Montgomery City Zoning Code
§ 16-4.9
SB Small Business.
[Ord. #849-612, S 2; Ord. #89-616, SS 1-4; Ord. #90-674, S 2; Ord. #04-1170, S 7; Ord. #12-1418, S 8]
a.
Permitted Principal Uses on the Land and in Buildings.
1.
Automobile parts store.
2.
Automobile repair shop.
3.
Automobile upholstery shop.
4.
Bicycle sales, rental or repair.
5.
Building material sales establishment.
6.
Business uses oriented to marine activities, such as the sale and rental of boats and boat engines, boating supplies and fishing supplies.
7.
Cabinet and woodworking shop.
8.
Contractor's storage.
9.
Equipment rental and sales yard.
10.
Electrical shop or contractor.
11.
Food markets.
12.
Furniture upholstery shop.
13.
Garden centers engaged in the retail sales of living plant material, fertilizer and other garden supplies, garden equipment, and other related items.
14.
Hardware store.
15.
Hospital for small animals (dogs, cats and the like) including kennel, provided that yards are enclosed.
16.
Laboratory servicing medical and dental requirements.
17.
Lumber yard, retail.
18.
Plumbing and heating shop or contractor.
19.
Printing, lithography, publishing and photostating establishments.
20.
Sign shop.
21.
Small engine repair shop.
22.
Stone or monument works, with proper screening.
23.
Taxidermist.
24.
Combinations of two or more of the above permitted uses.
b.
Accessory Uses Permitted.
c.
Maximum Building Height. Except as provided in Subsection 16-6.2 of this chapter, no building in the SB District shall exceed 35 feet and 2 1/2 stories in height.
d.
Area and Yard Requirements for Uses within the SB District.
Principal Building Minimum | |
Lot area | 1 ac. |
Lot frontage | 150' |
Lot width | 150' |
Principal Building Minimum | |
Lot depth | 200' |
Side yard (each) | 30' |
Front yard | 50' |
Rear yard | 50' |
Accessory Building Minimum | |
Distance to side line | 15' |
Distance to rear line | 15' |
Distance to other building | 10' |
Maximum | |
Floor Area Ratio | 0.25 |
Lot Coverage | 60.0% |
e.
General Requirements.
1.
Any principal building may contain more than one use or organization, provided that the total floor area ratio and lot coverage of the combined uses does not exceed the maximums specified in Subsection 16-4.9d hereinabove, and provided further that each use occupies a minimum gross floor area of 750 square feet.
2.
Within at least 25 feet adjacent to any lot line, there shall be no parking and, except for access driveways, the area shall be planted and maintained in lawn area or ground cover and landscaped with evergreen shrubbery.
3.
Outside storage, sale or display areas shall not exceed four times the building coverage devoted to the use and shall be suitably fenced and screened.
4.
All areas not utilized for buildings, parking, loading, access aisles and driveways or pedestrian walkways shall be suitably landscaped with shrubs, ground cover, seeding or planting and maintained in good condition. In any case, not less than 35% of the total lot area shall be landscaped, including any permanent water area but excluding any outside storage, sale or display areas.
5.
All buildings shall have either mansard, hip, gambrel or gable roof types; no flat or shed roofs are permitted.
g.
Minimum Off-Street Loading. The provisions specified in Subsection 16-4.5g of this chapter shall apply.
h.
Permitted Signs.
1.
Each principal building may have one freestanding sign plus each principal permitted use may have one attached sign, provided and in accordance with the following:
(a)
Any freestanding sign shall not exceed 25 square feet in area, shall be set back at least 10 feet from any street right-of-way line and 15 feet from any other property line and shall not exceed eight feet in height.
(b)
Each principal first floor use in a building with direct access from the outside shall be permitted a sign attached flat against the building. The size of each such attached sign shall not exceed 1/2 square foot of sign area per one linear foot of building facade fronting on a street and occupied by the individual use, but in no case shall the size of the sign exceed 30 square feet in area.
(c)
For corner lots, one additional attached sign is permitted for a principal use within the building which faces the additional street, provided that the sign shall not exceed 1/2 square foot of sign area per one linear foot of building facade fronting on said street, but in no case shall the size of the sign exceed 20 square feet in area.
(d)
Second floor principal uses facing and having direct access from the outside shall be permitted one attached sign at the entrance to the use. The sign shall not exceed four square feet in area.