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West St Paul City Zoning Code

B-5 GATEWAY

NORTH MIXED USE DISTRICT

§ 153.205 PERMITTED USES.

   (A)   The following provisions shall apply.
   (B)   Within the B-5 Gateway North Mixed Use 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:
      (1)   Antique store;
      (2)   Art and school supply store;
      (3)   Bakery good sales and baking of goods for retail sales on premises;
      (4)   Bank without a drive-through;
      (5)   Barber shop;
      (6)   Bicycle sales and repair;
      (7)   Books, new or used, office supply and stationery store;
      (8)   Candy, ice cream, popcorn, nuts, frozen desserts and soft drink shop without a drive-through;
      (9)   Clothing store, but not a used merchandise store;
      (10)   Coffee shop without a drive-through;
      (11)   Licensed child day care facility;
      (12)   Delicatessen and/or dairy store;
      (13)   Drug store;
      (14)   Dry cleaning and laundry pick up, including incidental pressing and repair;
      (15)   Florist shop;
      (16)   Gift shop;
      (17)   Grocery store;
      (18)   Hair salon;
      (19)   Hardware store under 4,000 square feet;
      (20)   Health clubs under 4,000 square feet;
      (21)   Hobby or craft store, including classes not to exceed ten students;
      (22)   Jewelry sales and repair;
      (23)   Library;
      (24)   Locksmith;
      (25)   Meat market, but not including processing;
      (26)   Municipal buildings;
      (27)   Music store or music studio;
      (28)   Offices of a general nature, other than medical or dental, where the employment within the building does not exceed 25 persons and the operations do not include retail sales or warehousing on the site;
      (29)   Optical sales and service;
      (30)   Paint, wallpaper sales;
      (31)   Photography studio or camera supply store;
      (32)   Picture framing store;
      (33)   Shoe sales and repair;
      (34)   Spa;
      (35)   Sporting goods store;
      (36)   Studio for dance or martial arts under 4,000 square feet;
      (37)   Tailor shop;
      (38)   Tanning salon;
      (39)   Massage therapy services;
      (40)   Reflexology services;
      (41)   Furniture sales;
      (42)   Garden supply store within a building;
      (43)   Printing shop;
      (44)   Rugs/floor coverings store;
      (45)   Upholstery/drapery store;
      (46)   Wholesale office/showroom;
      (47)   Interior decorating studio;
      (48)   Appliance sales and service;
      (49)   Restaurant, café, tea room without a drive-through;
      (50)   Cell phone sales;
      (51)   Computer sales and service; and
      (52)   Video store, not including adult videos.
(Ord. 04-15, passed - -; Ord. 11-16, passed - -; Ord. passed 10-11-1963)

§ 153.206 CONDITIONAL USES.

   Within the B-5, Gateway North Mixed Use District, no structure or land shall be used for the following uses, except by conditional use permit:
   (A)   Accessory structures;
   (B)   Private garages, provided:
      (1)   Principal use of the property is mixed-use;
      (2)   Property includes owner occupied residential unit;
      (3)   Structure meets the provisions of § 153.380. In addition metal framing and metal roofing is not allowed; and
      (4)   Carport structures must be secured to a cement slab or footing.
   (C)   Funeral homes and mortuaries;
   (D)   Dental or medical office or clinic;
   (E)   Mixed-use residential/commercial;
   (F)   Museums, art galleries, theaters;
   (G)   On-sale liquor establishments;
   (H)   Outdoor seating, provided it complies with the requirements of § 153.156(F);
   (I)   R-3 and R-4 residential dwelling units;
   (J)   Veterinary establishments limited to domestic animals and conducted entirely within a building;
   (K)   Offices of a general nature, other than medical or dental, where the employment within the building does not exceed 50 persons and the operations do not include retail sales or warehousing on the site;
   (L)   Elderly community education center, provided that it is located in a building that contains a civic or community center or a multifamily elderly residential housing facility;
   (M)   Retirement homes, provided that the site shall contain not less than 3,500 square feet of lot area per dwelling unit.
      (1)   Parking facilities shall be equal to one space for each dwelling unit and proof of the availability of one additional space per unit.
      (2)   All parking facilities in this section shall comply with §§ 153.345 et seq.
   (N)   Off-street parking;
   (O)   Discount stores; and
   (P)   Solar carport, provided:
      (1)   The solar carport use is accessory to the principal use of the property.
      (2)   The solar carport does not exceed 50% of the respective parking area on which it is located.
      (3)   The solar carport otherwise complies with § 153.380.
(Ord. 99-03, passed - -; Ord. 09-04, passed - -; Ord. 00-10, passed - -; Ord. passed 10-11-1963; Ord. 15-, passed - -2015; Ord. 15-14, passed 12-15-2015; Ord. 16-12, passed 11-14-2016; Ord. 23-011, passed 8-14-2023; Ord. 23-012, passed 9-11-2023)

§ 153.207 INTERIM USES.

   Within the B-5 Gateway North Mixed Use District, the following uses shall be interim uses: any interim use regulated in the B 3 District, § 153.172, provided that it meets the conditions contained therein.

§ 153.208 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES.

   Within the B-5 Gateway North Mixed Use District, the following uses shall be permitted accessory uses: any permitted accessory use regulated in the B-3 District, in § 153.173.
(Ord. passed 10-11-1963)

§ 153.209 LOT AREA, HEIGHT, LOT WIDTHS AND YARD REQUIREMENTS.

   (A)   No structure or building shall exceed three stories above grade.
   (B)   For any R-4 multi-family use, housing three to 16 dwelling units, the minimum lot area, lot width, yard and building setback and distance between principal structures must comply with the lot requirements for R-4 Multiple-Family Districts, in § 153.128.
   (C)   For any R-2, R-3, R-4 or commercial use that is adjacent to residential use, screening must comply with § 153.031(C)(4).
(Ord. passed 10-11-1963)