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Madison City Zoning Code

“B-1" GENERAL

BUSINESS DISTRICT

§ 151.100 PURPOSE.

   The General Business District is designed and intended to serve the highway areas of the city. The “B-1" District will provide for a retail and commercial business environment, especially stressing the use of automobiles to access businesses.
(Ord. 333, passed 12-27-2004)

§ 151.101 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.

   Every use, unless expressly exempted in this section or allowed by a conditional use permit, shall operate in its entirety within a completely enclosed structure, fenced or screened area. Parking and/or commercial storage of vehicles need not be enclosed.
(Ord. 333, passed 12-27-2004)

§ 151.102 PERMITTED USES.

   The following are permitted uses:
   (A)   Antique store;
   (B)   Apparel and accessory store;
   (C)   Appliance store, sales and service;
   (D)   Art gallery;
   (E)   Artist studio or school;
   (F)   Auction rooms;
   (G)   Auto, glass, muffler and upholstery shop;
   (H)   Auto parts and accessory sales, including outdoor display of auto accessories, provided that the outdoor display of storage is separated from abutting development by ornamental fencing or screen planting to be not less than 8 feet in height;
   (I)   Auto repair garage;
   (J)   Auto storage, new or used;
   (K)   Auto sales;
   (L)   Bakery retail;   
   (M)   Bank, including drive in bank;
   (N)   Barbershop;
   (O)   Beauty shop;
   (P)   Bicycle sales and repair;
   (Q)   Blueprinting, photostating and lithographing;
   (R)   Boat sales and repair, not including dismantling or wrecking;
   (S)   Book store;
   (T)   Bowling alley and billiard parlor;
   (U)   Building material yard;
   (V)   Bus, railway, or airline depot or ticket office;
   (W)   Business machines store;
   (X)   Café;
   (Y)   Camera and photographic supply store;
   (Z)   Candy, ice cream and confectionery store, in which all manufacturing permitted only as an accessory use and is limited to 15% of the gross floor area;
   (AA)   Catalog and mail-order house;
   (BB)   Caterer;
   (CC)   Clothing store;
   (DD)   Dairy products store;
   (EE)   Dance hall;
   (FF)   Delicatessen store;
   (GG)   Department store;
   (HH)   Discount store;
   (II)   Dressmaking, seamstress;
   (JJ)   Drugstore;
   (KK)   Dry cleaning;
   (LL)   Electric contractor;
   (MM)   Exterminator;
   (NN)   Feed store;
   (OO)   Floral sales;
   (PP)   Food locker plant: a food locker plant renting only individual lockers for home customer storage of food, including sale of retail, delivery of individual home orders and the cutting and packaging of meats or game, but not including slaughtering or eviscerating thereof;
   (QQ)   Fruit store;
   (RR)   Furniture store and home furnishings;
   (SS)   Garden supplies store, need not be enclosed, provided all unenclosed portions of the use are located on the rear ½ of the zoning lot;
   (TT)   Gift, novelty or souvenir store;
   (UU)   Grocery store;
   (VV)   Gunsmith;
   (WW)   Hall, renting for meetings, conventions, or social gatherings;
   (XX)   Hardware store;
   (YY)   Health equipment and supply store;
   (ZZ)   Health club or gym;
   (AAA)   Hotel, motel, or tourist home;
   (BBB)   Ice plant;
   (CCC)   Interior decorator;
   (DDD)   Janitorial service;
   (EEE)   Jewelry store;
   (FFF)   Laboratory, scientific and testing;
   (GGG)   Laundromat;
   (HHH)   Linen supply;
   (III)   Liquor store (off sale);
   (JJJ)   Locksmith;
   (KKK)   Luggage store;
   (LLL)   Lumber yard;
   (MMM) Marine sales and service;    
   (NNN)   Meat market and processing, not including slaughtering;
   (OOO)   Medical appliances, sales and fittings;.
   (PPP)   Mortuary, funeral home;
   (QQQ)   Motorcycle store;
   (RRR)   Music store;
   (SSS)   Newsstand;
   (TTT)   Office of any type;
   (UUU)   Optical goods;
   (VVV)   Optician;
   (WWW) Paint and wallpaper store;
   (XXX)   Pawn shop;
   (YYY)   Pet store;
   (ZZZ)   Photographic studio, picture processing, or equipment;
   (AAAA)   Plumbing contractor;
   (BBBB)   Printing, publishing, and allied industries;
   (CCCC)   Restaurants;
   (DDDD)   Savings and loan association; state or federally chartered; including drive in facilities;
   (EEEE)   Second hand shops;
   (FFFF)   Shoe repair shop;
   (GGGG)   Shopping mall, centers;
   (HHHH)   Sign contractor;
   (IIII)   Sporting good store;
   (JJJJ)   Stationery store;
   (KKKK)   Tailor;
   (LLLL)   Taxidermist;
   (MMMM)   Telephone exchange;
   (NNNN)   Theater, not including drive in theater;
   (OOOO)   Theatrical studio;
   (PPPP)   Ticket agency;
   (QQQQ)   Tire recapping and supply store;
   (RRRR)   Toy store;
   (SSSS)   Travel bureau or agency;
   (TTTT)   Upholstery shop of any type;
   (UUUU)   Variety store;
   (VVVV)   Veterinarian, including observation kennels for household pets, provided however, all such kennels are contained within completely enclosed structures;
   (WWWW)   Wholesale offices;
   (XXXX)   Adult uses - Accessory and in compliance with § 151.205.
(Ord. 333, passed 12-27-2004)

§ 151.103 CONDITIONAL USES.

   The following uses may be permitted:
   (A)   Any drive-in type establishment;
   (B)   Apartments;
   (C)   Auto sales;
   (D)   Automobile service stations;
   (E)   Car wash;
   (F)   Clinic, dental or medical, animal clinics, and related laboratories;
   (G)   Community or convention center;
   (H)   Planned Unit Developments as regulated by this chapter;
   (I)   Public, private parking facilities;
   (J)   Public or quasi public development;
   (K)   Public services and uses;
   (L)   Radio and television broadcasting, including transmitter;
   (M)   Restaurants, cocktail lounges and other eating or drinking establishments which require additional parking spaces;
   (N)   Shipping and storage of merchandise solely intended to be retailed by the established principal permitted use;
   (O)   Shopping centers and malls;
   (P)   Sports arena or stadium;.
   (Q)   Other retail and commercial uses determined by the City Council to be of the same general character as identified permitted and conditional uses and found not to be detrimental to the general public health and welfare.
(Ord. 333, passed 12-27-2004)

§ 151.104 ACCESSORY USES.

   The following are permitted accessory uses:
   (A)   Commercial or business buildings and structures for a use accessory to the principal use;
   (B)   Fencing, screening and landscaping as permitted and regulated by this chapter;
   (C)   Essential services;
   (D)   Day care shall be permitted within the B-1 District only if accessory to and necessary for a principal business use.
(Ord. 333, passed 12-27-2004)

§ 151.105 MINIMUM LOT SIZE.

   A lot area of not less than 7,000 square feet is required.
(Ord. 333, passed 12-27-2004)

§ 151.106 FRONT, SIDE AND REAR YARD REQUIREMENTS.

   (A)   Front yards.
      (1)   For all buildings and structures, a front yard of not less than 20 feet is required.
      (2)   For all buildings exceeding 35 feet in height, each front yard shall be an additional front yard setback of 1 foot for each 1 foot that the building exceeds the height of 35 feet.
   (B)   Side yards.
      (1)   For single story principal buildings and structures, two-side yards are required, each with a width of not less than 7 feet.
      (2)   For 2 or more story principal buildings and structures, 2 side yards are required, each with a width of not less than 10 feet.
      (3)   A side yard of not less than 5 feet is required for accessory buildings and structures.
      (4)   For all buildings exceeding 35 feet in height, each side yard shall have 1 additional foot for each 1 foot of building height over 35 feet.
      (5)   Where a lot is located at the intersection of 2 or more streets, the width of the yard along the side street shall not be less than 20 feet for all buildings and structures.
   (C)   Rear yards.
      (1)   For principal buildings and structures, a rear yard with a depth of not less than 25 feet is required.
      (2)   No accessory building or structure shall be less than 5 feet from the rear lot line.
      (3)   The lot line located in the B-1 District adjacent to a residential district shall erect a fence or vegetative screening at a height determined by the Zoning Administrator that will sufficiently screen business activities from the adjacent residential district. The fence or screening shall be located along the entire length of the transitional lot line.
(Ord. 333, passed 12-27-2004)

§ 151.107 MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHTS.

   Building heights shall not exceed 3 stories or 45 feet.
(Ord. 333, passed 12-27-2004)