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Muncie City Zoning Code

DIVISION 15

BC COMMUNITY BUSINESS ZONE

Sec. 150.125.- Permitted uses.

No building, structure, or land shall be used, and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, structurally altered, enlarged, or maintained except for the following uses:

(A)

Uses permitted in the BL Limited Business Zone.

(B)

Health centers.

(C)

Restaurants, but not drive-in restaurants, cafes, and lunchrooms.

(D)

Business and professional offices, political offices, union offices, and real estate offices.

(E)

Outdoor advertising, as regulated in this chapter.

(F)

Parking lots, not parking garages.

(G)

Fraternal, philanthropic, civic, and service organizations.

(H)

Gasoline stations, car washes, subject to performance standards set forth in this chapter.

(I)

Photographic studios and offices.

(J)

Grocery stores.

(K)

Bakeries.

(L)

Jewelers; camera shops.

(M)

Fraternities; sororities.

(N)

Hardware stores, furniture stores, paint and glass stores.

(O)

License bureaus; travel services.

(P)

Laundries; dry cleaning establishments.

(Q)

Department stores, sporting goods, and art and music centers.

(R)

Florist shops; candy and ice cream stores.

(Code 1968, § 130.140)

Sec. 150.126. - Front yard.

There shall be a front yard of not less than 25 feet in depth measured from the right-of-way line to the front wall of the building.

(Code 1968, § 130.141)

Sec. 150.127. - Side yard.

There shall not be any minimum side yard requirements except that where a BC Community Business Zone abuts a residence zone no building shall be closer to any existing dwelling than 50 feet.

(Code 1968, § 130.142)

Sec. 150.128. - Rear yard.

There shall be a rear yard of not less than 25 percent of the depth of the lot, but need not exceed 25 feet.

(Code 1968, § 130.143)

Sec. 150.129. - Height.

No building or structure shall exceed three stories or 45 feet in height.

(Code 1968, § 130.144)

Sec. 150.130. - Conditions.

Business establishments shall be of a retail or service nature. Goods shall be sold at retail. Servicing and processing shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings. Drive-in establishments other than gasoline service stations, offering goods and services directly to customers waiting in parked vehicles shall not be permitted. Whenever a business establishment abuts a residence zone, the area between the business establishment and the residence zone shall be adequately buffered.

(Code 1968, § 130.145)