The B-1 Local Business Districts are designed to accommodate uses such as offices, banks, and personal services as well as the convenience shopping of persons residing in nearby residential areas and to permit only such uses as are necessary to satisfy those basic shopping and/or service needs which by their very nature are low volume and not related to the shopping pattern of the comparative shopping center.

(Ord. No. 802, § 1, 12-14-2020)

In a B-1 Local Business District, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be erected except for one or more of the following specified uses unless otherwise provided in this chapter:

(1)

Generally recognized retail businesses which supply commodities on the premises, such as, but not limited to: Groceries, meats, dairy products, baked goods or other foods, drugs, dry goods, clothing, and notions of hardware.

(2)

Personal service establishments that perform services on the premises, such as, but not limited to: Repair shops (watches, radio, television, shoe, etc.), tailor shops, beauty parlors or barbershops, photographic studios, and self-service laundries and dry cleaners.

(3)

Dry cleaning establishments, or pickup stations, dealing directly with the consumer. Central dry cleaning plants serving more than one retail outlet shall be prohibited.

(4)

Business establishments that perform services on the premises, such as, but not limited to: Banks, credit unions, loan companies, insurance offices and real estate offices.

(5)

Professional services including the following: Offices of doctors, dentists and similar or allied professions.

(6)

Post office and similar governmental office buildings, serving persons living in the nearby residential area.

(7)

Office buildings for any of the following occupations: Executive, administrative, professional, accounting, writing, clerical, stenographic, drafting and sales subject to the limitations contained in this section, in this chapter.

(8)

Medical office, including clinics.

(9)

Banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations, and similar uses; drive-in facilities as an accessory use only.

(10)

Restaurant sit-down, as defined in this chapter.

(11)

Restaurant fast food sit-down, without a drive-thru as defined in this chapter.

(12)

Restaurant (fast food carry out):

(13)

Business schools and colleges or private schools, operated for profit.

(14)

Off-street parking lots: Subject to the required conditions of Article XVIII, in this chapter.

(15)

Other uses that are directly similar to the above uses.

(16)

Accessory structures and uses customarily incident to the above permitted uses.

(Ord. No. 802, § 1, 12-14-2020)

The following uses shall be permitted, subject to the conditions hereinafter imposed for each use and subject further to review by the planning commission at a duly advertised public hearing:

(1)

An accessory use customarily related to a principal use authorized by this section, such as but not limited to: A pharmacy or apothecary shop, stores limited to corrective garments or bandages, or optical service, may be permitted.

(2)

Mortuary establishments, when adequate assembly area is provided off-street for vehicles to be used in funeral processions, provided further that such assembly area shall be provided in addition to any required off-street parking area. A caretaker's residence may be provided within the main building of a mortuary establishment.

(3)

Gasoline station with or without a retail adjunct for the sale of gasoline, oil, and minor accessories only, except incidental repair work may be done so long as all such work is done within a completely enclosed building, and so long as no repair work is performed on any motor vehicle with a load capacity of more than one ton. Steam cleaning or undercoating, vehicular body repair, painting, tire recapping, engine rebuilding, auto dismantling, upholstering or auto glass work, the outdoor storage, rental, sale or lease of motor vehicles, trailers, campers and such other activities whose external effects could adversely extend beyond the property line is expressly prohibited. Repair work shall not be performed on commercial or industrial vehicles with a load capacity greater than one ton. Furthermore, a gasoline station shall comply with the following requirements:

a.

The standards set forth in Ordinance No. 359 in the Trenton Code to regulate and control the location and site of gasoline stations (automobile service stations).

b.

Shall be permitted only at the intersection of two major thoroughfares as designated on the city's master plan map.

c.

The minimum lot area for a gasoline station shall be 15,000 square feet for stations having no more than two pump islands. Each additional pump island beyond two shall require an additional 3,000 square feet of site area.

d.

One street lot line shall have at least 150 feet in length along one major thoroughfare. The lot line shall be so shaped and the station so arranged as to provide ample space for vehicles that are required to wait.

e.

The driveway or curb cuts for access to a service station shall not be permitted at any location that is likely to create a traffic hazard in the streets immediately adjacent thereto. Entrances shall be located no less than ten feet from an adjoining property line, 25 feet to the curb or pavement. Entrances shall also be no less than 25 feet from an intersecting street right-of-way line extended to the curb or pavement.

f.

An obscuring screening device as required in Article XXVII in this chapter shall be provided and maintained on those property lines adjacent to or abutting a residential district or an existing residence.

g.

A site plan shall be submitted to the planning commission for its review and approval prior to the issuance of a building permit. Site plan approval shall be effective for a six-month period of time after which application for a renewal of time a new site plan must be submitted to the planning commission, unless construction has been started under the original site plan. The review of a site plan is necessary in order to determine if proper relationships have been established between the location of driveways, parking areas, building location, any obscuring screening devices, and any other development features on the site, and development on adjacent properties, and on traffic safety.

(4)

Veterinary medicine office, subject to the following conditions:

a.

The use shall consist of only the offices of veterinary medicine doctors and related staff.

b.

The use and all operations associated with the use shall be conducted wholly within the principal building.

c.

The principal building shall be a freestanding building.

d.

No overnight keeping of pets shall be permitted, except for pets recovering from surgery or which need to be kept overnight for medical observation only.

e.

No kenneling of pets shall be permitted.

f.

No outdoor pens shall be allowed.

g.

The principal building shall contain sufficient insulating and sound deadening materials so as not to have an adverse impact on abutting properties.

h.

All medical waste, pet waste and the remains of euthanized pets shall be disposed of in strict accordance with all applicable federal and state requirements.

i.

Off-street parking, loading and unloading and any trash receptacles associated with the use shall comply with the applicable requirements of this chapter.

j.

Pet grooming as subject to the conditions set forth in this section.

(5)

Pet day care, pet grooming or other pet service establishments, with no boarding or overnight stay, subject to the following conditions:

a.

Overnight stay of pets shall be prohibited.

b.

Size of pet grooming area: Minimum of 15 square feet with a minimum width dimension of three feet and a minimum depth dimension of three feet.

c.

Each grooming facility shall be equipped with at least a bath tub, a grooming table, hot and cold running water, a drier, clippers, combs, brushes, and shears. All equipment must be sterilized after each use and kept in sanitary condition.

d.

Pets shall be securely confined. Pets shall not be allowed to wander at large.

e.

Grooming facilities that keep pets for grooming for longer than four hours must have an indoor or outdoor pet exercise area. The exercise area must measure at least three feet by eight feet, with a covered top.

f.

Interior building surfaces, including walls, ceilings, and floors shall be constructed so as to be water resistant and capable of being readily cleaned and maintained.

g.

Readily accessible washrooms or sinks shall be provided, convenient to all work areas, to ensure maintenance of personal hygiene by pet caretakers. A sink in good repair shall be provided for washing and sanitizing equipment and utensils. Single service soap and towel dispensers must be available at all hand washing sinks.

h.

All facilities shall be adequately ventilated with fresh or filtered air to minimize drafts, odors and moisture condensation and to provide for the health and comfort of the pets at all times. Ventilation shall be provided by either natural or mechanical means. The necessary equipment or comparable means shall be provided to exhaust the air from the pet area to outside of the building.

i.

The groomer must keep the grooming area, and exercise area if necessary, disinfected, clean, and sanitary at all times.

j.

Pet waste areas, either indoor or outdoor, shall be constructed of a hard surface that is easily cleaned. Such areas shall be connected to a sanitary system.

k.

Drying cages shall be:

1.

Kept clean and sanitary.

2.

Large enough to comfortably contain the pet. The pet shall be able to stand, lie down, and turn around. The recommend dimensions are: 22 inches to 24 inches wide, by 24 to 28 inches high, by 30 to 34 inches deep.

l.

Outdoor areas where pets will be allowed shall:

1.

Not be within 300 feet of a residential district.

2.

Permitted only in the rear and side yards.

3.

The setback shall be a minimum of 20 feet from the property line and landscaped with one canopy tree, one evergreen tree and four shrubs per each 30 linear feet along the property line, rounded upward.

4.

Fully enclosed by a six-foot screening fence or wall providing full containment for the pets in accordance with Article XXVII, Screening Devices and Landscaping.

m.

All pets shall be kept indoors from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.

n.

A written statement of operating procedures must be submitted, such as those recommended by the Pet Care Services Association or the American Kennel Club. The procedures, which are to be followed for the life of the business, must address, at a minimum, the following items:

1.

Identification and correction of pet behavior that impacts surrounding uses, including excessive noise (barking).

2.

The time interval anticipated for waste removal and method of clean up.

3.

Identification of the hours of operation and timing of shift changes, if applicable.

4.

Indication of staffing levels during all shifts and the qualifications of each staff member.

5.

Membership in the Voluntary Facilities Accreditation program via the Pet Care Services Association is strongly encouraged.

(6)

Publicly owned buildings, telephone exchange buildings and public utility offices, but not including storage yards, transformer stations, substations, or gas regulator stations.

(7)

Uses of the same nature or class as the majority of the uses listed in this district as either a permitted use or a special land use, but not listed elsewhere in this chapter, as determined by the Citizens Planning Commission following a public hearing. The determination shall be based on the standards of Article XXIX.

(Ord. No. 802, § 1, 12-14-2020)

The following conditions where applicable shall apply to all uses permitted in the district:

(1)

Business establishments shall be retail or service establishments dealing directly with customers. All goods produced on the premises shall be sold at retail on premises where produced.

(2)

Except as otherwise permitted in this section, all business, servicing, or processing, except for off-street parking or loading, shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building. In the instance of a sit-down restaurant or a fast food sit-down restaurant, as permitted this article, seasonal outdoor eating environments may be permitted in conjunction with a sit-down or a fast food sit-down restaurant, subject to the following conditions:

a.

Outdoor eating may be provided in any yard. When placed in a yard next to a residential district, the outdoor eating area shall be screened according to the applicable screening requirements of Article XXVII in this chapter, and all exterior lighting shall comply with the applicable requirements of Article XXIX, in this chapter.

b.

Outdoor eating facilities proposed within a public street right-of-way directly in front of and adjacent to a permitted sit-down or fast food sit-down restaurant shall be subject to the requirements for outdoor sidewalk restaurants set forth and regulated in Article XV, in this chapter.

(3)

Warehousing or indoor storage of goods or materials beyond that normally incident to the uses permitted in this article, shall be prohibited.

(4)

Except as expressly permitted in this article, the outdoor storage of goods or materials beyond that normally incident to a use permitted in this article, shall be prohibited.

(5)

No accessory buildings or structures shall be permitted except in conjunction with a principal building.

(6)

Consult Article XXIV, Schedule of Regulations, limiting the height and bulk of buildings, the minimum size of lot by permitted land use, and providing minimum yard setback requirements.

(7)

Consult Article XXVI, Off-Street Parking Requirements, in this chapter regarding compliance with the requirements of these sections as they may apply to various uses permitted in the district.

(8)

Consult Article XXVII, Screening and Landscaping Requirements, in this chapter regarding compliance with the requirements of these sections as they may apply to various uses permitted in the district.

(9)

Consult Article XXVIII, Site Plan Review, in this chapter regarding compliance with the requirements of these sections as they may apply to various uses permitted in the district.

(10)

Consult Article XXIX, General Provisions, in this chapter regarding compliance with the requirements of these sections as they may apply to various uses permitted in the district.

(11)

Consult Article XXXIII, General Exceptions, in this chapter regarding compliance with the requirements of these sections as they may apply to various uses permitted in the district.

(Ord. No. 802, § 1, 12-14-2020)