Malta City Zoning Code
CENTRAL BUSINESS
DISTRICT CBD
§ 156.125 PURPOSE.
The Central Business District is intended to be the central focus of the city’s business, government, service and cultural activities. The uses in this district should be those which are appropriate in a high density, intensively developed commercial center. Appropriate area should be provided for the logical and planned expansion of the present district. The area should be developed as an attractive, functional and convenient commercial environment, and to provide the mix of activities necessary to maintain a downtown character.
(Prior Code, § 17.32.010) (Ord. 390, passed - -1993)
§ 156.126 PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES.
The following uses are permitted within this district:
(A) Amusement centers, recreational facilities located in enclosed buildings;
(B) Apartments, located above the first floor;
(C) Auditoriums, theaters;
(D) Building materials and equipment sales;
(E) Clubs and lodges;
(F) Financial institutions;
(G) Funeral homes;
(H) Government, educational and institutional uses;
(I) Hotels, motels;
(J) Libraries;
(K) Medical and dentist offices, clinics and laboratories;
(L) Museums and art galleries;
(M) Nursing homes;
(N) Offices - professional, business, administrative, services;
(O) Parking areas;
(P) Police and fire stations;
(Q) Recreational facilities;
(R) Restaurants, taverns, nightclubs (but not drive-in eating establishments);
(S) Retail businesses or services, whose activities primarily are conducted within an enclosed building;
(T) Sales, service and repair - motor vehicles (including service stations); agricultural implements, equipment and materials;
(U) Senior citizen centers; and
(V) Other uses commensurate with the above uses and compatible with the purpose of this district.
(Prior Code, § 17.32.020) (Ord. 390, passed - -1993)
§ 156.127 ACCESSORY AND TEMPORARY USES.
(A) Accessory buildings and uses incidental to the principal uses;
(B) Buildings or structures used for and during construction or grading;
(C) Sale of Christmas trees, baked goods, clothing or like products where no permanent structure is erected;
(D) Temporary signs; and
(E) Use of open land for meetings, circuses, carnivals.
(Prior Code, § 17.32.030) (Ord. 390, passed - -1993)
§ 156.128 LOT AREA, WIDTH AND COVERAGE; FLOOR AREA.
No requirements are specified for lot area, lot width, lot coverage, nor for floor area.
(Prior Code, § 17.32.040) (Ord. 390, passed - -1993)
§ 156.129 BUILDING HEIGHT.
Maximum building height shall be 45 feet.
(Prior Code, § 17.32.050) (Ord. 390, passed - -1993)
§ 156.130 YARD REQUIREMENTS.
(A) Front yard. Any building or structure must be set back to legal property line.
(B) Side yard. Side yards abutting interior lot lines shall not be less than three feet unless Building Codes allow closer placement.
(C) Rear yard. Any building or structure must be at least ten feet from the rear property line.
(Prior Code, § 17.32.060) (Ord. 390, passed - -1993; Ord. 429, passed - -2007)
§ 156.131 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING AREAS.
(A) No off-street parking is required in the Central Business District.
(B) Off-street loading requirements of § 156.221 of this chapter must be met.
(Prior Code, § 17.32.070) (Ord. 390, passed - -1993)