1147.02 PERMITTED USES.

   In the three business districts, land and structures may be used or occupied, and structures may be erected, constructed or reconstructed, enlarged, moved or structurally altered, only for a main use specified for a particular district in Section 1147.02(a), a conditional use in accordance with Section 1147.02(b), or an accessory use to a permitted principal or conditional use in accordance with Section 1147.02(c).

   (a)   Main Uses in B-l, B-2 and B-3 Districts. The main uses enumerated in Schedule 1147.02 are permitted by right in the district indicated, provided that all requirements of other City ordinances and this Code have been met.

   (b)   Conditional Uses in B-1, B-2 and B-3 Districts. The categories of conditional uses enumerated in Schedule 1147.02 may (together with their accessory uses) be permitted in the district indicated, provided they conform to the conditions, standards and requirements set forth for the particular use in Section 1161.03 and are approved for a particular zoning lot in accordance with the regulations and administrative procedures of Sections 1161.02 and 1161.04.

Schedule 1147.02

PERMITTED PRINCIPAL AND CONDITIONAL USES IN B-1, B-2 AND B-3 DISTRICTS

Permitted Uses	B-1 Retail Business District	B-2 General Business District	B-3 Office Business District
(1)   Office/Professional/Service/Medical
A.   Professional, administrative offices.	P	P	P
B.   Financial establishments without drive-thru facilities; offices.	P	P	P
C.   Medical clinics.	P	P	P
D.   Research laboratories.		P	P
E.   Radio, television transmission facilities.		P
F.   Mortuaries, funeral homes.	C	P	C
G.   Hospitals.	C	P	C
H.   Veterinary hospitals.	C	P
I.   Urgent care clinics.	C	P	C
J.   Nursing homes; intermediate and long term care facilities.	C	P	C

 

P = Permitted Use

C = Conditional Use

Permitted Uses	B-1 Retail Business District	B-2 General Business District	B-3 Office Business District
(2)   Retail/Service
A.   Retail stores and services such as drugstore, laundry counter outlet, barber and beauty shops may be located in an office building pursuant to Section 1147.02(d).	P	P	P
B.   Retail stores such as grocery, drug, hardware and appliance, variety, department, camera and record, clothing and shoe, sporting goods, gifts, flowers and book stores.	P	P
C.   Restaurants without drive-thru facilities, including establishments selling soft drinks, juices and ice cream.	P	P	C
D.   Drive-thru facilities	C	P	C
E.   Establishments serving alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises.	C	C	C
F.   Barber and beauty shops; shoe repair, tailoring.	P	P
G.   Dry cleaning, laundry counter outlets, self-service laundry.	P	P
H.   Retail greenhouses, including, outdoor storage.		P
I.   Pet shops.	P	P
J.   Hotels, motels.	C	P	C
K.   Tourist homes.	C
(3)   Automotive
A.   Gasoline stations.	C	P	C
B.   Service garages.	C	P
C.   Car washes.	C	P
D.   Auto sales, new.	P	P
1. Used automobiles.	C
E.   Recreational vehicles, truck and boat sales and rental		C
F.   Commercial parking lots.	C	P
G.   Commercial parking garage.	C	C	C
(4)   Commercial Entertainment/Recreation
A.   Amusement and recreational services conducted wholly within an enclosed building, including assembly halls, bowling lanes, dance halls, theaters and skating rinks.	C	P

 

= Permitted Use

C = Conditional Use

Permitted Uses	B-1 Retail Business District	B-2 General Business District	B-3 Office Business District
(5)   General Commercial
A.   Printing shops.	C	P
B.   Monument sales.		P
C.   Telephone exchange.		P
D.   Transformer stations.	C	P	C
(6)   Institutional
A.   Schools.	C	C	C
B.   Religious facilities.	C	C	C
C.   Public libraries, museums.	C	C	C
D.   Public administrative offices.	P	P	P
E.   Municipal recreation buildings.	P	P	P
F.   Parks, playgrounds.	P	P	P
G.   Public safety facilities.	P	P	P
H.   Public service and maintenance facilities.	C	C
(7)   Other Similar Uses	As determined in Section 1161.12

 

P = Permitted Use

C = Conditional Use

   (c)   Accessory Uses in B-l, B-2 and B-3 Districts. Accessory uses permitted in B-1, B-2 and B-3 Districts include the following:

      (1)   Off-street parking and loading areas, as regulated in Chapter 1155;

      (2)   Storage sheds;

      (3)   Trash and recycling receptacles, as regulated in Section 1147.08(b);

      (4)   Signs, as regulated in Chapter 1347; and

      (5)   Other similar uses provided that any accessory use conforms to the following standards:

         A.   It is customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate to the permitted principal or conditional use;

         B.   It does not involve the conduct of a trade or business except one related to and in furtherance of the permitted principal or conditional use and does not involve operations not in keeping with the character of the districts;

         C.   It is located on the same zoning lot as the permitted principal or conditional use; and

         D.   It is not likely to be a generator of a significant numbers of visitors independently to the permitted principal or conditional use.

   (d)    Retail and Services Located in B-3 District Office Buildings. Convenience retail and services may be located in an office building in the B-3 District provided the sum of the areas of such businesses occupy no more than fifty percent (50%) of the first floor area or fifteen percent (15%) of the floor area of the building, whichever is less.

   (e)   Outdoor Activities in the B-1, B-3 and LSS-DD Districts. Unless otherwise specifically permitted and regulated in this Code, all principal and conditionally permitted uses in the B-1 and B-3 and LS-DD Districts shall be conducted in a completely enclosed building or garden center except for accessory parking, loading and unloading, and trash receptacles and similar incidental accessory activities.

   (f)   Used automobile sales are only permitted as a conditional use for existing used automobile uses as of January 1, 1996 where the existing use proposes to expand to immediately adjacent properties and upon such condition as may be imposed as a conditonal use pursuant to Section 1147.10.

(Ord. 1997-167. Passed 12-9-97; Ord. 2018-058. Passed 6-26-18; Ord. 2019-028. Passed 3-26-19.)