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Northfield City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XII

1 B-2 SERVICE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

12.1-1 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 for the B-2 Service Commercial District. The Service Commercial District regulations are intended to provide for service oriented businesses, offices, limited light manufacturing and industrial operations and regulated uses where such uses will cause the least disruption of the residential character of the Village. Bulk and height regulations and specific standards will encourage clean and quiet operations which protect other uses and properties within the district as well as properties within adjacent districts in order to enhance real estate values throughout the Village. The B-2 Service Commercial District is designed to provide for business activities that do not create appreciable nuisances or hazards and that allow for a pleasant environment. Development within this district should be consistent with the locations and goals as provided for in the Village's Comprehensive Plan. (Ord. 16-1661, 9-20-2016)

12.1-2 Use Regulations

  1. Permitted Uses.
    Appliance repair.
    Bank/other financial institution.
    Barber/beauty shop/day spa.
    Bicycle shop.
    Clubs/lodges (private, fraternal or religious). Dry cleaner (retail).
    Event personal services (wedding planning, personal shopping, party planning).
    Fabricating/processing/packing/etc. (nonperishable).
    Fitness class studio.
    Fitness facilities with less than 15,000 square feet of floor area.
    Kitchen and bath showroom with less than 2,500 square feet of floor area.
    Kitchen and bath showroom with 2,500 square feet or more of floor area. Laundry (commercial).
    Massage therapy.
    Medical/dental office with less than 5,000 square feet of floor area.
    Municipal use.
    Musical instrument sales and repair.
    Musical, dance or athletic school.
    Office.
    Online sales (pick up & drop off).
    Optician/optometrist offices, including laboratories, with less than 5,000 square feet of floor area.
    Other public uses/structures. Pet grooming facility.
    Photocopying/duplicating services.
    Photography studios.
    Radio/television broadcasting studios.
    Real estate/rental/leasing offices.
    Research/laboratory.
    Retail sales of merchandise manufactured on site.
    Service organization.
    Small wireless facilities in right of way.
    Travel agency.
    Warehouse storage.
    Wholesale sales.
  2. Special Uses. (See Article XVI of this Appendix A for standards.)
    Antique vendor.
    Art gallery/studio.
    Auto rental.
    Automobile leasing (no trucks). Carpet/upholstery cleaning.
    Catering establishment.
    Commercial Kitchen.
    Community center.
    Culinary school. Daycare (center).
    Drive-through facility.
    Fitness facilities with 15,000 square feet or more of floor area.
    Funeral homes/funeral services (excluding cemeteries).
    Light assembly manufacturing.
    Medical/dental office with 5,000 square feet or more of floor area.
    Micro-production of alcohol.
    Parking structure/surface parking (as a principal use). Pet daycare facility.
    Pet training facility.
    Planned unit development.
    Printing establishment (commercial).
    Professional/higher education academy.
    Seasonal/temporary uses (see Article XIX of this Appendix A).
    Self-storage (interior loading and storage).
    Senior housing facility (dependent).
    Senior housing facility (independent).
    Skilled nursing facility
    Small wireless facilities outside right of way. Veterinary clinic.
    (Ord. 16-1661, 9-20-2016)
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. 25-1875 on 6/17/2025

12.1-3 Lot Size Requirements

The minimum lot area for lots in the B-2 district is forty thousand (40,000) square feet except:

Community center: 25,000
Planned unit developments: 3 acres

(Ord. 16-1661, 9-20-2016)

12.1-4 Area Regulations


Front

Side1

RearTransitional2
Required yard(principal uses)
25 feet

10 feet

30 feet 25 feet
Floor area ratioMaximum of 2.0 for all uses
Lot coverageMaximum of 90 percent (includes all impervious surfaces)
Building heightMaximum of 35 feet
Lot frontageMinimum of 100 feet
Notes: 1 A 25 foot side yard is required if the side yard is adjacent to a residential use or a property designated for residential in the Comprehensive Plan. 2 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. 16-1661, 9-20-2016)

12.1-5 Special Requirements

The following special requirements shall apply to non-residential property within the B-2 District on the west side of Northfield Road:

  1. Natural vegetation located on the stream bank shall be maintained by the property owner in order to screen residences from commercial activity.
  2. No parking facility of any sort is permitted within thirty feet (30') of any single-family residential property.
  3. The exterior of each building must be constructed with brick and all new or renovated building elevations shall be subject to approval by the Architectural Commission.
  4. No windows or doors may be installed on the west side of any building, except as required by Building or Life Safety Codes.
  5. No exterior lighting shall be permitted on the west side of any structure. Any exterior building lighting must be directed onto the structure and the light source shielded from adjacent residential property.
  6. An eight foot (8') high solid fence shall be installed and maintained at building grade along the entire north, west and south edges of the developed area on the west side of Northfield Road. The fence shall be maintained by the property owner and their successors in perpetuity.
  7. Fallen trees blocking the flow of the river shall be removed by the owner of the property on which the fallen tree was originally located. (Ord. 16-1661, 9-20-2016)
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 23-1826 on 12/5/2023

12.1-6 Site Development Plan Review

All planned unit developments are subject to the conditions and review as set forth in Article XVII of this Appendix A. All special uses are subject to the conditions and review as outlined in Article XVI of this Appendix A. All other developments within the B-2 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. 16-1661, 9-20-2016)

12.1-7 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. 16-1661, 9-20-2016)

19-1749

19-1750

20-1761

23-1826

25-1875