East Bethel City Zoning Code
SECTION 47
- HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL B-3 DISTRICT
1.- Purpose.
The highway commercial (B-3) district is intended to provide for commercial areas serving the highway traveling public.
2. - Permitted uses.
A.
Motor vehicle service station with minor or major repairs.
B.
Club or lodge.
C.
Day care facility, licensed.
D.
Funeral home.
E.
Garden supply stores and nursery yards.
F.
Health/recreation facility.
G.
Hotel/motel.
H.
Medical uses.
I.
Office.
J.
Plant nursery, commercial and wholesale.
K.
Restaurant—Fast food and full service.
L.
Retail/office/multi-tenant structure.
M.
Retail sales and services.
N.
School, specialty.
O.
Tavern or bar.
P.
Whole office and showroom.
Q.
Veterinary services.
R.
Recreation—Public.
S.
Financial service.
T.
Essential services—governmental.
U.
Brew pub.
V.
Craft brewery.
W.
Micro distillery.
X.
Food truck.
Y.
Cannabis event.
(Ord. No. 28, Third Series, 6-17-2015; Ord. No. 2024-05, § 12, 12-3-24)
3. - Accessory uses.
A.
Trash enclosure service structure.
B.
Other uses customarily associated with but subordinate to a permitted use as determined by the city.
C.
Radio and television receiving antennas including single satellite dish TVROs, short-wave radio dispatching antennas, or those necessary for the operation of household electronic equipment including radio receivers, federal licensed amateur radio stations and television receivers, as regulated by Section 17 [16]. Telecommunication[s] Facilities.
D.
Lower-potency hemp edible retailer for a business with a valid liquor license issued under City Code Chapter 6.
(Ord. No. 2024-05, § 13, 12-3-24)
4. - Conditional uses.
A.
Essential services—Utility substations.
B.
Retail sale and services—Boat sales.
C.
Residential care facility—Serving seven or more persons.
D.
Car wash.
E.
Hospital services.
F.
School.
G.
Place of worship.
H.
Recreation—Commercial.
I.
Construction sales and services.
J.
Agricultural sales and services.
K.
Nursing home.
L.
Research facility.
M.
Crematorium.
N.
Other uses similar to those permitted in this section as determined by the planning commission and city council.
O.
Exterior storage associated with permitted and conditional uses.
P.
Cannabis cultivator.
Q.
Cannabis mezzobusiness.
R.
Cannabis microbusiness.
S.
Cannabis retailer.
T.
Cannabis testing facility.
U.
Lower potency hemp edible retailer.
(Ord. No. 2021-06, 10-11-2021; Ord. No. 2024-05, § 14, 12-3-24)
5. - Interim uses.
A.
Grading activities that move more than 1,000 cubic yards of material per acre.
B.
Drive-thru services.
C.
Communication towers.
D.
Motor vehicle and/or motorcycle internet distribution sales; limited to no more than a two-year permit.
E.
Other uses similar to those permitted in this section as determined by the city council.
6. - Certificate of compliance.
Temporary/seasonal sales as permitted in Section 01. General Provisions of Administration.
7. - Development regulations.
A.
Minimum lot requirements:
B.
Setbacks:
C.
Maximum height: Measured to the eave, maximum height of three stories or 30 feet, whichever is less.
D.
Maximum lot coverage: 80 percent.
(Ord. No. 19, Second Series, 5-5-2010; Ord. No. 28, Second Series, 12-1-2010; Ord. No. 36, Second Series, 4-4-2012; Ord. No. 2021-06, 10-11-2021)