Grand Island City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVI
B-3 Hamlet Business District
§ 407-70 Purpose.
The B-3 Hamlet Business District is established to provide areas to accommodate businesses providing goods and services to residential neighborhoods, within hamlet or community center areas. It is the intent of this article to limit uses in B-3 Districts to lower-intensity commercial uses in smaller structures than allowed in other business districts, and to provide for development with a neighborhood appearance and function, utilizing smaller structures, and landscaped areas in keeping with the residential character of the surrounding neighborhoods.
§ 407-71 Principal uses and structures.
A.
Banks.
B.
Small retail not exceeding 5,000 gross square feet.
C.
Restaurants not exceeding 5,000 gross square feet.
D.
Personal service establishments not exceeding 5,000 gross square feet.
E.
Nursery schools or day-care centers.
F.
Professional, business, medical or dental offices or clinics not exceeding 5,000 gross square feet.
G.
Public parks and open spaces.
§ 407-72 Accessory uses and structures.
The following accessory uses, building and structures are permitted in the Hamlet Business District, provided that such accessory uses and buildings are not conducted or constructed until the main building has been constructed:
A.
Satellite television receiving antenna.
B.
Transit shelters and street furniture.
C.
Off-street parking and loading areas subject to the provisions of this code.
D.
No more than one accessory structure not to exceed 500 square feet for the exclusive and customary storage or maintenance needs of the primary permitted use, including the storage of maintenance vehicles.
E.
Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work which shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work.
§ 407-73 Uses permitted upon issuance of special permit.
§ 407-74 Development and performance standards.
A.
Open space:[1]
(1)
Not less than 10% of the land area within a development shall be maintained as open space.
(2)
Open space should be linked to the Town-wide system whenever possible.
(3)
Small plazas and courtyards and seasonal outdoor seating is encouraged.
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsections A through I, which immediately preceded this subsection, were repealed 6-18-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007. Said Subsections A through I were titled, respectively, as follows: Architecture; Building Site; Building Massing and Form; Exterior Wall Materials; Building Roofs; Windows and Doors; Lighting; Circulation System; and Planting Requirements. See now § 407-13.