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City of Centralia, MO
Boone County
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[Ord. No. 738 § 10, 1-9-1961; Ord. No. 796 § 1, 2-10-1964; Ord. No. 1093 § 1, 7-19-1977; Ord. No. 1423 § 6, 3-21-1988; Ord. No. 1603 § 21, 3-18-1991; Ord. No. 1722 § 1, 2-15-1993; Ord. No. 1723 § 1, 2-15-1993; Ord. No. 1736 § 2, 4-19-1993; Ord. No. 1983 §§ 1 — 2, 12-15-1997; Ord. No. 2382 §§ 6 — 7, 12-19-2005]
A. 
Permitted Uses. In District "B-2", no building, structure, land or premises shall be used and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed or altered, except for one (1) or more of the following uses:
1. 
Any use permitted in District "B-1".
2. 
Armories.
3. 
Trailer sales premises, other than premises where used vehicles are dismantled or used parts are sold.
4. 
Battery stations.
5. 
Beer gardens. Qualified clubs or organizations licensed by the State (and City if the City requires such a license) to sell malt liquor (intoxicating beer) or non-intoxicating beer by the drink in a "beer garden" on non-public property at a picnic, bazaar, fair or similar gathering, provided no such clubs or organizations shall sell malt liquor or non-intoxicating beer by the drink in a "beer garden" within two hundred (200) feet of any existing school, clinic, hospital, church or other building regularly used as a place of religious worship, unless there is obtained the consent in writing of the Board of Directors of the school, clinic or hospital, or the consent in writing of the majority of the managing board of the church or place of worship, and further provided that said "beer garden" premises shall not be less than two hundred (200) feet from a District "R-1" to District "R-3", inclusive. Such distances shall be measured from the closest point in a straight line between the "beer garden" premises and the building of the school, clinic, hospital or church, or between the "beer garden" premises and the closest district line of property in a District "R-1" to District "R-3", inclusive.[2]
[2]
State Law Reference — Similar provisions, RSMo., §§ 311.080 and 311.482.
Cross Reference — As to alcoholic beverages, see Ch. 3.
6. 
Bicycle repair shops, electrical repair and "fix-it" shops.
7. 
Billboards and advertising signs, where otherwise permitted by law or ordinance.
8. 
Drive-in restaurants, refreshment stands, etc., where persons are served in automobiles, but no curb service shall be allowed.
9. 
Farm machinery sales and service.
10. 
Furniture and cabinet manufacturing with manufacturing power not to exceed fifteen (15) horsepower; provided, not more than one person outside of the family is employed.
11. 
Garage, sales, service and repair, provided that for any garage, sales, service and repair established or located after December 19, 2005, no repair facilities or repair activities shall be maintained outside of a building and any inoperable motor vehicles shall be stored within a building or screened by a properly repaired and maintained opaque wall or tight board fence of uniform appearance at least ten (10) feet high so as to render said motor vehicles completely not visible from the view of any person using a street or highway in a vehicle or on foot located within two hundred (200) feet from said property. The City Administrator or his designated representative shall have the right to require the owner or operator of any garage, sales, service and repair to demonstrate that any motor vehicle not so enclosed is fully operable.[3]
[3]
Cross Reference — As to definitions, see § 31-1.
12. 
Greenhouses (commercial).
13. 
Gymnasiums and recreational buildings (commercial).
14. 
Hospitals for small animals, if within an enclosed building.[4]
[4]
Cross Reference — As to industrial district use regulations, see § 31-29(mm).
15. 
Indoor shooting galleries, skating rinks, and similar commercial recreation buildings or activities; provided, that the same shall be not less than two hundred (200) feet from any existing clinic, hospital, school or church, and shall not be less than two hundred (200) feet from a District "R-1" to "R-3", inclusive, unless different minimum distance conditions are required by the Planning and Zoning Commission under such restrictions as seem appropriate after consideration of noise and other detrimental factors incident to such use.
16. 
Boarding kennel, licensed by the State of Missouri, subject to the following conditions:
a. 
The minimum site size shall be two (2) acres.
b. 
The maximum density shall be fifty (50) animals per acre.
c. 
Any outside animal run structure, pen or enclosure shall be fully fenced (including overhead) by a chain link fence with a minimum height of four (4) feet.
d. 
A secondary or perimeter fence or wall shall be constructed around all outside animal runs.
e. 
The minimum yard, when the facility abuts residential uses and/or zoning, shall be one hundred (100) feet to a solid wall of a structure or two hundred (200) feet to outside animal runs.
17. 
Laundries.
18. 
Laundries and dry cleaning (one business).
19. 
Miniature golf course; provided, that any lights shall be directed away from any adjacent residence districts.
20. 
Milk bottling or distribution plants.
21. 
Motels and tourist cabins.
22. 
Radio and television broadcasting stations and studios, except towers.
23. 
Schools operated as a business.
24. 
Storage in bulk of, or warehouse for, such materials as clothing, drugs, dry goods, food, furniture, glass, groceries, hardware, household goods, liquor, lubricating oil, millinery, paints, paint materials, pipe, rubber, shop supplies, tobacco, turpentine, varnish and wines, all when incidental to sale at retail on the premises.
25. 
Studios.
26. 
Machine shops limited to light manufacturing.
27. 
Swimming pools (commercial).
28. 
Any retail business or use of a similar character to those listed above and not included in District "B-1"; provided, that such use is not noxious or offensive by reason of vibration, noise, odor, dust, smoke or gas.
29. 
Lumber yards.
[Ord. No. 2724 § 1, 5-20-2013[5]]
[5]
Editor’s Note: Section 1 of this ordinance provided for the renumbering of former Subsection (A)(29) as Subsection (A)(30).
30. 
Fireworks sales allowed by law.
[Ord. No. 2854 § 5, 5-2-2016[6]]
[6]
Editor's Note: Section 5 of this ordinance provided for the renumbering of former Subsection (A)(30) as Subsection (A)(31).
31. 
Accessory uses customarily incident to any of the above uses.
B. 
Conditional Uses. The following uses shall be permitted in District "B-2" only after the issuance of a conditional use permit pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-65:
[Ord. No. 2896 § 1, 5-15-2017]
1. 
Light manufacturing.
2. 
Warehousing.
3. 
Self-service storage facilities.
In addition to other information required to be submitted as a part of the application for issuance of a conditional use permit as provided in Section 31-65, an applicant for a conditional use permit in District "B-2" shall submit plans or information concerning the operation of the proposed use, including:
a. 
Number of employees;
b. 
Sufficiency of and site location of parking, fencing, storage and handling of materials and products;
c. 
Method and frequency of shipping operations;
d. 
Generation and emission of noise, vibrations, odors, dust, smoke, gases, or other effects of operations which may be noxious, unwholesome, unhealthy or offensive; and
e. 
Exterior appearance of all structures, fences and the site.
Limitations relating to the above-listed items may be made a part of any stipulated conditions, if a conditional use permit is granted.
[1]
Cross Reference — As to conditional use permits, see § 31-65.
[Ord. No. 738 § 10, 1-9-1961]
In District "B-2", the heights of buildings, the minimum dimensions of lots and yards, and the minimum lot area per family permitted upon any lot shall be as follows; provided, that buildings erected for dwelling purposes exclusively shall comply with the front, side and rear yard requirements of District "R-3":
A. 
Height. Buildings or structures shall not exceed one hundred (100) feet and shall not exceed eight (8) stories in height.
B. 
Rear Yards. No rear yard required, except in the case of through lots. Then, front yard requirements shall be applicable.
C. 
Front Yards. There shall be a front yard not less than ten (10) feet in depth; provided, where a portion of a District "B-2" lies within the same block and fronts upon the same street with a portion of a District "R-1" to "B-1", inclusive, and no lot within such District "B-2" is occupied by a building with a front yard of less depth than required in that portion of a District "R-1" to "B-1", inclusive, adjoining, the front yard requirements of such adjoining Districts "R-1" to "B-1", inclusive, shall likewise be applicable to such portion of District "B-2".
D. 
Side Yards. No side yards required; except, that where the side line of a lot borders upon a street, front yard requirements shall apply.
E. 
Width of Lot. Same as District "B-1".
F. 
Lot Area Per Family. Same as District "B-1".
[1]
Cross Reference — As to exceptions, see § 31-45 et seq. and 31-47.