Ray Township City Zoning Code

B-2 GENERAL

BUSINESS

SECTION 1300 - STATEMENT OF INTENT.

The General Business District, as established in this Article, is intended to permit a wider range of business and entertainment activities than those permitted in the Local Business District. The B-2 General Business Districts are designed to provide sites for more diversified business types and are often located so as to serve passerby, auto-oriented consumer traffic. These uses would likely generate larger volumes of vehicular traffic, would need more off-street parking and loading and would require more planning to integrate such districts with adjacent residential areas.

Design Elements
Lot Dimensions		Requirement
Minimum Lot Area		90,000 sq. ft.
Minimum Lot Width		150'
Maximum Lot Coverage		30%
Maximum Impervious Surface		75%
Maximum Width to Depth Ratio		1:4

Yard Dimensions		Requirement
Minimum Front Yard Setback
Road Designation	Regional	152'
	Major	125'
	Major	110'
	Collector	93'
Local	80'
Minimum Side Yard Setback		15'
Minimum Side Yard Setback - Residential		30'
Minimum Rear Yard Setback		30'
Minimum Rear Yard Setback - Residential		50'
Minimum Parking Setback		Minimum Required Yard

Building Dimensions		Requirement
Maximum Building Height	Stories	2
Maximum Building Height	Feet	35'
Minimum Building Separation		30'
Nonconforming Commercial Lots
Any nonconforming lot of record based on insufficient land area or lot dimension shall only be used as permitted in the district in which it is located. A single nonconforming lot may be developed or improved with a principal building and permitted accessory structures, without the need for a variance, provided that the following conditions have been met:
The structure and lot shall meet a minimum of fifty (50) percent of the required side and rear yard setbacks. Further, the required greenbelt provisions of this Ordinance may also be reduced by fifty (50) percent.
The required front yard setback may be reduced by ten (10) feet.

(Amd. of 1-16-2018)

SECTION 1301 - PRINCIPAL USES PERMITTED.


The following uses may be permitted subject to the provisions of this Ordinance:
A.		Any retail business or service establishment permitted in B-1 Districts.
B.		All retail business, service establishments or processing uses as follows:
	1.	Any retail business whose principal activity is the sale of merchandise.
	2.	Eating or drinking establishments (indoor only).
	3.	Churches and other places of worship, wedding chapels, catering establishments or banquet halls.
	4.	Offices, medical or dental clinics, veterinarians, banks, loan companies, real estate and insurance offices, and similar uses.
	5.	Commercial dog kennels and veterinarian clinics (indoor only).
	6.	Funeral homes and mortuary establishments.
	7.	Any service establishment of an office, showroom, or workshop nature of an electrician, decorator, dressmaker, tailor, baker, painter, printer, upholsterer; or an establishment doing radio or home appliance repair, photographic reproduction, and similar service establishments that require a retail adjunct.
	8.	Hotels, motels, fraternal organizations, lodge halls, and clubs.
	9.	Indoor commercial recreation establishment such as a bowling alley, billiard ball, gymnasium, indoor archery range, indoor tennis court, indoor skating rink or similar establishment.
	10.	Theaters, assembly halls, concert halls, or similar places of assembly when conducted completely within enclosed buildings.
	11.	Business schools, colleges or private schools.
	12.	Retail Sales and Display of Fireworks from a permanent location. Amended: December 4, 2012
	13.	Automobile Service Stations (gas stations).

(Amd. of 1-16-2018)

SECTION 1302 - SPECIAL APPROVAL LAND USES.


The following uses may be permitted after special land use approval has been granted by the Township Planning Commission:
A.	Large Scale Recreation
B.	Outdoor sales space for sale of automobiles and/or trucks; mobile homes and travel trailers, agricultural implements
C.	Drive-in / thru establishments; including fast food restaurants
D.	Warehousing and storage within a completely enclosed building.
E.	Auto bump and paint shops
F.	Woodworking or cabinetmaker and sales
G.	Offices, research and testing laboratories.
H.	Communication towers, personal wireless services (cell towers) and similar towers and antennas
I.	Car washes and auto laundries
J.	Nursery schools and day care centers
K.	Public Utilities and the Like (Public and Private)
L.	Commercial dog kennels with outside runs
M.	Eating and Drinking Establishments with outdoor seating and/or entertainment)
N.	Pawn Shops and the like
O.	Tattoo Parlors and the like
P.	Hookah lounges and the like
Q.	Retail Sales and Display of Fireworks from a temporary facility such as a tent, trailer, stand, area covered by canopy, etc. The Planning Commission may accept a site plan which does not meet the full requirements of Section 2103 provided all information deemed necessary for review is provided. Amended: December 4, 2012

(Amd. of 1-16-2018)

SECTION 1303 - ACCESSORY USES PERMITTED


The following accessory uses may be permitted subject to the provisions of this Ordinance:
A.	Wind Energy Conversion Systems
B.	Private Broadband towers and transmitting devices

Ray Township City Zoning Code

B-2 GENERAL

BUSINESS

SECTION 1300 - STATEMENT OF INTENT.

Design Elements
Lot Dimensions		Requirement
Minimum Lot Area		90,000 sq. ft.
Minimum Lot Width		150'
Maximum Lot Coverage		30%
Maximum Impervious Surface		75%
Maximum Width to Depth Ratio		1:4

Yard Dimensions		Requirement
Minimum Front Yard Setback
Road Designation	Regional	152'
	Major	125'
	Major	110'
	Collector	93'
Local	80'
Minimum Side Yard Setback		15'
Minimum Side Yard Setback - Residential		30'
Minimum Rear Yard Setback		30'
Minimum Rear Yard Setback - Residential		50'
Minimum Parking Setback		Minimum Required Yard

Building Dimensions		Requirement
Maximum Building Height	Stories	2
Maximum Building Height	Feet	35'
Minimum Building Separation		30'
Nonconforming Commercial Lots
Any nonconforming lot of record based on insufficient land area or lot dimension shall only be used as permitted in the district in which it is located. A single nonconforming lot may be developed or improved with a principal building and permitted accessory structures, without the need for a variance, provided that the following conditions have been met:
The structure and lot shall meet a minimum of fifty (50) percent of the required side and rear yard setbacks. Further, the required greenbelt provisions of this Ordinance may also be reduced by fifty (50) percent.
The required front yard setback may be reduced by ten (10) feet.

(Amd. of 1-16-2018)

SECTION 1301 - PRINCIPAL USES PERMITTED.


The following uses may be permitted subject to the provisions of this Ordinance:
A.		Any retail business or service establishment permitted in B-1 Districts.
B.		All retail business, service establishments or processing uses as follows:
	1.	Any retail business whose principal activity is the sale of merchandise.
	2.	Eating or drinking establishments (indoor only).
	3.	Churches and other places of worship, wedding chapels, catering establishments or banquet halls.
	4.	Offices, medical or dental clinics, veterinarians, banks, loan companies, real estate and insurance offices, and similar uses.
	5.	Commercial dog kennels and veterinarian clinics (indoor only).
	6.	Funeral homes and mortuary establishments.
	7.	Any service establishment of an office, showroom, or workshop nature of an electrician, decorator, dressmaker, tailor, baker, painter, printer, upholsterer; or an establishment doing radio or home appliance repair, photographic reproduction, and similar service establishments that require a retail adjunct.
	8.	Hotels, motels, fraternal organizations, lodge halls, and clubs.
	9.	Indoor commercial recreation establishment such as a bowling alley, billiard ball, gymnasium, indoor archery range, indoor tennis court, indoor skating rink or similar establishment.
	10.	Theaters, assembly halls, concert halls, or similar places of assembly when conducted completely within enclosed buildings.
	11.	Business schools, colleges or private schools.
	12.	Retail Sales and Display of Fireworks from a permanent location. Amended: December 4, 2012
	13.	Automobile Service Stations (gas stations).

(Amd. of 1-16-2018)

SECTION 1302 - SPECIAL APPROVAL LAND USES.


The following uses may be permitted after special land use approval has been granted by the Township Planning Commission:
A.	Large Scale Recreation
B.	Outdoor sales space for sale of automobiles and/or trucks; mobile homes and travel trailers, agricultural implements
C.	Drive-in / thru establishments; including fast food restaurants
D.	Warehousing and storage within a completely enclosed building.
E.	Auto bump and paint shops
F.	Woodworking or cabinetmaker and sales
G.	Offices, research and testing laboratories.
H.	Communication towers, personal wireless services (cell towers) and similar towers and antennas
I.	Car washes and auto laundries
J.	Nursery schools and day care centers
K.	Public Utilities and the Like (Public and Private)
L.	Commercial dog kennels with outside runs
M.	Eating and Drinking Establishments with outdoor seating and/or entertainment)
N.	Pawn Shops and the like
O.	Tattoo Parlors and the like
P.	Hookah lounges and the like
Q.	Retail Sales and Display of Fireworks from a temporary facility such as a tent, trailer, stand, area covered by canopy, etc. The Planning Commission may accept a site plan which does not meet the full requirements of Section 2103 provided all information deemed necessary for review is provided. Amended: December 4, 2012

(Amd. of 1-16-2018)

SECTION 1303 - ACCESSORY USES PERMITTED


The following accessory uses may be permitted subject to the provisions of this Ordinance:
A.	Wind Energy Conversion Systems
B.	Private Broadband towers and transmitting devices

Ray Township City Zoning Code

B-2 GENERAL

BUSINESS

SECTION 1300 - STATEMENT OF INTENT.

Design Elements
Lot Dimensions		Requirement
Minimum Lot Area		90,000 sq. ft.
Minimum Lot Width		150'
Maximum Lot Coverage		30%
Maximum Impervious Surface		75%
Maximum Width to Depth Ratio		1:4

Yard Dimensions		Requirement
Minimum Front Yard Setback
Road Designation	Regional	152'
	Major	125'
	Major	110'
	Collector	93'
Local	80'
Minimum Side Yard Setback		15'
Minimum Side Yard Setback - Residential		30'
Minimum Rear Yard Setback		30'
Minimum Rear Yard Setback - Residential		50'
Minimum Parking Setback		Minimum Required Yard

Building Dimensions		Requirement
Maximum Building Height	Stories	2
Maximum Building Height	Feet	35'
Minimum Building Separation		30'
Nonconforming Commercial Lots
Any nonconforming lot of record based on insufficient land area or lot dimension shall only be used as permitted in the district in which it is located. A single nonconforming lot may be developed or improved with a principal building and permitted accessory structures, without the need for a variance, provided that the following conditions have been met:
The structure and lot shall meet a minimum of fifty (50) percent of the required side and rear yard setbacks. Further, the required greenbelt provisions of this Ordinance may also be reduced by fifty (50) percent.
The required front yard setback may be reduced by ten (10) feet.

(Amd. of 1-16-2018)

SECTION 1301 - PRINCIPAL USES PERMITTED.


The following uses may be permitted subject to the provisions of this Ordinance:
A.		Any retail business or service establishment permitted in B-1 Districts.
B.		All retail business, service establishments or processing uses as follows:
	1.	Any retail business whose principal activity is the sale of merchandise.
	2.	Eating or drinking establishments (indoor only).
	3.	Churches and other places of worship, wedding chapels, catering establishments or banquet halls.
	4.	Offices, medical or dental clinics, veterinarians, banks, loan companies, real estate and insurance offices, and similar uses.
	5.	Commercial dog kennels and veterinarian clinics (indoor only).
	6.	Funeral homes and mortuary establishments.
	7.	Any service establishment of an office, showroom, or workshop nature of an electrician, decorator, dressmaker, tailor, baker, painter, printer, upholsterer; or an establishment doing radio or home appliance repair, photographic reproduction, and similar service establishments that require a retail adjunct.
	8.	Hotels, motels, fraternal organizations, lodge halls, and clubs.
	9.	Indoor commercial recreation establishment such as a bowling alley, billiard ball, gymnasium, indoor archery range, indoor tennis court, indoor skating rink or similar establishment.
	10.	Theaters, assembly halls, concert halls, or similar places of assembly when conducted completely within enclosed buildings.
	11.	Business schools, colleges or private schools.
	12.	Retail Sales and Display of Fireworks from a permanent location. Amended: December 4, 2012
	13.	Automobile Service Stations (gas stations).

(Amd. of 1-16-2018)

SECTION 1302 - SPECIAL APPROVAL LAND USES.


The following uses may be permitted after special land use approval has been granted by the Township Planning Commission:
A.	Large Scale Recreation
B.	Outdoor sales space for sale of automobiles and/or trucks; mobile homes and travel trailers, agricultural implements
C.	Drive-in / thru establishments; including fast food restaurants
D.	Warehousing and storage within a completely enclosed building.
E.	Auto bump and paint shops
F.	Woodworking or cabinetmaker and sales
G.	Offices, research and testing laboratories.
H.	Communication towers, personal wireless services (cell towers) and similar towers and antennas
I.	Car washes and auto laundries
J.	Nursery schools and day care centers
K.	Public Utilities and the Like (Public and Private)
L.	Commercial dog kennels with outside runs
M.	Eating and Drinking Establishments with outdoor seating and/or entertainment)
N.	Pawn Shops and the like
O.	Tattoo Parlors and the like
P.	Hookah lounges and the like
Q.	Retail Sales and Display of Fireworks from a temporary facility such as a tent, trailer, stand, area covered by canopy, etc. The Planning Commission may accept a site plan which does not meet the full requirements of Section 2103 provided all information deemed necessary for review is provided. Amended: December 4, 2012

(Amd. of 1-16-2018)

SECTION 1303 - ACCESSORY USES PERMITTED


The following accessory uses may be permitted subject to the provisions of this Ordinance:
A.	Wind Energy Conversion Systems
B.	Private Broadband towers and transmitting devices