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River Falls City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

36 - B-2 LIMITED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

Sections:


17.36.010 - Purpose.

The B-2 district is intended to provide a transition zone between B-1, General Commercial and Residential by allowing limited commercial uses which are compatible with commercial on one side and residential on the other, while preserving the scale and character of the existing neighborhood.

(Prior code § 21.22(1))

17.36.020 - Permitted uses (principal).

1.

Any principal use permitted in R-3 district;

2.

Professional offices;

3.

Municipal buildings and governmental offices;

4.

Churches;

5.

Bank;

6.

Barber shop;

7.

Beauty salon;

8.

Church;

9.

Day care center;

10.

Dental office;

11.

Financial institution;

12.

Funeral parlor;

13.

Government office;

14.

Hospital;

15.

Insurance office;

16.

Library;

17.

Medical office;

18.

Nursery school;

19.

Nursing home;

20.

Organization headquarters;

21.

Printing office;

22.

Professional office;

23.

Publishing office;

24.

Real estate office;

25.

Residential rental uses.

26.

Schools.

(Prior code § 21.22(2))

(Ord. No. 2022-08, § 3, 8-23-2022)

17.36.030 - Permitted uses (accessory).

A.

Any accessory use permitted in R-3 district;

B.

Public rest rooms;

C.

Telephone booths;

D.

Temporary buildings for construction purposes for a period not to exceed the completion date of such construction;

E.

Farming general.

(Ord. 2007-02 § 1 (part); prior code § 21.22(3))

17.36.040 - Special uses (special use permit required).

1.

Amusement center;

2.

Appliance sales and repair;

3.

Bakery;

4.

Bowling alley;

5.

Clothing store;

6.

Cocktail lounge;

7.

Drive-in food service;

8.

Drug store;

9.

Dry cleaning establishment;

10.

Dry goods store;

11.

Fruit and vegetable stand;

12.

Greenhouse;

13.

Grocery store;

14.

Hardware store;

15.

Jewelry store;

16.

Laundromat;

17.

Loan institution;

18.

Music store;

19.

Motel;

20.

Packaged beverage store;

21.

Paint store;

22.

Pet shop;

23.

Post office;

24.

Radio station;

25.

Restaurant;

26.

Secondhand store;

27.

Shoe store;

28.

Sporting goods store;

29.

Swimming pool (public);

30.

Tavern;

31.

Theater;

32.

Variety store;

33.

Wholesale outlet;

34.

Parking lots facilities;

35.

Bed and breakfast establishments.

36.

Columbaria.

(Prior code § 21.22(4))

(Ord. No. 2017-10, § 6, 4-11-2017)

17.36.050 - Height, area and setback requirements.

A.

Front yard setback: Twenty (20) feet.

B.

Side Yard Setback.

1.

When abutting residential or conservancy districts: Eight feet.

2.

When abutting industrial or commercial districts: None required.

C.

Rear yard setback: Five feet.

D.

Height Requirements. Maximum building height: Thirty-five (35) feet.

E.

Minimum lot area: Seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet.

(Prior code § 21.22(5))

17.36.060 - Parking requirements.

See Sections 17.80.050 and 17.80.060.

(Prior code § 21.22(6))

17.36.070 - Sign regulations.

See Chapter 17.84.

(Prior code § 21.22(7))