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Prior legislation: Ord. 2177.
The NB neighborhood business district is intended to create, preserve and enhance areas of retail establishments serving frequently recurring needs in convenient, close locations to neighborhoods. The intent of this district is to have a small shopping area which will be compatible with the character of the neighborhood.
(Ord. 1960 § 3, 1998; Ord. 2533 § 2 (Exh. B), 2013; Ord. 2537 § 2 (Exh. B), 2014)
Reference Chapter 18.05 EMC, Land Use Matrix, for uses permitted in the NB district.
(Ord. 1960 § 3, 1998; Ord. 2455 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 2533 § 2 (Exh. B), 2013; Ord. 2537 § 2 (Exh. B), 2014)
Reference Chapter 18.05 EMC, Land Use Matrix, for uses conditionally permitted in the NB district.
(Ord. 1960 § 3, 1998; Ord. 2533 § 2 (Exh. B), 2013; Ord. 2537 § 2 (Exh. B), 2014)
Reference Chapter 18.06 EMC for development standards in the NB district.
(Ord. 1960 § 3, 1998; Ord. 2067 § 1, 2000; Ord. 2432 § 2 (Exh. B), 2009; Ord. 2537 § 2 (Exh. B), 2014)
The following additional conditions shall apply in a NB district:
A. 
All uses shall be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building except for service stations and off-street parking and loading facilities.
B. 
In any NB district directly across the street from any residential district designated on the comprehensive plan, the parking and loading facilities shall be distant at least 20 feet from the street and the building and structures at least 35 feet from the street; provided, however, that the foregoing requirement of this subsection shall not apply where such residential district is separated from the NB district by a street planned to have a right-of-way 80 feet or more; provided further, that a screen wall and/or landscaping is established and maintained on the NB property.
C. 
Goods for sale shall consist primarily of new merchandise and all goods produced on the premises shall be sold at retail on the premises.
D. 
No more than five persons shall be engaged in the fabrication, repair and other processing of goods in an establishment and not more than 20 aggregate horsepower shall be employed in the operation of all machines employed for the aforesaid purposes.
E. 
All sites having a common boundary line with a residential classified property shall have erected and maintained a view-obscuring wall, fence or coniferous hedge not less than five feet nor more than six feet in height for screening purposes and controlling access. Public utility installations need only a fence and screen with appropriate materials such as base plantings of coniferous shrubs, trees or climbing coniferous plant material on the fences to minimize the industrial character of such installations and fences and that equipment indigenous to the installation. The area surrounding the required fenced and screened enclosure shall be landscaped and planted to create a park-like atmosphere.
F. 
All operations conducted on the premises shall not constitute a nuisance by reason of smoke, fumes, odor, steam, gases, vibrations, noise, hazards or other causes beyond the property boundary lines and shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 19.22 EMC.
G. 
The traffic circulation plan for a NB development and the location and design of secondary ingress and egress points to or from the arterial or adjoining streets must be approved by the city engineer. Approval of the city engineer shall be based on the following criteria:
1. 
The internal circulation system and the ingress and egress to a NB development from an access street shall be so designed that the principal point of automobile cross-traffic on the street occurs at only one point, a point capable of being channelized for turning traffic movements.
2. 
Secondary access points shall be permitted only if the parking areas for the NB development provide a total parking in excess of 40 cars.
3. 
Secondary ingress and egress to the access streets shall be limited to one-way traffic, either in or out, and designed to function only in the direction of traffic in the adjoining lane on the street.
4. 
Such secondary access points shall be not less than 150 feet apart, center-to-center of drive.
5. 
A private frontage road intended to give freer access to an adjoining parking area shall be so designed that ingress and egress from the street to the frontage road is in the direction of traffic in the adjoining lane on the street.
(Ord. 1960 § 3, 1998; Ord. 2537 § 2 (Exh. B), 2014)