This district is established to provide larger areas for retail, commercial, office, service, and apartment uses in areas of good accessibility along arterial streets, consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan. This district is primarily intended to accommodate commercial uses requiring large land and parking areas and not conducive to pedestrian shopping. This district is not intended to duplicate or weaken the Central Business District.

   1.   Permitted Uses:

      A.   Conditional uses in B-1 District, except for daycare centers and nursery schools.

      B.   Grocery stores.

      C.   Retail stores.

      D.   Automobile sales, repair, painting, and washing.

      E.   Mobile home sales.

      F.   Movie theatres.

      G.   Restaurants.

      H.   Farm implement and trailer sales and repair, but excluding salvage, wrecking, and junkyard operations, if such activities are the primary land area use or the primary revenue producing element of the permitted use.

      I.   Fruit and vegetable market, greenhouse, and nurseries.

      J.   Wholesale and distributing establishments.

      K.   Pet shops.

      L.   Animal hospital and veterinary clinics.

      M.   Commercial or institutional recreational game fields, swimming pools, skating rinks, golf driving ranges, miniature golf, go-cart tracks, or similar open air recreational uses and facilities.

      N.   Building, plumbing, electrical, and general contracting offices, and sales outlets.

      O.   Multiple-family dwellings.

      P.   Condominiums.

      Q.   Warehouses.

      R.   Bowling alleys.

      S.   Commercial storage.

      T.   Banks, savings and loans, brokerage institutions, insurance companies, credit unions, and other financial service firms.

   2.   Conditional Uses [Performance Standards as provided in Section 165.10(3)]:

      A.   Single-family dwellings.

      B.   Conditional uses of the R-4 Residence District.

      C.   Vehicle wrecking and salvage.

      D.   Fabrication and assembly of products not involving volatile, explosive materials nor producing any contaminated by-product released to the environment, provided such activity does not exceed 3,500 square feet of total building area.

      E.   Shopping centers or additions thereto.

      F.   Other uses similar to and compatible with the uses enumerated above.

      G.   Telecommunication towers.

      H.   Lumber yards.

   3.   Special Exception Uses: As provided in Section 165.11(3).

   4.   Minimum Performance Standards For Permitted Uses:

      A.   Lot area and density: 7,000 square feet.

      B.   Lot width: 60 feet; 80 feet for corner lots.

      C.   Height of structure: not over 35 feet.

      D.   Front yard setback: 25 feet.

      E.   Side yard setback: None required but, if provided, minimum is eight feet.

      F.   Rear yard setback: 15 feet (two feet for accessory structures)

      G.   Area of structure: 600 square feet.

      H.   Parking: As provided in Section 165.08.

      I.   Signs: As provided in Chapter 155.