Village of Greendale, WI Business Districts

Permitted uses.

Permitted uses of land, buildings or structures as hereinafter listed in each business district shall be permitted in the districts indicated, under the conditions specified. No land, buildings or structures shall be devoted to any use other than a use permitted in the business district in which such land, buildings or structures shall be located, with the exception of the following:

Buildings, structures and uses lawfully established on the effective date of this chapter (April 8, 1964); and

Special uses allowed in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 17.36.

(b)

Uses lawfully established on the effective date of this chapter (April 8, 1964) and rendered nonconforming by the provisions thereof shall be subject to regulations of Wisconsin Statutes governing nonconforming uses.

(2)

Special uses. Special uses, as hereinafter listed in each business district, may be allowed only in the business district indicated, subject to the issuance of special use permits in accordance with the procedures herein set forth.

17.19 B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District.

(1)

General conditions.

(a)

All business establishments shall be retail or service establishments dealing directly with consumers. All goods produced on the premises shall be sold at retail on the premises where produced.

(b)

Dwelling units and lodging rooms are not permitted.

(c)

All business, servicing or processing shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings, except for off-street parking or loading; and temporary outdoor retail displays and sales for which a permit has been issued under § 17.368.

[Amended 10-17-2017 by Ord. No. 889]

(d)

Establishments where the principal use is the drive-in type, offering goods or services directly to customers waiting in parked motor vehicles, are not permitted.

(e)

The parking of trucks in the open as an accessory use, when used in the conduct of a permitted business listed hereafter in a business district, shall be limited to vehicles of not over 1 1/2 tons' capacity when located within 150 feet of a residence district boundary line.

(2)

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted:

(a)

Bakeries, retail sales, where not more than 50% of the floor area may be devoted to processing of goods sold only on the premises.

(b)

Banks with accessory drive-in facilities.

(c)

Barbershops.

(d)

Beauty parlors.

(e)

Book, stationery, newspaper or magazine stores.

(f)

Candy, confectionery or ice cream stores.

(g)

Camera and photographic supply stores.

(h)

Clothing stores

(i)

Drugstores.

(j)

Dry-cleaning and laundry receiving establishments, processing to be done elsewhere.

(k)

Fire stations.

(l)

Flower shops and conservatories.

(m)

Food stores, grocery stores, meat and fish markets, delicatessens or fruit and vegetable markets.

(n)

Gift and curio shops.

(o)

Haberdashery stores.

(p)

Hardware stores.

(q)

Hobby shops, for retailing of items to be assembled or used away from the premises.

(r)

Launderettes.

(s)

Liquor stores, package.

(t)

Medical and dental clinics.

(u)

Millinery shops.

(v)

Music stores, phonographs, phonograph records and sheet music.

(w)

Newspaper offices, not including printing.

(x)

Newsstand.

(y)

Notion shops.

(z)

Office, business, professional, public or institutional.

(aa)

Paint and wallpaper stores.

(ab)

Photography studios, including developing and printing of photographs when conducted on the premises as part of the retail business.

(ac)

Post offices.

(ad)

Restaurants, including accessory cocktail lounges.

(ae)

Shoe stores.

(af)

Shoe and hat repair stores.

(ag)

Sporting goods stores.

(ah)

Theaters, not including drive-in theaters.

(ai)

Toy shops.

(aj)

Travel bureaus and transportation ticket offices.

(ak)

Variety stores.

(al)

Wearing apparel shops.

(am)

Accessory uses to the above permitted uses, including but not limited to business signs; off-street parking and loading; and temporary outdoor retail displays and sales for which a permit has been issued under § 17.368.

[Amended 10-17-2017 by Ord. No. 889]

(an)

Taverns.

(3)

Special uses. The following allowable special uses shall be permitted only in accordance with procedures, regulations and standards set forth in this chapter, unless, when applicable, more restrictive federal, state, county or other Village regulations and standards and additional regulations and standards may be recommended by the Plan Commission and required by the Village Board. Development plans and specifications shall be submitted at the time of application for a special use permit, and such plans and specifications shall show, when applicable, utility installations; site and land improvements; location, architectural elevations and construction details of buildings and structures; locations of vehicular ingress and egress and traffic control facilities; and other improvements.

(a)

Other business uses similar to permitted uses listed above.

(b)

Churches, temples and synagogues.

(c)

Clubs or lodges.

(d)

(e)

Public utility and public service uses, including:

Electric distributions centers.

Gas regulator stations.

Fire stations.

Libraries.

Police stations.

Telephone exchanges.

Bus transit facilities, including offices, stations, shelters and parking areas.

Other similar uses.

(4)

Floor area ratio. Not to exceed 0.8.

(5)

Yards.

(a)

Front yard and side yard abutting a street. Not less than 25 feet in depth.

(b)

Side yards, interior. If an interior side yard is provided, it shall not be less than five feet wide, except that where a side lot line coincides with a side lot line in an adjacent residence district or adjacent to an alley which separates business and residence districts, 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 chapter for a residential use on an adjacent residential lot.

(c)

Rear yard. Not less than 20 feet in depth.

(6)

Signs, awnings and marquees. Nonflashing but illuminated business signs with no moving parts, awnings and marquees are permitted subject to regulations set forth in other Village ordinances and the following:

(a)

Exterior signs shall not be illuminated between 11:00 p.m. or the close of business, whichever is later, and 7:00 a.m. Where a sign is illuminated by light reflected upon it, direct rays of light shall not beam upon any part of any existing residential building, into a residence district or into a street. A sign in direct line of vision of any traffic signal shall not have a red, green or amber illumination.

(b)

Signs may be placed on the exterior sides of each building, provided that no sign shall extend above the top of the parapet of the wall or above the roofline when there is no parapet.

(c)

Signs shall be affixed flat against building walls and may project therefrom not more than 12 inches.

(d)

Freestanding signs may be permitted if approved by the Director of Inspection Services. Permitted freestanding signs shall be located not less than 10 feet from the nearest street right-of-way line, shall not be higher than 15 feet above the lowest ground elevation beneath the sign, shall not have more than 75 square feet of gross surface area, shall not obstruct vision so as to create a traffic hazard, and shall be designed to compliment the development.

[Amended 4-17-2001 by Ord. No. 779; 5-17-2005 by Ord. No. 817]

(e)

In a business center developed on a tract of land three acres or more in area, initially in single ownership or control, one freestanding sign may be permitted if approved by the Director of Inspection Services. The sign shall not have more than 100 square feet of gross surface area and shall display only the name of the business center. It shall be located not less than 10 feet from the nearest street right-of-way line, shall not be higher than 20 feet above the lowest ground elevation beneath the sign, shall not obstruct vision so as to create a traffic hazard, and shall be designed to compliment the development.

[Amended 5-17-2005 by Ord. No. 817]

(f)

Except as provided herein, signs located behind window areas for the purpose of being viewed from outside the building shall be permitted only if approved by the Director of Inspection Services. Sign permits shall not be required for temporary nonilluminated window signs advertising sales or special events which are displayed for a period of 30 days or less. All signs in the aggregate shall not cover more than 20% of the window area on which they are located.

[Amended 6-16-1998 by Ord. No. 757; 5-17-2005 by Ord. No. 817]

(g)

Temporary signs shall be governed by §§ 17.12(3)(e) and 17.365(11) of this chapter.

[Added by Ord. No. 682; amended 10-16-2018 by Ord. No. 899]

(h)

Neon signs located behind window areas for the purpose of being viewed from the outside of the building or other exterior neon displays may be permitted in cases where they are custom designed to be compatible with the building's architectural character and where their color has been selected to harmonize with the building's exterior colors. Such signs or displays shall be approved by the Director of Inspection Services.

[Added 6-16-1998 by Ord. No. 757; amended 5-17-2005 by Ord. No. 817]

(i)

Sidewalk sandwich signs. Sidewalk sandwich signs are hereby declared "permitted signs" subject to the following specific requirements which shall be used and met in the regulation of all sidewalk sandwich signs:

[Added 10-7-2008 by Ord. No. 844]

Portability. Sidewalk sandwich signs shall be portable and are intended to be set on private sidewalks and private property.

Maximum dimensions. Sidewalk sandwich signs shall have a maximum height of 48 inches and a maximum width of 28 inches (including the supporting structure).

Minimum dimensions. The minimum height of a sidewalk sandwich sign board shall be not less than 36 inches and the minimum width shall not be less than 20 inches (including the supporting structure).

Maintenance. All sidewalk sandwich signs shall be maintained in a high-quality state, with no peeling, broken, cracked, or faded paint or materials.

Lettering. Lettering of sidewalk sandwich signs shall be graphically crisp with sharp edges of a professional quality, either painted or vinyl.

Surface. Sidewalk sandwich signs shall have a flat surface.

Sign faces. Sidewalk sandwich signs shall have no more than two sign faces.

Illumination, animation, parts of sign in motion, or electrically powered sidewalk sandwich signs prohibited. Sidewalk sandwich signs shall not be illuminated, animated, with moving parts, or electrically powered.

Collapse prevention devices required. Sidewalk sandwich signs shall contain a device (such as a chain, rope, cable, etc.) to prevent sign panels from spreading open and collapsing onto the ground.

10.

Protruding sign edges prohibited. Edges of sidewalk sandwich signs shall have no protruding features that extend beyond the peripheral edges of the sign.

11.

Identification of sign ownership. The name and telephone of the business which owns the sign shall be included on the inside unexposed surface only of both sign panels.

12.

Sidewalk sandwich signs advertising off-premises businesses not allowed. Sidewalk sandwich signs which advertise off-premises businesses shall not be allowed.

13.

Temporary hand lettering. Temporary hand lettering is permitted only on a chalk or white board section of the sidewalk sandwich sign comprising an area not greater than 60% of any one side of the sidewalk sandwich sign, such as "Daily Specials" or "Sale Today" applications. This chalk or white board section may be on one or both sides of the sidewalk sandwich sign.

14.

Construction materials for sidewalk sandwich signs.

Sidewalk sandwich signs shall not be constructed from materials that may cause a hazard to pedestrian traffic.

Sidewalk sandwich signs constructed with light materials (such as, but not limited to, plastic) shall be weighted with a minimum of 10 pounds of ballast so they can remain stationary on windy days.

Items that are attached to the sidewalk sandwich sign panels that are loose or lightly attached shall not be permitted.

15.

Installation and location of sidewalk sandwich signs.

Each business shall be allowed to display only one sidewalk sandwich sign at a time.

Placement of sidewalk sandwich signs on landscaped areas in front of businesses between the front building wall and outer edge of the abutting sidewalk is permitted. However, sidewalk sandwich signs are not permitted in landscaped areas located between sidewalk and street curb, driveway curbs, parking lot curbs, parking lots, or any portion of public property.

Sidewalk sandwich signs are hereby declared temporary signs and, as such, are to be placed outdoors only during business hours and shall be removed and placed indoors daily for storage after the close of business.

The location of sidewalk sandwich signs shall be within 15 feet of the business entry on the sidewalk as far from the curb as possible and within the business frontage area of the building/business with which it is associated.

Sidewalk sandwich signs are not permitted to restrict the width of sidewalk egress to less than five feet and shall not be placed so as to impede safe pedestrian flow as determined by the Village Director of Inspection Services. Sidewalk sandwich signs are not permitted to be placed in front of, or adjacent to, another business, commercial enterprise, or vacant land.

Placement of sidewalk sandwich signs is prohibited on all City property or within public rights-of-way.

No sidewalk sandwich sign shall be placed closer than fifteen (15) feet to another sidewalk sandwich sign.

16.

Application and sign permit required for sidewalk sandwich signs. Business owners or tenants requesting the use of a sidewalk sandwich sign shall file a completed sign permit application form as required by the Village of Greendale Director of Inspection Services. Said sign permit application shall be approved by the Village of Greendale Director of Inspection Services prior to the installation of any sidewalk sandwich sign on any property in the Village of Greendale.

(7)

Off-street parking and off-street loading. In accordance with regulations set forth in § 17.06.

(8)

Site plan, landscape plan, and lighting plan submission and Village review required. Detailed site plan(s), landscape plan(s), and lighting plan(s) are required to be submitted to the Village and shall be reviewed by the Village as set forth and required under the provisions of § 17.10(6), Site plan, landscape plan, and lighting plan review required in all zoning district; and § 17.38, site plan, § 17.39, Landscape plan, and § 17.40, Lighting plan, of the Village of Greendale Zoning Code. All single-family dwellings on lots (and their associated accessory structures) and two-family dwellings on lots (and their associated accessory structures) are hereby deemed exempt from the requirements of site plan, landscape plan, and lighting plan review.

[Added 12-21-2010 by Ord. No. 854]

17.20 B-2 Restricted Business District.

(1)

General conditions.

(a)

All businesses shall be retail or service establishments dealing directly with consumers. All goods shall be sold at retail on the premises where produced.

(b)

Dwelling units and lodging rooms are not permitted.

(c)

All business, servicing or processing, shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings, except for off-street parking or loading; and temporary outdoor retail displays and sales for which a permit has been issued under § 17.368.

[Amended 10-17-2017 by Ord. No. 889]

(d)

Establishments where the principal use is the drive-in type, offering goods or services directly to customers waiting in parked motor vehicles, shall not be permitted.

(e)

Activities involving the production, processing, cleaning, servicing, testing or repair of materials, goods, or products shall conform at least to the performance standards set forth herein applicable to the M Manufacturing District,[1] provided that performance standards shall be applied at the boundaries of the lot on which any such activities take place.

[1]

Editor's Note: See § 17.26(4).

(f)

The parking of trucks as an accessory use, when used in the conduct of a permitted business listed below in a business district, shall be limited to vehicles of not over 1 1/2 tons' capacity when located within 150 feet of a residence district boundary line.

(2)

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted:

(a)

Uses permitted in the B-1 District.

(b)

Antique shops.

(c)

Art and school supply stores.

(d)

Art galleries and museums, but not including auction rooms.

(e)

Bicycle stores, sales, rental and repair.

(f)

Carpet and rug stores.

(g)

China and glassware stores.

(h)

Clothes pressing establishments.

(i)

Clubs or lodges, private, fraternal or religious.

(j)

Coin and philatelic stores.

(k)

Custom dressmaking.

(l)

Department stores.

(m)

Dry-cleaning establishments, retail only, having not more than five employees and dry-cleaning equipment not to exceed one unit of 30 pounds' capacity or self-service coin-operated equipment.

(n)

Dry goods stores.

(o)

Employment agencies.

(p)

Frozen food shops, not including locker rental in conjunction therewith.

[Amended 5-20-2008 by Ord. No. 840]

(q)

Furniture stores, including upholstery when conducted as part of the retail operation and secondary to the principal use.

(r)

Furrier shops, including the incidental storage and conditioning of furs.

(s)

Garden supply and seed stores.

(t)

Hotels.

(u)

Household appliance stores, including radio and television sales with incidental repair facilities.

(v)

Interior decorating shops, including upholstery and making of draperies, slip covers and other similar articles when conducted as part of the retail operations and secondary to the principal use.

(w)

Jewelry stores, including watch repair.

(x)

Job printing when located not less than 30 feet from a street.

(y)

Laboratories, medical, dental or optical.

(z)

Leather goods and luggage stores.

(aa)

Loan offices.

(ab)

Locksmith shops.

(ac)

Mail order service stores.

(ad)

Meeting halls.

(ae)

Musical instrument sales and repair.

(af)

Office supply stores.

(ag)

Physical culture and health services, gymnasiums, reducing salons, masseurs and public baths.

(ah)

Picture framing when conducted on the premises for retail trade.

(ai)

Radio and television broadcasting studios.

(aj)

Restricted production and repair limited to art needlework, clothing, custom manufacturing and alterations for retail only of jewelry from precious metals and watches.

(ak)

Tailor shops.

(al)

[Amended 10-17-2017 by Ord. No. 889]

(3)

Special uses. The following allowable special uses shall be permitted only in accordance with procedures, regulations and standards set forth in this chapter unless, when applicable, more restrictive federal, state, county or other Village regulations and standards and additional regulations and standards may be recommended by the Plan Commission and required by the Village Board. Development plans and specifications shall be submitted at the time of application for a special use permit; such plans and specifications shall show, when applicable, utility installations; site and land improvements; location, architectural elevations and construction details of buildings and structures; locations of vehicular ingress and egress and traffic control facilities; and other improvements.

(a)

Other business uses similar to permitted uses listed above.

(b)

Automobile accessory stores.

(c)

Catering establishments.

(d)

Churches, temples and synagogues.

(e)

Clothing and costume rental shops.

(f)

Convents, monasteries and seminaries.

(g)

Proposed developments, changes of use within existing developments or expansions to existing developments on properties which the Village Board considers significant enough to warrant review under the special use provisions of this chapter in order to protect the public interest. The properties subject to this requirement are identified as Tax Key Numbers 693-0202-002, 695-9995 and 695-9996 and are designated on the Zoning Map with the "S.U." symbol.

[Amended by Ord. No. 590]

(h)

Frozen food shops having locker rental facilities.

(i)

Libraries.

(j)

Orthopedic and medical appliance stores, but not including the assembly or manufacturing of such articles.

(k)

Parking lots and storage garages for motor vehicles under 1 1/2 tons' capacity.

(l)

Pet shops.

(m)

Plumbing, electrical or gas fixtures, showrooms and shops.

(n)

Public utility and governmental service uses including:

Bus transit facilities, including offices, stations, shelters and parking areas.

Electrical distribution centers and substations.

Gas regulator stations.

Telephone exchanges, microwave relay towers and static transformer stations.

Water filtration plants, pumping stations and reservoirs.

Other similar uses.

(o)

Radio and television service and repair shops.

(p)

Radio and television towers.

(q)

Recreational buildings and community centers.

(r)

Commercial or trade schools, including those teaching music, dance, business, commercial or technical subjects, when not increasing danger of fire and explosion, noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odor, glare, heat or other objectionable influences.

(s)

Typewriter and adding machine sales establishments.

(t)

Undertaking establishments and funeral parlors.

(4)

Floor area ratio. Not to exceed 1.2.

(5)

Yards.

(a)

Front yard and side yard abutting a street. Not less than 25 feet in depth.

(b)

Side yards, interior. If an interior side yard is provided, it shall be not less than five feet wide, except that where a side lot line coincides with a side lot line in an adjacent residence district, or adjacent to any alley which separates business and residence districts, 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 chapter for a residential use on an adjacent residential lot.

(c)

Rear yard. Not less than 20 feet in depth.

(6)

Signs, awnings and marquees. As in the B-1 District.

(7)

Off-street parking and off-street loading. In accordance with regulations set forth in § 17.06.

(8)

[Added 12-21-2010 by Ord. No. 854]

17.21 B-3 General Business District.

(1)

General conditions.

(a)

Dwelling units and lodging rooms are not permitted except for lodging rooms in a hotel or motel.

(b)

All goods produced or serviced on the premises shall be sold or serviced at retail.

(c)

All business, servicing or processing shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings, except: i) temporary outdoor retail displays and sales for which a permit has been issued under § 17.368; ii) establishments of the drive-in type, where commodities or services are being purchased or served to patrons seated in automobiles parked on the premises; or iii) the operation of a specific permitted use where all or part of the operations are customarily conducted in the open.

[Amended 10-17-2017 by Ord. No. 889]

(d)

All activities involving the production, processing, cleaning, servicing, testing or repair of materials, goods or products shall conform to the performance standards established for the M Manufacturing District,[1] provided that performance standards shall in each case be applied at the boundaries of the zoning lot on which such activity takes place.

[1]

Editor's Note: See § 17.26(4).

(e)

The parking of trucks in the open as an accessory use when used in the conduct of a permitted business listed hereinafter shall be limited to vehicles of not over 1 1/2 tons' capacity, when located within 150 feet of a residence district boundary line.

(2)

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted:

(a)

Uses permitted in the B-2 District.

(b)

Auction rooms.

(c)

Automobile accessory stores.

(d)

Automobile service stations.

(e)

Automotive vehicle and automotive equipment sales.

(f)

Banks, drive-in.

(g)

Building material sales establishments, dimension lumber, millwork, cabinets and other building materials with no outside accessory storage and not including milling, planing, jointing or manufacture of millwork.

(h)

Caskets and casket supplies.

(i)

Catering establishments.

(j)

Contractors' offices with no outside storage.

(k)

Electric substations and distribution centers.

Employment agencies.

Exterminating shops.

Feed stores.

Frozen food shops, including locker rental in conjunction therewith.

(p)

Gas regulator stations.

(q)

Garages, public.

(r)

Greenhouses, retail sales.

(s)

Hotels and motels.

(t)

Job printing shops.

(u)

Machinery and equipment sales, provided that service, repair and storage of all machinery and equipment shall be within enclosed buildings.

(v)

Newspaper offices, including printing.

(w)

Orthopedic and medical appliance stores but not including the assembly or manufacture of such articles.

(x)

Parking lots and storage garages for motor vehicles under 1 1/2 tons' capacity.

(y)

Pet shops.

(z)

Plumbing, electrical or gas fixtures showrooms and shops.

(aa)

Radio and television service and repair shops.

(ab)

Recording studios.

(ac)

Recreation establishments, commercial, bowling alleys, gymnasiums, swimming pools, ice-skating rinks and other similar recreation uses, provided that operations are within enclosed buildings.

(ad)

Restaurants, drive-in.

(ae)

Schools, commercial or trade, including those teaching music, dance, business, commercial or technical subjects when not thereby involving increased danger of fire and explosion, noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odor, glare, heat or other objectionable influences.

(af)

Self-service stores, coin-operated vending machines.

(ag)

Secondhand stores.

(ah)

Telephone exchanges, microwave relay towers and static transformer stations.

(ai)

Undertaking establishments and funeral parlors.

(aj)

Accessory uses to the above permitted uses, including but not limited to business signs; vending machines; off-street parking and loading as regulated herein; and temporary outdoor retail displays and sales for which a permit has been issued under § 17.368.

[Amended 10-17-2017 by Ord. No. 889]

(3)

Special uses. The following special uses are allowed:

(a)

Special uses allowed in the B-1 District, except such special uses that are permitted uses in the B-2 District.

(b)

Other uses similar to permitted uses in this district.

(c)

Domestic pet service shops.

(d)

Kennels.

(e)

Open sales lots when accessory to permitted uses that are conducted within completely enclosed buildings.

(f)

Recreational buildings, community centers and parks, noncommercial.

(g)

Veterinarian offices and animal hospitals.

(h)

Accessory uses incidental to the above special uses, including but not limited to signs and off-street parking and loading as regulated herein.

(i)

Proposed developments, changes of use within existing developments and expansions to existing developments on properties which the Village Board considers significant enough to warrant review under the special use provisions of this chapter in order to protect the public interest. Properties subject to this requirement are identified as Tax Key Numbers 650-9990-004, 650-9990-009 through -011, 650-9990-013, 650-9990-017, 650-9990-019 through -021, 650-9990-023 through -025, 651-9998-009, 651-9998-015, 651-9998-016, 663-0468 and 663-0467 and 709-9999-001 and are designated on the Zoning Map with the "S.U." symbol. In the event such parcels are divided, or otherwise recreated with different tax key numbers, which include the territory of the foregoing tax key parcels or portions or lots thereof, the newly created parcels or portions or lots thereof shall be considered properties subject to this requirement.

[Amended 12-15-2015 by Ord. No. 876]

(4)

Floor area ratio. Not to exceed 2.0.

(5)

Yards.

(a)

Front yard and side yard abutting a street. Not less than 25 feet in depth.

(b)

Side yards, interior. If an interior side yard is provided, it shall be not less than five feet wide, except that where a side lot line coincides with a side lot line in an adjacent residence district or adjacent to an alley which separates business and residence districts, 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 chapter for a residential use on an adjacent residential lot.

(c)

Rear yard. No less than 20 feet in depth.

(6)

Signs, awnings and marquees. As in the B-1 District.

(7)

Off-street parking and off-street loading. In accordance with regulations set forth in § 17.06.

(8)

[Added 12-21-2010 by Ord. No. 854]

17.22 B-4 General Existing Business District.

(1)

General conditions.

(a)

All business establishments shall be retail or service establishments dealing directly with consumers. All goods produced on the premises shall be sold at retail on the premises where produced.

(b)

Dwelling units and lodging rooms shall not be permitted.

(c)

All business, servicing or processing shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings, except for temporary outdoor retail displays and sales for which a permit has been issued under § 17.368; accessory drive-in aspects; and off-street parking or loading.

[Amended 10-17-2017 by Ord. No. 889]

(d)

Establishments where the principal use is the drive-in type, offering goods or services directly to customers waiting in parked motor vehicles, shall not be permitted.

(e)

The parking of trucks in the open as an accessory use when used in the conduct of a permitted business listed hereafter in a business district shall be limited to vehicles of not over 1 1/2 tons' capacity when located within 150 feet of a residence district boundary line.

(2)

Special uses.

(a)

Uses permitted in the B-3 General Business District.

(b)

No special use hearing shall be necessary to fill vacancies, provided that the new use is one referred to in Subsection (2)(a) above and that no new construction or exterior remodeling changes, other than revised wording on signs, are involved.

(c)

[Added by Ord. No. 590]

(3)

Building height limit. Forty feet, except that buildings added to existing business centers forming the setting for public buildings shall conform substantially to the height of the adjacent existing buildings unless otherwise authorized by the Zoning Board of Appeals.

(4)

Lot area. An open space shall be provided and maintained equal to 2/3 of the area covered by the building. This provision does not void any general or special setbacks established for this district.

(5)

Minimum yards. Front yards: 10 feet along all street lines. In Blocks 28 and 29 no building shall hereafter be erected and no existing buildings shall be reconstructed or altered in such a way that any portion thereof shall be closer to the street line of Northway than 40 feet; provided, however, that in Block 29 the front yard setback from Broad Street shall be not less than eight feet. There shall be no restriction in side yards, except that at lot lines separating the commercial district from a residential district or from a public park there shall be a side yard not less than 12 feet wide. Rear yards for main buildings shall be 30 feet and for accessory buildings shall be three feet, but no building shall be less than five feet from the right-of-way line of a public alley.

(6)

Auto parking. Motor vehicle parking space, which may include any open space provided in Subsection (4) above, with hard usable surface shall be provided in the following ratio for any building hereinafter erected, together with provisions for ingress from and egress to the public street, highway or alley. Such parking space shall not be leased but shall be for the sole use of the occupants of such building and the visitors thereto.

(a)

In Block 29 automobile parking needs are considered met by adjacent public parking lot.

(b)

In accordance with regulations set forth in § 17.06.

(7)

Signs, awnings and marquees. As in the B-1 District, except that neon window signs are subject to the following requirements. Only one neon window sign is allowed per business, and it shall only be illuminated when the business is open and operating, and it shall not exceed four square feet in size.

[Amended 6-16-1998 by Ord. No. 757; 10-16-2018 by Ord. No. 899]

(8)

[Added 12-21-2010 by Ord. No. 854]

17.22A B-5 Mixed Use Business District.

[Added 7-16-2019 by Ord. No. 910]

(1)

General conditions.

(a)

Dwelling units and lodging are prohibited from being located on the ground floor.

(b)

All goods produced or serviced on the premises shall be sold or serviced at retail.

(c)

(d)

[1]

Editor's Note: See § 17.26(4).

(e)

(2)

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted:

(a)

Uses permitted in the B-1 District.

(b)

Uses permitted in the B-2 District.

(c)

Auction rooms.

(d)

Automobile accessory stores.

(e)

Automobile service stations.

(f)

Automotive vehicle and automotive equipment sales.

(g)

Banks, drive-in.

(h)

(i)

Caskets and casket supplies.

(j)

Catering establishments.

(k)

Contractors' offices with no outside storage.

(l)

Dormitories.

(m)

Electric substations and distribution centers.

Employment agencies.

Exterminating shops.

Feed stores.

Frozen food shops, including locker rental in conjunction therewith.

(r)

Garages, private.

(s)

Garages, public.

(t)

Gas regulator stations.

(u)

Greenhouses, retail sales.

(v)

Hotels and motels.

(w)

Job printing shops.

(x)

Machinery and equipment sales, provided that service, repair and storage of all machinery and equipment shall be within enclosed buildings.

(y)

Newspaper offices, including printing.

(z)

Orthopedic and medical appliance stores but not including the assembly or manufacture of such articles.

(aa)

Parking lots and storage garages for motor vehicles under 1 1/2 tons' capacity.

(ab)

Pet shops.

(ac)

Plumbing, electrical or gas fixtures showrooms and shops.

(ad)

Radio and television service and repair shops.

(ae)

Recording studios.

(af)

Recreation establishments, commercial, bowling alleys, gymnasiums, swimming pools, ice-skating rinks and other similar recreation uses, provided that operations are within enclosed buildings.

(ag)

Restaurants, drive-in.

(ah)

(ai)

Secondhand stores.

(aj)

Self-service stores, coin-operated vending machines.

(ak)

Telephone exchanges, microwave relay towers and static transformer stations.

(al)

Undertaking establishments and funeral parlors.

(am)

(3)

Special uses. The following special uses are allowed:

(a)

Special uses allowed in the B-1 District, except such special uses that are permitted uses in the B-2 District.

(b)

Other uses similar to permitted uses in this district.

(c)

Domestic pet service shops.

(d)

Open sales lots when accessory to permitted uses that are conducted within completely enclosed buildings.

(e)

Accessory uses incidental to the above special uses, including but not limited to signs and off-street parking and loading as regulated herein.

(4)

Floor area ratio. Not to exceed 2.0.

(5)

Yards.

(a)

Front yard and side yard abutting a street. Not less than 25 feet in depth.

(b)

Side yards, interior. If an interior side yard is provided, it shall be not less than five feet wide, except that where a side lot line coincides with a side lot line in an adjacent residence district or adjacent to an alley which separates business and residence districts, 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 chapter for a residential use on an adjacent residential lot.

(c)

Rear yard. No less than 20 feet in depth.

(6)

Signs, awnings and marquees. As in the B-1 District.

(7)

Off-street parking and off-street loading. In accordance with regulations set forth in § 17.06.

(8)

Site plan, landscape plan, and lighting plan submission and Village review required. Detailed site plans, landscape plans, and lighting plans are required to be submitted to the Village and shall be reviewed by the Village as set forth and required under the provisions of § 17.10(6), Site plan, landscape plan, and lighting plan review required in all zoning districts; and §§ 17.38, Site plan, 17.39, Landscape plan, and 17.40, Lighting plan, of the Village of Greendale Zoning Code. All single-family dwellings on lots (and their associated accessory structures) and two-family dwellings on lots (and their associated accessory structures) are hereby deemed exempt from the requirements of site plan, landscape plan, and lighting plan review.