The Neighborhood Business Zone is established to provide areas in which the principal use of land is for restricted retail establishments offering goods and services for the day-to-day needs of the nearby residential areas. This VB-1 Zone must be restrictive to provide protection to the compatibility with nearby residential zones. The Neighborhood Business Zone should be located on a collector or major street and must be serviced by adequate water and sewer utilities.

This VB-1 Zone shall specifically permit neighborhood shopping facilities, which include:

The following uses may be permitted in the VB-1 Zone as special uses after a public hearing and a finding by the Board that such uses are necessary and desirable in a particular location: fire and police stations, taverns, restaurants or entertainment centers where alcoholic beverages are sold, electrical substations, churches, gasoline stations selling only gasoline and related minor products, and automotive service facilities including repair and painting.

The following are conditions where special restrictions shall apply to the uses allowed in the VB-1 Zone: