The primary purposes and characteristics of the B-2 Neighborhood Business District are to allow for limited commercial, retail and service establishments in areas where the surrounding neighborhood is predominately residential and the character and operation of which are compatible with the character of the surrounding area.
§ 465-80 Use.
This district is intended to accommodate the adaptive and appropriate reuse of existing storefront structures, corner stores and the "mom and pop" family-owned grocery or market businesses that were once the cornerstone of the City's neighborhoods.
Single- and two-family residences existing on the effective date of this chapter. New construction of single- or two-family residences is not permitted.
Multiple-family residences detached from a principal use existing on the effective date of this chapter. New construction of multiple-family residences detached from a principal use is not permitted.
Multiple-family residences at or below a first floor existing on the effective date of this chapter. New construction of multiple-family residences at or below a first floor is not permitted.
Convenience retail and service stores as follows, all conducted wholly within an enclosed building and including only the retailing of new merchandise:
Food store; grocery; meat, poultry and fish market; and delicatessen, including the use of controlled-atmosphere smoke-producing and processing equipment for retail and custom order purposes.
Miscellaneous retail and service uses as follows, all conducted wholly within an enclosed building and only including the retailing of new merchandise:
Outdoor advertising signs, in conformance with this chapter and limited to signs identifying a permitted building, structure or use, or signs advertising a retail product or customer service provided by a permitted use.
Outdoor dining areas located in public rights-of-way or major street setback areas, in conjunction with an adjacent bakery, candy and ice cream store, coffee shop, food store, grocery, delicatessen or restaurant, in conformance with this chapter.
Front yard. There shall be a minimum setback of 25 feet from the street right-of-way. Where the frontage, as defined, lies partly within the B-2 District and partly within a residential district, the residential district yard requirement on that street shall apply as the front yard requirement.
Where a building has a masonry wall without any windows or openings on a side of the building, the interior side yard along that side of the building may be reduced to zero, except that when abutting a residential district there shall be an interior side yard of not less than five feet.
For buildings erected prior to the adoption of this chapter, there shall be an interior side yard of five feet; except that, where a building has a masonry wall without any windows or openings on a side of the building and where the building does not abut a residential district, the interior side yard along that side of the building may be reduced to zero feet.
Rear yard. A rear yard of not less than 20 feet is required; except that, where a rear lot line in the B-2 District fronts on a street and where a side lot line in the B-2 District abuts or is across an alley from a residential district, the residential district yard requirement on that street shall apply as the rear yard requirement. For each additional story or fractional story in height, the depth of such rear yard shall be increased five feet.
For structures constructed prior to the effective date of this chapter, which contain multiple-family residential uses above a first floor, a minimum of 500 square feet lot area per dwelling unit shall be provided.
For new construction of multiple-family residential uses above a first floor, a two-story building shall provide a minimum 2,000 square feet of lot area per dwelling unit, and a three-or-more-story building shall provide a minimum of 1,000 square feet of lot area per dwelling unit.
No accessory building or structure shall be located in any required front or street side yard or in any rear yard which fronts on a street and will be located within 25 feet of the public right-of-way.
The minimum building to property line setback for the side and rear yards shall be five feet, unless constructed in accordance with the Commercial Building Code and utilized in conjunction with an approved commercial principal use of the property. The size of an accessory building or structure, when utilized as an accessory building in conjunction with a nonconforming residentially occupied property, shall not exceed the size limitations as outlined in this chapter.
No fence shall be constructed or reconstructed in any required front yard unless said fence is approved in conjunction with a conditional use permit or a variance as granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
No yards shall be required for accessory uses where no building or structure is involved.
§ 465-87 Plan Commission approval.
To encourage a commercial use environment that is compatible with existing land uses, the City's Comprehensive Plan and the intent of this chapter, no building permit shall be issued without the review and approval of the Plan Commission except those items listed in the Plan Commission Approval Matrix.[1] Said review and approval shall be concerned with the location of the use in addition to the site plan review and approval procedures required under this chapter.
Editor's Note: The Plan Commission Approval Matrix is an attachment to this chapter.
Marinette City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIII
B-2 Neighborhood Business District
§ 465-79 Purpose.
The primary purposes and characteristics of the B-2 Neighborhood Business District are to allow for limited commercial, retail and service establishments in areas where the surrounding neighborhood is predominately residential and the character and operation of which are compatible with the character of the surrounding area.
§ 465-80 Use.
This district is intended to accommodate the adaptive and appropriate reuse of existing storefront structures, corner stores and the "mom and pop" family-owned grocery or market businesses that were once the cornerstone of the City's neighborhoods.
Single- and two-family residences existing on the effective date of this chapter. New construction of single- or two-family residences is not permitted.
Multiple-family residences detached from a principal use existing on the effective date of this chapter. New construction of multiple-family residences detached from a principal use is not permitted.
Multiple-family residences at or below a first floor existing on the effective date of this chapter. New construction of multiple-family residences at or below a first floor is not permitted.
Convenience retail and service stores as follows, all conducted wholly within an enclosed building and including only the retailing of new merchandise:
Food store; grocery; meat, poultry and fish market; and delicatessen, including the use of controlled-atmosphere smoke-producing and processing equipment for retail and custom order purposes.
Miscellaneous retail and service uses as follows, all conducted wholly within an enclosed building and only including the retailing of new merchandise:
Outdoor advertising signs, in conformance with this chapter and limited to signs identifying a permitted building, structure or use, or signs advertising a retail product or customer service provided by a permitted use.
Outdoor dining areas located in public rights-of-way or major street setback areas, in conjunction with an adjacent bakery, candy and ice cream store, coffee shop, food store, grocery, delicatessen or restaurant, in conformance with this chapter.
Front yard. There shall be a minimum setback of 25 feet from the street right-of-way. Where the frontage, as defined, lies partly within the B-2 District and partly within a residential district, the residential district yard requirement on that street shall apply as the front yard requirement.
Where a building has a masonry wall without any windows or openings on a side of the building, the interior side yard along that side of the building may be reduced to zero, except that when abutting a residential district there shall be an interior side yard of not less than five feet.
For buildings erected prior to the adoption of this chapter, there shall be an interior side yard of five feet; except that, where a building has a masonry wall without any windows or openings on a side of the building and where the building does not abut a residential district, the interior side yard along that side of the building may be reduced to zero feet.
Rear yard. A rear yard of not less than 20 feet is required; except that, where a rear lot line in the B-2 District fronts on a street and where a side lot line in the B-2 District abuts or is across an alley from a residential district, the residential district yard requirement on that street shall apply as the rear yard requirement. For each additional story or fractional story in height, the depth of such rear yard shall be increased five feet.
For structures constructed prior to the effective date of this chapter, which contain multiple-family residential uses above a first floor, a minimum of 500 square feet lot area per dwelling unit shall be provided.
For new construction of multiple-family residential uses above a first floor, a two-story building shall provide a minimum 2,000 square feet of lot area per dwelling unit, and a three-or-more-story building shall provide a minimum of 1,000 square feet of lot area per dwelling unit.
No accessory building or structure shall be located in any required front or street side yard or in any rear yard which fronts on a street and will be located within 25 feet of the public right-of-way.
The minimum building to property line setback for the side and rear yards shall be five feet, unless constructed in accordance with the Commercial Building Code and utilized in conjunction with an approved commercial principal use of the property. The size of an accessory building or structure, when utilized as an accessory building in conjunction with a nonconforming residentially occupied property, shall not exceed the size limitations as outlined in this chapter.
No fence shall be constructed or reconstructed in any required front yard unless said fence is approved in conjunction with a conditional use permit or a variance as granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
No yards shall be required for accessory uses where no building or structure is involved.
§ 465-87 Plan Commission approval.
To encourage a commercial use environment that is compatible with existing land uses, the City's Comprehensive Plan and the intent of this chapter, no building permit shall be issued without the review and approval of the Plan Commission except those items listed in the Plan Commission Approval Matrix.[1] Said review and approval shall be concerned with the location of the use in addition to the site plan review and approval procedures required under this chapter.