§ 14.01.011

District B-1, central business district.

District B-1 description.
The B-1 business or commercial district is to provide a category to meet the special needs and interests of the historically central commercial area of the community. A variety of commercial uses are permitted although all permitted activities must be conducted within a building or structure.
District B-1 use regulations.
A building or premises in district B-1 shall be used only for the following purposes:
Automobile parking lots, not including commercial vehicle parking.
Banks.
Boardinghouses, lodging houses, and bed and breakfasts.
Hotels and motels.
Institutions of an educational, charitable or philanthropic nature, but not a penal or mental institution or churches.
Laundries, self-service.
Mixed use developments with commercial or office units and living units, in existing buildings in the downtown area.
Personal service uses, including barbershops, beauty parlors, florists, photographic or artist studios, bakeries, messengers, taxicabs, newspaper or telegraphic service stations, dry cleaning and pressing, dressmaking, tailoring, shoe repairing, repair of household appliances and bicycles, catering, health fitness centers, woodworking shops, and other personal service uses of similar character.
Professional offices[.]
Public utilities substations.
Radio or television broadcasting station or studio.
Rental event venues.
Restaurants, cafes, specialty food and drink stores, tasting rooms, bars and taverns.
Retail stores.
Taxidermy.
Theater.
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to any of the uses permitted in this section provided that such use is not objectionable because of odor, dust, noise, vibration or similar nuisance.
District B-1 area regulations.
Size of yards.
Must be compatible with adjoining buildings.
Size of lot.
No limitations.
Lot coverage.
No limitations.
Build-to lines.
In keeping with the character of the B-1 zoning district, new or reconstructed buildings are required to construct to the front property line adjoining the public right-of-way.
District B-1 parking and loading regulations.
There are no parking requirements within the B-1 zoning district. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided on dust-free, hard surfaces, in such numbers as necessary to accommodate regular traffic, including disabled parking spaces.
(Ordinance 2016-002 adopted 4/26/16)