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Washington City Zoning Code

165.17 B-2

GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.

   1.   Permitted Principal Uses.
      A.   Any use or structure permitted and as regulated in Section 165.16 except as hereinafter modified.
      B.   Building material sales yards, if enclosed on all sides by an eight-foot high solid fence.
      C.   Wholesale businesses and warehouses.
      D.   Motels or motor hotels, subject to the provisions of Section 165.23.
      E.   Drive-in eating establishments.
      F.   Motor fuel stations subject to the conditions stipulated in Section 165.23.
      G.   Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics provided that buildings or enclosures in which animals are kept shall be at least 100 feet from any lot in any R District.
      H.   Commercial baseball field, bath house, or boat house, golf driving range, skating rink, swimming pool, or similar open air recreational uses and facilities, but not within 50 feet of any R District.
      I.   The following uses provided no part of a building where any activity is conducted shall have any openings other than stationary windows or required fire exits within 100 feet of any R District.
         (1)   Automobile, truck, trailer, and garden and farm implement establishments for display, hire, sales, including sales lots.
         (2)   Bottling of soft drinks or milk, or distribution stations.
         (3)   Bowling alley, pool hall or billiard parlor, dance hall, bar or cocktail lounge, night club and similar enterprises.
         (4)   Carpenter shop, electrical, heating, ventilating or plumbing shop, furniture upholstering shop, printing, publishing, engraving or lithographing plant, laundry and dry cleaning shop, sign painting shop, and similar establishments.
         (5)   Automobile repair garage doing major repair, including tire retreading or recapping, battery service and repair.
      J.   Any other use that is determined by the Board of Adjustment to be of the same general character as the foregoing permitted uses, but not including any use which may become noxious or offensive in B-2 District.
   2.   Permitted Accessory Uses.
      A.   B-1 Retail Business District accessory uses.
      B.   Other accessory uses customarily incidental to a permitted principal use, including signs as regulated by 165.21.
   3.   Height Regulations. No structure shall exceed three stories or 45 feet in height, except as provided in Section 165.24.
   4.   Lot Area, Frontage and Yard Requirements. The following minimum requirements shall be observed, subject to the additional requirements, exceptions and modifications in Section 165.24.
MINIMUM
REQUIREMENT
DWELLINGS*
1 and 1½ Stories
DWELLINGS*
2 and 2½ Stories

OTHER PERMITTED USES
MINIMUM
REQUIREMENT
DWELLINGS*
1 and 1½ Stories
DWELLINGS*
2 and 2½ Stories

OTHER PERMITTED USES
Lot Area
5,000 square feet
5,000 square feet
None
Lot Width
65 feet
65 feet
None
Front Yard Depth
25 feet
25 feet
None
Side Yard Width - Total
10 feet
18 feet
None
Side Yard Width - Least Side
4 feet
8 feet
None
Rear Yard Depth
10 feet
10 feet
5 feet**
*   Unit containing no more than one family. For units containing more than one family the provisions of Section 165.13(5) shall apply.
**   Except where adjoining an R District, then same as minimum required in that district.