The B-2 Community Business District is established to promote a harmonious, efficient, and convenient retail shopping environment. The B-2 district encourages: traffic safety through provision for proper traffic routing and auto parking; freedom from traffic congestion on the public streets through provision for adequate off-street parking, off-street loading, and off-street circulation; the protection of the surrounding residential values; and the promotion of the general welfare of the surrounding residential area.

      a.   Uses permitted in a B-1 Local Business District.

      b.   Antique shops.

      c.   Art and school supply stores.

      d.   Art galleries, but not including auction rooms.

      e.   Art shops or galleries including picture framing.

      f.   Bakeries, retail, where not more than seventy percent (70%) of the floor area is devoted to processing and not more than seven (7) employees are on the premises at any one time.

      g.   Book and stationery stores.

      h.   Camera and photographic supply stores.

      i.   Carpet and rug stores.

      j.   China and glassware stores.

      k.   Coin and philatelic stores.

      l.   Computer and software rentals, sales and service.

      m.   Craft store.

      n.   Currency exchanges.

      o.   Custom dressmaking.

      p.   Dry goods stores.

      q.   Dry cleaning and laundry, automatic self-service types or hand, and not more than two (2) employees in addition to one (1) owner or manager on the premises at any one time.

      r.   Drug stores.

      s.   Electrical and household appliance stores, including radio and television sales.

      t.   Food stores, delicatessens, fish and seafood stores, grocery stores, meat markets and package liquor stores.

      u.   Flower shops and conservatories.

      v.   Furniture stores, including upholstery, when conducted as part of the retail operation and secondary to the principal use.

      w.   Furrier shops, including the incidental storage and conditioning of furs.

      x.   Garden supply and seed stores.

      y.   Gift shops.

      z.   Hardware stores.

      aa.   Hobby shops, for retailing of items to be assembled or used away from the premises.

      bb.   Household appliance stores.

      cc.   Interior decorating shops, including upholstery and making of draperies, slip covers and other similar articles when conducted as part of the retail operation and secondary to the principal use.

      dd.   Jewelry stores, including watch repair.

      ee.   Leather goods and luggage stores.

      ff.   Liquor stores, retail sales.

      gg.   Loan offices.

      hh.   Locksmith shops.

      ii.   Mail order service stores.

      jj.   Medical, dental, or optical clinics, including accessory laboratories.

      kk.   Millinery shops.

      ll.   Musical Instruments, sales and repairs. Newspaper offices, but not including printing.

      mm.   Office supply store.

      nn.   Opticians and optometrists.

      oo.   Paint, glass and wallpaper stores.

      pp.   Photography studios, including developing and printing of photographs when conducted on the premises as a part of the retail business.

      qq.   Physical culture and health services, reducing salon and masseurs.

      rr.   Picture framing, when conducted on the premises, for retail trade.

      ss.   Quick print shops limited to five (5) employees.

      tt.   Radio and television broadcasting studios.

      uu.   Record, tape, and disc rentals and sales.

      vv.   Restaurants, when no entertainment or dancing is provided.

      ww.   Restricted production and repair limited to the following: art, needlework, clothing, custom manufacturing, and alterations, for retail only, of jewelry from precious metals, and watches.

      xx.   Schools, music, dance or business.

      yy.   Sewing machine sales and services, household machines only.

      zz.   Shoe repair shops.

      aaa.   Shoe stores.

      bbb.   Signs (Allowable). (See Section 13.00).

      ccc.   Sporting goods stores.

      ddd.   Tailor shops.

      eee.   Telegraph offices.

      fff.   Tobacco shops.

      ggg.   Travel bureaus and transportation ticket offices.

      hhh.   Toy shops.

      iii.   TV, VCR, and Video rentals, sales and services.

      jjj.   Wearing apparel shops.

      kkk.   Accessory uses to the above permitted uses.

      a.   Automobile (car) rental agency.

      b.   Automobile accessory stores.

      c.   Banks and financial institutions which do not include drive-in or drive-through facilities.

      d.   Catering establishments limited to five (5) employees.

      e.   Child care centers (See Section 4.26).

      f.   Churches, chapels, temples, and synagogues, including other accessory uses required for operation.

      g.   Clubs and lodges, private fraternal or religious.

      h.   Convents, monasteries, theological schools, rectories and parish houses.

      i.   Department stores.

      j.   Dwelling units when above the first (1st) story.

      k.   Fire stations.

      l.   Frozen food shops, including locker rental in conjunction therewith.

      m.   Health centers, including clinics and hospitals.

      n.   Hotels.

      o.   Libraries, public.

      p.   Meeting halls.

      q.   Motels.

      r.   Museums, public.

      s.   Offices, Professional and General (See Definition, Section 3.02).

      t.   Offices and other business uses when found to be similar and compatible with adjoining property (See Definitions, Section 3.02).

      u.   Parking lots and storage garages, for motor vehicles under one and one-half (1-1/2) ton load capacity.

      v.   Planned developments.

      w.   Police stations.

      x.   Post offices.

      y.   Public utility and/or service uses.

         (1)   Essential services including fully automated gas regulating stations and telephone exchanges; private or public utility substations or transmission corridors with a capacity no greater than 34 kilovolts.

         (2)   Railroad passenger stations when not located on railroad property.

         (3)   Sewage treatment plants.

         (4)   Waterworks, reservoirs, pumping stations, filtration plants and wells.

         (5)   Telephone exchanges, microwave relay towers, and telephone transmission equipment buildings.

         (6)   Water filtration plants, pumping stations, reservoirs, and sewage treatment plants, public.

         (7)   Other public or private utility service uses.

      z.   Radio and television towers.

      aa.   Recreational centers and buildings, community centers and public meeting halls.

      bb.   Schools, commercial or trade, including those teaching music, dance, business, commercial or technical subjects, when not thereby involving increased danger of fire and explosion, nor of noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odor, glare, heat and other objectionable influences.

      cc.   Taverns or cocktail lounges, where no dancing or live entertainment is provided.

      dd.   Temporary Buildings (See Section 4.14).

      ee.   Banks and financial institutions which do not include drive-in or drive-through facilities.

      ff.   Offices, Professional and General (See Definition, Section 3.02).

      gg.   Video Gaming Café, uses not to exceed more than one every thousand (1,000) feet.

      a.   The sale of foodstuffs, beverages or articles intended for human consumption shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building unless otherwise recommended by the Plan Commission (See Section 4.04.4.) and approved by the Village Board.

      b.   There shall be no manufacturing, processing, or treatment of products other than those which are clearly indicated and essential to the retail business conducted on the same premises.

      c.   Such uses, operations or products shall not be objectionable due to odor, dust, smoke, noise, vibration, or other similar causes.

      d.   Dwelling units are not permitted below the second (2nd) story.

      a.   Front yard: Not less than twenty-five (25) feet in depth shall be provided.

      b.   Side yards: Not less than five (5) feet in width shall be required, except if recommended by the Plan Commission (See Section 4.04.5.) and approved by the Village Board, a side yard may not be required. A side yard adjoining a street shall be provided and such yard shall not be less than twenty-five (25) feet in width. Where a side lot line coincides with a side lot line in an adjacent Residence District, a side yard shall be provided along such lot line. Such side yard shall be equal in dimension to the side yard required under this Ordinance for the applicable Residence District.

      c.   Rear yard: There shall be provided a rear yard of not less than twenty (20) feet in depth.

      d.   Yard setbacks: Each front, side, and rear setback or required yard shall be increased by two (2) feet for each additional one (1) foot of building height over thirty (30) feet.