The following regulations shall apply in all
B Business Zones.
[Amended 10-26-1998 by Ord. No. 631; 12-10-2001 by Ord. No. 673]
The following uses may be permitted as special exceptions in accordance with the provisions of Article
XXII:
A. All uses authorized as permitted uses or special exceptions
in this zone which are to be located within structures in excess of
three stories but not in excess of six stories.
B. All other uses of the same general character as uses permitted under §
164-41.
C. Adult entertainment activities.
E. Animal hospitals, veterinary clinics and kennels,
with runways.
G. Building materials sales and storage yards which are
unenclosed.
H. Circuses, carnivals or similar transient enterprises,
provided that such uses shall not exceed 10 days at any one time and
involve no permanent structure.
I. Drive-in eating establishments.
J. Conversion dwellings, subject to the requirements of §
164-150 and the County Health Department.
K. Feed and grain sales, milling and/or storage shall
be screened when adjoining a residential use of zone.
L. Funeral homes and mortuaries.
O. Housing for older persons and other customary accessory uses and structures, which are clearly incidental to the principal structure and use subject to the requirements of §
164-153.2 and which is located on three acres of land or less.
P. Multiple-family dwellings, subject to the provisions of §
164-153.
Q. Outdoor drive-in theaters.
R. Public utility buildings, structures or uses, including radio, television and other communication facilities not considered essential utility equipment, as enumerated in §
164-139.
S. Service stations, subject to the provisions of §
164-149.
T. Single-family detached dwellings and single-family semidetached dwellings, subject to the provisions of §
164-154.
U. Swimming pools, parks and recreation areas, provided that such uses shall be two times the distance requirements for residential uses as specified in§
164-140.
V. Telecommunications facilities, subject to the requirements of §
164-139.1.
No structure shall exceed the height of three
stories or the height of an adjacent structure on the block, whichever
is the greater.
For all uses in the B Business Zone, the following
requirements shall apply:
A. The following maximum limitations shall apply:
(1) Floor area ratio: 2.0. The total building floor area
cannot be greater than twice the total area of the lot.
B. The following minimum requirements shall be observed:
(1) Building or use setback:
(a)
Front: 30 feet or equal to the setbacks of immediately
adjacent buildings, whichever is less, from the public street.
(b)
Side: where the side line is along an alley
or public right-of-way, 10 feet or equal to the setbacks of immediately
adjacent buildings, whichever is less.
(c)
For parking uses: five feet from the right-of-way
or adjacent lots.
(d)
From residential districts: 30 feet.