A.

All business, service, storage, merchandise, display and where permitted, repair and processing, shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building, except for off-street automobile parking and off-street loading, in districts where they are permitted.

B.

Processes and equipment employed and goods processed or sold shall be limited to those which are not objectionable by reason of odor, dust, smoke, cinders, gas, noise, vibration, refuse matter or water-carried waste.

C.

All commercial development, when abutting residentially zoned property, shall:

(1)

Provide for minimum front yard and rear yard setbacks equal to the setbacks of adjoining residential districts;

(2)

Provide for minimum side yards of twenty (20) per cent of lot width but not less than ten (10) feet or more than twenty-five (25) feet, on each side;

(3)

No improvements, including buildings or pavement, could be included in the required front, side or rear yards;

(4)

Adhere to preliminary and final site plan requirements specified in the administration article.

(Ord. No. 15-2022, § 1, 11-8-22)

A.

General conditions.

(1)

Dwelling units are not permitted below the second story.

(2)

Each business establishment is restricted to not more than five thousand (5,000) square feet of floor area.

B.

Permitted uses.

(1)

All general commercial and retail uses.

(2)

Dry-cleaning and laundry-receiving establishments—Process to be done elsewhere.

(3)

Laundromats—Automatic self-service type, employing not more than two (2) persons in addition to one (1) owner or manager, provided that no more than two (2) laundry machines shall exceed twenty-five (25) pounds capacity each.

(4)

Liquor stores—Retail sales only.

(5)

Restaurants—Entertainment, dancing and serving of alcoholic beverages prohibited.

(6)

Resale or secondhand stores, excluding pawn shops.

(7)

Churches and similar uses as tenants in a privately-owned-building otherwise designated for commercial or retail use.

(8)

Accessory uses to the above permitted uses.

C.

Special uses.

(1)

Other business uses—Similar to permitted uses listed above.

(2)

Grocery stores and other high-volume traffic generators.

(3)

Electric substations.

(4)

Telephone exchanges and telephone transmission equipment buildings.

(5)

Gas regulators.

(6)

Planned development on a tract of land not more than five (5) or less than three (3) acres in area.

(7)

Commercial parking lot—For motor vehicles under two-ton capacity (Ord. No. 28-1984, 9/11/84).

(8)

The continued use of a dwelling unit in the rear of a B-1 classification business which has lost its nonconforming status by being vacant for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days (Ord. No. 12-1986, 5/27/86).

(9)

Day care centers (July 8, 1997).

D.

Floor area ratio. Not to exceed 0.8.

E.

Yards.

1.

Side yards: If a side yard is provided, it shall not be less than six (6) feet wide, except where a side lot line coincides with a side lot line in an adjacent residence district, a yard shall be provided along such side lot line. Such yard shall be equal in dimension to the minimum side yard which would be required under this appendix for a residential use on the adjacent residential lot.

2.

Rear yard: Not less than twenty (20) feet in depth.

F.

Signs. Signs shall be in accordance with provisions set forth in subsequent articles of this appendix.

G.

Off-street loading. Loading berths shall be in accordance with provisions set forth in subsequent articles of this appendix.

H.

Off-street parking. Parking spaces shall be in accordance with provisions set forth in subsequent articles of this appendix.

(Ord. No. 15-2022, § 2, 11-8-22)

A.

General conditions. Dwelling units are not permitted below the second story.

B.

Permitted uses.

(1)

All general commercial and retail uses.

(2)

Automobile service stations including indoor car wash.

(3)

Dry-cleaning establishments.

(4)

Hotels and motels.

(5)

Medical and dental clinics, including optical.

(6)

Mixed use developments consisting of allowable commercial uses on the ground floor, and residential uses above the first floor.

(7)

Business and professional offices.

(8)

Commercial gymnasiums, health clubs, and salons.

(9)

Restaurants—including the serving of alcoholic beverages if incidental to the serving of food as the principal activity.

(10)

Taverns or cocktail lounges—but not including live entertainment or dancing.

(11)

Churches and similar uses as tenants in a privately-owned building otherwise designated for commercial or retail use.

(12)

Accessory uses to the above permitted uses.

(13)

Tattoo establishments.

(14)

Liquor stores—retail sale only.

C.

Special uses. Any special use allowed in a B-1 district, and

(1)

Parking lots and storage garages—for motor vehicles under one and one-half (1½) ton capacity.

(2)

Planned development on a tract of land not less than one and one-half (1.5) acres, or not more than twenty (20) acres in area.

(3)

Taverns and cocktail lounges where live entertainment is offered, provided that no such establishment employees a group of more than four (4) musicians, including vocalists.

(4)

Retail sale of tobacco products.

(5)

"Adult day service center," meaning a facility providing care and supervision of adults for the purpose of personal attention and promoting social, physical, and emotional well-being in a structured setting, not exceeding twelve (12) hours in a 24-hour period.

D.

Floor area ratio. Not to exceed 2.0.

E.

Yards.

(1)

Side yards. If a side yard is provided, not less than five (5) feet wide, except where a side lot line coincides with a side lot line in an adjacent residence district, a yard shall be provided along such lot line. Such yard shall be equal in dimension to the minimum side yard which would be required under this appendix for a residential use on an adjacent residential lot.

(2)

Rear yard. Where a rear lot line coincides with a side lot line in an adjacent residence district, a yard shall be provided along such rear lot line. Such yard shall be not less than sixteen (16) feet in depth.

F.

Signs. Signs shall be in accordance with provisions set forth in subsequent articles of this appendix.

G.

Off-street loading. Loading berths in accordance with provisions set forth in subsequent articles of this appendix.

H.

Off-street parking. Loading berths in accordance with provisions set forth in subsequent articles of this appendix.

(Ord No. 50-1979, 11/27/79; Ord. No. 37-1995, 12/12/95; Ord. No. 07-2008, § 1, 4-8-08; Ord. No. 09-2022, § 1, 7-26-22; Ord. No. 15-2022, § 2, 11-8-22; Ord. No. 03-2025, § 1, 2-11-25; Ord. No. 05-2025, § 1, 2-25-25)

A.

The B-3 outdoor storage district allows the use of property for the following permitted use:

(1)

Outdoor storage of shipping containers.

B.

No property shall be zoned into the B-3 district unless said property has a minimum acreage of ten (10) acres.

(Ord. No. 08-2020, § 1, 9-22-20; Ord. No. 08-2021, § 1, 12-17-21; Ord. No. 04-2023, §§ 1, 2, 1-24-23)