The B-2 Community Business District is intended to provide areas to be used as the primary shopping area for Flossmoor and other nearby communities. The district permits many types of business and commercial enterprises, offices and service establishments.
A. 
Retail businesses, which supply commodities on the premises, such as but not limited to:
Retail businesses permitted in the B-1 District
Appliance store
Art and school supply store
Art gallery
Automobile accessories store
Bicycle stores: sales, rental and repair
Business machines store
China and glassware store
Department store
Drapery store
Dry goods store
Floor coverings
Furniture store
Grocery store
Hobby shop
Jewelry store
Leather goods and luggage store
Liquor store, package
Locksmith
Medical and dental supplies
Mortuary
Office supplies and stationery
Paint and wallpaper store
Pet shop
Radio and television sales
Record shop
Restaurants, excluding carry-out or drive-in
Tobacco shop
Toy store
Yard goods
B. 
Personal service establishments, which perform services on the premises, such as but not limited to:
Business service establishments permitted in the B-1 District
Blueprinting and photostatting establishments
Business office
Charitable organization
Credit agency
Dance studio
Detective agency
Employment agency
Newspaper office
Picture framing
Political organization
Radio and television service and repair
C. 
Professional office establishments, such as but not limited to:
Attorney and law office
Artists and industrial designers
Chiropodist
Chiropractor
Dentists
Engineering and architectural services
Laboratories: medical and dental
Landscape architects
Medical clinics
Opticians
Physicians
D. 
Temporary uses in accordance with § 285-4-8.[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection E, regarding medical cannabis dispensing organizations, as amended 2-16-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-6, and which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 12-16-2019 by FMC-2019-15.
In accordance with § 285-26-9:
A. 
Special uses permitted in the B-1 district.
B. 
Commercial uses, such as but not limited to:
[Amended 10-18-2010 by Ord. No. 1692]
Animal hospital or commercial kennel
Antique shop
Automobile dealers
Auto service stations, for the sale of gas, lubricants and minor accessories and for the performance of incidental services
Art galleries
Privately owned parking lots operated as a principal use
Professional and business schools, but not industrial arts
Schools
Transit and transportation facilities
Accessory uses, buildings or other structures and devices customarily incidental to and commonly associated with a permitted use or special use may be permitted, provided they are operated and maintained under the same ownership, on the same parcel and do not include structures or features inconsistent with the permitted or special use.
A. 
Minimum lot area. No requirement.
B. 
Minimum lot width. No requirement.
C. 
Minimum yards:
(1) 
Front: 20 feet.
(2) 
Side: On corner lots, 20 feet along the side street; on interior lots, 10 feet.
[Amended 7-18-1988 by Ord. No. 869]
(3) 
Rear: 20 feet.
(4) 
Except that building setback lines shall also observe the standards contained in Article XXV.
D. 
Maximum height: 40 feet.
E. 
Maximum lot coverage: 60%.
F. 
Transitional yards: The requirements of the B-1 District shall apply.
A. 
Enclosure of operations. All business, servicing or processing shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings, except:
[Amended 11-5-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-18]
(1) 
Sidewalk cafes and sales.
(2) 
Off-street parking for loading or unloading.
B. 
Parking requirements. In accordance with Article XXIII.
C. 
Sign requirements. In accordance with Article XXII.
D. 
Scope of operations. All business establishments shall be retail trade or service establishments dealing directly with consumers, and all goods produced on the premises shall be sold on the premises where produced. All wearing apparel shall be new merchandise.
E. 
Conversion of residential structures to commercial use is prohibited unless a special use permit is approved by the Plan Commission as provided in § 285-26-9.