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Northfield City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XII

B-1 COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

12-1 Purpose

The regulations set forth in this Article or set forth elsewhere in this Appendix A when referred to in this Article, are the district regulations in the B-1 community commercial district. The B-1 district is designed to provide a complete range of products and services to large geographic areas. The B-1 commercial business district is intended to permit retail business and service uses which are needed to serve the community. In order to promote such business development as is appropriate in each area, uses are prohibited which would create hazards, offensive and loud noises, vibration, smoke, glare, heavy truck traffic or late hours of operation. It is also the intent of this district to encourage the concentration of local business to the mutual advantage of both the consumers and merchants. Such concentration will promote the best use of land at certain strategic locations and avoid the continuance of marginal strip business development along major streets. As such, it should permit a sufficient size site for integrated off street parking, landscaping and loading and be adjacent to a major thoroughfare to permit safe and efficient vehicular traffic circulation. Within this district the traffic flow and parking must be planned so as not to have a detrimental impact on adjacent residential property. Development within this district should be consistent with the locations and goals as provided in the Village's Comprehensive Plan. (Ord. 03-1155, 3-18-2003)

12-2 Use Regulations

  1. Permitted Uses.

    Adult uses (see Chapter 11, Article VI of this Code).
    Affordable housing development.
    Antique vendor.
    Apparel store.
    Appliance repair. Appliance store.
    Art gallery/studio. Automobile leasing (no trucks).
    Bakery (retail).
    Bank/other financial institution.
    Barber/beauty shop/day spa.
    Bicycle shop.
    Books/periodicals shop.
    Camera/photography equipment store.
    Carpet/rug store.
    Cellular/digital telephone sales.
    China/glass sales.
    Coffee shop.
    Consumer electronics sales.
    Department store.
    Dressmaker/tailor.
    Drugstore/pharmacy.
    Dry cleaner (retail).
    Dwelling unit above first-floor commercial.
    Educational services/tutoring.
    Event personal services (wedding planning, personal shopping, party planning).
    Fitness class studio.
    Fitness facilities with less than 15,000 square feet of floor area.
    Florist.
    Furniture/home furnishings store.
    Hardware store.
    Housewares/kitchen store.
    Ice cream/dessert shop.
    Interior decorating shop.
    Jewelry store.
    Kitchen and bath showroom with less than 2,500 square feet of floor area.
    Leather goods store.
    Massage therapy.
    Medical /dental office with less than 5,000 square feet of floor area.
    Municipal use.
    Musical instrument sales and repair.
    Music, dance, or athletic school.
    Music/musical instruments store.
    Nail salon.
    Office.
    Office supply store.
    Online sales (pick up & drop off).
    Optician/optometrist offices, including laboratories, with less than 5,000 square feet of floor area.
    Paint/wallpaper store (retail).
    Pet grooming facility.
    Pet store.
    Photocopying/duplicating services.
    Photography studios.
    Picture framing shop.
    Professional higher education academy.
    Real estate/rental/leasing offices.
    Research/laboratory.
    Restaurant, Full Service.
    Restaurant, Limited Service.
    Restaurant, Outdoor dining.
    Sewing/craft store.
    Shoe store.
    Small wireless facilities in right of way.
    Sporting goods store. Toy/hobby/game store.
    Travel agency.
    (Ord. 03-1155, 3-18-2003)
  2. Special Uses. (See Article XVI of this Appendix A for standards.)

    Adult-use cannabis dispensing organization. (See Chapter 11, Division XIV for general regulations).
    Amusement establishment. Automated teller machine (ATM).
    Automotive dealer.
    Catering establishment.
    Clubs/lodges (private, fraternal, or religious).
    Community center in existence as of January 1, 2003.
    Culinary school.
    Daycare (center).
    Drive-through facility.
    Fitness facility with 15,000 square feet or more of floor area.
    Food store.
    Funeral homes/funeral services (excluding cemeteries).
    Garden center and supply store.
    Health/fitness club.
    Hospital/24-hour emergency clinic.
    Medical cannabis dispensing organization. (See Chapter 11, Division XIV for genera regulations).
    Medical/dental office with 5,000 square feet or more of floor area.
    Micro-production of alcohol.
    Other public uses/structures.
    Parking structure/surface parking (as a principal use).
    Pet daycare facility.
    Pet training facility. Planned unit development.
    Preschool.
    Psychosocial rehabilitation.
    Restaurant, Fast Food.
    Seasonal/temporary uses (see Article XIX of this Appendix A).
    Service organization.
    Small wireless facilities outside right of way.
    Theater (indoor).
    Veterinary clinic.
    Wine shop.
    (Ord. 03-1155, 3-18-2003; amd. Ord. 05-1231, 2-15-2005)
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 19-1749 on 9/17/2019
Amended by Ord. 19-1750 on 9/17/2019
Amended by Ord. 20-1761 on 3/17/2020
Amended by Ord. 23-1826 on 12/5/2023
Amended by Ord. 24-1852 on 7/16/2024
Amended by Ord. 25-1875 on 6/17/2025

12-3 Lot Size Requirements

The minimum lot area for lots in the B-1 district is twenty thousand (20,000) square feet with a minimum of eighty feet (80') of frontage except:

Community center: 25,000
Planned unit developments: 2 acres
Planned unit developments (commercial): 2 acres
Planned unit developments (mixed units with affordable housing): 25,000

(Ord. 03-1155, 3-18-2003; amd. Ord. 05-1231, 2-15-2005)

12-4 Area Regulations


FrontSideRearTransitional1
Required yard (principal uses)
30 feet10 feet20 feet20 feet
Floor area ratioMaximum of 1.0 for all uses
Lot coverageMaximum of 80 percent (includes all impervious surfaces)
Building heightMaximum of 35 feet
Note: 1 Transitional yards are exclusive landscaped open space, free of any building or site improvements. See Chapter 10 of this Code for landscaping requirements. Transitional yards apply along any nonresidential property line adjoining a residential district or a property designated for residential in the Comprehensive Plan.

(Ord. 03-1155, 3-18-2003)

12-5 Site Development Plan Review

All planned unit developments are subject to the conditions and review as set forth in Article XVII or XVII-A of this Appendix A. All special uses are subject to the conditions and review as set forth in Article XVI of this Appendix A. All other developments within the B-1 District not subject to planned unit development or special use review procedures shall be subject to Architectural Commission site plan review as set forth in Chapter 4 of this Code. (Ord. 03-1155, 3-18-2003; amd. Ord. 05-1231, 2-15-2005)

12-5A Preliminary Project Review

Proposed projects that represent a significant departure from the Comprehensive Plan may elect to submit for a preliminary project review, which is entirely elective. See Appendix D, Article I, "Fees", of this Code for the associated fee. (Ord. 09-1436, 12-7-2009)

19-1749

19-1750

20-1761

23-1826

24-1852

25-1875