The B-2 district is established for those areas of the community where the principal use of land is to provide for the retailing of goods and services to surrounding residential neighborhoods. The regulations of the district are designed to reduce traffic and parking congestion to a minimum in order to protect the surrounding residential area.

The following are the permitted and special (S) uses in the B-2 district:

1. One-family, two-family, and multifamily dwellings;
2. Tourist Lodgings (7011, 7021);
3. Accessory uses clearly incidental to a permitted use and which will not create a nuisance or hazard;
4. Micellaneous Retail businesses, see KBC 15.02.010 (Retail, miscellaneous) (5331, 5399, 5411, 5441, 5451, 5461, 5712, 5722, 5731);
5. Parking lots (7521); (S)
6. Store or shop for custom work or for the making of articles the major portion of which are to be sold at retail on the premises;
7. Businesses providing rental services which will not create a public nuisance;
8. Establishments engaged in the business of renting, purchasing, selling, managing, or appraising real property).

(Ord. of 4-19-11, § 10)

When a business in this district adjoins a residential unit or area and creates a nuisance as defined by the town zoning enforcement officer, even though separated a street, a visual screen or sound reducing buffer strip (preferably deciduous and/or evergreen trees) shall be required as defined by "buffer strip" in KBC 15.02.010.

The following are the B-2 district setback requirements:

1. Minimum required yard/setback from a major thoroughfare shall be twenty (20) feet;
2. Minimum required yard/setback from a minor thoroughfare shall be twenty (20) feet;
3. Minimum required side yard/setback shall be five (5) feet;
4. Minimum required rear yard/setback shall be ten (10) feet.

(Ord. of 2-20-18)

The regulations and requirements for signs in this district shall conform to the Sign Code, KBC 15.40.

Parking shall be provided as required in KBC 15.36.170 through KBC 15.36.220; provided that off-street parking for residential uses shall only be allowed in the front yard/setback.

(Ord. of 2-20-18)