A.

Intent. The intent of the B-2 zoning district is to provide for locations for general commercial goods and services serving the Town of Rockland and other nearby communities.

B.

Uses. The following uses are allowed in the Community Business (B-2) 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 40,000 square feet of gross first floor area.

b.

Retail services establishments under 40,000 square feet of gross first floor area.

c.

Banks and financial institutions.

d.

Child day care centers (group).

e.

Clubs and lodges, nonprofit and fraternal.

f.

Convenience stores.

g.

Extended stay hotels.

h.

Hotels and motels.

i.

Professional offices and clinics.

j.

Public parks and playgrounds.

k.

Religious institutions, convents, seminaries, monasteries, rectories, parsonages, and parish houses.

l.

Restaurants, may include drive through service.

m.

Schools—dance, music, and business.

n.

Second story residential dwelling units.

o.

Service stations.

p.

Undertaking establishments and funeral parlors, excluding crematoriums.

2.

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

a.

Retail sales establishments 40,000 square feet of gross first floor area and over.

b.

Retail services establishments 40,000 square feet of gross first floor area and over.

c.

Amusement establishments including indoor archery ranges, bowling alleys, indoor shooting galleries, game rooms, swimming pools, skating rinks, and other similar amusement facilities.

d.

Auction rooms.

e.

Car washes.

f.

Community based residential facilities.

g.

Crematoriums.

h.

Drive-in and carry-out businesses.

i.

Farm machinery and equipment sales.

j.

Food processing establishments.

k.

Greenhouses, commercial.

l.

Indoor kennels.

m.

Landscaping supply outlets.

n.

Manufactured and mobile home sales.

o.

Motor vehicle, boat, recreational vehicle, and trailer sales and leasing.

p.

Motor vehicle rental.

q.

Multi-family residential dwellings.

r.

Outdoor gun or archery ranges.

s.

Radio and television stations, transmitting and receiving equipment, wireless communication towers, and antenna towers, provided that preference shall be given for collocation on existing public structures. Uses of this type shall meet the requirements identified in RCO 18-06.00.

t.

Surface parking lots, other than accessory.

u.

Tattoo parlors.

v.

Taverns.

w.

Outdoor sales and rental.

x.

Additional business activities as approved by the Town Board.

y.

Single family residence.

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 Community Business (B-2) zoning district shall have an area of at least 20,000 square feet and at least 100 feet of frontage measured at the front yard setback line.

b.

Privately sewered lots in the Community Business (B-2) zoning district shall have an area of at least 40,000 square feet and at least 200 feet of frontage measured at the front yard setback line.

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 Community Business (B-2) zoning district.

3.

Number of structures.

a.

Only one principal structure shall be located on a lot.

4.

Height regulations.

a.

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

b.

Accessory structure: Shall not exceed the height of the principal structure, except as provided in RCO 18-01.09(F).

D.

Building size.

1.

Minimum size of a principal structure shall be 3,000 square feet of first floor area.

E.

Parking.

1.

Parking shall 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.

Excepting motor vehicle, boat, recreational vehicle, and trailer sales and leasing, 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, unless otherwise approved by the Town Board.

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.

Exterior lighting shall be contained within the Community Business (B-2) zoned lot, excepting a maximum of five percent of the total illumination may spill over into adjacent properties.

5.

A minimum of 25 percent green space shall be required for lots zoned Community Business (B-2).

6.

Where a side or rear lot line in a Community Business (B-2) 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. 2019-03, 8-19-2019; Ord. No. 2022-01, 4-4-2022)