The B-2 General Business District is characterized by more diversified business types than the Neighborhood Business District and is often located to serve a broader community-wide base, as well as motorists along adjacent arterial streets. The district is intended to create attractive, cohesive commercial areas that take advantage of visibility and accessibility along major streets, but avoiding linear development patterns and providing convenient and safe vehicular access.
Land, buildings and structures in the B-2 District shall be used only for the purposes stated in Table 450-12.02, as follows:
Table 450-12.02 Permitted Land Uses (B-2)
Permitted Land Use
Regulation or Exception
Any land use permitted and as regulated in the B-1 District
Retail businesses and shopping centers, in which the principal activity is the sale of goods and merchandise
Uses shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building not larger than 50,000 square feet
Catering establishment
Pet shops, including grooming services
Commercial recreation facilities
Including bowling centers, indoor theaters, skating rinks, racquet clubs, miniature golf, video amusement establishments and similar uses
Printing, lithography, publishing and photocopy establishments
Business or professional college or trade or vocational schools
Medical or dental laboratory
Electronic data processing centers
Other similar retail business or service establishment which supplies merchandise or convenience commodities, or performs services for the persons and areas described in § 450-12.01, if determined by the Planning Commission under § 450-1.07
The special land uses specified in Table 450-12.03 may be permitted if approved by the Planning Commission under Article 23.
Table 450-12.03 Special Land Uses (B-2)
Special Land Use
Regulation or Exception
Special land uses authorized and as regulated in the B-1 District
Retail businesses and shopping centers in which the principal activity is the sale of goods and merchandise
Uses shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building exceeding 50,000 square feet
Open-air businesses
Including but not limited to the sale of motor vehicles, farm implements, lawn and garden equipment, motor homes, mobile or modular homes and similar uses
Retail nurseries
Funeral homes
Hotels and motels
Public or private clubs, lodges or similar places of assembly; banquet halls
Restaurants and taverns serving alcoholic beverages
Must be state-licensed; dancing is permitted if state-licensed
Restaurants with drive-up or drive-through facilities
Commercial kennels
Major motor vehicle repair
All work shall be performed within a fully enclosed building; any outdoor storage of motor vehicles or parts thereof shall be fully screened from view on all sides
Motor vehicle wash facilities
Sexually oriented businesses
Contractor yards for construction equipment
Including bulldozers, backhoes and dump trucks; all such equipment and vehicles shall be stored indoors or otherwise fully screened from view of surrounding properties and streets
Building contractors
Including painters, plumbers, electric, cement, heating and air conditioning, fencing and similar contractors, but any materials or equipment kept outside shall be fully screened from view of nearby properties and streets
Table 450-12.04 (B-2)
Minimum required lot area
40,000 square feet (not including street right-of-way or private road easement);
30,000 square feet (not including street right-of-way or private road easement) if served by public/community water system and public sewage disposal system
Minimum required lot width
150 feet
Minimum required building setbacks
Front yard
50 feet
Side yards
2 side yards totaling 30 feet, the smallest of which must be at least 15 feet; however, if a building is built to the property line, no side yard is required, except if the property abuts a residential district or a residential PUD, there shall be a side yard setback of at least 25 feet
Rear yard
25 feet, but if the yard abuts a residential district or residential PUD, then the rear yard shall be 50 feet
Maximum permitted lot coverage
40%
Front, rear and side yards
Must be maintained across entire width and length of parcel, except where permitted buildings are built to the property line as permitted in Table 450-11.04
Maximum building height
28 feet
Minimum principal building floor area
None required
The other land uses stated in Table 450-12.05 may be permitted as follows:
Table 450-12.05 Other Land Uses (B-2)
Land Use
Zoning Section or Article
Accessory buildings, structures and uses
§ 450-3.13
Small antennas and towers
§ 450-3.29; not more than 30 feet in height
Wind energy conversion systems
§ 450-3.30; not more than 60 feet in height
Private roads
Article 28
The additional land use regulations stated in Table 450-12.06 may apply.
Table 450-12.06 Other Regulations (B-2)
Subject
Regulatory Provision in Zoning or Other Chapter
Outdoor lighting
Chapter 282, Lighting, Outdoor
Landscaping and buffering
Article 26
Signs
Article 25
Off-street parking and loading
Article 27
Building projections
§ 450-3.09
Minimum street frontage
§ 450-3.05
Front yard building setbacks
§ 450-3.04
Height exceptions
§ 450-3.10
Maximum width-to-depth ratio
§ 450-3.07
Maximum lot coverage
§ 450-3.08
Cul-de-sac lots
§ 450-3.06D
Alteration of grades; excavations
§ 450-3.18; § 450-3.19
Nonconforming lots, buildings and uses
Article 30
Planned unit developments
Articles 14, 15 and 16
Platted subdivisions
Chapter 275, Part 1, Subdivision of Land
Condominiums and site condominiums
Article 24
Trash, litter or junk
§ 450-3.32
Flagpoles
§ 450-3.28
Site plan review
Article 22
Overlay districts
Articles 17 through 21
Recreational vehicle parking
§ 450-3.21
Fences
§ 450-3.27
Nuisances
§ 450-3.31
Essential service equipment
§ 450-3.23
Special land uses, minimum provisions
Article 23
Zoning permits
Article 32
Principal use per parcel
§ 450-3.02
Wetlands
Wetlands Protection Ordinance No. 2005-1[1]
Stormwater regulation
Chapter 388, Stormwater Management
Land division
Chapter 275, Part 2, Land Division
Outdoor burning
Chapter 142, Burning, Outdoor
Noxious weeds
Chapter 251, Grass and Weeds
Inoperable motor vehicles
Chapter 345, Property Maintenance, Article II, Inoperable or Dismantled Vehicles and Equipment
Docks and watercraft launching
§ 450-3.26; Chapter 126, Boat Launching and Docking
Liquid wastes
Chapter 367, Sewers and Sewage Disposal, Part 2, Grease Traps
Public sanitary sewer system
Chapter 367, Part 1, Sewer Use, Connections and Rates
Public water supply system
Chapter 431, Water System
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Editor's Note: Said Ord. No. 2005-1 was slated for repeal upon adoption of the 2020 Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).