Suamico City Zoning Code
§ 18.12 HB
Highway Business.
The Highway Business District is designed to accommodate those business and retail uses which provide merchandise and services desired by motorists, directly from or for motor vehicles.
(1)
General Requirements. The following general requirements shall apply in the Highway Business District:
(a)
Uses. With the exception of approved accessory buildings and uses, only principal retail, office, and institutional uses are allowed.
(b)
Business. All business shall be conducted directly with consumers.
(c)
Goods. All goods produced on a premises shall be sold at retail on the premises where produced.
(d)
Enclosed Buildings. Except for permitted accessory uses, outside sale and display (Section 18.12(5)) and except for services provided to and for motor vehicles, and except as specifically allowed as a conditional use in accordance with Section 18.99(7), all business, servicing, processing, sales, and storage shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings.
(e)
All building, lighting, site, signage, and landscaping shall require Design Review Committee review for conformance to the provisions of this ordinance in relation to the standards adopted in Section 16.28 of the Village Municipal Code.
(f)
Developments located in special development areas (e.g. Town Center) shall conform to the recommendations of those districts.
(g)
Stormwater plans shall be approved by the Engineer.
(2)
Permitted Uses.
(b)
Amusement establishment (archery ranges, bowling alleys, shooting galleries, game rooms, swimming pools, skating rinks, and similar facilities).
(c)
Auction rooms.
(d)
Boats and recreational watercraft business.
(e)
Car washes.
(f)
Commercial publishing and printing establishments.
(g)
Dry cleaners.
(h)
Hospitals.
(i)
Hotels.
(j)
Laundries (full-service, employing more than four persons).
(k)
Lumber yards and building material sales centers.
(l)
Mail order houses.
(m)
Motels.
(n)
Motorcycle dealers.
(o)
Motor vehicle dealers.
(p)
Motor vehicle rental and leasing businesses.
(q)
Parking lots, garages, and structures (non-accessory).
(r)
Passenger transportation services.
(s)
Public utility, governmental, and service uses (except as specifically exempted in Section 18.05(4).
(t)
Recreational buildings.
(u)
Recreational vehicle dealers.
(v)
Restaurants primarily engaged in drive-in, drive-through, or carry out services.
(w)
Rooming and boarding houses.
(x)
Trailer dealers (utility).
(y)
Veterinary clinics and hospitals.
(3)
Permitted Accessory Uses.
(a)
General Requirements. Accessory uses and structures shall comply with the following standards and all other applicable regulations of this code.
1.
No accessory use or structure shall be constructed or established on any lot prior to the time of construction of the principal use to which it is accessory.
2.
The accessory use or structure shall be incidental to and customarily associated with the principal use or structure served.
3.
The accessory use or structure shall be subordinate in area, extent, and purpose to the principal use or structure served.
4.
The accessory use or structure shall contribute to the comfort, convenience, or necessity of the occupants of the principal use or structure.
5.
The accessory use or structure shall be located on the same parcel as the principal use or structure.
(4)
Conditional Uses. The following may be considered as a conditional use (see Section 18.04(3)(d)).
(a)
Automotive/motor vehicle repair shops, garage, and service centers.
(b)
Farm machinery and equipment dealers.
(c)
Gasoline and motor vehicle fuel sales business.
(d)
Kennels.
(e)
Liquor stores.
(f)
Manufactured home dealers.
(g)
Mini-warehouse.
(h)
Outside business, servicing, processing, sales or storage (any use or activity, other than off-street parking and loading, not conducted within completely enclosed buildings).
(i)
Planned developments.
(j)
Tavern, cocktail lounges, and drinking establishments.
(k)
Trade schools.
(l)
Transitional facility.
(5)
Outdoor Sales and Displays. Outdoor sales or display are permitted only when accessory to the permitted or conditional use. All outdoor sales or displays are required to meet the following:
(a)
Temporary outdoor sales or displays:
1.
Maximum size of area is 100 square feet.
2.
All sales and display areas shall be removed at the end of every business day.
3.
Display areas must be located as to not interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic, required parking areas, or encroach upon landscaped areas.
4.
Temporary displays larger than 100 square feet will require a special permit from the Zoning Administrator. Special permits if granted shall be for a maximum of 30 days and no more than two permits shall be issued per calendar year.
5.
Fees for temporary permits will be as approved from time to time by resolution by the Board.
(7)
Height Regulations. All structures: 35 feet maximum.
(8)
Building Setbacks. Building setbacks shall be those listed on a certified survey map and/or plat duly approved by the Board for the Village on or after September 16, 2002, or the setbacks listed below:
[Amended 5-17-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-06]
Yard | Princ. Struc. | Acces. Build. |
|---|---|---|
Front | 25 foot min. from street ROW | 45 foot min. from street ROW |
Side | 10 foot min. | 10 foot min. |
Rear | 10 foot min. | 10 foot min. |
Corner Side | 25 foot min. | 45 foot min. |
ROW = right-of-way |
(9)
Building Size. All principal buildings, minimum 700 square feet.
(10)
Building Materials. 100% of a building elevation (non-window areas) that fronts on a right-of-way or proposed right-of-way shall be constructed with wood (manmade materials that give the appearance of wood are acceptable), brick, stucco, stone, or decorative face concrete block. Consideration will be given for metal lap siding, glass curtain walls, and other manmade materials if 50% of face is approved masonry materials.