The purpose of the General Business District is to provide for the orderly development of large-scale retail development.

(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)

   (a)   Uses permitted in Section 1261.02 (HB, MB, LB, GO, CSI).

   (b)   Wholesale and distribution warehouse businesses, less than or equal to 25,000 square feet.

   (c)   Mini-warehouses.

   (d)   Flagpoles, television and radio antennas.

   (e)   Residential uses per Section 1262.14.

   (f)   Recycle collection points.

(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)

   Uses which are customary in the course of or associated with a specified permitted use are allowed.

(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)

   (a)   Wholesale and distribution warehouses greater than 25,000 square feet.

   (b)   Water towers, observation towers, and transmission towers.

   (c)   Medical marijuana and adult use dispensaries pursuant to the authority and limitations set forth at Chapter 1260: MB Medium Intensity Business, Section 1260.04.

(Ord. 08-33-A. Passed 5-4-09; Ord. 17-43A. Passed 1-2-18; Ord. 24-18-A. Passed 9-16-24.)

   Accessory structures shall comply with Chapter 1274.

(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)

   (a)   The floor area in this district is unlimited.

   (b)   The combined square footage of the footprint of all buildings and structures on a given lot shall not be more than thirty-five percent of the lot area, exclusive of any lot area in the floodway.

   (c)   New construction, including additions, shall be reviewed by Planning Commission for compliance with the City's current Development Regulations. The items to be considered in determining compliance include, but are not limited to, the following: roadway improvements, access management or traffic congestion prevention, storm water management, floodplain management, public utility connections, FAA requirements and landscaping requirements.

   (d)   All uses in this district shall comply with the applicable requirements of Chapter 1296.

   (e)   There shall be a maximum of eight recycling collection point containers allowed per lot.

(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)

   There are no height restrictions.

(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)

   The following minimum requirements shall apply, except as provided in Chapters 1270 and 1271.

 

 

(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)

   Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 1290.

(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)

   Corner lots shall meet the requirements of Section 1240.11.

(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)

   Landscaping, buffering, and green space shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 1292.

(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)

   (a)   Front yard setbacks from public and private roadways shall be modified in accordance with the thoroughfare maps maintained in the office of the City Engineer.

   (b)   Lots with no legal access to an adequate public right-of-way shall obtain approval from the Planning Commission for the proposed access prior to issuance of a zoning certificate. Approval of a lot split by the Planning Commission is evidence of an acceptable legal access.

(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)

   Deed restrictions and covenants may establish additional restrictions.

(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)

   (a)   In this district, a one-family dwelling and related accessory structures on a single lot or parcel in existence at the time of the adoption of this Code may be enlarged, repaired or altered in accordance with Chapters 1242, 1248, 1249, or 1251 as determined by the Zoning Inspector.

   (b)   While solely new one-family or multi-family residences are not a permitted use in this district, dwelling units are permitted on a maximum of two upper levels of a building when the use of the story at grade level is a permitted use in this district.

(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)