Paxton City Zoning Code

BUSINESS DISTRICTS

§ 151.075 PERMITTED USES.

The uses permitted in these districts are listed in Appendix B to this chapter.

(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88)

§ 151.076 CONDITIONS OF USE.

All uses permitted in the business districts, except residential district uses, shall be retail establishments dealing directly with consumers and shall be subject to the following conditions:

	B-1	B-2	B-3
Dwelling units and lodging rooms are not permitted below the second floor, except in hotels and motels.	x	x	x
The sale of foodstuffs or articles intended for human consumption shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building.	x
Establishments of the "drive-in" type, offering goods or services directly to customers waiting in parked motor vehicles, are not permitted.	x
There shall be no manufacture, processing or treatment of products other than those which are clearly incidental and essential to the retail business conducted on the same premises.	x	x
Such uses, operations or products shall not be objectionable due to odor, dust, smoke, noise, vibration, or other similar causes.	x	x
That any exterior sign displayed shall pertain only to a use conducted within the building.	x
Not more than five persons (exclusive of manager, clerk and drivers) shall be engaged in said manufacturing, processing, or treatment of products including catering, cleaning, laundering, plumbing, upholstering, and other similar permitted uses.		x

(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88) Penalty, see § 151.999

§ 151.077HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS.

No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed a height of:

	B-1	B-2	B-3
Central Business District - three stories, nor shall it exceed 45 feet.	x	x	x
Other business areas - five stories, nor shall it exceed 65 feet.	x	x	x

(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88) Penalty, see § 151.999

§ 151.078 TRANSITIONAL YARDS.

Where a business district adjoins a residential district, transitional yards shall be provided in accordance with the following:

	B-1	B-2	B-3
Where lots in a business district front on the street and at least 80% of the frontage directly across the street between two consecutive intersecting streets is in a residential district the front yard regulations for the residential district shall apply to the said lots in the business district.	x	x	x
Where a side lot line coincides with a side or rear lot line of property in an adjacent residential district, a yard shall be provided along such side lot line. Such yard shall be equal in dimension to the minimum side yard which would be required herein for a residential use on the adjacent property in a residential district.	x	x	x
Where a rear lot line coincides with a side lot line of property in an adjacent residential district, a yard shall be provided along such rear lot line. Such yard shall be equal in dimension to the minimum side yard which would be required herein for a residential use on the adjacent property in the residential district.	x	x	x
Where a rear lot line coincides with a rear lot line of property in an adjacent residential district, a yard shall be provided along such rear lot line. Such yard shall be 20 feet in depth, but may begin at a height of 15 feet or one story above grade, whichever is lower.	x	x	x
Where the extension of a front or side lot line coincides with the front lot line of an adjacent lot located in a residential district, a yard equal in depth to the minimum front yard required herein on such adjacent lot in the residential district shall be provided along such front or side lot line for a distance of at least 25 feet, including the width of any intervening alley, from such lot in the residential district.	x	x	x
Transitional yards shall be unobstructed from lowest level to sky.	x	x	x

(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88) Penalty, see § 151.999

§ 151.079 SIGNS.

Signs shall not exceed height and content hereafter provided:

(A) Signs are permitted in front yards.

(B) No signs shall project beyond the property line into the public way.

(D) Lighted signs are permitted in any business district only by authorization of the Building Administrator.

(E) Signs may relate only to the name and use of buildings or premises upon which they are placed. Advertising signs and outdoor billboards advertising products or matters not related to the occupancy and use of the premises shall not be permitted.

(F) Signs attached to a building or buildings shall not project more than 18 inches from the wall upon which they are attached. Signs must be attached to parapet walls or other wall surfaces made a part of the main structure. Signs erected on a separate superstructure attached to the roof of the building or to any other part of the building above the roof line shall not be permitted. No sign shall project higher than four feet above the parapet line or the roof line, whichever is higher.

(G) The gross surface area of all business signs on a zoning lot shall not exceed in square feet of area two times the lineal frontage of such zoning lot. Each side of a building which abuts upon more than one street shall be considered as a separate frontage.

(H) For integrated shopping centers in single ownership and management, or under unified control, one additional sign may be erected not exceeding 100 square feet in area advertising only the name and the location of the integrated shopping center.

(I) Such sign shall be placed so as to be entirely within the property lines of the premises upon which the sign is located and the bottom edge of such sign shall be at least eight feet above the level of the ground and the overall height shall not exceed 20 feet above curb level, or above the adjoining ground level if such ground level is above the street level.

(J) No sign shall be permitted to be placed on any wall, fence or standard facing the side of any adjoining lot located in a residential district.

(K) Signs attached to, or hung from, a marquee or canopy shall be completely within the borderline of the outer edge of the marquee or canopy, and shall in no instance be lower than eight feet above the ground or surface over which the marquee or canopy is constructed.

(L) Signs, clocks or other advertising devices erected upon standards or separate supports shall be placed as to be entirely within the property lines of the premises upon which it is located, and no part of the sign or standard shall have a total height greater than 20 feet above the level of the street upon which the sign faces, or above the adjoining ground level if such ground level is above the street level, nor shall the surface of any such sign exceed an area of 100 square feet.

(M) Signs which may be in conflict with public traffic signals shall not be permitted. Illuminated signs shall be shaded so as not to shine on adjacent residential properties.

(N) Traffic or directional signs designating entrances, exits and conditions of use of parking facilities accessory to the main use of the premises may be maintained provided they are located within the property lines of the subject lot.

(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88) Penalty, see § 151.999

Paxton City Zoning Code

BUSINESS DISTRICTS

§ 151.075 PERMITTED USES.

The uses permitted in these districts are listed in Appendix B to this chapter.

(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88)

§ 151.076 CONDITIONS OF USE.

All uses permitted in the business districts, except residential district uses, shall be retail establishments dealing directly with consumers and shall be subject to the following conditions:

	B-1	B-2	B-3
Dwelling units and lodging rooms are not permitted below the second floor, except in hotels and motels.	x	x	x
The sale of foodstuffs or articles intended for human consumption shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building.	x
Establishments of the "drive-in" type, offering goods or services directly to customers waiting in parked motor vehicles, are not permitted.	x
There shall be no manufacture, processing or treatment of products other than those which are clearly incidental and essential to the retail business conducted on the same premises.	x	x
Such uses, operations or products shall not be objectionable due to odor, dust, smoke, noise, vibration, or other similar causes.	x	x
That any exterior sign displayed shall pertain only to a use conducted within the building.	x
Not more than five persons (exclusive of manager, clerk and drivers) shall be engaged in said manufacturing, processing, or treatment of products including catering, cleaning, laundering, plumbing, upholstering, and other similar permitted uses.		x

(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88) Penalty, see § 151.999

§ 151.077HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS.

No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed a height of:

	B-1	B-2	B-3
Central Business District - three stories, nor shall it exceed 45 feet.	x	x	x
Other business areas - five stories, nor shall it exceed 65 feet.	x	x	x

(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88) Penalty, see § 151.999

§ 151.078 TRANSITIONAL YARDS.

Where a business district adjoins a residential district, transitional yards shall be provided in accordance with the following:

	B-1	B-2	B-3
Where lots in a business district front on the street and at least 80% of the frontage directly across the street between two consecutive intersecting streets is in a residential district the front yard regulations for the residential district shall apply to the said lots in the business district.	x	x	x
Where a side lot line coincides with a side or rear lot line of property in an adjacent residential district, a yard shall be provided along such side lot line. Such yard shall be equal in dimension to the minimum side yard which would be required herein for a residential use on the adjacent property in a residential district.	x	x	x
Where a rear lot line coincides with a side lot line of property in an adjacent residential district, a yard shall be provided along such rear lot line. Such yard shall be equal in dimension to the minimum side yard which would be required herein for a residential use on the adjacent property in the residential district.	x	x	x
Where a rear lot line coincides with a rear lot line of property in an adjacent residential district, a yard shall be provided along such rear lot line. Such yard shall be 20 feet in depth, but may begin at a height of 15 feet or one story above grade, whichever is lower.	x	x	x
Where the extension of a front or side lot line coincides with the front lot line of an adjacent lot located in a residential district, a yard equal in depth to the minimum front yard required herein on such adjacent lot in the residential district shall be provided along such front or side lot line for a distance of at least 25 feet, including the width of any intervening alley, from such lot in the residential district.	x	x	x
Transitional yards shall be unobstructed from lowest level to sky.	x	x	x

(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88) Penalty, see § 151.999

§ 151.079 SIGNS.

Signs shall not exceed height and content hereafter provided:

(A) Signs are permitted in front yards.

(B) No signs shall project beyond the property line into the public way.

(D) Lighted signs are permitted in any business district only by authorization of the Building Administrator.

(J) No sign shall be permitted to be placed on any wall, fence or standard facing the side of any adjoining lot located in a residential district.

(M) Signs which may be in conflict with public traffic signals shall not be permitted. Illuminated signs shall be shaded so as not to shine on adjacent residential properties.

(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88) Penalty, see § 151.999

Paxton City Zoning Code

BUSINESS DISTRICTS

§ 151.075 PERMITTED USES.

The uses permitted in these districts are listed in Appendix B to this chapter.

(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88)

§ 151.076 CONDITIONS OF USE.

All uses permitted in the business districts, except residential district uses, shall be retail establishments dealing directly with consumers and shall be subject to the following conditions:

	B-1	B-2	B-3
Dwelling units and lodging rooms are not permitted below the second floor, except in hotels and motels.	x	x	x
The sale of foodstuffs or articles intended for human consumption shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building.	x
Establishments of the "drive-in" type, offering goods or services directly to customers waiting in parked motor vehicles, are not permitted.	x
There shall be no manufacture, processing or treatment of products other than those which are clearly incidental and essential to the retail business conducted on the same premises.	x	x
Such uses, operations or products shall not be objectionable due to odor, dust, smoke, noise, vibration, or other similar causes.	x	x
That any exterior sign displayed shall pertain only to a use conducted within the building.	x
Not more than five persons (exclusive of manager, clerk and drivers) shall be engaged in said manufacturing, processing, or treatment of products including catering, cleaning, laundering, plumbing, upholstering, and other similar permitted uses.		x

(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88) Penalty, see § 151.999

§ 151.077HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS.

No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed a height of:

	B-1	B-2	B-3
Central Business District - three stories, nor shall it exceed 45 feet.	x	x	x
Other business areas - five stories, nor shall it exceed 65 feet.	x	x	x

(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88) Penalty, see § 151.999

§ 151.078 TRANSITIONAL YARDS.

Where a business district adjoins a residential district, transitional yards shall be provided in accordance with the following:

	B-1	B-2	B-3
Where lots in a business district front on the street and at least 80% of the frontage directly across the street between two consecutive intersecting streets is in a residential district the front yard regulations for the residential district shall apply to the said lots in the business district.	x	x	x
Where a side lot line coincides with a side or rear lot line of property in an adjacent residential district, a yard shall be provided along such side lot line. Such yard shall be equal in dimension to the minimum side yard which would be required herein for a residential use on the adjacent property in a residential district.	x	x	x
Where a rear lot line coincides with a side lot line of property in an adjacent residential district, a yard shall be provided along such rear lot line. Such yard shall be equal in dimension to the minimum side yard which would be required herein for a residential use on the adjacent property in the residential district.	x	x	x
Where a rear lot line coincides with a rear lot line of property in an adjacent residential district, a yard shall be provided along such rear lot line. Such yard shall be 20 feet in depth, but may begin at a height of 15 feet or one story above grade, whichever is lower.	x	x	x
Where the extension of a front or side lot line coincides with the front lot line of an adjacent lot located in a residential district, a yard equal in depth to the minimum front yard required herein on such adjacent lot in the residential district shall be provided along such front or side lot line for a distance of at least 25 feet, including the width of any intervening alley, from such lot in the residential district.	x	x	x
Transitional yards shall be unobstructed from lowest level to sky.	x	x	x

(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88) Penalty, see § 151.999

§ 151.079 SIGNS.

Signs shall not exceed height and content hereafter provided:

(A) Signs are permitted in front yards.

(B) No signs shall project beyond the property line into the public way.

(D) Lighted signs are permitted in any business district only by authorization of the Building Administrator.

(J) No sign shall be permitted to be placed on any wall, fence or standard facing the side of any adjoining lot located in a residential district.

(M) Signs which may be in conflict with public traffic signals shall not be permitted. Illuminated signs shall be shaded so as not to shine on adjacent residential properties.

(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88) Penalty, see § 151.999