No accessory building in any business zone may be constructed
or used for dwelling purposes or for any use not expressly permitted
by this Chapter in the zone in which the building is located or proposed
to be located.
Tents for use in all commercial zones used to display wares
or for any other use or purpose in connection with commercial property
are prohibited except on a temporary, by-event basis, as expressly
permitted by the Governing Body.
In any business zone where an accessory building is permitted,
the accessory building shall not cover more than 10% of the total
area of the lot or more than 50% of the area of the rear yard, whichever
is the more restrictive. This provision, however, shall not apply.
A. With respect to underground parking facilities as an accessory use
or to a parking building as an accessory use to a permitted. A parking
structure may cover not more than 25% of the total area of the lot,
provided that the building is screened by the use of permanent relatively
maintenance-free materials on each parking level so that the vehicles
are substantially obscured from view within the building and are subject
to provisions of this Chapter and the provisions governing the HCC
and HCC-2 Zones, as the same pertains to parking structures.
B. Unless expressly set forth by the terms of a lawful grant of a use
variance, a variance granted for the use of any property in any business
zone shall not include a variance for any accessory building or any
accessory use other than the accessory use permitted by ordinance
in the zone in which the property is located.
The Land Use Board, at its discretion, may impose side yard
requirements different from those set forth hereunder, if:
A. The area within the proposed side yard is not topographically suitable
for ingress or egress by motor vehicles such as fire engines and police
cars; and
B. Adequate access for motor vehicles such as fire engines and police
cars is provided to the rear of the lot and any buildings erected
or proposed to be erected thereon.
No building permit for any proposed new building, structure
or addition to an existing building or structure nor any new certificate
of occupancy for a change of use shall be approved or issued for any
property in any business district unless the applicant provides the
planted area required by this Chapter.
The industrial use or the storage of radioactive materials is
prohibited in all zones. However, this prohibition shall not apply
to hospitals or clinics, nor to X-ray equipment used by physicians,
dentists, or other medical practitioners.
Outdoor storage, where existing as a nonconforming use or permitted
by variance, shall be such as not to constitute a nuisance by providing
harborage for rodents or insects.
There shall be no maximum floor area ratio in any business zone;
however, the density permitted in any business zone shall be limited
by compliance with all bulk standards (side yard, front yard, and
rear yard requirements), maximum building coverage, maximum impervious
coverage, maximum height requirements, together with providing sufficient
parking for the proposed use(s), or with respect to multi-family use
in the HCC, maximum dwelling units per acre.