The B-5 central commercial district includes the "downtown core" area, known as the "core area" and designated on the zoning map as the B-5C core central commercial district, and related retail and commercial areas along Northwest Highway. Specific bulk regulations are included for each of these areas.

The district is intended to accommodate retail and specialty shops, and business, professional, and civic uses characteristic of a traditional downtown area. The "core" area also permits higher density multi-family residential uses for the purpose of providing a downtown living environment. Special attention is focused on uses with an emphasis on consumer goods and services easily accessible by pedestrians.

Business, professional, and governmental offices and other nonsales tax generating uses are permitted in the downtown core area. However, such uses should be encouraged to be located at the periphery of this area. The primary focus of the downtown core area is to attract high levels of pedestrian activity for retail, service, and specialty shops.

In addition, the B-5 district has been designated as an "area of critical concern" due to heavy traffic movement, intensity of development, and its essential role in the future development of the village. (Ord. 4590, 9-21-1993; amd. Ord. 5589, 9-19-2006)

   A.   Uses allowed in the B-5 district are subject to the following conditions:

      1.   All business, servicing, processing, and storage shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings.

      2.   No manufacturing or assembling shall be permitted except as incidental to the business occupying the premises. (Ord. 4590, 9-21-1993)

Land uses shall be permitted within the B-5 central commercial district and the B-5C core central commercial district in accordance with the provisions listed in section 14.604 of this chapter. (Ord. 5751, 8-4-2009)

Land uses shall be allowed by conditional use within the B-5 central commercial district and the B-5C core central commercial district in accordance with the provisions listed in section 14.604 of this chapter. (Ord. 5751, 8-4-2009)

   A.   Maximum Density:

      1.   There shall be a maximum density of sixteen (16) units per acre.

      2.   The maximum density in the "core" area shall be thirty (30) units per acre.

   B.   Minimum Building Setbacks: No setbacks shall be required for principal buildings in the B-5 district unless stipulated by other requirements of this chapter. Setbacks for accessory structures shall conform to section 14.306 of this chapter. However, where lots comprising forty percent (40%) or more of the frontage between two (2) intersecting streets are developed with buildings having front yard setbacks, the average of such front yard setbacks shall establish the minimum front yard setback for the entire frontage. In no case shall a front yard setback of more than thirty feet (30') be required.

   C.   Height Limitations:

      1.   There shall be a maximum height of three (3) stories or thirty five feet (35'), whichever is less.

      2.   The maximum height in the "core" area shall be eighty feet (80').

   D.   Minimum Open Space And Landscaping: There shall be no requirement for minimum open space for uses in the B-5 district. However, screening and perimeter landscaping requirements are required and regulated by the landscape regulations contained in article XXIII of this chapter.

   E.   Restrictions On Business Uses: All business activities, servicing, processing, and storage, except for off street parking or loading, shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings; except that outside display and sales, outside service areas, and drive-through/drive-in services may be allowed as regulated by this chapter.

   F.   Transitional Setbacks: Wherever a lot in the B-5 district abuts any single-family residential zoning district, all buildings shall be set back a distance equal to the required setback of the adjacent yard in the single-family residential zoning district. Such setback shall be landscaped as required in article XXIII of this chapter, except for those properties that abut a dedicated public alleyway. (Ord. 4590, 9-21-1993; amd. Ord. 4709, 3-7-1995; Ord. 5000, 3-16-1999; Ord. 5751, 8-4-2009; Ord. 6246, 5-17-2016)