East China Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 9
LB Local Business Districts
[Amended 1-7-2013 by Ord. No. 308]
§ 480-30 Purpose.
The LB Local Business Districts, as herein established, are designed to meet the day-to-day convenience shopping and service needs of persons residing in adjacent residential areas. In order to promote such business development so far as is possible and appropriate in each area, uses are prohibited which would create hazards, offensive and loud noises, vibration, smoke, glare, heavy truck traffic, or late hours of operation.
§ 480-31 Principal uses permitted.
The following regulations shall apply in all LB Districts, and no building, structure or premises, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall be erected, altered or used except for one or more of the following uses:
Generally recognized retail business which supplies commodities on the premises, such as but not limited to groceries, meats, dairy products, baked goods or other foods, drugs, dry goods, clothing and notions, or hardware.
Personal service establishments which perform services on the premises, such as but not limited to repair shops (watches, radio, television, shoe, etc.), tailor shops, beauty parlors or barbershops, photographic studios, and self-service laundries and dry cleaners dealing directly with the consumer. Central dry-cleaning plants are prohibited
Professional and medical offices.
Governmental office buildings.
Other uses similar to those listed above.
Accessory structures and uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses.
§ 480-32 Uses permitted subject to conditions.
The following uses shall be permitted, subject to the conditions hereinafter imposed for each use:
Churches.
Fraternities, clubs, lodges, social or recreational buildings or properties not operated for profit.
Nursery schools and day-care centers.
Publicly owned buildings, public utility buildings, telephone exchange buildings; electric transformer stations and substations; gas regulator stations with service yards but without storage yards; and water and sewage pumping stations upon the condition that a public hearing is held in accordance with § 480-92, Public hearings, of this chapter.
§ 480-33 Required conditions.
In addition to other applicable provisions of this chapter, all uses permitted within the LB District must adhere to the following:
All business establishments shall be retail or service establishments dealing directly with consumers.
All goods produced on the premises shall be sold at retail on the premises.
All business, servicing, or processing, except for off-street parking or loading, shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building.
Outdoor storage shall be prohibited.
Access shall be directly from a major thoroughfare, collector street or internal access road. Access to a minor street is prohibited.