Sergeant Bluff City Zoning Code

   1.   Intent. This district is designed to provide for a wide range of retail and service establishments.

   2.   Compatible Use Categories. The following are use categories identified in Section 165B.09 of this Zoning Code. Specific uses within the use categories may be allowed as a permitted use, conditional use, and temporary use, or not permitted. Refer to Section 165B.09 to determine the level allowed.

      A.   Cultural services

      B.   Community services/civic uses

      C.   Day-care, public and private schools

      D.   Public parks and open space

      E.   Public and private utilities

      F.   Animal care

      G.   Business and household services

      H.   Financial services

      I.   Food and beverage services

      J.   Retail services

      K.   Special commercial

      L.   Medical offices

      M.   General office uses

      N.   Recreational commercial

   3.   Permitted Uses. Permitted uses are allowed outright provided the uses and/or structure meet the minimum bulk requirements of the district.

   4.   Conditional Uses. The following uses are subject to any conditions listed in this section as well as any conditions relating to the placement of said use on a specific tract of ground in the BG District as heard and approved by the Board of Adjustment.

   5.   Temporary Uses. Temporary uses may be permitted provided a temporary use permit is obtained and said temporary use is eliminated at the expiration of the permit. See Section 165A.30.

   6.   Accessory Uses and Structures. Refer to the definitions of accessory uses and structures, as well as Table 165B.09 and sections within Chapter 165A for more detail.

   7.   Height and Lot Requirements. The height and minimum lot requirements shall be as follows unless otherwise noted:

 

   8.   Use Limitations.

      A.   When adjacent to any residential district, no parking, drives, or signs shall be allowed in the required front yard within 15 feet of such residential district.

      B.   When adjacent to any residential district, new construction shall provide permanent screen with a height of 80 inches if a fence, in order to minimize impacts on residentially zoned property, pursuant to Section 165D.04.

      C.   No outdoor storage shall be permitted unless other provisions of this Code of Ordinances allow for this condition.

      D.   Exterior lighting fixtures shall be shaded so that no direct light is cast upon any residential property and so that no glare is visible to any traffic on any public street.

      E.   Exterior lighting fixtures shall be shaded wherever necessary to avoid casting direct light on any property located in a residential or mobile home district.

      F.   All business, service, repair, processing, storage or merchandise display on property abutting or facing a lot in a residential district shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building, unless screened from the residential district by a sight-obscuring fence permanently maintained at least six feet in height.

      G.   Openings to structures on sides adjacent to or across the street from a residential district shall be prohibited if such access or openings will cause glare, excessive noise or other adverse effects on residential properties.

      H.   Motor vehicle, boat, or trailer rental or sales lots shall be drained and surfaced with pavement, except in those portions of the lot maintained as landscape area.

      I.   Off-street parking and loading shall be provided for all uses established in this district.

      J.   No display of merchandise shall be allowed on public rights-of-way.

      K.   Any firearm and ammunition sales shall require a permit for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, or its successor agency.