Flossmoor City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIV
B-1 Local Business District
§ 285-14-1 Purpose.
The B-1 Local Business District is intended to provide areas to be used by retail or service establishments to supply convenience goods or personal services for the daily needs of the residents living in adjacent residential neighborhoods. The district is designed to encourage shopping centers with planned off-street parking and loading and provide for existing individual or small groups of local stores. This district is normally located on primary or secondary thoroughfares, is relatively small in size and has bulk standards comparable to the bulk standards for low-density residential districts.
§ 285-14-2 Uses permitted.
A.
Retail businesses, which supply commodities on the premises, such as but not limited to:
Apparel store |
Bakery, in which the manufacture of goods is limited principally to goods retailed on the premises only |
Book and stationery store |
Camera store |
Candy and confectionery store |
Dairy products store |
Delicatessen |
Drugstore |
Floral shop |
Gift shop |
Convenience food store |
Hardware store |
Ice cream store |
Meat market |
Shoe store |
Sporting goods store |
B.
Personal service establishments, which perform services on the premises, such as but not limited to:
[Amended 4-17-2006 by Ord. No. 1579]
Barber shop |
Beauty parlor |
Dry cleaner, but not a central plant serving more than one retail outlet |
Laundry and dry cleaner, self-service only |
Music school |
Photographic studio |
Shoe repair shop |
Tailor shop |
C.
Business service establishments, which perform services on the premises, such as but not limited to:
Currency exchange |
Financial institutions |
Insurance agency |
Loan company |
Real estate office |
§ 285-14-3 Special uses permitted.
In accordance with § 285-26-9:
§ 285-14-4 Accessory uses permitted.
Accessory uses, buildings or other structures and devices customarily incidental to and commonly associated with a permitted use or special use may be permitted, provided they are operated and maintained under the same ownership, on the same parcel and do not include structures or features inconsistent with the permitted or special use.
§ 285-14-5 Site and structure requirements.
A.
Minimum lot area: no requirement.
B.
Minimum lot width: no requirement.
D.
Maximum height: 40 feet.
E.
Maximum lot coverage: 50%.
F.
Transitional yards:
(1)
When lots in a B-1 District front on a street and at least 50% of the frontage directly across the street between the two consecutive intersecting streets is in a residential district, the building line setbacks for the residential district shall apply to the said lots in the business district.
(2)
In a B-1 District where a side lot line abuts a side or rear lot line of a property in an adjacent residential district, a yard shall be provided along the business side lot line. This yard shall be equal in dimension to the minimum side yard which would be required under this chapter for a residential use on the adjacent property in the Residential District.
(3)
In a B-1 District where the extension of a front or side lot line coincides with the front lot line of an adjacent lot located in a residential district, a yard equal in depth to the minimum setback required by this chapter on such adjacent lot in the residential district shall be provided along such front or side lot line for a distance of at least 25 feet, including the width of any intervening alley, from such lot in the residential district.
§ 285-14-6 Special provisions.
B.
Parking requirements in accordance with Article XXIII. In addition, the parking of trucks when accessory to the conduct of a permitted use shall be limited to vehicles having not over 1 1/2 tons' load capacity, except for pickup and delivery services to the premises.
D.
Scope of operations. All business establishments shall be retail trade or service establishments dealing directly with consumers, and all goods produced on the premises shall be sold on the premises where produced. All wearing apparel shall be new merchandise.