A.

Intent.

1.

The intent of the B-1 zoning district is to provide for locations for local commercial goods and services serving the immediate neighborhood and vicinity.

2.

Businesses zoned B-1 shall be designed and operated in a manner that blends in with nearby residential areas.

B.

Uses. The following uses are allowed in the Neighborhood Business (B-1) zoning district, unless a more specific use is listed as a conditional use in this district, or a more specific use is listed as a permitted or conditional use in another district:

1.

Permitted uses.

a.

Retail sales establishments under 10,000 square feet of gross first floor area.

b.

Retail services establishments under 10,000 square feet of gross first floor area.

c.

Banks and financial institutions.

d.

Child day care centers (group).

e.

Professional offices and clinics.

f.

Public parks and playgrounds.

g.

Schools—dance, music, and business.

h.

Second story residential dwelling units.

2.

Conditional uses (subject to the regulations specified in RCO 18-10.10).

a.

Community based residential facilities.

b.

Retail sales establishments between 10,000 and 15,000 square feet of gross first floor area.

c.

Retail services establishments between 10,000 and 15,000 square feet of gross first floor area.

d.

Multi-family residential dwellings.

e.

Restaurants, excluding drive-through service.

f.

Additional business activities as approved by the Town Board.

3.

Accessory uses (subject to the regulations specified in RCO 18-01.09(C)).

a.

Outbuilding(s) for the storage of common supplies, provided they are identified in a Town-approved site plan.

b.

Uses incidental to and on the same lot as the principal use.

C.

Dimensional regulations.

1.

Lots.

a.

Publicly sewered lots in the Neighborhood Business (B-1) zoning district shall have an area of at least 12,000 square feet and a width measured at the front yard setback distance of at least 100 feet.

b.

Privately sewered lots in the Neighborhood Business (B-1) zoning district shall have an area of at least 40,000 square feet and a width measured at the front yard setback distance of at least 150 feet.

2.

Setback regulations.

a.

Unless otherwise shown on a recorded subdivision plat or certified survey map, the following minimum setback regulations shall apply to all lots in the Neighborhood Business (B-1) zoning district.

3.

Height regulations.

a.

Principal structure: 35 feet maximum, except as provided in RCO 18-01.09(F).

4.

Number of structures.

a.

Only one principal structure shall be located on a lot zoned B-1 Neighborhood Business District.

D.

Building Size.

1.

Minimum size of a principal structure shall be 1,200 square feet of first floor area.

E.

Parking.

1.

Off-street parking shall be located behind or to the side of the principal structure.

2.

Parking shall otherwise conform to the requirements set forth in RCO 18-05.00, Off-Street Parking Requirements.

F.

Signs.

1.

Signage shall meet the requirements as set forth in RCO 18-04.00, Sign Regulation.

G.

Other requirements.

1.

All business, service repair, storage, or merchandise display shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building, except for off-street automobile parking and off-street loading.

2.

Outside refuse bins shall be located behind the principal structure and screened from view by use of solid screening or opaque fencing material. Plastic or wooden slats through cyclone fencing shall not be deemed sufficient.

3.

Rooftop mechanical equipment shall be screened from ground-level view.

4.

Building appearance shall be complementary to a neighboring residential district.

5.

Exterior lighting shall be contained within the Neighborhood Business (B-1) zoned lot, excepting a maximum of five percent of the total illumination may spill over into adjacent properties.

6.

A minimum of 25 percent green space shall be required for lots zoned Neighborhood Business (B-1).

7.

Where a side or rear lot line in a Neighborhood Business (B-1) district coincides with a side or rear lot line in any adjacent residential district, a fence or berm shall be provided along such side or rear lot line not less than 15 feet in depth and shall contain landscaping and plantings to provide an effective screen. Such screening shall consist of a landscaped area at least six feet wide, planted with a mixture of deciduous and evergreen shrubs and shall be an effective visual barrier. All trees shall be a minimum of 1½ inch in diameter at base when planted.

(Ord. No. 2013-3, 7-1-2013; Ord. No. 2022-01, 4-4-2022)