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West St Paul City Zoning Code

B-3 GENERAL

BUSINESS DISTRICT

§ 153.170 PERMITTED USES.

   Within the B-3 General Business District, no structure or land shall be used, except for one or more of the following uses, or uses deemed similar by the City Council:
   (A)   Any permitted use regulated in the B-2 District, § 153.155, but not limited in scale to serving residents of the surrounding area; and/or
   (B)   The following retail sales and service businesses:
      (1)   Boats and marine sales when conducted entirely within a building;
      (2)   Dance studio;
      (3)   Diaper or hand laundry services, provided not more than ten persons are employed;
      (4)   Furniture sales;
      (5)   Garden supply store, provided it is conducted entirely within an enclosed structure;
      (6)   Golf courses, public or private;
      (7)   Health club;
      (8)   Locksmith;
      (9)   Motels, motor hotels and hotels, provided the site contains not less than 600 square feet of area per unit;
      (10)   Newspaper and publishing office;
      (11)   Office buildings, other than medical or dental, with more than 50 employees who work inside the building;
      (12)   Optical and jewelry manufacturing provided the operation is not located within the front 60 feet of the first floor;
      (13)   Pet care facility provided the operation shall not include the boarding of domestic animals on the site, the maintaining of pens or cages outside of the building or the operating so as to cause an offensive odor or noise. See §§ 153.325 and 153.326;
      (14)   Photographic supplies and processing of film and prints;
      (15)   Printing shop;
      (16)   Radio and television repair;
      (17)   Rugs and floor covering sales;
      (18)   Seat cover, upholstery or drapery shop;
      (19)   Swimming pools, public;
      (20)   Wholesale office and showroom; and/or
      (21)    Music studio; and/or
      (22)   Automobile accessory stores, as regulated in § 153.382.
(Ord. 99-03, passed - -; Ord. passed 10-11-1963; Ord. 19-24, passed 12-9-2019)

§ 153.171 CONDITIONAL USES.

   Within the B-3 General Business District, no structure or land shall be used for the following uses, except by conditional use permit:
   (A)   Any conditional use regulated in the B-2 District, § 153.156, except that the limitations on types of merchandise offered by used merchandise stores do not apply and the floor area for used merchandise stores may be up to 5,000 square feet;
   (B)   Armories, convention halls, sport arenas and stadiums;
   (C)   Motor vehicle sales, as regulated in § 153.382;
   (D)   Bingo halls, provided that the establishment is located at least 600 feet when measured in a straight line from the building on which the establishment is located, to the property line from the following:
      (1)   Residentially zoned property;
      (2)   Agricultural land in the neighboring city, which is designated in the Comprehensive Plan for residential use;
      (3)   A licensed child day care facility;
      (4)   A public or private educational facility classified as an elementary, middle, junior high or senior high school; or
      (5)   A church.
   (E)   Bowling alleys, billiard and pool rooms, skating rinks, dance halls, batting cages and similar uses provided the structure in which the use is similar shall not be located within 100 feet of any R-1 or R-2 District;
   (F)   Bus terminals;
   (G)   Drive-through lanes, subject to the following provisions:
      (1)   They are not permitted in a front yard or within the setback area from the front lot line.
      (2)   Stacking space of no less than 180 feet shall be provided to assure that all vehicles awaiting service shall be parked on the premises and do not interfere with other driving areas, parking spaces, or sidewalks.
      (3)   Electronic speaker devices must not violate the noise pollution performance standards set forth in this chapter.
      (4)   Screening of automobile headlights must be provided. Screening must be at least three feet in height and fully opaque, consisting of a wall, fence, dense vegetation, berm or grade change or similar screening as determined by the city.
      (5)   A by-pass lane must be provided, allowing autos to exit the drive-through lane from the stacking area.
   (H)   Learning center, business or trade school when conducted entirely within a building;
   (I)   Electrical service, heating, plumbing, appliances, upholstery or air conditioning service shop, provided they do not employ more than six persons in repair or processing;
   (J)   Movie theaters but not the drive-in type;
   (K)   Outdoor display or storage of items at retail establishments such as building material yard, commercial greenhouse and mobile home sales;
   (L)   Pawnshops, provided that the establishment is located at least 800 feet, when measured in a straight line from the building on which the establishment is located to the property line, from the following:
      (1)   Residentially zoned property;
      (2)   Agricultural land located in the neighboring city which is designated in the Comprehensive Plan for residential use;
      (3)   A licensed child day care facility;
      (4)   A public or private educational facility classified as an elementary, middle, junior high or senior high school;
      (5)   A church; or
      (6)   A pawnshop.
   (M)   Stone and monument sales;
   (N)   Tattoo, body piercing or body art establishment, except spa establishments engaged solely in cosmetic tatooing as defined in § 111.06, provided that they are located at least 800 feet, as measured in a straight line from the building on which the establishment is located to the property line, from the following:
      (1)   Residentially zoned property;
      (2)   Agricultural land located in the neighboring city which is designated in the comprehensive plan for residential use;
      (3)   A licensed day care or day care center;
      (4)   A public or private educational facility classified as an elementary, middle, junior high or senior high school;
      (5)   A church; or
      (6)   A tattoo, body piercing or body art establishment.
   (O)   Motor vehicle rentals, as regulated in § 153.382;
   (P)   A church existing as of the date of this section may be permitted a one-time expansion subject to approval of a site plan submitted pursuant to § 153.050;
   (Q)   Columbaria, provided they are located on the same property as an existing church and located a minimum of 30 feet from any property line; and
   (R)   Banquet halls, provided:
      (1)   The use is accessory to a restaurant; and
      (2)   The building and/or any outdoor facilities in which the banquet hall is located shall be a minimum of 100 feet from residentially zoned property.
(Ord. 02-11, passed - -; Ord. 05-03, passed - -; Ord. passed 10-11-1963; Ord. 14-05, passed 9-8-2014; Ord. 17-15, passed 12-11-2017; Ord. 19-16, passed 10-14-2019; Ord. 21-006, passed 4-26-2021; Ord. 21-007, passed 6-14-2021; Ord. 21-008, passed 6-14-2021; Ord. 22-003, passed 2-28-2022; Ord. 23-011, passed 8-14-2023; Ord. 24-007, passed 11-12-2024; Ord. 24-012, passed 11-25-2024)

§ 153.172 INTERIM USES.

    Within the B-3 General Business District, the following uses shall be interim uses:
   (A)   Any interim use regulated in the B-2 District, § 153.157, provided that it meets the following conditions.
      (1)   The sales area shall be setback at least 300 feet from the Robert Street right-of-way and 150 feet back from any other street.
      (2)   The sales area shall not reduce the required supply of off-street parking below the required number of spaces for the principal building and for the interim use.
      (3)   Off-street parking required for the sales area shall be one space per 150 square feet of sales area.
   (B)   Temporary residential housing for the homeless provided that it meets the conditions outlined in § 153.054(A) and that the principal use on the site is not a single-family, business or commercial use.
(Ord. 17-09, passed 7-10-2017; Ord. 18-16, passed 10-8-2018)

§ 153.173 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES.

   Within the B-3 General Business District, the following uses shall be permitted accessory uses: any permitted accessory use regulated in the B-2 District, in § 153.158.
(Ord. passed 10-11-1963)

§ 153.174 SCREENING REQUIREMENTS.

   Wherever a B-3 General Business District abuts or is across the street from an R use, screening must comply with § 153.031(C)(4).
(Ord. passed 10-11-1963)

§ 153.175 PROHIBITED USES.

   Within the B-3, General Business District, the following uses are prohibited: State-licensed residential care facilities.
(Ord. 21-011, passed 8-23-2021)