Waterloo Village City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
Business Districts
§ 245-12 SD Service District.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of the SD Service District is to allow uses near or associated with residential structures for convenience and service-type uses.
B.
Permitted uses.
(1)
By right:
(a)
Ambulance service.
(b)
Artist studio.
(c)
Bakery shop.
(d)
Barbershop/beauty shop.
(e)
Business office.
(f)
Clubs or lodges.
(g)
Dressmakers.
(h)
Dry cleaners (retail).
(i)
Fire service.
(j)
Food market.
(k)
Laundry pickup and/or laundromat.
(l)
Multi dwelling (three+).
(m)
Newsstand.
(n)
Parking lot.
(o)
School, public.
[Amended 7-12-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
(p)
Shoemaker/repair.
(q)
Tailor.
(r)
Tobacco store.
(s)
Upholsterer.
(t)
Day-care facilities.
(u)
Florist.
(v)
Funeral home.
(w)
Photo studio.
(x)
Tanning salon.
(y)
Bank.
[Added 2-11-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
(2)
By special permit:
(a)
Churches.
(b)
Conversions (changing use or occupancy of dwelling).
(c)
Gasoline station and/or motor vehicle service and repair shop.
(d)
Mixed use with apartments.
(e)
Public utility structures.
(f)
Library.
(g)
School, private.
[Amended 7-12-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
(h)
Garden apartments.
(i)
Governmental offices and/or police station.
(j)
Professional offices.
(k)
Townhouses.
(l)
Hospital (human).
(m)
Medical/dental clinics.
(n)
Nursing home.
(o)
Proprietary homes.
(p)
Signs.
(q)
Recreational facilities and golf courses.
[Amended 7-12-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
C.
Bulk regulations.
(1)
Density: 20 dwelling units per acre.
(2)
Minimum lot size: 5,000 square feet.
(3)
Minimum width: 50 feet.
(4)
Yard dimensions:
(a)
Front: 20 feet.
(b)
Sides: five feet.
(c)
Rear: 20 feet.
[Amended 7-12-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
(5)
Floor area ratio (FAR): two (200%).
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 75%.
(7)
Maximum building height: 60 feet.
(8)
Minimum off-street parking: 1.5 parking spaces per dwelling unit.
(9)
Maximum impervious material: 75%.
(10)
Buffer zone: 10 feet.
§ 245-13 GB General Business District.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of the GB General Business District is to allow for more intense business activities within a community.
B.
Permitted uses.
(1)
By right:
(a)
Ambulance service.
(b)
Antique dealer.
(c)
Art gallery.
(d)
Artist studio.
(e)
Bakery shop.
(f)
Bank.
(g)
Barbershop/beauty shop/tanning salon.
(h)
Billiard parlor.
(i)
Business, limited.
(j)
Business offices.
(k)
Caterer.
(l)
Clubs or lodges.
(m)
Decorator.
(n)
Dressmaker.
(o)
Drugstore.
(p)
Dry cleaners, retail.
(q)
Fire service.
(r)
Florist.
(s)
Food market.
(t)
Governmental offices.
(u)
Hardware store.
(v)
Home occupations.
(w)
Hospital (human).
(x)
Laundry pickup.
(y)
Liquor store.
(z)
Medical/dental clinics.
(aa)
Newsstands.
(bb)
Parking lot.
(cc)
Photography studio.
(dd)
Police station.
(ee)
Printer.
(ff)
Professional offices.
(gg)
Recreation center.
(hh)
Restaurant.
(ii)
Retail sales.
(jj)
School, private.
(kk)
Shoemaker/repair.
(ll)
Skating rink.
(mm)
Tailor.
(nn)
Tavern.
(oo)
Tobacco store.
(2)
By special permit:
(a)
Shopping center.
(b)
Adult uses.
(c)
Theater.
(d)
Amusement center.
(e)
New and used motor vehicle sales.
(f)
Bus station.
(g)
Video arcade.
(h)
Dance hall.
(i)
Video distributor.
(j)
Motor vehicle gas and service station.
(k)
Library.
(l)
Hotel.
(m)
Mid-rise apartment.
(n)
Motel.
(o)
Motor vehicle repair shop.
(p)
Greenhouse.
(q)
Parking garage.
(r)
Public utility structures.
(s)
Garden apartments.
(t)
Multi dwelling (three+).
(u)
Townhouses.
(v)
Signs.
(w)
Regulated sexually oriented adult business.
C.
Bulk regulations.
(1)
Density: 40 units per acre.
(2)
Minimum lot size: 5,000 square feet.
(3)
Minimum width: 50 feet.
(4)
Yard dimensions:
(a)
Front: 10 feet.
(b)
Sides: five feet.
(c)
Rear: 20 feet.
[Amended 7-12-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
(5)
Floor area ratio: 2.5 (250%).
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 90%.
(7)
Maximum building height: 60 feet.
(8)
Minimum off-street parking: one parking space per unit.
(9)
Maximum impervious material: 90%.
(10)
Buffer zone: 10 feet.
§ 245-14 CB Central Business District.
[Amended 12-9-2013 by L.L. No. 2-2013]
A.
Purpose. The Central Business District is the heart of the Village. Supporting a thriving and successful business community is regarded as a critically important objective. The purpose of the Central Business District is to better serve the residents of the Waterloo community with zoning and codes that focus on increasing safety, security, and ensuring development of retail, commercial, and residential space that respects the historic and pedestrian-friendly nature of the Village's downtown area.
B.
Permitted uses:
(1)
Retail stores;
(2)
Business and professional offices;
(3)
Personal services;
(4)
Restaurants; bars;
(5)
Hotels;
(6)
Residential, only on second, third or fourth floor;
(7)
Parking as an accessory use to a principal building;
(8)
Religious institutions;
(9)
Governmental offices or services.
C.
By special permit:
(1)
Apartments, only on second, third or fourth floor;
(2)
Retail mall;
(3)
Outlet mall;
(4)
Signs;
(5)
Other commercial uses upon a finding by the Village Board that such uses are compatible with those permitted and which will not be detrimental to other uses within the district or to adjoining land users.
D.
Lot and building rules.
(1)
All lots shall have no front yard, and the principal building thereon shall abut the sidewalk, except existing residential-house-type structures, regardless of their current use, shall have and maintain a front yard setback from the front lot line to the structure's original building front line.
(2)
All lots shall have a minimum total side yard of 20 feet but are encouraged to have no side yard and for the principal building thereon to abut the principal building(s) next to it where feasible.
(3)
All principal buildings shall be a minimum of two aboveground stories and a maximum of four aboveground stories high.
(4)
Drive-throughs are permitted under the following conditions only:
(a)
Only one drive-through lane per building lot;
(b)
Drive-throughs shall be located entirely behind the principal building and shall not be visible from the street;
(c)
Drive-throughs may not exit directly onto a street;
(d)
Drive-throughs are permitted only on lots where at least 10 motor vehicles can be stacked on the lot and separate from the parking circulation while waiting for service at the drive-through.
(5)
Parking is not a permitted use and may only be constructed as an accessory use. Parking, if any, shall be located entirely behind the principal building on the lot. No parking shall front on any street.
(6)
Commercial uses may be located on any floor of a principal building; however, residential uses shall only be located on the second, third or fourth floors of multi-use buildings.
(7)
Principal buildings shall have no more than 7,500 square feet of total area on any floor, and may not exceed 60 feet in height.
(8)
Principal buildings shall have no less than 350 square feet of overall habitable space in a single-occupant dwelling unit, of which 120 square feet must be available in a designated sleeping room; for a two-occupant dwelling unit, there shall be no less than 600 square feet of overall habitable space, of which no less than 240 square feet must be available in a designated sleeping room; for dwelling units of three or more occupants, there shall be an additional 100 square feet per occupant of overall habitable space, of which no less than 60 square feet per occupant must be provided in a designated sleeping room.
(9)
Principal buildings must have two parking spaces on the premises for each unit.
(10)
Minimum clear glass area: at least 75% of the first floor of the front of the principal building shall be clear glass.
(11)
Principal buildings shall have and maintain the main entrance to the building on the front of the building.
(12)
It is encouraged that all additions and/or improvements to existing structures be of the same architectural style, use the same type of materials, be of the same height and width, and have the same window and door orientation as the original structure.
(13)
Storefront alterations, window alterations, signs and awnings will require a permit issued by the Code Administration Officer.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]