Rock Island City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXI
B-4 HIGHWAY BUSINESS DISTRICT
21.1 General Description:
The Highway/Intensive Business District is intended to permit development of service uses relating to expressways or along other major arterial thoroughfares. This district permits uses that, by their nature, tend to generate heavy traffic usage. This district also provides for functions and businesses which may be characterized by outdoor display, storage and/or sale of merchandise, by repair of motor vehicles, and by outdoor commercial amusement and recreational activities not completely enclosed.
21.2 Permitted Principal Uses:
21.2a Any use permitted in a B-3 District.
21.2b Auto repair, minor, when at least one hundred feet (100') from residentially zoned property.
21.2c Agricultural implement sales and services with building(s) and outdoor storage at least one hundred feet (100') from residentially zoned private property.
21.2d Air conditioning and heating sales and service with outdoor fabrication and repairs.
21.2e Bath house or boat house with building(s) and outdoor storage at least one hundred feet (100') from residentially zoned private property.
21.2f Boat sales with building(s) and outdoor storage at least one hundred feet (100') from residentially zoned private property.
21.2g Building material sales yard, wholesale business with warehouses as specified in this ordinance, at least one hundred feet (100') from residentially zoned private property.
21.2h Carpenter and cabinet shop with building(s) and outdoor storage at least one hundred feet (100') from residentially zoned private property.
21.2i Car wash.
21.2j Contractors offices and shops within building.
21.2k Feed and seed store, wholesale.
21.2l Greenhouse with outside storage permitted.
21.2m Kennels with building(s) and outdoor storage at least one hundred feet (100') from residentially zoned private property.
21.2n Motor vehicle dealerships with building(s) and outdoor storage at least one hundred feet (100') from residentially zoned private property.
21.2o Recreational uses, public 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.
21.2p Sign painting shop and similar establishment with building(s) and outdoor storage at least one hundred feet (100') residentially zoned private property.
21.2q Travel trailer sales and service with building(s) and outdoor storage at least one hundred feet (100') from residentially zoned private property.
21.2r Any other similar uses deemed to be consistent.
21.3 Permitted Accessory Uses:
21.3a Permitted accessory uses in a B-3 District.
21.3b Other uses incidental to a permitted principal use.
21.4 When Authorized by the Board of Zoning Appeals:
21.4a Any uses permitted on review in a B-3 District.
21.4b Automobile repair, major when at least one hundred feet (100') from residentially zoned property.
21.4b Auditorium.
21.5 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 | Side Yard | Rear Yard |
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)