Waseca City Zoning Code

BUSINESS DISTRICTS

§ 154.022 PRINCIPAL AND ACCESSORY USES IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICTS.

(A) Summary tables of principal and accessory uses. All principal uses allowed in the business districts are summarized in Table 5-1 and listed in the Sections for the individual zoning districts. All accessory uses are summarized in Table 5-2 and listed in the Sections for the individual zoning districts.

(B) Permitted uses. Principal uses specified with a “P” are permitted by-right in the district or districts where designated, provided that the use complies with all other applicable provisions of this chapter.

(C) Conditional uses. Permitted uses specified with a “C” are allowed as a conditional use in the district or districts where designated, provided that the use complies with all other applicable provisions of this chapter.

(D) Accessory uses. Accessory buildings and structures shall comply with the provisions of §§ 154.148 through 154.169, General Development Requirements, Accessory Buildings and Structures.

(E) Prohibited uses. Any use not listed as either “P” (permitted) or “C” (conditional) in a particular district, or any use not determined by the Planning Director to be substantially similar to a use listed as permitted or conditional, shall be prohibited in that district. Such determination shall be made in the manner provided for in § 154.007, which addresses the determination of substantially similar uses.

(F) Dimensional requirements in the business districts. Dimensional requirements for the business districts are presented under §§ 154.023 through 154.026 , the B-1 District through the B-4 District.

(G) Specific development standards. Principal permitted and conditional uses indicated under the specific development standards column shall be subject to the standards identified in §§ 154.109 through 154.143, Specific Development Standards.

(H) General development requirements. Development of land for commercial, industrial, other non-residential uses or multiple-family housing shall conform to the requirements for traffic circulation, landscape design, screening, trash handling, lighting, parking, loading and other considerations as specified in §§ 154.148 through 154.169, General Development Requirements. Signs are regulated by Chapter 152 of the City Code.

Table 5-1: Summary of the Principal Permitted and Conditional Land Uses in the Business Districts

P: Permitted C: Conditional --: Not allowed

Land Uses	Zoning Districts				Specific Development Requirements
Land Uses	B-1	B-2	B-3	B-4	Specific Development Requirements
Business Uses
Retail and/or service businesses that deal directly with the final consumer or beneficiary, with building floor areas under 8,000 square feet, but not including drive-through service or drive-in service	P	P	P	P
Retail and/or service businesses that deal directly with the final consumer or beneficiary, with building floor areas equal to or greater than 8,000 square feet, but not including drive-through or drive-in service	P	P	--	P
Agricultural commodities sales businesses	C	--	--	P
Animal veterinary clinics	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Bars or taverns	P	P	--	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Beer micro-breweries	P	P	--	P	As per statute
Cannabis retailer	P	P	P	P	§ 154.145
Cannabis retailer, medical	P	P	P	P	§ 154.145
Cannabis wholesaler	--	--	--	P	§ 154.145
Car washes, freestanding	--	P	--	P	§ 154.145
Convenience store with fuel sales	--	P	P	--	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Cultural facilities including museums, libraries, art studios and art galleries	P	P	P	--
Custom meat processing	--	--	C	C
Day care, commercial child	P	P	P	--	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Drive-through service	--	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Funeral homes, mortuaries and/or crematoria	P	P	P	P
Fuel sales and mechanical repair for autos and/or trucks	--	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Garden supplies, greenhouses and plant nurseries, retail	--	P	P	P
Hazardous liquid storage	C	C	C	C	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Hotel or motel	P	P	--	P
Kennel, commercial	--	--	--	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Lower-potency hemp edible retailer	P	P	P	P	§ 154.145
Mixed-use building, commercial and residential	P	P	P	--
Nursing homes	P	P	P	--
Offices or medical clinics	P	P	P	P
Recreation, entertainment or banquet facilities, including bowling alleys and movie theatres	P	P	--	P
Restaurants, cafes or supper clubs, including those with outdoor seating	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Restaurant with drive-up window or drive-in service	--	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Schools, post-secondary	P	P	--	--
Self-service storage without outdoor storage	--	--	--	P
Temporary or seasonal businesses	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Tobacco products shop	P	P	--	--
Truck stops		--	--	P
Vehicle repair, mechanical	P	P	C	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Vehicle repair, body	--	--	--	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Vehicle sales, automobiles, light trucks, boats, motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles	--	--	--	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Vehicle sales, heavy trucks or recreational vehicles	--	--	--	P
Public and Semi-Public Uses
Essential services	P	P	P	P
Governmental buildings	P	P	P	P
Hospitals	P	P	--	P
Public parks; park buildings	P	P	P	P
Places of public worship	P	P	P	P
Schools, public or private	P	P	P	P

Table 5-2: Summary Table of Accessory Land Uses in the Business Districts

Land Uses	Zoning Districts				Specific Requirements
Land Uses	B-1	B-2	B-3	B-4	Specific Requirements
Cannabis delivery service	P	P	P	P	Allowed only as an accessory use to a registered cannabis retail business
Car washes	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Cellular telephone relay facilities or other telecommunication towers	--	--	C	C	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Parking ramp	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.148 - 154.169
Radio antennas, private	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Signs	P	P	P	P
Solar energy systems	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Storage buildings or garages <1,500 sf	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Storage buildings or garages >1,500 sf	C	P	--	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144, §§ 154.148 - 154.169
Temporary or seasonal businesses	P	P	P	P
Wind energy systems	--	C	--	C	§§ 154.109 - 154.144

(Am. Ord. 1086, passed 4-20-21; Am. Ord. 1107, passed 4-18-23; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 8-12-23; Am. Ord. 1118, passed 6-3-25)

§ 154.023 B-1, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The B-1 District is intended to allow a mixture of retail and/or service businesses, civic and governmental institutions, housing above businesses, and established industries in a compact environment oriented toward public space that encourages walking.

(B) Permitted principal uses.

(1) Refer to Table 5-1.

(2) Some permitted uses have requirements that are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143, Specific Development Requirements. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169, General Development Requirements.

(1) Refer to Table 5-1.

(2) Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143 for specific conditions that must be met for approval of some conditional uses. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169, General Development Requirements.

(D) Accessory uses.

(1) Refer to Table 5-2.

(2) Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143 and §§ 154.148 through 154.169 for conditions that must be met for approval of certain accessory uses.

(E) Dimensional requirements.

Table 5-3: Required Setbacks, B-1 District

	Front	Interior Side	Corner Side	Rear	From R District	From Alley	From Wetland, Lake or Storm Pond
Principal building1	0	0	0	0	50	0	§ 154.169, Wetlands
Accessory structure2	To rear of bldg.	5	20	5	50	0
Parking	10	3	5	3	15	0
Driveway	--	3	5	3	15	--
1 The front setback of buildings that front on State Street shall match the average setback of other buildings on that block face. 2 No permanent structure (one attached to frost-free footings) shall be located in an easement unless the easement is amended or otherwise allows such structures. A non-permanent structure may be located in an easement but may have to be moved if the easement-holder demands.

Table 5-4: Maximum Structure Height, B-1 District

Principal building1	50
Accessory building2	15
1 Or 4 stories, whichever is less. 2 See also § 154.148, Accessory Buildings and Structures, Generally

(F) Commercial driveways shall be a maximum of 28 feet in width at the property line if two lanes, a maximum of 36 feet in width at the property line if three lanes and shall have a maximum slope of 10%. The City Engineer may, at their discretion, allow adjustments to commercial driveways widths, flares, or radii to accommodate large trucks.

(G) Specific development requirements.

(1) Some conditional uses and some permitted uses have specific requirements that are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143 , Specific Development Requirements.

(2) Refer to Table 5-1 for the uses that have specific requirements.

(H) General development requirements. Development requirements that apply to all uses are presented in §§ 154.148 through 154.169, General Development Requirements. All buildings are subject to the exterior building requirements section of the General Development Requirements.

(Ord. 1040, passed 1-5-16; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 8-15-23)

§ 154.024 B-2, COMMUNITY RETAIL AND SERVICE BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The B-2 District is intended to allow a mixture of retail and/or service businesses that deal directly with the final consumer and attract large numbers of automobile trips from the city and the region.

(B) Permitted principal uses.

(1) Refer to Table 5-1.

(2) Some permitted uses have requirements that are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143 , Specific Development Requirements. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements.

(1) Refer to Table 5-1.

(2) Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143 for specific conditions that must be met for approval of some conditional uses. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements.

(D) Accessory uses.

(1) Refer to Table 5-2.

(2) Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143 and §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , for conditions that must be met for approval of certain accessory uses.

(E) Dimensional requirements.

Table 5-5: Required Setbacks, B-2 District

	Front	Interior Side	Corner Side	Rear	From R District	From Alley	From Wetland, Lake or Storm Pond
Principal building	20	20	20	20	50	20	§§ 154.047 - 154.063, Shoreland Overlay District; § 154.169, Wetlands
Accessory structure1	40	5	20	5	25	5
Parking	10	10	20	10	25	5
Driveway	--	10	20	10	25	--
1 No permanent structure (one attached to frost-free footings) shall be located in an easement unless the easement is amended or otherwise allows such structures. A non-permanent structure may be located in an easement but may have to be moved if the easement-holder demands.

Table 5-6: Maximum Structure Height, B-2 District

	Business	Mixed-Use
Principal building1	40	40
Accessory building2	15	15
1 Or three stories, whichever is less. 2 See also § 154.150, Accessory Buildings and Structures

(G) Specific development requirements. Some conditional uses and some permitted uses have specific requirements, which are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143 , Specific Development Requirements. Refer to Table 5-1 for the uses that have specific requirements.

(H) General development requirements. Development requirements that apply to all uses are presented in §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements. All buildings are subject to the exterior bridling requirements section of the General Development Requirements.

(Ord. 1040, passed 1-5-16; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 8-15-23)

§ 154.025 B-3, NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSITION BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The B-3 District is intended to allow small retail and/or service businesses that deal directly with the consumer, are compatible with nearby residential neighborhoods and are designed to minimize adverse effects on housing.

(B) Permitted principal uses.

(1) Refer to Table 5-1.

(2) Some permitted uses have requirements that are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143 , Specific Development Requirements. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements.

(1) Refer to Table 5-1.

(2) Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143 , Specific Development Requirements for conditions that must be met for approval of some conditional uses. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements.

(D) Accessory uses. Refer to Table 5-2. Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143and §§ 154.148 through 154.169 for conditions that must be met for approval of certain accessory uses.

(E) Dimensional requirements.

Table 5-7: Required Setbacks, B-3 District

	Front	Interior Side	Corner Side	Rear	From R District	From Wetland, Lake or Storm Pond
Principal building	20	15	20	15	30	§§ 154.047 - 154.063, Shoreland Overlay District; § 154.169, Wetlands
Accessory structure1	30	5	15	5	25
Parking2	10	10	15	10	20
Driveway	--	5	15	10	20
1 No permanent structure (one attached to frost-free footings) shall be located in an easement unless the easement is amended or otherwise allows such structures. A non-permanent structure may be located in an easement but may have to be moved if the easement-holder demands. 2 No parking is allowed in the front yard (between the principal building and the street).

Table 5-8: Maximum Structure Height, B-3 District

Principal building1	40
Accessory building2	15
1 Or three stories, whichever is less. 2 See also § 154.148, Accessory Buildings and Structures, Generally

Table 5-9: Maximum Building Size, B-3 District

	Business
Principal buIlding	8,000 s.f.

(G) Specific development requirements. Some conditional uses and some permitted uses have specific requirements that are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143 , Specific Development Requirements. Refer to Table 5-1 for the uses that have specific requirements.

(H) General development requirements. Development requirements that apply to all uses are presented in §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements. All buildings are subject to the exterior building requirements section of the General Development Requirements.

(Ord. 1040, passed 1-5-16; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 8-15-23)

§ 154.026 B-4, REGIONAL RETAIL AND SERVICE BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The B-4 District is intended to allow retail and/or service businesses that require outdoor storage of merchandise, close proximity to a state or federal highway or easy truck access.

(B) Permitted principal uses.

(1) Refer to Table 5-1.

(2) Some permitted uses have specific requirements that are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143 , Specific Development Requirements. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements.

(1) Refer to Table 5-1.

(2) Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143 , for specific conditions that must be met for approval of any conditional uses. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements.

(D) Accessory uses. Refer to Table 5-2. Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143and §§ 154.148 through 154.169 for conditions that must be met for approval of certain accessory uses.

(E) Dimensional requirements.

Table 5-10: Required Setbacks, B-4 District

	Front	Interior Side	Corner Side	Rear	From R District	From Wetland, Lake or Storm Pond
Principal building	25	20	25	20	50	§§ 154.047 - 154.063, Shoreland Overlay District; § 154.169, Wetlands
Accessory structure1	40	5	25	5	50
Parking	10	10	10	10	35
Driveway	--	10	10	10	35
1 No permanent structure (one attached to frost-free footings) shall be located in an easement unless the easement is amended or otherwise allows such structures. A non-permanent structure may be located in an easement but may have to be moved if the easement-holder demands.

Table 5-11: Maximum Structure Height, B-4 District

Principal building1	40
Accessory building2	15
1 Or three stories, whichever is less. 2 See also § 154.148, Accessory Buildings and Structures, Generally

(G) Specific development requirements. All conditional uses and some permitted uses have specific requirements, which are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143 , Specific Development Requirements. Refer to Table 5-1 for the uses that have specific requirements.

(H) General development requirements. Development requirements that apply to all uses are presented in §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements. All buildings are subject to the exterior building requirements section of the General Development Requirements.

(Ord. 1040, passed 1-5-16; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 8-15-23)

Waseca City Zoning Code

BUSINESS DISTRICTS

§ 154.022 PRINCIPAL AND ACCESSORY USES IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICTS.

(D) Accessory uses. Accessory buildings and structures shall comply with the provisions of §§ 154.148 through 154.169, General Development Requirements, Accessory Buildings and Structures.

Table 5-1: Summary of the Principal Permitted and Conditional Land Uses in the Business Districts

P: Permitted C: Conditional --: Not allowed

Land Uses	Zoning Districts				Specific Development Requirements
Land Uses	B-1	B-2	B-3	B-4	Specific Development Requirements
Business Uses
Retail and/or service businesses that deal directly with the final consumer or beneficiary, with building floor areas under 8,000 square feet, but not including drive-through service or drive-in service	P	P	P	P
Retail and/or service businesses that deal directly with the final consumer or beneficiary, with building floor areas equal to or greater than 8,000 square feet, but not including drive-through or drive-in service	P	P	--	P
Agricultural commodities sales businesses	C	--	--	P
Animal veterinary clinics	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Bars or taverns	P	P	--	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Beer micro-breweries	P	P	--	P	As per statute
Cannabis retailer	P	P	P	P	§ 154.145
Cannabis retailer, medical	P	P	P	P	§ 154.145
Cannabis wholesaler	--	--	--	P	§ 154.145
Car washes, freestanding	--	P	--	P	§ 154.145
Convenience store with fuel sales	--	P	P	--	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Cultural facilities including museums, libraries, art studios and art galleries	P	P	P	--
Custom meat processing	--	--	C	C
Day care, commercial child	P	P	P	--	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Drive-through service	--	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Funeral homes, mortuaries and/or crematoria	P	P	P	P
Fuel sales and mechanical repair for autos and/or trucks	--	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Garden supplies, greenhouses and plant nurseries, retail	--	P	P	P
Hazardous liquid storage	C	C	C	C	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Hotel or motel	P	P	--	P
Kennel, commercial	--	--	--	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Lower-potency hemp edible retailer	P	P	P	P	§ 154.145
Mixed-use building, commercial and residential	P	P	P	--
Nursing homes	P	P	P	--
Offices or medical clinics	P	P	P	P
Recreation, entertainment or banquet facilities, including bowling alleys and movie theatres	P	P	--	P
Restaurants, cafes or supper clubs, including those with outdoor seating	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Restaurant with drive-up window or drive-in service	--	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Schools, post-secondary	P	P	--	--
Self-service storage without outdoor storage	--	--	--	P
Temporary or seasonal businesses	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Tobacco products shop	P	P	--	--
Truck stops		--	--	P
Vehicle repair, mechanical	P	P	C	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Vehicle repair, body	--	--	--	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Vehicle sales, automobiles, light trucks, boats, motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles	--	--	--	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Vehicle sales, heavy trucks or recreational vehicles	--	--	--	P
Public and Semi-Public Uses
Essential services	P	P	P	P
Governmental buildings	P	P	P	P
Hospitals	P	P	--	P
Public parks; park buildings	P	P	P	P
Places of public worship	P	P	P	P
Schools, public or private	P	P	P	P

Table 5-2: Summary Table of Accessory Land Uses in the Business Districts

Land Uses	Zoning Districts				Specific Requirements
Land Uses	B-1	B-2	B-3	B-4	Specific Requirements
Cannabis delivery service	P	P	P	P	Allowed only as an accessory use to a registered cannabis retail business
Car washes	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Cellular telephone relay facilities or other telecommunication towers	--	--	C	C	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Parking ramp	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.148 - 154.169
Radio antennas, private	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Signs	P	P	P	P
Solar energy systems	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Storage buildings or garages <1,500 sf	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Storage buildings or garages >1,500 sf	C	P	--	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144, §§ 154.148 - 154.169
Temporary or seasonal businesses	P	P	P	P
Wind energy systems	--	C	--	C	§§ 154.109 - 154.144

(Am. Ord. 1086, passed 4-20-21; Am. Ord. 1107, passed 4-18-23; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 8-12-23; Am. Ord. 1118, passed 6-3-25)

§ 154.023 B-1, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(B) Permitted principal uses.

(1) Refer to Table 5-1.

(2) Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143 for specific conditions that must be met for approval of some conditional uses. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169, General Development Requirements.

(D) Accessory uses.

(1) Refer to Table 5-2.

(2) Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143 and §§ 154.148 through 154.169 for conditions that must be met for approval of certain accessory uses.

(E) Dimensional requirements.

Table 5-3: Required Setbacks, B-1 District

	Front	Interior Side	Corner Side	Rear	From R District	From Alley	From Wetland, Lake or Storm Pond
Principal building1	0	0	0	0	50	0	§ 154.169, Wetlands
Accessory structure2	To rear of bldg.	5	20	5	50	0
Parking	10	3	5	3	15	0
Driveway	--	3	5	3	15	--
1 The front setback of buildings that front on State Street shall match the average setback of other buildings on that block face. 2 No permanent structure (one attached to frost-free footings) shall be located in an easement unless the easement is amended or otherwise allows such structures. A non-permanent structure may be located in an easement but may have to be moved if the easement-holder demands.

Table 5-4: Maximum Structure Height, B-1 District

Principal building1	50
Accessory building2	15
1 Or 4 stories, whichever is less. 2 See also § 154.148, Accessory Buildings and Structures, Generally

(G) Specific development requirements.

(1) Some conditional uses and some permitted uses have specific requirements that are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143 , Specific Development Requirements.

(2) Refer to Table 5-1 for the uses that have specific requirements.

(Ord. 1040, passed 1-5-16; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 8-15-23)

§ 154.024 B-2, COMMUNITY RETAIL AND SERVICE BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(B) Permitted principal uses.

(1) Refer to Table 5-1.

(2) Some permitted uses have requirements that are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143 , Specific Development Requirements. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements.

(1) Refer to Table 5-1.

(D) Accessory uses.

(1) Refer to Table 5-2.

(2) Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143 and §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , for conditions that must be met for approval of certain accessory uses.

(E) Dimensional requirements.

Table 5-5: Required Setbacks, B-2 District

	Front	Interior Side	Corner Side	Rear	From R District	From Alley	From Wetland, Lake or Storm Pond
Principal building	20	20	20	20	50	20	§§ 154.047 - 154.063, Shoreland Overlay District; § 154.169, Wetlands
Accessory structure1	40	5	20	5	25	5
Parking	10	10	20	10	25	5
Driveway	--	10	20	10	25	--
1 No permanent structure (one attached to frost-free footings) shall be located in an easement unless the easement is amended or otherwise allows such structures. A non-permanent structure may be located in an easement but may have to be moved if the easement-holder demands.

Table 5-6: Maximum Structure Height, B-2 District

	Business	Mixed-Use
Principal building1	40	40
Accessory building2	15	15
1 Or three stories, whichever is less. 2 See also § 154.150, Accessory Buildings and Structures

(H) General development requirements. Development requirements that apply to all uses are presented in §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements. All buildings are subject to the exterior bridling requirements section of the General Development Requirements.

(Ord. 1040, passed 1-5-16; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 8-15-23)

§ 154.025 B-3, NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSITION BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(B) Permitted principal uses.

(1) Refer to Table 5-1.

(2) Some permitted uses have requirements that are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143 , Specific Development Requirements. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements.

(1) Refer to Table 5-1.

(D) Accessory uses. Refer to Table 5-2. Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143and §§ 154.148 through 154.169 for conditions that must be met for approval of certain accessory uses.

(E) Dimensional requirements.

Table 5-7: Required Setbacks, B-3 District

	Front	Interior Side	Corner Side	Rear	From R District	From Wetland, Lake or Storm Pond
Principal building	20	15	20	15	30	§§ 154.047 - 154.063, Shoreland Overlay District; § 154.169, Wetlands
Accessory structure1	30	5	15	5	25
Parking2	10	10	15	10	20
Driveway	--	5	15	10	20
1 No permanent structure (one attached to frost-free footings) shall be located in an easement unless the easement is amended or otherwise allows such structures. A non-permanent structure may be located in an easement but may have to be moved if the easement-holder demands. 2 No parking is allowed in the front yard (between the principal building and the street).

Table 5-8: Maximum Structure Height, B-3 District

Principal building1	40
Accessory building2	15
1 Or three stories, whichever is less. 2 See also § 154.148, Accessory Buildings and Structures, Generally

Table 5-9: Maximum Building Size, B-3 District

	Business
Principal buIlding	8,000 s.f.

(H) General development requirements. Development requirements that apply to all uses are presented in §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements. All buildings are subject to the exterior building requirements section of the General Development Requirements.

(Ord. 1040, passed 1-5-16; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 8-15-23)

§ 154.026 B-4, REGIONAL RETAIL AND SERVICE BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The B-4 District is intended to allow retail and/or service businesses that require outdoor storage of merchandise, close proximity to a state or federal highway or easy truck access.

(B) Permitted principal uses.

(1) Refer to Table 5-1.

(D) Accessory uses. Refer to Table 5-2. Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143and §§ 154.148 through 154.169 for conditions that must be met for approval of certain accessory uses.

(E) Dimensional requirements.

Table 5-10: Required Setbacks, B-4 District

	Front	Interior Side	Corner Side	Rear	From R District	From Wetland, Lake or Storm Pond
Principal building	25	20	25	20	50	§§ 154.047 - 154.063, Shoreland Overlay District; § 154.169, Wetlands
Accessory structure1	40	5	25	5	50
Parking	10	10	10	10	35
Driveway	--	10	10	10	35
1 No permanent structure (one attached to frost-free footings) shall be located in an easement unless the easement is amended or otherwise allows such structures. A non-permanent structure may be located in an easement but may have to be moved if the easement-holder demands.

Table 5-11: Maximum Structure Height, B-4 District

Principal building1	40
Accessory building2	15
1 Or three stories, whichever is less. 2 See also § 154.148, Accessory Buildings and Structures, Generally

(H) General development requirements. Development requirements that apply to all uses are presented in §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements. All buildings are subject to the exterior building requirements section of the General Development Requirements.

(Ord. 1040, passed 1-5-16; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 8-15-23)

Waseca City Zoning Code

BUSINESS DISTRICTS

§ 154.022 PRINCIPAL AND ACCESSORY USES IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICTS.

(D) Accessory uses. Accessory buildings and structures shall comply with the provisions of §§ 154.148 through 154.169, General Development Requirements, Accessory Buildings and Structures.

Table 5-1: Summary of the Principal Permitted and Conditional Land Uses in the Business Districts

P: Permitted C: Conditional --: Not allowed

Land Uses	Zoning Districts				Specific Development Requirements
Land Uses	B-1	B-2	B-3	B-4	Specific Development Requirements
Business Uses
Retail and/or service businesses that deal directly with the final consumer or beneficiary, with building floor areas under 8,000 square feet, but not including drive-through service or drive-in service	P	P	P	P
Retail and/or service businesses that deal directly with the final consumer or beneficiary, with building floor areas equal to or greater than 8,000 square feet, but not including drive-through or drive-in service	P	P	--	P
Agricultural commodities sales businesses	C	--	--	P
Animal veterinary clinics	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Bars or taverns	P	P	--	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Beer micro-breweries	P	P	--	P	As per statute
Cannabis retailer	P	P	P	P	§ 154.145
Cannabis retailer, medical	P	P	P	P	§ 154.145
Cannabis wholesaler	--	--	--	P	§ 154.145
Car washes, freestanding	--	P	--	P	§ 154.145
Convenience store with fuel sales	--	P	P	--	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Cultural facilities including museums, libraries, art studios and art galleries	P	P	P	--
Custom meat processing	--	--	C	C
Day care, commercial child	P	P	P	--	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Drive-through service	--	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Funeral homes, mortuaries and/or crematoria	P	P	P	P
Fuel sales and mechanical repair for autos and/or trucks	--	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Garden supplies, greenhouses and plant nurseries, retail	--	P	P	P
Hazardous liquid storage	C	C	C	C	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Hotel or motel	P	P	--	P
Kennel, commercial	--	--	--	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Lower-potency hemp edible retailer	P	P	P	P	§ 154.145
Mixed-use building, commercial and residential	P	P	P	--
Nursing homes	P	P	P	--
Offices or medical clinics	P	P	P	P
Recreation, entertainment or banquet facilities, including bowling alleys and movie theatres	P	P	--	P
Restaurants, cafes or supper clubs, including those with outdoor seating	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Restaurant with drive-up window or drive-in service	--	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Schools, post-secondary	P	P	--	--
Self-service storage without outdoor storage	--	--	--	P
Temporary or seasonal businesses	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Tobacco products shop	P	P	--	--
Truck stops		--	--	P
Vehicle repair, mechanical	P	P	C	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Vehicle repair, body	--	--	--	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Vehicle sales, automobiles, light trucks, boats, motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles	--	--	--	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Vehicle sales, heavy trucks or recreational vehicles	--	--	--	P
Public and Semi-Public Uses
Essential services	P	P	P	P
Governmental buildings	P	P	P	P
Hospitals	P	P	--	P
Public parks; park buildings	P	P	P	P
Places of public worship	P	P	P	P
Schools, public or private	P	P	P	P

Table 5-2: Summary Table of Accessory Land Uses in the Business Districts

Land Uses	Zoning Districts				Specific Requirements
Land Uses	B-1	B-2	B-3	B-4	Specific Requirements
Cannabis delivery service	P	P	P	P	Allowed only as an accessory use to a registered cannabis retail business
Car washes	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Cellular telephone relay facilities or other telecommunication towers	--	--	C	C	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Parking ramp	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.148 - 154.169
Radio antennas, private	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Signs	P	P	P	P
Solar energy systems	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Storage buildings or garages <1,500 sf	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Storage buildings or garages >1,500 sf	C	P	--	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144, §§ 154.148 - 154.169
Temporary or seasonal businesses	P	P	P	P
Wind energy systems	--	C	--	C	§§ 154.109 - 154.144

(Am. Ord. 1086, passed 4-20-21; Am. Ord. 1107, passed 4-18-23; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 8-12-23; Am. Ord. 1118, passed 6-3-25)

§ 154.023 B-1, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(B) Permitted principal uses.

(1) Refer to Table 5-1.

(2) Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143 for specific conditions that must be met for approval of some conditional uses. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169, General Development Requirements.

(D) Accessory uses.

(1) Refer to Table 5-2.

(2) Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143 and §§ 154.148 through 154.169 for conditions that must be met for approval of certain accessory uses.

(E) Dimensional requirements.

Table 5-3: Required Setbacks, B-1 District

	Front	Interior Side	Corner Side	Rear	From R District	From Alley	From Wetland, Lake or Storm Pond
Principal building1	0	0	0	0	50	0	§ 154.169, Wetlands
Accessory structure2	To rear of bldg.	5	20	5	50	0
Parking	10	3	5	3	15	0
Driveway	--	3	5	3	15	--
1 The front setback of buildings that front on State Street shall match the average setback of other buildings on that block face. 2 No permanent structure (one attached to frost-free footings) shall be located in an easement unless the easement is amended or otherwise allows such structures. A non-permanent structure may be located in an easement but may have to be moved if the easement-holder demands.

Table 5-4: Maximum Structure Height, B-1 District

Principal building1	50
Accessory building2	15
1 Or 4 stories, whichever is less. 2 See also § 154.148, Accessory Buildings and Structures, Generally

(G) Specific development requirements.

(1) Some conditional uses and some permitted uses have specific requirements that are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143 , Specific Development Requirements.

(2) Refer to Table 5-1 for the uses that have specific requirements.

(Ord. 1040, passed 1-5-16; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 8-15-23)

§ 154.024 B-2, COMMUNITY RETAIL AND SERVICE BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(B) Permitted principal uses.

(1) Refer to Table 5-1.

(2) Some permitted uses have requirements that are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143 , Specific Development Requirements. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements.

(1) Refer to Table 5-1.

(D) Accessory uses.

(1) Refer to Table 5-2.

(2) Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143 and §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , for conditions that must be met for approval of certain accessory uses.

(E) Dimensional requirements.

Table 5-5: Required Setbacks, B-2 District

	Front	Interior Side	Corner Side	Rear	From R District	From Alley	From Wetland, Lake or Storm Pond
Principal building	20	20	20	20	50	20	§§ 154.047 - 154.063, Shoreland Overlay District; § 154.169, Wetlands
Accessory structure1	40	5	20	5	25	5
Parking	10	10	20	10	25	5
Driveway	--	10	20	10	25	--
1 No permanent structure (one attached to frost-free footings) shall be located in an easement unless the easement is amended or otherwise allows such structures. A non-permanent structure may be located in an easement but may have to be moved if the easement-holder demands.

Table 5-6: Maximum Structure Height, B-2 District

	Business	Mixed-Use
Principal building1	40	40
Accessory building2	15	15
1 Or three stories, whichever is less. 2 See also § 154.150, Accessory Buildings and Structures

(H) General development requirements. Development requirements that apply to all uses are presented in §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements. All buildings are subject to the exterior bridling requirements section of the General Development Requirements.

(Ord. 1040, passed 1-5-16; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 8-15-23)

§ 154.025 B-3, NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSITION BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(B) Permitted principal uses.

(1) Refer to Table 5-1.

(2) Some permitted uses have requirements that are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143 , Specific Development Requirements. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements.

(1) Refer to Table 5-1.

(D) Accessory uses. Refer to Table 5-2. Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143and §§ 154.148 through 154.169 for conditions that must be met for approval of certain accessory uses.

(E) Dimensional requirements.

Table 5-7: Required Setbacks, B-3 District

	Front	Interior Side	Corner Side	Rear	From R District	From Wetland, Lake or Storm Pond
Principal building	20	15	20	15	30	§§ 154.047 - 154.063, Shoreland Overlay District; § 154.169, Wetlands
Accessory structure1	30	5	15	5	25
Parking2	10	10	15	10	20
Driveway	--	5	15	10	20
1 No permanent structure (one attached to frost-free footings) shall be located in an easement unless the easement is amended or otherwise allows such structures. A non-permanent structure may be located in an easement but may have to be moved if the easement-holder demands. 2 No parking is allowed in the front yard (between the principal building and the street).

Table 5-8: Maximum Structure Height, B-3 District

Principal building1	40
Accessory building2	15
1 Or three stories, whichever is less. 2 See also § 154.148, Accessory Buildings and Structures, Generally

Table 5-9: Maximum Building Size, B-3 District

	Business
Principal buIlding	8,000 s.f.

(H) General development requirements. Development requirements that apply to all uses are presented in §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements. All buildings are subject to the exterior building requirements section of the General Development Requirements.

(Ord. 1040, passed 1-5-16; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 8-15-23)

§ 154.026 B-4, REGIONAL RETAIL AND SERVICE BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The B-4 District is intended to allow retail and/or service businesses that require outdoor storage of merchandise, close proximity to a state or federal highway or easy truck access.

(B) Permitted principal uses.

(1) Refer to Table 5-1.

(D) Accessory uses. Refer to Table 5-2. Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143and §§ 154.148 through 154.169 for conditions that must be met for approval of certain accessory uses.

(E) Dimensional requirements.

Table 5-10: Required Setbacks, B-4 District

	Front	Interior Side	Corner Side	Rear	From R District	From Wetland, Lake or Storm Pond
Principal building	25	20	25	20	50	§§ 154.047 - 154.063, Shoreland Overlay District; § 154.169, Wetlands
Accessory structure1	40	5	25	5	50
Parking	10	10	10	10	35
Driveway	--	10	10	10	35
1 No permanent structure (one attached to frost-free footings) shall be located in an easement unless the easement is amended or otherwise allows such structures. A non-permanent structure may be located in an easement but may have to be moved if the easement-holder demands.

Table 5-11: Maximum Structure Height, B-4 District

Principal building1	40
Accessory building2	15
1 Or three stories, whichever is less. 2 See also § 154.148, Accessory Buildings and Structures, Generally

(H) General development requirements. Development requirements that apply to all uses are presented in §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements. All buildings are subject to the exterior building requirements section of the General Development Requirements.

(Ord. 1040, passed 1-5-16; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 8-15-23)