St James City Zoning Code
GENERAL BUSINESS
DISTRICT B-3
§ 156.130 PURPOSE.
The B-3 (General Business) District is intended for retail stores and office space which are mutually compatible, and can benefit from, and contribute to, a compact shopping area serving the city or region. No off-street parking standards are required in this district.
(Prior Code, § 11.31) (Ord. 165, second series, passed 7-5-2000)
§ 156.131 PERMITTED USES.
The following are permitted uses in the B-3 District:
(A) Retail stores, including antique shops, gift or jewelry stores, clothing stores, department stores, shoe sales, drug stores, video rental stores, book and stationary stores, hardware stores, sporting goods stores, bicycle sales and service, furniture sales and other household furnishing sales, hobby stores, appliance stores, paint and wallpaper sales, and other retail sales uses similar in nature;
(B) Bakeries, grocery stores, or other retail food sales, excluding drive-in service;
(C) Personal services, including banks and loan associations, barber and beauty shops, dry cleaners, tailor shops and leather repair shops, small appliance repair shops, and other similar service types conducted with a building;
(D) Professional services including lawyer offices, accountants, employment agencies, and other business offices of a similar nature;
(E) Restaurants, cafes, taverns, and liquor stores; provided, they are not a drive-in style service;
(F) Clinics or medical services for people only, and dentist offices;
(G) Business or trade schools;
(H) Theaters, museums, art gallery, or sales;
(I) Health clubs or gyms;
(J) Post office, municipal offices, or other governmental office uses, or community centers; and
(K) Other retail sales, on-site food service, personal, or professional, services, and business offices that would be of a similar nature to those listed above, and are not excluded by other sections of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 11.31) (Ord. 211, second series, passed 1-15-2008)
§ 156.132 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES.
The following are permitted accessory uses in the B-3 District: Any use that is clearly incidental to the primary use, and conforms to applicable performance standards listed elsewhere in this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 11.31)
§ 156.133 SPECIAL USES.
The following are special uses in the B-3 District: retail stores including antique shops, gift or jewelry stores, clothing stores, department stores, shoe sales, drug stores, video rental stores, book and stationery stores, hardware stores, sporting goods stores, bicycle sales and service, furniture sales and other furnishing sales, hobby stores, appliance stores, paint and wallpaper sales, secondhand merchandise, and other retail sales uses similar in nature.
(Prior Code, § 11.31) (Ord. 211, second series, passed 1-15-2008)
§ 156.134 LOT AREA, WIDTH, AND MINIMUM SETBACK STANDARDS.
The following are the lot area, width, and minimum setback standards in the B-3 District:
(A) No setback requirements, no minimum lot size requirement, no minimum lot width requirement, and no lot coverage restrictions; and
(B) Height regulations: 45 feet.
(Prior Code, § 11.31)
§ 156.135 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
(Prior Code, § 11.31) (Ord. 165, second series, passed 7-5-2000)
§ 156.136 SIGNS PERMITTED TO PROJECT OVER PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.
An awning, canopy, sign, or marquee suspended from a building may extend over the public right-of-way eight feet, and not closer than four feet of the curb line extended. The structure shall not be less than eight feet from the sidewalk or ground grade line.
(Prior Code, § 11.31) (Ord. 168, second series, passed 1-2-2001)