1.

Purpose. The B-1 district is established to provide areas for a wide range of retail stores and personal service establishments which are desirable to provide for both day-to-day and occasional shopping needs.

2.

Permitted uses. The following retail business and service uses are permitted, provided that they are operated entirely within a building—except for off-street parking and loading facilities:

Apparel shops;

Art and school supply stores;

Art galleries and studios;

Bakery shops, including the baking and processing of food products when prepared for retail sale on the premises only;

Banks and financial institutions, including drive-in teller facilities;

Barbershops, beauty parlors;

Book and stationery stores;

Camera and photographic supply stores or retail sale;

Candy and ice cream shops;

Carpet, rug and linoleum stores;

Catalog offices for mail order stores;

China and glassware stores;

Coin and philatelic stores;

Currency exchanges;

Custom dressmaking, millinery, tailoring or shoe repair shops, when conducted for retail sales on the premises only;

Department stores;

Dry goods stores;

Drugstores;

Dry cleaning and pressing establishments, approved by the fire department;

Florist shops and conservatories for retail trade on the premises only;

Food, meat and fruit stores;

Furniture stores;

Furrier, when conducted for retail trade on the premises only;

Garden supply stores;

Gift shops;

Hardware stores;

Hobby stores;

Household appliance stores and repair;

Interior decorating shops;

Jewelry stores;

Laundromats;

Leather goods and luggage stores;

Loan offices and finance companies;

Meat markets;

Musical instrument stores;

Offices, business and professional, including medical clinics;

Orthopedic and medical appliance stores, but not including the manufacture of such articles;

Paint and wallpaper stores;

Parking lots and garages, other than accessory and subject to the provisions of article XII.

Photography studies, including the development of film and pictures when done as part of the retail business on the premises;

Public utility collection offices;

Radio and television broadcasting stations, including cable TV;

Restaurants;

Sporting goods stores;

Tobacco shops;

Toy stores;

Travel bureau and transportation ticket offices;

Business machines sales and service;

Accessory uses, including off-street parking and loading facilities as permitted or required in accordance with the provisions of article XII.

3.

Special uses. The following uses may be allowed by special use permit in accordance with provisions of article XVII:

Other retail business uses not specifically listed above, when found to have economic compatibility with established uses on adjoining property;

Animal hospitals;

Bus terminal or other public transportation facilities;

Churches, rectories and parish houses;

Clubs or lodges (nonprofit), fraternal and religious institutions;

Cocktail lounges, taverns, liquor stores—package goods only, and any other establishments in which beer and/or liquor is to be sold either in package or to be consumed on the premises, subject to the conditions specified in article XVII.

Hospital and nursing homes;

Hotels and motels, including restaurants and meeting rooms;

Parks, when publicly owned and operated;

Public utility and public services uses including: Electric substations; fire stations; police stations; public art galleries and museums; public libraries; public parking lots; telephone exchange, repeater stations, microwave relay towers and stations, antenna towers and other outdoor equipment essential to the operation of the exchange in the interest of public convenience and necessity;

Telephone answering services;

Water filtration plants;

Dwelling units—when business uses, premises designed for such uses or off-street parking occupy the ground floor; provided that all of the lot area parking requirements and other regulations affecting residential development as set forth in the R-4 district, are complied with.

4.

Yard area.

a)

Transitional yards. Where a B-1 district adjoins a residence district, transitional yards shall be provided in accordance with the following regulations:

(1)

Where lots in a B-1 district front on the street and at least 80 percent of the frontage directly across the street between two consecutive intersecting streets is in a residence district, the front yard regulations for the residence district shall apply to the said lots in the business district.

(2)

In a B-1 district, where a side lot line coincides with a side or rear lot line of property in an adjacent residential district, a yard shall be provided along such side lot line. Such yard shall be equal in dimension to the minimum side yard which would be required under this ordinance for a residential use on the adjacent property in the residence district.

(3)

In a B-1 district, where a side lot line coincides with a side or rear lot line of property in an adjacent residential district, a yard shall be provided along such rear lot line. Such yard shall be equal in dimension to the minimum side yard which would be required under this ordinance for a residential use on the adjacent property in the residence district.

(4)

In a B-1 district, where a rear lot line coincides with a side lot line of property in an adjacent residential district, a yard shall be provided along such rear lot line. Such yard shall be 20 feet in depth.

(5)

In a B-1 district, where the extension of a front or side lot line coincides with the front line of an adjacent lot located in a residence district, a yard of not less than ten feet shall be provided.

(6)

Transitional yards shall be unobstructed from lowest level to sky except as allowed in section 4.03, 5.

b)

Side yards: If an interior side yard is provided, it shall be not less than five feet wide.

c)

Rear yard: A rear yard of not less than 20 feet in depth.

5.

Signs. Signs shall be permitted as allowed in article XI.

6.

Off-street parking and loading. Parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required or permitted in article XII.

7.

Building height. The height of any structure shall not exceed 55 feet, except as provided herein.

8.

Conditions of use. All permitted uses in this district except residence district uses, shall be retail and shall be subject to the following conditions:

a)

There shall be no manufacture, processing or treatment of products other than those which are clearly indicated and essential to the retail business conducted on the same premises.

b)

Such uses, operations or products shall not be objectionable due to odor, dust, smoke, noise, or vibrations or other similar causes.

c)

All outside storage of refuse material shall be containerized.

1.

Purpose. The B-2 district is established to provide additional business and commercial uses, limited service uses not permitted in the B-1 district, and to provide for a greater bulk and intensity of use of land and buildings.

2.

Permitted uses. The following retail and service uses are permitted, provided [that] they are operated entirely within a building or buildings, except for off-street parking and loading facilities:

Any use permitted in the B-1 business district;

Ambulance service;

Art galleries and studios;

Auction rooms;

Auto accessory stores;

Bicycle sales and repair;

Costume rental shops;

Frozen food stores and food lockers;

Glass cutting and glazing establishments;

Hotels and motels;

Locksmith;

Meeting halls;

Pet shops, but not including animal hospitals;

Photo developing and processing;

Physical fitness and health services;

Picture framing when conducted for retail trade on the premises only;

Plumbing, heating, air conditioning sales and service;

Schools: music, dance business, commercial or trade;

Taxidermist;

Telephone answering service;

Telephone exchange, repeater stations, microwave relay towers and stations, mobile transmitting towers and stations, antenna towers and other outdoor equipment essential to the operation of the exchange in the interest of public convenience and necessity, and including business offices in conjunction therewith;

Theater, indoor;

Upholster shops;

Accessory uses, including off-street parking and loading facilities, as permitted or required in accordance with the provisions of article XII.

3.

Special uses. The following uses may be allowed by special use permit in accordance with provisions of article XVII:

Any use which may be allowed as a special use in the B-1 retail business district;

Other retail business uses not specifically listed below, when found to have economic compatibility with established uses on adjoining property;

Automobile sales and service shops, including painting and repairing but not the painting or repairing of trucks over 1½ tons capacity;

Automobile service stations;

Blue printing and photostating establishments;

Boat showrooms;

Catering establishments;

Extermination shops;

Funeral homes and undertaking parlors;

Garages, public, for storage of private passenger automobiles and commercial vehicles under 1½ tons;

Hand laundries;

Nursing home or rest home;

Publishing and printing;

Restaurants, including drive-in restaurants.

4.

Conditions of use. All permitted uses in this district except residence district uses shall be retail and shall be subject to the following conditions:

a)

There shall be no manufacture, processing or treatment of products other than those which are clearly indicated and essential to the retail business conducted on the same premises;

b)

Such uses, operations or products shall not be objectionable due to odor, dust, smoke, noise or vibrations or other similar causes;

c)

All outside storage of refuse material shall be containerized.

5.

Yard areas. All yard regulations shall be the same as required in the B-1 retail business district.

6.

Signs. Signs shall be as permitted in article XI.

7.

Off-street parking and loading. Parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required or permitted in article XII.

8.

Building height. Height regulations shall be the same as required in the B-1 retail business district.

1.

Purpose. The B-3 auto-oriented business district is established to accommodate only those uses that are highway oriented.

2.

Permitted uses. No permitted uses in this B-3 auto-oriented business district.

3.

Special uses. The following special uses are permitted in accordance with the provisions of article XVII:

Automobile and truck sales and rental;

Automobile laundries;

a)

All washing facilities shall be completely within an enclosed building,

b)

Any lights used to illuminate the area shall be directed away from adjacent residential properties,

c)

A permanent screening fence or wall not less than five feet in height shall be constructed, along any site property line which abuts property zoned for residential use.

Automobile service stations;

Battery and tire service centers;

Drive-in banks;

Funeral homes;

Hotels and motels;

Mobile home, motor home and trailer sales and rental, but not including the use of mobile homes as a residence;

Produce markets;

Public passenger transportation terminals, such as heliports, bus and rail depots;

Public service uses, including pumping stations, police and fire stations; telephone exchanges, electric substations and other similar public service uses;

Restaurants, including drive-ins;

Tourist homes;

Vehicle sales, service, washing and repair stations, garages, taxi stands and public parking lots;

4.

Conditions of use. All special uses permitted in this district shall be retail establishments dealing directly with consumers and shall be subject to the following conditions:

a)

There shall be no processing or treatment of products other than that which is clearly incidental and essential to the retail use as permitted.

b)

All outside storage of refuse material shall be containerized.

5.

Height of buildings. No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed 55 feet in height.

6.

Minimum lot size.

a)

Lot area: Minimum lot area of 12,500 square feet.

b)

Lot width: Minimum lot width of 100 feet.

c)

Lot depth: Minimum lot depth of 125 feet.

7.

Yard areas.

a)

Front yard: A front yard of not less than 50 feet.

b)

Side yards: No requirements except where abutting upon residential use or street lines, there shall be a side yard of 25 feet.

c)

Rear yard: Not less than 20 feet.

8.

Signs. The erection, construction, alteration and location of signs, other advertising structures, marquees and awnings shall be in conformity with the provisions of article XI.

9.

Off-street parking and loading. Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided as permitted or required in article XII.

1.

Purpose. The B-OT district is established to provide an area of the city that is conducive to professional establishments predominantly of a medical, research or technical nature that sits in a campus like setting away from conventional retail or trade businesses which are encouraged to remain in the downtown district or M-140 business corridor.

2.

Permitted uses. The following professional uses are permitted provided that they are operated entirely within a building or buildings, except for off-street parking and loading facilities:

Accounting offices, including the offices of tax preparers; architectural firms and offices; armed forces recruiting offices; attorney and law offices; brokerage offices; corporate offices; engineering firms and offices; fire stations, police stations and substations; hospitals, specialty clinics, medical centers, laboratories and research facilities; dental offices; hotels; real estate and insurance agent offices; office equipment and medical supply stores; abstract and title insurance offices; restaurants, delicatessens, coffee shops and pubs; banks, savings and loan associations and similar financial institutions or offices.

3.

Special uses. The following uses may be allowed by special use permit in accordance with the provisions of article XVII:

Veterinarian offices, planned unit developments in accordance with article XVIII.

4.

Conditions of use. All permitted uses and special uses in this district shall be subject to the following conditions:

a)

All utilities in rights-of-way or to buildings must be underground.

b)

All refuse containers must be located at the rear of each site and not visible from the right-of-way and must be in an enclosure. The enclosure can be integral to the permitted principal structure or detached.

c)

No outside storage will be permitted unless specifically approved by the city commission.

d)

No commercial statements of the occupant's products or services will be allowed as a part of the building facade or elevation.

5.

Height of buildings. No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed 55 feet in height.

6.

Minimum lot size.

a)

Lot area: Minimum lot area of 22,500 square feet.

b)

Lot width: Minimum lot width of 150 feet.

c)

Lot depth: Minimum lot depth of 150 feet.

7.

Yard areas.

a)

Front yard: A front yard of not less than 50 feet.

b)

Side yards: A side yard of 15 feet shall be maintained except where abutting a residential use or street line, in which case a side yard of 25 feet shall be maintained.

c)

Rear yards: A rear yard of not less than 20 feet.

8.

Signs. All signs in the front setback will be ground mounted signs. Building or facade mounted signs will be allowed, however, all signs shall be in conformity with the provisions of article XI.

9.

Off-street parking and loading. Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided as permitted or required in article XII.

( Ord. of 9-10-2013 )

A new business must submit a business license application to the city before opening for business. Failure to do so will result in a $500.00 fine.

(Res. No. 07-2013, 4-9-2013; Ord. of 9-10-2013 )