The GB district is intended to accommodate those business activities that typically require large areas of land, may generate a large volume of motor vehicle traffic, may require large areas of off-street parking, or are potential obstacles to an efficient, convenient neighborhood service or central business district.

(Ord. No. 346, § 1501, 6-19-2000)

In the GB district the following uses are permitted:

1.

All retail sales, excluding eating and drinking establishments when all storage is contained within a permanent, fully enclosed building.

2.

Motels and hotels.

3.

Funeral homes and mortuaries.

4.

Veterinary hospitals or clinics when all activities are carried on within completely enclosed buildings.

5.

Retail sales of building materials and feed stores.

6.

Agricultural sales and services.

7.

Railroad right-of-way, including all necessary tracks, switches, operating devices, storage, marshaling yards, freight yards or sidings.

8.

Professional and other offices drawing a large number of clients and/or customers such as:

(1)

Doctors, dentists, lawyers, architects, engineers, bookkeeping;

(2)

Insurance, reality, union offices;

(3)

Post office, public utility office.

(Ord. No. 346, § 1502, 6-19-2000; Ord. No. 370, § 1, 6-14-2004)

The following uses may be permitted in the GB district upon the granting of a special use permit, pursuant to the terms and provisions of chapter 23:

1.

Motor vehicle minor repair and auto wash.

2.

Drive-in or drive-through business where service may be in automobiles or outdoors, but all other activities shall be carried on within a building.

3.

Open air business.

4.

Outdoor display, sales or storage.

5.

Restaurants and clubs (including drive-in).

6.

Automobile service stations.

7.

Mini-storage and/or warehouse.

8.

Kennels.

9.

Commercial transmitting and receiving towers.

10.

Adult and child residential care facilities in accordance with section 615, adult and child care facilities.

11.

Microbrewery.

12.

Craft or hobby retreats.

(Ord. No. 346, § 1503, 6-19-2000; Ord. No. 380, § 6, 9-18-2006; Ord. No. 411, § 16, 1-18-2010; Ord. No. 447, § 2, 1-26-2015; Ord. No. 498, § 2, 5-19-2025)

In the general business district, the following requirements shall apply:

1.

Height of structures. No structures shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding two stories or 30 feet. Towers, including but not limited to water, radio or other transmission apparatus, shall not be deemed to be a building or structure.

2.

Minimum lot area. Nine thousand six hundred square feet.

3.

Minimum lot frontage. Eighty feet.

4.

Minimum rear yard depth. There shall be a rear yard of not less than 15 feet as measured from the rear lot line.

5.

Minimum front yard depth. There shall be a front yard of not less than 50 feet as measured from the road right-of-way.

6.

Minimum side yard width. There shall be two side yards, neither of which shall be less than ten feet in width.

7.

Maximum lot coverage. No lot shall be occupied by buildings or structures covering more than 50 percent of the lot.

(Ord. No. 346, § 1504, 6-19-2000)

See chapter 20.

(Ord. No. 346, § 1505, 6-19-2000)

See chapter 21.

(Ord. No. 346, § 1506, 6-19-2000)

See chapter 24.

(Ord. No. 346, § 1507, 6-19-2000)

See chapter 19.

(Ord. No. 346, § 1508, 6-19-2000)

See section 2004.

(Ord. No. 346, § 1509, 6-19-2000)