(A)   Permitted uses.

      (1)   One-family detached dwellings.

      (2)   Home occupations as defined in this chapter.

      (3)   Truck gardening and other horticultural uses where no building is involved and when no sale of products is conducted on the premises.

      (4)   Churches.

      (5)   Convents, monasteries, rectories or parish houses to be occupied by not more than ten persons.

      (6)   Temporary buildings and uses for construction purposes for a period not to exceed one year. Said temporary buildings and uses are restricted to construction of residential buildings on the lot where the temporary buildings and uses are located, which residential buildings are in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

      (7)   Accessory buildings, as defined herein and as regulated by §§ 155.105 through 155.107.

      (8)   Planned developments, as defined in § 155.003.

      (9)   Signs, as regulated by Chapter 153.

('71 Code, § 11-5-1) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 2784, passed 5-11-92; Am. Ord. 2814, passed 12-14-92; Am. Ord. 4230 , passed 2-10-25)

   (B)   Special uses. The following uses may be allowed by special use permit per the provisions of §§ 155.155 through 155.157.

      (1)   Airport, heliport, landing field or landing strip, subject to the Federal Aeronautics Administration certifying that a new or reoriented runway will not interfere with the flight pattern of any established airport, landing field, or landing strip.

      (2)   Bus terminal, railroad passenger station, freight terminal, taxicab service, office or station, or any other public transportation terminal facilities.

      (3)   Cemeteries, crematories or mausoleums.

      (4)   Golf courses, public or private.

      (5)   Hospitals or sanitariums, public or private.

      (6)   Municipal or privately owned recreation building or community center, when operated not for profit.

      (7)   Penal or correctional institutions.

      (8)   Planned residential developments, as defined in § 155.003.

      (9)   Police station or fire station.

      (10)    Public or private park or playground.

      (11)    Public utility facilities, for example, filtration plant, water reservoir or pumping station, heat or power plant, transformer station and other similar facilities.

      (12)    Railroad rights-of-way.

      (13)    Schools, elementary, high or college, public or private.

      (14)    Institutions or hospitals for the care of the insane or feeble minded, public or private.

      (15)    Multiple-family dwellings and apartments.

      (16)    Day care centers or nursery schools.

      (17)    Nonresidential parking areas per § 155.122(E).

      (18)    Sheltered care or board and care facility.

      (19)    Independent and semi-independent elderly congregate housing.

   (C)   Height of buildings. The maximum height of buildings permitted shall be as follows:

      (1)   One-family detached dwellings: Twenty five feet and not over 2½ stories.

      (2)   Church. Seventy five feet for towers or steeples but not more than 45 feet for the main structure.

('71 Code, § 11-5-3) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60)

   (D)   Lot size.

      (1)   Every one-family dwelling hereinafter erected or structurally altered shall be on a lot having an area of not less than 8,500 square feet and a width at the established building line of not less than 75 feet, except as provided in division (E)(4) of this section.

      (2)   Churches, convents, and monasteries hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be on a lot having an area of not less than 10,000 square feet and a width at the building line of not less than 80 feet.

('71 Code, § 11-5-4) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60)

   (E)   Yard areas. No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure, or enlargement:

      (1)   Front yard. Each lot upon which a dwelling or permitted nonresidential use is constructed shall have a front yard of not less than 30 feet. Where lots comprising 40% or more of the frontage between two intersecting streets are developed with buildings having front yards with a variation of more than 15 feet in depth, the average of such front yards shall establish the minimum front yard depth for the entire frontage. In no case shall a front yard of more than 40 feet be required.

      (2)   Side yard.

         (a)   On each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed, there shall be a side yard on each side equal to 10% of the width of the lot or six feet, whichever is less. On corner lots there shall be maintained a side yard of not less than 15 feet on the side adjacent to the street which intersects the street upon which the building or structure maintains frontage, and in the case of a reversed corner lot, there shall be maintained a setback from the side street of not less than 50% of the front yard required on the lots in the rear of such corner lots, but such setback need not exceed 15 feet. No accessory building on said reversed cor ner lot shall project beyond the front yard required on the adjacent lot to the rear, nor be located nearer than five feet to the side lot line of said adjacent lot.

         (b)   On lots upon which a church is constructed or extensions made to an existing church, there shall be a side yard of not less than ten feet on each side of the main structure and a combined total of side yards of not less than 25 feet.

      (3)   Rear yard. Every lot or parcel of land upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard of not less than 30 feet.

      (4)   Lot coverage. Not more than 35% of any lot may be occupied by buildings or structures. including accessory buildings.

      (5)   Permitted obstructions. The following shall not be considered as obstructions when located within or over required yards:

         (a)   Open terraces, decks or patios where the walking surface is no greater than 48 inches above the adjacent grade measured at a distance of three feet away in all directions;

         (b)   Awnings;

         (c)   Chimneys, not exceeding 2% of the width of the yard;

         (d)   Steps not over four feet in height;

         (e)   Arbors and trellises;

         (f)   Fences and walls. Fences and walls shall comply with the regulations set forth in Chapter 158 .

         (g)   Breezeways and open porches (rear yards only);

         (h)   Open parking areas.

('71 Code, § 11-5-5) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 1747, passed 8-28-72; Am. Ord. 1993, passed 12-12-77; Am. Ord. 2941, passed 11-28-94; Am. Ord. 3297, passed 2-13-01; Am. Ord. 3875, passed 3-27-17; Am. Ord. 4230 , passed 2-10-25)

   (F)   Dwelling standards. Every one-story dwelling hereafter erected in any R-1 One-Family District shall have at total ground floor area of not less than 1,100 square feet measured from the outside of the exterior walls, including utility rooms, but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, breezeways, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating, or sleeping purposes. Every dwelling of more than one story hereafter erected in any R-1 District shall have a total floor area, measured from the outside of the exterior walls, of not less than 1,400 square feet, including utility rooms, but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, breezeways, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating and sleeping purposes, except that enclosed space intended for habitable rooms which are to be completed within a reasonable time may be considered in computing such floor areas.

('71 Code, § 11-5-6) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60) Penalty, see § 155.999

   (A)   Permitted uses. Any permitted uses as set forth in § 155.060 in the R-1 One-Family Dwelling District.

('71 Code, § 11-6-1)

   (B)   Special uses. Any use permitted as a special use in § 155.060 R-1 One-Family Dwelling District may be permitted in any R-2 District per the provisions of §§ 155.155 through 155.157.

('71 Code, § 11-6-2)

   (C)   Height of buildings. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in the R-1 One- Family Dwelling District.

('71 Code, § 11-6-3)

   (D)   Lot size.

      (1)   Every one-family dwelling hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be on a lot having an area of not less than 7,200 square feet, and a width at the established building line of not less than 60 feet, except as provided in division (E)(4) of this section.

      (2)   Churches, convents, and monasteries: The same regulations shall apply as permitted or required in the R-1 One-Family Dwelling District.

('71 Code, § 11-6-4)

   (E)   Yard areas. No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure or enlargement:

      (1)   Front yard. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in the R-1 One-Family Dwelling District.

      (2)   Side yard.

         (a)   On each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed, there shall be a side yard on each side equal to 10% of the width of the lot or six feet, whichever is less. On corner lots there shall be maintained a side yard adjacent to the street which intersects the street upon which the building or structure maintains frontage, and in case of a reversed corner lot, there shall be maintained a setback from the side street of not less than 50% of the front yard required on the lots in the rear of such corner lots, but such setback need not exceed 15 feet. No accessory building on said reversed corner lot shall project beyond the front yard required in the adjacent lot to the rear, nor be located nearer than five feet to the side lot line of said adjacent lot.

         (b)   On lots upon which a church is constructed or extensions made to an existing church, the same regulations shall apply as permitted or required in § 155.060 R-1 One-Family Dwelling District.

      (3)   Rear yards. Every lot or parcel of land upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard of not less than 30 feet.

      (4)   Lot coverage. The same regulations shall apply as permitted or required in § 155.060 R-1 One-Family Dwelling District.

      (5)   Permitted obstructions. The same regulations shall apply as permitted or required in § 155.060 R-1 One-Family Dwelling District.

('71 Code, § 11-6-5) (Am. Ord. 4230 , passed 2-10-25)

   (F)   Dwelling standards. Every one story dwelling hereafter erected in any R-2 One-Family District shall have a total ground floor area of not less than 900 square feet measured from the outside of the exterior walls, including utility rooms, but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, breezeways, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating or sleeping purposes. Every dwelling of more than one story hereafter erected in any R-2 One-Family District shall have a total floor area, measured from the outside of the exterior walls, of not less than 1,100 square feet, including utility rooms, but excluding basements, cellars, open porches, breezeways, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating or sleeping purposes, except that increased space intended for habitable rooms which are to be completed within a reasonable time may be considered in computing such floor areas.

('71 Code, § 11-6-6) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60) Penalty, see § 155.999

   (A)   Permitted uses. Any permitted uses as set forth in § 155.060 R-1 One-Family Dwelling District.

   (B)   Special uses. Any use permitted as a special use in § 155.060 R-1 One-Family Dwelling District may be permitted in any R-3 District per the provisions of §§ 155.155 through 155.157.

   (C)   Height of buildings. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in § 155.060 R-1 One-Family Dwelling District.

   (D)   Lot size.

      (1)   Every one-family detached dwelling hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be on a lot having an area of not less than 6,000 square feet and a width at the established building line of not less than 50 feet, except as provided in division (E)(4) of this section.

      (2)   Churches, convents, and monasteries hereafter erected or structurally altered: The same regulations shall apply as permitted or required in § 155.060 R-1 One-Family Dwelling District.

('71 Code, § 11-7-4)

   (E)   Yard areas. No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure, or enlargement:

      (1)   Front yard. Each lot upon which a dwelling is erected shall have a front yard of not less than 25 feet. When lots comprising 40% or more of the frontage between two intersecting streets are developed with buildings having a front yard with a variation of more than 15 feet in depth, the average of such front yards shall establish the minimum front yard depth for the entire frontage. In no case shall a front yard of more than 50 feet be required.

      (2)   Side yard.

         (a)   On each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed, there shall be a side yard on each side equal to 10% of the width of the lot or six feet, whichever is less. On corner lots there shall be maintained a side yard adjacent to the street which intersects the street upon which the building or structure maintains frontage, and in the case of a reversed corner lot, there shall be maintained a setback from the side street of not less than 50% of the front yard required on the lots in the rear of such corner lots, but such setback need not exceed 15 feet. No accessory building on said reversed corner lot shall project beyond the front yard required on the adjacent lot to the rear, nor be located nearer than five feet to the side lot line of said adjacent lot.

         (b)   On lots upon which a church is constructed or extensions made to an existing church, the same regulations shall apply as permitted or required in § 155.060 R-1 One-Family Dwelling District.

      (3)   Rear yard. Every lot or parcel of land upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard of not less than 25 feet.

      (4)   Lot coverage. The same regulations shall apply as permitted or required in § 155.060 R-1 One-Family Dwelling District.

      (5)   Permitted obstructions. The same regulations shall apply as permitted or required in § 155.060 R-1 One-Family Dwelling District.

('71 Code, § 11-7-5) (Am. Ord. 4230 , passed 2-10-25)

   (F)   Dwelling standards. Every one story dwelling hereafter erected in any R-3 One-Family Dwelling District shall have a total ground floor area of not less than 720 square feet measured from the outside of the exterior walls including utility rooms, but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, breezeways, garages, and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating, or sleeping purposes. Every dwelling of more than one story hereafter erected in an R-3 One-Family District shall have a total floor area, measured from the outside of the exterior walls of not less than 900 square feet, including utility rooms, but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, breeze ways, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating, or sleeping purposes except that enclosed space intended for habitable rooms which are to be completed within a reasonable time may be considered in computing such floor areas.

('71 Code, § 11-7-6) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60) Penalty, see § 155.999

   (A)   Permitted uses.

      (1)   Any permitted use in the R-3 One-Family Dwelling District.

      (2)   Two-family dwellings.

      (3)   Three and four family dwellings as transitional use when located on lots having a side lot line adjoining or when facing a business or manufacturing use, or a railroad right-of-way, provided the building is located on a lot having a width of not less than 70 feet and has an area of not less than 8,500 square feet.

      (4)   Transitional nonresidential off-street parking when authorized by the City Council as outlined in §§ 155.120 through 155.126.

      (5)   Sheltered care of board and care facility for one or two patients.

   (B)   Special uses. Any use permitted as a special use in § 155.050 R-1 One-Family District may be permitted in any R-4 District per the provisions of §§ 155.155 through 155.157.

('71 Code, § 11-8-2)

   (C)   Height of buildings. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in § 155.060 R-1 One-Family Dwelling District.

('71 Code, § 11-8-3)

   (D)   Lot size:

      (1)   One-family dwellings. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in § 155.062 One-family Dwelling District.

      (2)   Two-family dwellings: Every two-family dwelling hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be on a lot having an area of not less than 8,500 square feet and a width at the building line of not less than 70 feet, except as provided in division (E)(4) of this section.

      (3)   Converted dwellings. An existing one-family dwelling located on a lot of less area than required in this subchapter may be converted to a two-family dwelling without increasing the lot size, provided that the building is not enlarged beyond its present outside dimensions and that all other regulations of this chapter are complied with. Additions may be made to an existing building only when lot size and yard requirements of this subchapter are complied with.

      (4)   Churches, convents and monasteries. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in the R-1 Districts.

('71 Code, § 11-8-4)

   (E)   Yard areas. No buildings shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure, or enlargement:

      (1)   Front yards. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in the R-3 Districts.

      (2)   Side yards.

         (a)   One-family detached dwellings. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in the R-3 Districts.

         (b)   Two-family dwellings. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted for one-family detached dwellings.

         (c)   Converted dwellings. An existing One-family dwelling located on a lot having side yards of less width than required herein may be converted to a two-family dwelling, provided that the building is not enlarged beyond its present outside dimensions.

      (3)   Rear yards. Every lot or parcel of land upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard of not less than 20 feet.

      (4)   Lot coverage. The same regulations shall apply as permitted or required in § 155.060 R-1 One-Family Dwelling District.

      (5)   Permitted obstructions. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in the R-1 Districts.

('71 Code, § 11-8-5)

   (F)   Dwelling standards. Each dwelling hereafter erected, converted or reconstructed in any R-4 District shall contain floor area in compliance with the following:

      (1)   One-family detached dwellings shall have a total ground floor area of not less than 720 square feet measured from the outside of the exterior walls, including utility rooms but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, breeze ways, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating, or sleeping purposes. Every dwelling of more than one story hereafter erected in any R-4 Two-Family District shall have a total floor area, measured from the outside of the exterior walls of not less than 1,150 square feet, including utility rooms but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, breeze ways, garages and other spaces that are not used for living, eating or sleeping purposes, except that enclosed space intended for habitable rooms which are to be completed within a reasonable time may be considered in computing such floor areas.

      (2)   Two-family dwelling structures shall have a total floor area of not less than 620 square feet of floor area per dwelling unit measured from the outside walls, including utility rooms but excluding all other areas not used for living or sleeping purposes.

('71 Code, § 11-8-6)

   (G)   Health standards. Any premises in an R-4 District rented to any person shall include, as a minimum, 200 square feet of living space per person, 100 square feet of sleeping space per person, ventilation for all sleeping quarters in conformance with the city code as well as other ventilation per said city code; one bathroom for each four persons and an additional bathroom for each four persons, or fraction thereof; and one parking space per resident.

('71 Code, § 11-8-7)

(Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 2482, passed 12-10-84; Am. Ord. 3165, passed 7-13-98) Penalty, see § 155.999

   (A)   Permitted uses.

      (1)   Any permitted use as set forth in § 155.063 R-4 District.

      (2)   One-family row dwellings (party wall type) with not more than six dwelling units in a building.

      (3)   Multiple-family dwellings and apartments.

      (4)   Boarding and lodging houses.

      (5)   Tourist homes having not more than five rooms for transient guests.

      (6)   Transitional uses. Principal offices of physicians, dentists, lawyers, architects, real estate brokers and other professional occupations when conducted in a residential structure used primarily as a residence when located on lots having a side line adjoining a lot in a business or manufacturing district, or adjacent to a railroad right-of-way, or when facing a business or manufacturing district or a railroad right-of-way directly across a street or alley, provided that:

         (a)   The lot on which the transitional use is located does not extend more than 75 feet from the adjoining business or manufacturing district, or more than 120 feet in depth from the street line in cases where the lot does not adjoin but faces a B or M District.

         (b)   The occupancy is conducted in conjunction with the use of a dwelling unit as a residence and that the residential character of the exterior of the dwelling is not changed. Medical clinics are not included or permitted.

      (7)   Sheltered care or board and care facilities for five or fewer patients.

('71 Code, § 11-9-1) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 2109, passed 1-14-80; Am. Ord. 3165, passed 7-13-98)

   (B)   Special uses. The following uses may be allowed by special use permit per the provisions of §§ 155.155 through 155.157.

      (1)   Any use permitted as a special use in § 155.060 R-1 One-Family Dwelling District.

      (2)   Off-street public parking areas and garages, provided there is need for this facility and that no appropriate site is available in nearby business or manufacturing districts.

      (3)   Public buildings, including art gallery, library, museum or similar structures.

      (4)   Rest homes and nursing homes.

      (5)   Tea rooms, but excluding restaurants, cafes and drive-through service windows for same.

      (6)   Telephone exchanges, antenna towers and other outdoor equipment essential to the operation of the exchange.

      (7)   Undertaking establishments.

      (8)   Transitional uses. Principal office of physicians, dentists, lawyers, architects, real estate brokers and other professional occupations when conducted in a residential structure but which do not meet the other requirements for such transitional uses as set forth in division (A) of this section.

      (9)   Any use permitted in division (A) of this section when a building which is to be erected or structurally altered in connection with the use shall exceed 25 feet or 2½ stories in height but shall exceed ten stories in height.

('71 Code, § 11-9-2) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 2104, passed 1-14-80; Am. Ord. 2252, passed 12-14-81; Am. Ord. 3047, passed 4-8-96)

   (C)   Height of buildings. No building, which is to be erected or structurally altered in connection with the uses set forth in division (A) of this section, shall hereafter be erected or structurally altered to exceed 25 feet or 2½ stories in height. No building which is to be erected or structurally altered in connection with the uses set forth in division (B) of this section, shall hereafter be erected or structurally altered to exceed ten stories in height.

('71 Code, § 11-9-3) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 2252, passed 12-14-81)

   (D)   Yard areas. No building or structure nor the enlargement of any building or structure shall be hereafter erected or maintained unless the following yards and lot areas are provided and maintained in connection with such structure and enlargement. For one-family row dwellings, a zero lot line may be used on the party wall side(s) of any of the attached, one family dwelling units in the building. The front, rear, and side yards required for row dwellings will be determined by considering all the lots comprising the row dwelling building's site to be the zoning lot on which the building is located. The required yards, minimum lot width, and minimum lot area will thus be determined using the zoning lot so obtained.

      (1)   Front yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than 20 feet.

      (2)   Side yard. On interior lots there shall be a side yard on each side of a main building of not less than 15 feet for all multiple-family dwellings of not more than ten stories in height. On interior lots there shall be a side yard on each side of the main building equal to 10% of the width of the lot or six feet, whichever is less for all one-family and two-family dwellings. On corner lots the side yard on the intersecting street side shall be not less than ten feet, except in the case of a reversed corner lot, where there shall be a side yard on the intersecting street side of the corner lot of not less than 50% of the front yard required in the lots in the rear of such corner lot. No accessory building on said reversed corner lot shall project beyond the front yard line required on the key lot in the rear, nor be located nearer than five feet to the side lot line of such key lot.

      (3)   Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than 20 feet for interior lots nor less than 15 feet on corner lots.

      (4)   Lot coverage. No more than 35% of the area of a lot may be covered by buildings or structures.

      (5)   Lot area. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered in the R-5 Multiple-Family District shall have a total lot area of less than 6,000 square feet nor a lot width at the established building line of less than 60 feet.

      (6)   Courts. No inner courts completely surrounded on all sides by a building shall be permitted. Outer courts are permitted provided the depth of the court is no greater than the width of the court.

      (7)   Fences and walls. There may be fences and walls which conform to the provisions for § 155.060 R-1 One-Family Dwelling District.

('71 Code, § 11-9-4) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 1646, passed 11-9-70; Am. Ord. 1993, passed 12-12-77; Am. Ord. 3123, passed 8-25-97; Am. Ord. 4230 , passed 2-10-25)

   (E)   Health standards. Any premises in an R-5 District rented to any person shall include, as a minimum, 200 square feet of living space per person, 100 square feet of sleeping space per person, ventilation for all sleeping quarters in conformance with the city code as well as other ventilation per said city code; one bathroom for each four persons and an additional bathroom for each four persons, or fraction thereof; and one parking space per resident.

('71 Code, § 11-9-5) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 2482, passed 12-10-84) Penalty, see § 155.999

   Federal, state or county housing projects meeting state and federal standards shall be permitted in the R-6 Federal, State Housing District. The housing project must be approved and sponsored by the state, federal or county housing authority.

('71 Code, § 11-10-1) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 1596, passed 2-23-70)

   (A)   Permitted uses.

      (1)   Dwelling units, provided they are located above the first floor and above a permitted business use. Dwelling units shall not be permitted on the ground floor of business buildings or in the rear of business establishments on the ground floor.

      (2)   Art and school supply store.

      (3)   Auto accessory store, where there is no driveway entrance across the sidewalk into the main building.

      (4)   Bakery shop, including the baking and processing of food products, when prepared for retail use on the premises only.

      (5)   Banks and financial institutions.

      (6)   Barber shop, beauty parlor, chiropody, massage or similar personal service shop.

      (7)   Book and stationery stores.

      (8)   Candy and ice cream shops.

      (9)   Camera and photographic supply shops for retail sale.

      (10)    Coin and philatelic stores.

      (11)    Custom dressmaking, millinery, tailoring or shoe repair when conducted for retail sales on the premises only.

      (12)    Currency exchanges.

      (13)    Department stores.

      (14)    Drug stores.

      (15)    Dry-cleaning and pressing establishments, when employing facilities for the cleaning and pressing of not more than 1,500 pounds of dry goods per day and when using perchlorethylene or other noninflammable, nontoxic solvents approved by the Fire Department.

      (16)    Dry-goods stores.

      (17)    Electrical appliance store and repair, but not including appliance assembly or manufacturing.

      (18)    Florist shop and conservatory for retail trade on the premises only.

      (19)    Food and fruit stores.

      (20)    Frozen food stores.

      (21)    Furniture store, and upholstery when conducted as part of the retail operations and secondary to the main use.

      (22)    Furrier, when conducted for retail trade on the premises only.

      (23)    Garden supplies and seed stores.

      (24)    Gift shops.

      (25)    Hardware stores.

      (26)    Haberdashery.

      (27)    Hobby stores.

      (28)    Household appliance store.

      (29)    Interior decorating shops, including upholstery and making of draperies, slip covers, and other similar articles, when conducted as part of the retail operations and secondary to the main use.

      (30)    Jewelry store and watch repair.

      (31)    Launderette and laundromat.

      (32)    Leather goods and luggage store.

      (33)    Liquor store, package goods only.

      (34)    Loan offices.

      (35)    Meat markets.

      (36)    Musical instrument sales and repair, retail trade only.

      (37)    News stand.

      (38)    Notions store.

      (39)    Offices, business and professional, including medical clinics.

      (40)    Optician, optometrist.

      (41)    Paint and wallpaper store.

      (41a)    Pet shops, but not including animal hospitals.

      (42)    Photography studio including the developing of film and pictures when conducted as a part of the retail business on the premises.

      (43)    Plumbing showroom, without shop or repair facilities.

      (44)    Postal substations, (finance stations and contract stations).

      (45)    Public utility collection offices.

      (46)    Restaurants, tea rooms and cafes, including drive through service windows for same, when the establishment is not of the drive-in type where food is served to occupants remaining in motor vehicles for consumption on the premises.

      (47)    Savings and loan associations.

      (48)    Sewing machine sales and service.

      (49)    Shoe store.

      (50)    Signs, as defined and regulated by §§ 155.140 through 155.145.

      (51)    Sporting goods store.

      (52)    Stationery store.

      (53)    Telegraph office.

      (54)    Tobacco shop.

      (55)    Toy Store.

      (56)    Travel bureau and transportation ticket office.

      (57)    Typewriter and adding machine sales and service.

      (58)    Variety store.

      (59)    Wearing apparel shop.

      (60)    Taxicab terminal, service office or station.

      (61)    Art galleries and studios.

      (62)    Antique shops.

      (63)    Bicycle sales and repair.

      (64)    Costume rental shop.

      (65)    Locksmith.

      (66)    Mirror and glazing shop.

      (67)    Orthopedic and medical appliance store.

      (68)    Picture framing for retail trade only.

      (69)    Physical culture and health services.

      (70)    Schools: music, dance, business, commercial, or trade.

      (71)    Secondhand stores and rummage shops.

      (72)    Theater, indoor.

      (73)    Blueprinting and photostating shops.

      (74)    Catering establishments.

      (75)    Glass cutting and glazing establishments.

      (76)    Parcel delivery stations.

      (77)    Any other similar type retail store not specifically listed herein, and which has economic compatibility with the established uses on adjoining property.

      (78)    Any use permitted in § 155.067 B-2 Business District may also be permitted in this District provided it is located above the first floor or in the basement.

      (79)    All activities, except for automobile off-street parking facilities as permitted or required in this B-1 District shall be conducted wholly in an enclosed building.

      (81)   EVCS, electric vehicle charging station. An EVCS may be permitted as an accessory use within any existing legal commercial parking space in a parking lot, subject to all applicable city code requirements and the following. EVCS for public use shall be subject to the following requirements:

         (a)   The EVCS’ shall be located in a manner that will be easily seen by the public for informational and security purposes and shall be illuminated during evening business hours.

         (b)   Be located in desirable and convenient parking locations that will serve as an incentive for the use of electric vehicles.

         (c)   The EVCS pedestals shall be protected as necessary to prevent damage by automobiles.

         (d)   The EVCS pedestals shall be designed to minimize potential damage by vandalism and to be safe for use in inclement weather.

         (e)   Complete instructions and appropriate warnings concerning the use of the EVCS shall be posted on a sign in a prominent location on each station for use by the operator.

         (f)   One standard non-illuminated sign, not to exceed four square feet in area and ten feet in height, may be posted for the purpose of identifying the location of each cluster of EVCS’.

         (g)   The EVCS may be on a timer that limits the use of the station to the normal business hours of the use(s) that it serves to preclude unauthorized use after business hours.

('71 Code, § 11-11-1) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 2051, passed 5-29-79; Am. Ord. 2091, passed 11-12-79; Am. Ord. 2661, passed 2-8-88; Am. Ord. 2970, passed 5-8-95; Am. Ord. 3046, passed 4-8-96; Am. Ord. 3070, passed 7-22-96; Am. Ord. 4052, passed 5-10-21; Am. Ord. 4067, passed 8-9-21; Am. Ord. 4201, passed 9-9-24; Am. Ord. 4230 , passed 2-10-25)

   (B)   Special uses. The following uses may be allowed by special use permit per the provisions of §§ 155.155 through 155.157.

      (1)   Auditorium, stadium, arena, armory, gymnasium and other similar places of public events.

      (2)   Clubs and lodges (nonprofit), fraternal or religious institutions.

      (3)   Meeting halls.

      (4)   Radio and television broadcasting stations.

      (5)   Telephone exchanges and offices, antenna towers and other outdoor equipment essential to the operation of the exchange in the public convenience and necessity.

      (6)   Electric substations.

      (7)   Municipal police or fire stations and public libraries.

      (8)   Planned business developments, as defined in § 155.003.

      (9)   Undertaking establishments.

      (10)    Multiple-family dwellings and apartments; boarding and lodging houses.

      (11)    Recreation places, including bowling alley, dance hall, gymnasium, skating rink, archery range, golf practicing, miniature golf course or other similar place of amusement or entertainment when operated for pecuniary profit.

      (12)    Any use, otherwise permitted in this district, that requires a liquor license for lawful operations, per Chapter 111 Alcoholic Liquor, of the City Code.

      (13)    Hospital, skilled nursing facility, nursing home, or intermediate care facility.

      (14)    Independent or semi-independent elderly congregate housing.

      (15)    Sheltered care or board and care facility for six or more patients.

      (16)   Any use permitted as a special use in an R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 or R-5 Residential Zoning District.

      (17)    Beer garden/outdoor eating area.

      (18)    EVCS’ may be allowed on a public right-of-way in the downtown area bound by the railroad tracks on the north, Burr Boulevard on the east, Central Boulevard on the south and Park Street on the west and shall be placed within two feet of the front edge of the parking location it is intended to service. The EVCS shall not interfere with the required sidewalk dimensions required by current ADA regulations. EVCS’ installed on a public right-of-way shall require a revenue sharing agreement with the city as written and approved by the City Council. EVCS shall comply with all requirements of those EVCS on private property as noted above under permitted uses.

('71 Code, § 11-11-12) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 2420, passed 3-26-84; Am. Ord. 2457, passed 8-27-84; Am. Ord. 3046, passed 4-8-96; Am. Ord. 3165, passed 7-13-98; Am. Ord. 3292, passed 2-26-01; Am. Ord. 3327, passed 10-9-01; Am. Ord. 3936, passed 7-9-18; Am. Ord. 4201, passed 9-9-24)

   (C)   Height of buildings. No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed a height of three stories, nor shall it exceed 35 feet in height, except in the area of the Central Business District described in § 155.121(B)(4). Parapet walls, chimneys, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, stacks and necessary mechanical appurtenances may be erected over and above the maximum height of 35 feet, provided they are constructed per all other provisions of this code.

('71 Code, § 11-11-3) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60)

   (D)   Yard areas. No building shall be constructed or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building:

      (1)   Front yard.

         (a)   No front yard shall be required when all frontage between two intersecting streets lies within this District. However, when lots within this District are adjacent to and adjoining lots in an R district, all of which front upon the same street between two intersecting streets, there shall be established the same front yard setback for all of the frontage as has been established in the R district.

         (b)   Exception. When existing buildings located in this District have already established a building line at the street line at a depth less than required above, then all new buildings may conform to the same building line, except for the first 50 feet of the B-1 District frontage adjacent to the R district, whereupon there shall be provided a front setback of not less than ten feet.

      (2)   Side yard. No side yard is required, except for a corner lot which abuts upon an R district, or upon an alley separating this District from an R district. There shall then be provided a side yard equal to ½ the front yard required in the abutting R district, but in no case more than ten feet. The setback shall also apply if the business building fronts the intersecting street, commonly referred to as the side street.

      (3)   Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than 20 feet; provided, however, a one story accessory building may be located thereon, except for the five feet adjacent and parallel to the rear lot line or alley line for the storage of motor vehicles and the unloading and loading of vehicles under roof, as provided in §§ 155.120 through 155.126.

      (4)   Privacy screening with uniform eight-foot height must be provided when business abuts a residential district and shall comply with the regulations set forth in Chapter 158 .

('71 Code, § 11-11-4) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 2196, passed 6-8-81; Am. Ord. 2661, passed 2-80-88; Am. Ord. 2820, passed 3-8-93; Am. Ord. 3875, passed 3-27-17) Penalty, see § 155.999

   (A)   Permitted uses.

      (1)   Any permitted use as set forth in § 155.060 B-1 District.

      (2)   Dwelling units, provided they are located above the first floor and above a permitted business use. Dwelling units shall not be permitted on the ground floor of business buildings or in the rear of business establishments on the ground floor.

      (3)   Automobile service stations.

      (4)   Billiard and pool rooms.

      (5)   Clubs and fraternal organizations.

      (6)    Hand laundries employing not more than four persons.

      (7)    Hotels, including dining and meeting rooms.

      (8)    Pawn shop.

      (9)    Signs, as defined and regulated by §§ 155.140 through 155.145.

      (10)    Taverns.

      (11)    Taxidermist.

      (12)    Undertaking establishments.

      (13)    Any other similar type retail store not specifically permitted herein and which has economic compatibility with the established uses on adjoining properties.

      (14)    All activities, except for automobile off-street parking facilities, as permitted or required its this B-2 District shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building.

   (B)   Special uses. The following uses may be allowed by special use permit per the provisions of §§ 155.155 through 155.157.

      (1)   Any use which may be allowed as a special use in § 155.066 B-1 Limited Business District.

      (2)   Planned business developments, as defined in § 155.003.

      (3)   Public utilities and public service uses, including:

         (a)   Electric substations.

         (b)   Fire stations.

         (c)   Police stations.

         (d)   Public libraries.

         (e)   Telephone exchanges.

         (f)   Water pumping stations.

         (g)   Water reservoir.

         (h)   Other similar uses.

      (4)   Consumer metals recycling facility as stipulated in § 155.118 .

('71 Code, § 11-12-2) (Am. Ord. 3607, passed 5-11-09)

   (C)   Height of buildings. Same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in § 155.066 B-1 Business District, Limited Retail.

('71 Code, § 11-12-3)

(Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60)

   (D)   Yard areas. No building shall be constructed or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building:

      (1)   Front yard.

         (a)   No front yard shall be required when all frontage between two intersecting streets lies within this District. However, when lots within this District are adjacent to and adjoining lots in an R district, on all intersecting streets there shall be established the same front yard setback for all of the frontage as has been established in the R district.

         (b)   Exception. When existing buildings located in this District have already established a building line at the street line or at a lesser depth than required above, then all new buildings may conform to the same building line, except for the 50 feet of B-2 District frontage adjacent to the R district whereupon there shall be provided a front setback of not less than ten feet.

      (2)   Side yard. No side yard is required except for a corner lot which abuts upon an R district or upon an alley separating this District from an R district. There shall then be provided a side yard equal to ½ the front yard required in the abutting R district, but in no case more than ten feet. The same setback shall apply also if business buildings front the intersecting street, commonly referred to as the side street.

      (3)   Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than 20 feet; however, that a one-story accessory building may be located thereon, except for the ten feet adjacent and parallel to the rear lot line or alley line, for the storage of motor vehicles and the unloading and the loading of vehicles under roof as provided in §§ 155.120 through 155.126.

      (4)   Screening. The same screening regulations shall apply as required or permitted in § 155.066 B-1 District.

('71 Code, § 11-12-4) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 2661, passed 2-8-88) Penalty, see § 155.999

   (A)   Permitted uses.

      (1)   Any permitted use in § 155.067 B-2 District.

      (2)   Air conditioning and heating sales and service.

      (3)   Automobile and truck (under 1½ ton capacity) minor repair and service shop, but not including body repair and rebuilding, or painting.

      (5)   Automobile washing, including the use of mechanical conveyors, blowers, steam-cleaning.

      (6)   Battery and tire service stations.

      (7)   Beverage, nonalcoholic, bottling and distributing.

      (8)   Bicycle and motorcycle sales and repair.

      (9)    Boat showroom.

      (10)    Building materials sales, when conducted wholly within a building.

      (11)    Book binding.

      (12)    Contractor's offices and shops, where no fabricating is done on the premises and where all storage of material is within a building.

      (13)    Exterminating shop.

      (14)    Feed and seed store, wholesale.

      (15)    Greenhouses, wholesale growers.

      (16)    Household appliance repair shop.

      (17)    Laboratories, commercial (medical, dental, research, experimental and testing), provided no production or manufacturing of products takes place.

      (18)    Motels.

      (19)    Plumbing, heating and roofing supply shops.

      (20)    Printing, publishing and issuing of newspapers, periodicals, books, stationery and other reading matter.

      (21)    Pet shop, kennel or animal hospital when conducted wholly within an enclosed building.

      (22)    Plumbing shop.

      (23)    Photograph developing and processing.

      (24)    Radio and television broadcasting stations.

      (25)    Signs, as defined and regulated by §§ 155.140 through 155.145.

      (26)    Silver plating and repair shop.

      (27)    Storage warehouse. However, the following items are excluded from being stored in this permitted use: flammable, explosive, noxious, toxic or ecologically harmful materials, which include, but are not limited to naphtha, benzene, benzole, gasoline, varnish or any product in whole or in part either gunpowder, ammunition, ordnance, fireworks, nitro-glycerin, phosphorus, saltpeter, nitrate of soda, camphene, kerosene, or other petroleum based materials. This permitted use does not allow any type of maintenance or repairs to be conduct within the storage warehouse.

      (28)    Uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses and accessory buildings when located on the same premises.

      (29)   Utility trailer sales.

      (30)   Wholesale business.

   (B)   Special uses. The following uses may be allowed by special use permit per the provisions of §§ 155.155 through 155.157.

      (1)   Any use which may be allowed as a special use in § 155.067 B-2 General Business District.

      (2)   Planned business developments as defined in § 155.003.

      (3)   Processing or assembly limited to the following, provided that space occupied in a building does not exceed 6,000 square feet of total floor space and basement space, not including stairwells, or elevator shafts; and provided such processing or assembly can be conducted without noise, vibration, odor, dust or any other condition which might be disturbing to occupants of adjacent buildings. When manufacturing operations of the same or similar products demand space exceeding 6,000 square feet, they shall be located in the M-1 Manufacturing District.

      (4)   Recreation places, including bowling alley, dance hall, gymnasium, skating rink, archery range, golf practicing range, miniature golf course or other similar places of amusement or entertainment when operated for pecuniary profit.

      (5)   Restaurants and drive-ins when the establishment is of the type where food is served to occupants remaining in motor vehicles for consumption on the premises, except drive through service windows.

      (9)    Indoor shooting range.

('71 Code, § 11-13-3) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 2661, passed 2-8-88; Am. Ord. 3933, passed 6-25-18; Am. Ord. 3990, passed 12-19-19; Am. Ord. 4014, passed 7-27-20; Am. Ord. 4035, passed 11-30-20; Am. Ord. 4145, passed 8-14-23)

   (C)   Height of buildings. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in § 155.066 B-1 Business District.

   (D)   Yard areas. No building shall be constructed or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building:

      (1)   Front yard.

         (a)    No front yard shall be required when all frontage between two intersecting streets lies within this District. However, when lots within this District are adjacent to and adjoining lots in an R District, all of which front upon the same street between two intersecting streets, there shall be established the same front yard setback for all of the frontage as has been established in the R district.

         (b)    Exception. When existing buildings located in this District have already established a building line at the street line or at a lesser depth than required above, then all new buildings may conform to the same building line, except for the 50 feet of B-3 District frontage adjacent to the R district whereupon there shall be provided a front setback of not less than ten feet.

      (2)   Side yard. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in § 155.066 B-1 Business District, Limited Retail.

      (3)   Rear yard. The same rear yard regulations shall apply as required or permitted in § 155.066 B-1 Business District, Limited Retail.

      (4)   The same screening regulations shall apply as required or permitted in § 155.066 B-1 District.

('71 Code, § 11-13-4) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 2661, passed 2-8-88) Penalty, see § 155.999

   (A)   Permitted uses.

      (1)   Any permitted use in § 155.068 B-3 District.

      (2)   Agricultural implement sales and services, on an open lot or within an enclosed building.

      (3)   Automobile and truck body repair, rebuilding and painting.

      (4)   Garages, public, for storage of private passenger vehicles under 1½ ton capacity.

      (5)   Public auction rooms.

      (6)   Restaurants and drive-ins when the establishment is of the type where food is served to occupants remaining in motor vehicles for consumption on the premises, except drive through service windows.

      (7)   Riding academies.

      (8)   Sheet metal shop, provided floor area occupied does not exceed 6,000 square feet.

      (9)   Trailer sales or rental (house trailers or mobile homes) on an open lot or within a building.

      (10)   Minor processing or assembly of previously prepared sub-components into a finished product, limited to the following; provided that space occupied in a building does not exceed 6,000 square feet of total floor space and basement space, not including stairwells, or elevator shafts; and provided such processing or assembly shall occur in a wholly enclosed building; and provided no noise, vibration, smoke, odors, fumes or other nuisance conditions arising from the operations are observable at the boundary of the property. When processing or assembly operations of the same or similar products demand space exceeding 6,000 square feet, they shall be located in a manufacturing district.

   (B)   Special uses. The following uses may be allowed by special use permit per §§ 155.155 through 155.157.

      (1)   Machine shops and metal products manufacture, when not equipped with heavy (exceeding 50-ton pressure) punch presses, drop forges, riveting and grinding machines, or other equipment which may create noise, vibration, smoke or odors, heat, glare or fire hazards, exceeding the performance standards made a part of § 155.070(A).

      (2)   Tool and die shops.

      (3)   Welding shops.

      (4)   Automobile, truck, utility trailer, tractor, or bus storage yard, operable vehicles only.

      (5)   Any use which may be allowed as a special use in § 155.068 B-3 Business and Wholesale District.

('71 Code, § 11-13A-2)

   (C)   Height of buildings. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in § 155.068 B-3 Business District.

('71 Code, § 11-13A-3)

   (D)   Yard areas. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in § 155.068 B-3 Business District.

('71 Code, § 11-13A-4)

   (E)   Screening. The same screening regulations shall apply as required or permitted in § 155.066 B-1 District.

('71 Code, § 11-13A-5)

(Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 2661, passed 2-8-88; Am. Ord. 3046, passed 4-8-96; Am. Ord. 3424, passed 1-26-04; Am. Ord. 3883, passed 5-22-17) Penalty, see § 155.999

   (A)   Permitted uses. Since most uses permitted in this District will be in proximity to residential districts, it is hereby declared that performance standards shall be high, and that all manufacturing, processing, or assembly of materials and products must be carried on in a manner not injurious or offensive to the occupants of adjacent premises by reason of the emission of odors, fumes, of gases, dust, smoke, noise, vibrations or fire hazards. Therefore, the following uses may be permitted provided there is compliance with the performance standards established herein:

      (1)   Any use permitted in a B district, but not including residences or apartment, except such dwelling accommodations as may be needed to house a caretaker or watchman employed on the premises, and their families.

      (2)   Artificial limb manufacture.

      (3)   Automobile painting, upholstering, repairing, reconditioning and body and fender repairing when done within the confines of a structure.

      (4)   Apparel and other products manufactured from textiles.

      (5)   Batteries, manufacture and rebuilding.

      (6)   Bedspring and mattress manufacture.

      (7)   Belting.

      (8)   Bicycle manufacture.

      (9)   Brooms and brushes.

      (10)    Boat building and repair.

      (11)    Building equipment, building materials, lumber, coal, sand, and gravel yards, and yards for contracting equipment, maintenance or operating equipment of public agencies, or public utilities, or materials or equipment of similar nature.

      (12)    Bus lines shops and garages.

      (13)    Canning and preserving.

      (14)    Canvas and canvas products.

      (15)    Carpet and rug cleaning.

      (16)    Carpet manufacturing.

      (17)    Carting, express hauling or storage yards (delivery to within 15 mile radius only).

      (18)    Cement block manufacture.

      (19)    Ceramic products, pottery, and glazed tile.

      (20)    Chick hatcheries.

      (21)    Cleaning and dyeing establishments when employing facilities for handling more than 1,000 pounds of dry goods per day.

      (22)    Cigarettes and cigars.

      (23)    Coated fabrics, except rubberized.

      (23A)   Consumer metals recycling facility as stipulated in § 155.118 .

      (24)    Cork and cork products.

      (25)    Creameries and dairies.

      (26)    Drapery and bedding manufacture.

      (27)    Drugs and pharmaceutical products.

      (28)    Electric motors and generators.

      (29)    Engraving.

      (30)    Felt manufacture.

      (31)    Fur goods, not including tanning or dyeing.

      (32)    Glass products, from previously manufactured glass.

      (33)    Heating appliances and sheet metal products, including stoves and ranges.

      (34)    Hosiery manufacture.

      (35)    Ice cream and ice manufacture.

      (36)    Laundries, more than 1,000 pounds daily capacity.

      (37)    Machine shops and metal products manufacture, when not equipped with heavy (exceeding 50 ton pressure) punch presses, drop forges, riveting and grinding machines, or other equipment which may create noise, vibration, smoke, or odors, heat, glare, or fire hazards, exceeding the performance standards made a part of this chapter.

      (38)    Metal polishing and plating.

      (39)    Musical instruments.

      (40)    Pianos and organs.

      (41)    Perfumes and cosmetics.

      (42)    Plastic products, but not including the processing of the raw materials.

      (43)    Public utility electric substations and distribution centers, gas regulation centers and underground gas holder stations.

      (44)    Rubber products (small) such as washers, gloves, footwear and bathing caps, but excluding rubber and synthetic rubber processing.

      (45)    Shoes and boots.

      (46)    Signs, as defined and regulated by this chapter.

      (47)    Storage of household goods.

      (48)    Storage and sale of trailers, farm implements and other similar products on an open lot.

      (49)    Sporting and athletic equipment.

      (50)    Storage of flammable liquids, fats or oils in tanks, each of 50,000 gallons or less capacity, but only after the location and protective measures have been approved by local governing authorities.

      (51)    Stone, marble, and granite grinding and cutting.

      (52)    Storage warehouse (excluding the storage of flammable, explosive, noxious, toxic or ecologically harmful materials including but not limited to naptha, benzine, benzole, gasoline, benzine varnish, or any product in whole or in part of either, gunpowder, ammunition, ordnance, fireworks, nitro- glycerine, phosphorus, saltpetre, nitrate of soda, camphene, kerosene or other petroleum base materials.

      (53)    Textiles, spinning, weaving, dyeing and printing.

      (54)    Tools and hardware, such as hand tools, bolts, nuts, screws, cutlery, house hardware, locks and plumbing appliances.

      (55)    Tool and die shops.

      (56)    Toys and children's vehicles.

      (57)    Wire brush manufacture.

      (58)    Any other manufacturing establishment that can be operated in compliance with the requirements of this division, without creating objectional noise, odors, dust, smoke, gas, fumes, or vapor and that is a use compatible with the use and occupancy of adjoining properties.

   (B)   Special uses. The following uses may be allowed by special use permit per the provisions of § 155.155 through 155.157.

      (1)   Any permitted or special use which may be allowed in the B-1, B-2, B-3 or B-4 Business Districts, but not including the following: churches; religious institutions; schools, elementary, high or college, public or private; day care centers or nursery schools (except those accessory to a manufacturing use; cemeteries or mausoleums; golf courses, public or private; hospitals, public or private; institutions or hospitals for the care of the insane or feeble minded, public or private; public or private park or playground (except those accessory to a manufacturing use); skilled nursing unit; multiple-family dwelling, apartment, boarding and lodging house; elderly congregate housing, independent and semi- independent; rest homes and nursing homes; sheltered care or board and care facilities.

      (2)   Planned developments, industrial.

      (3)   Airport and aircraft landing fields.

      (4)   Stadiums, auditoriums, and arenas.

      (5)   Outdoor theaters.

      (6)   Public or privately owned and operated fairgrounds, permanent carnivals “kiddie parks” or other similar amusement centers.

      (7)   Junkyards.

      (8)   Welding shops.

      (9)   Automobile, truck, trailer, tractor or bus storage yard, operable vehicles only.

      (10)    Truck terminal.

   (C)   Height of buildings. No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed a height of three stories nor shall it exceed 45 feet in height, except as provided in §§ 155.035 through 155.048.

('71 Code, § 11-14-3)

   (D)   Yard areas. The maximum ground area occupied by all buildings shall be not more than 60% of the area of the lot or tract on which a building permit has been issued.

      (1)   Front yard. There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 25 feet wherein there shall be no structure of any kind, open storage of materials or equipment, or the parking of vehicles.

      (2)   Side yard. There shall be a minimum side yard of not less than 15 feet on both sides of the building or buildings, but where the property is adjacent to an R district, there shall be a side yard of not less than 25 feet on the side nearest to residential lots. The parking of private automobiles may be permitted within the side yard areas, but not closer than five feet to any lot zoned for residential use.

      (3)   Rear yard. A rear yard is not required except where a lot abuts upon an R district, in which case there shall be a rear yard of not less than 30 feet, and no storage of materials or equipment, or the parking of automobiles shall take place within the ten feet closest to any residential lot or lots.

('71 Code, § 11-14-4)

   (E)   Performance standards. The following requirements shall apply:

      (1)   Noise.

         (a)    The sound pressure level, to be measured as described below, shall not exceed the following decibel levels in the designated octave bands when adjacent to the designated types of use districts:

 

         (b)    Objectionable sounds of an intermitted nature which are not easily measured shall be controlled so as not to become a nuisance to adjacent uses.

         (c)    Method of measurement. Measurement is to be made at the nearest boundary of the nearest residential area or at any other point along the boundary where the level is higher. The sound levels shall be measured with a sound level meter and associated octave band filter as prescribed by the American Standards Association.

      (2)   Smoke and particulate matter. The emission of smoke or dusts by manufacturing plants in an amount sufficient to create a general nuisance to adjoining properties shall be prohibited. Total emission of smoke and particulate matter shall be limited to the following:

         (a)    Ringelmann requirements. All smoke and the emission of all other particulate matter in quantities sufficient to produce an opacity at any point greater than Ringelmann 3 is prohibited. The only exception shall be a plume consisting entirely of condensed steam. A Ringelmann 1 unit is defined as 20% density for one minute. No more than 15 units of Ringelmann smoke shall be permitted per hour and no smoke more intense than Ringelmann 2 except that during one hour of a 24-hour day, 30 units of smoke may be emitted but with no smoke more intense than Ringelmann 3.

         (b)    The total quantity of emitted solids shall not exceed one pound per hour, per acre of lot area.

      (3)   Odors. No odor shall be emitted by any use permitted in this District in such quantities as to be readily detectable by an average observer at any point on the boundary line of the premises or beyond.

      (4)   Noxious gases. Processes and operations of permitted unescapable of dispersing gases or toxic particulate into the atmosphere must be hooded or otherwise suitably enclosed. The emission of such toxic gases or particulate matter shall be from a stack.

      (5)   Glare and heat. Operations producing intense light or heat shall be performed within an enclosed building and not be visible beyond any lot line bounding the property whereon the use is conducted.

      (6)   Vibrations. There shall be no uses which create heavy, earth-shaking vibrations which are noticeable at the property line of the subject premises.

('71 Code, § 11-14-5)

   (F)   Fences and walls. Fences and walls shall comply with the regulations set forth in Chapter 158 .

(Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 3875, passed 3-27-17) Penalty, see § 155.999

   (A)   Permitted uses. The uses permitted in this District generally include those manufacturing and industrial activities which cannot be operated economically without creating some conditions which may be objectionable or obnoxious to the occupants of adjoining properties and for that reason, must be grouped in areas where similar industrial uses are now located or where the permitted uses will be best located per the comprehensive land use plan of the city, which is designed to protect the welfare of the community:

      (1)   Any use permitted in § 155.070 Limited Manufacturing M-1 District.

      (2)   Aircraft, assembly and testing of fuselage and motors.

      (3)   Automobiles, truck and trailers manufacture.

      (4)   Blacksmith shop.

      (5)   Box and crate manufacture.

      (6)   Brass foundry.

      (7)   Brick, tile, and terra cotta manufacture.

      (8)   Building materials; such as prefabricated houses, composition wallboards, partitions and panels.

      (9)   Cement products.

      (10)    Chemicals, not including those which may be inflammable or explosive.

      (11)    Coffin manufacture.

      (11A)   Consumer metals recycling facility as stipulated in § 155.118 .

      (12)    Cooperage works.

      (13)    Corrugated metal products.

      (14)    Dyes, aniline, ink pigments, and others.

      (15)    Feed milling and processing.

      (16)    Grain elevators.

      (17)    Glass blowing and manufacture.

      (18)    Graphite and graphite products.

      (19)    Hemp products.

      (20)    Ink from primary raw materials, including colors and pigment.

      (21)    Linoleum.

      (22)    Lumber, preserving treatment, processing, sawmills and planing mills.

      (23)    Metal stamping and extrusion of metal products.

      (24)    Metal foundries and casting.

      (25)    Machinery, heavy manufacturing and repair; including electrical, construction, mining and agriculture.

      (26)    Meat and fish products, packing and processing of, but not including slaughtering and glue and size manufacturing.

      (27)    Motor freight terminal.

      (28)    Motor testing of internal combustion motors.

      (29)    Porcelain products; such as bathroom and kitchen equipment.

      (30)    Railroad equipment; such as railroad car and locomotive manufacture.

      (31)    Rubber products, including tires and tubes and tire recapping.

      (32)    Wax products, manufacture from paraffin.

      (33)    Wool scouring and pulling.

      (34)    Welding shops.

('71 Code, § 11-15-1) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 2051, passed 5-29-79; Am. Ord. 3607, passed 5-11-09; Am. Ord. 3883, passed 5-22-17)

   (B)   Special uses. The following uses may be allowed by special use permit per the provisions of §§ 155.155 through 155.157.

      (1)   Any use which may be allowed as a special use in the M-1 Manufacturing District unless already permitted under division (A) of this section.

      (2)   Areas for the dumping or disposal of garbage, refuse or trash provided the sanitary land fill method is used.

      (3)   Extraction of gravel, sand or other raw material.

('71 Code, § 11-15-2)

      (4)   Adult Business as described in §§ 155.110 through 155.115 Adult Use Regulations.

(Ord. 3142, passed 1-26-98)

   (C)   Height of buildings. No building or structure shall hereafter be erected or structurally altered to exceed a height of four stories or 60 feet, except as provided in §§ 155.035 through 155.048.

('71 Code, § 11-15-3)

   (D)   Yard areas.

      (1)   Front yard. No front yard shall be required when all of the frontage on one side of the street between intersecting streets, a public area or a railroad right-of-way is located in an M-2 Manufacturing District. Where the frontage on one side of a street between two intersecting streets is located partially in an M-2 District and partially in some other use district, the front yard requirements of the other use district shall apply to the M-2 District.

      (2)   Side yard. Same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in § 155.070 M-1 Manufacturing District.

      (3)   Rear yard. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in § 155.070 M-1 Manufacturing District.

('71 Code, § 11-15-4)

   (E)   Performance standards: The following requirements shall apply:

      (1)   Noise. The sound pressure levels shall be the same as those permitted in § 155.070 M-1 Manufacturing District.

      (2)   Smoke and particulate matter. The emission of smoke or dusts in an amount sufficient to create a general nuisance to occupants of adjoining properties or to the general area wherein the use is located shall be prohibited.

      (3)   Odors. No odors shall be emitted by any use permitted in this District in such quantities as to be readily detectable by an average observer at any point on the boundary line of the nearest residential or business district.

      (4)   Noxious gases. Processes and operations of permitted uses capable of dispersing gases or toxic particulate into the atmosphere must be hooded or otherwise suitably enclosed. The emission of such toxic gases or particulate matters shall be from a stack not less than 25 feet in height.

      (5)   Glare and heat. Operations producing intense light or heat, when adjacent to a residential or business district, shall be performed within an enclosed building and not be visible beyond the boundary separating the subject premises from any adjoining residential or business district.

      (6)   Vibrations. There shall be no uses which create heavy, earth-shaking vibrations which are noticeable at any district boundaries separating residential and business uses from an M-2 Manufacturing District.

('71 Code, § 11-15-5)

   (F)   Fences and walls. Fences and walls shall comply with the regulations set forth in Chapter 158 .

(Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am Ord. 3875, passed 3-27-17) Penalty, see § 155.999