The following regulations shall apply to the B-2 secondary and highway business district:

A.

Use regulations.

1.

Permitted Uses. The following retail-related uses may be allowed for buildings or lots unless otherwise specifically prohibited:

a.

Restaurants;

b.

Stores for the sale of products at retail only; and

c.

Wholesale in connection with any other permitted retail use.

d.

Not retail-relates uses in the B-2 District are otherwise prohibited.

2.

Provisional Uses. Not retail uses prohibited by Section 8.A. may be permitted subject to a property owner's execution of a Sales Tax Preservation Agreement.

B.

Special exceptions. The following uses may be permitted by special exception only:

1.

Hotels; and

2.

Mobile food units.

C.

Height regulations. No building or structure shall exceed four stories or 75 feet in height.

D.

Yard regulations.

1.

Front yard. For uses permitted in the B-2 Secondary and Highway Business District, there shall be a front yard along the front property line of the lot. The minimum depth of such front yard shall be 25 feet.

2.

Side yards. For uses permitted in the B-2 Secondary and Highway Business District, there shall be a minimum side yard of 5 feet.

a.

Side yards fronting public roads. For uses permitted in the B-2 Secondary and Highway Business District, there shall be a minimum side yard of 20 feet.

b.

Side yards abutting a single-family dwelling zoning district. For uses permitted in the B-2 Secondary and Highway Business District, there shall be a minimum side yard of 25 feet.

3.

Rear yards. For uses permitted in the B-2 Secondary and Highway Business District, there shall be a minimum rear yard of 10 feet.

a.

Rear yards fronting public roads. For uses permitted in the B-2 Secondary and Highway Business District, there shall be a minimum rear yard of 20 feet.

b.

Rear yards abutting a single-family dwelling zoning district. For uses permitted in the B-2 Secondary and Highway Business District, there shall be a minimum rear yard of 25 feet.

E.

Intensity of use. For uses permitted in the R-2 district, the minimum lot area and minimum lot width shall be the same as the R-2 district. There are no minimum lot area or lot width requirements for other uses.

F.

Parking regulations (see Schedule A—Master Parking Schedule).

1.

Except where in conflict with this subsection, parking requirements applicable to district B-1 shall apply to district B-2.

2.

Shared off-street parking facilities may be utilized within integrated business developments in accordance with this subsection where peak parking demand hours differ among certain uses. The following shared parking credit schedule and formula shall be used in determining shared parking demands:

3.

Utilize the following formula for calculating shared parking requirements:

a.

Determine the minimum amount of parking required for each use in accordance with the table above;

b.

Multiply each such amount by the corresponding percentage for each of the three time periods above to arrive at the minimum number of parking spaces per use required in each of the time periods;

c.

Calculate the total for all applicable uses and add the totals for each time period; and

d.

The highest value for all time periods represents the minimum number of spaces required for all uses.

G.

Additional use, height, and area regulations. Additional use, height and area regulations and exceptions are found in section 10 herein.

H.

Outside sales/display prohibited. Outside sales, including outside display or storage of goods and merchandise in the B-2 district is prohibited, except as expressly provided in this subsection. The term "outside" means outside of a fully enclosed building which is constructed on-site on a lot in compliance with all city codes. It is the intent of this provision to prohibit the use of any yard (front, side, or rear), parking space, setback, easement, or any open land for these purposes.

1.

Exception. The outside sale, display, or storage of goods or merchandise is permitted under either of the following two circumstances only:

a.

They are offered for sale, displayed, or stored outside as an integral part of the business conducted in the main building located on the lot and the sale, display, or storage is conducted within five feet of such main building; or

b.

They are offered for sale, displayed, or stored outside as an integral part of the business conducted in the main building located on the lot, and they are customarily displayed or stored outside, and they are of such a large size that outside display or storage is necessary; for example, automobiles or large boats (boats over 14 feet in length).

c.

They are offered for sale, displayed, as an integral part of the business conducted in the main building (business) located on the lot and the sale display is conducted within 18 feet from the front curb (or one parking space) in front of the merchant's building only. The sale display shall not impede the flow of traffic or endanger the safety of the shoppers or passersby. This type of "outside sales" event will be allowed four times a year only with a permit from city hall. The event shall not last longer than 72 hours in duration, with 12 hours for set-up and 12 hours for take-down.

I.

Screening of garbage facilities. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to screen from public view any dumpster, container, receptacle, or bag used for the collection or storage of garbage, refuse, or recyclable materials. Such screening device shall be not less than six feet in height, measured from grade upward, shall be constructed of solid or other opaque material, and shall be located so as to screen such materials from any adjacent street, public way, or private property.

J.

Exterior building materials.

1.

The exterior walls of all buildings and structures, with the exception of mobile food units, shall be constructed of brick, stone, decorative concrete block, or a combination thereof. Doors and windows are excluded.

(Ord. No. 14-2013, § 2, 3-11-13; Ord. No. 32-2016, § 8, 9-26-16; Ord. No. 21-2017, § 2(Exh. A), 12-18-17; Ord. No. 35-2019, § 3, 12-16-19; Ord. No. 14-2020, § 3, 5-11-20; Ord. No. 17-2020, § 3, 6-22-20)