Rock Island City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XX
B-3 COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT
20.1 General Description:
The Community Business District is intended to provide for major businesses which serve a significant segment of the population. The District may provide for a variety of retail goods and services, along with large traffic generators requiring access from major thoroughfares and a reliance on motor vehicle-oriented trade. The district is dominated by uses with indoor operations, although some may have limited outdoor activities. Development in the District is encouraged in a manner which minimizes traffic hazards and interference with other uses in the vicinity.
20.2 Permitted Uses:
20.2a Any uses permitted in a B-2 District.
20.2b Amusement centers, indoor, including bowling alleys, pool halls, billiard parlors, skating rinks arcades and other similar uses.
20.2c Auto/pickup sales of a two-ton capacity or less and service enclosed and with building(s) and outside storage at least one hundred feet (100') from residentially zoned private property.
20.2d Car wash, single bay, enclosed and with building(s) and outside storage at least one hundred feet (100') from residentially zoned private property.
20.2e Drive-in or drive-through restaurant.
20.2f Exterminating shop.
20.2g Fabric or floor covering sales.
20.2h Hospital of clinic for small animals with no long-term kennel use and at least one hundred feet (100') from residentially zoned private property.
20.2i Any other similar type use not specifically listed herein, and which has economic compatibility with the established uses on adjoining properties.
10.2j Any other similar uses deemed to be consistent.
20.3 Permitted Accessory Uses:
20.3a Permitted accessory uses in a B-2 District.
20.3b Other uses incidental to a permitted use.
20.4 When Authorized by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
20.4a Any use permitted on review in a B-2 District.
20.4b Car wash, multiple bays.
20.4c Recreational uses, open air such as swimming pools, tennis courts, baseball fields and golf ranges, with building(s) and outdoor storage at least one hundred feet (100') from residentially zoned private property.
20.4d Any other similar uses deemed to be consistent by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
20.4e Automobile repair, minor, when at least one hundred feet (100') from residentially zoned property.
20.5 Lot Area and Yard Requirements:
The following minimum requirements shall be observed for both primary and accessory building with all bufferyard requirements. No accessory building shall be located in a front yard.
Height | Front Yard Depth | Side Yard Width | Rear Yard Depth |
45 ft. | 20 ft. or same as adjacent R District | None except same as adjacent R District | 10 ft. or same as adjacent R District |
(Ord. 070-2020, 12-21-2020; Ord. 38-2024, 6-10-2024)