(A) Purpose. The B-2 District is designed to provide for business or service establishments located along major street corridors. These establishments are intended to serve the needs of consumers beyond the immediate neighborhood, but are not regional in focus.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) All permitted uses under the B-1 Neighborhood Business District without size restriction;
(2) Amusement parlors;
(3) Appliance stores;
(4) Auction rooms;
(5) Convenience stores;
(6) Department stores;
(7) Dry cleaning and laundromats;
(8) Financial institutions;
(9) Grocery and food stores;
(10) Hotels and motels;
(11) Indoor recreation;
(12) Liquor stores;
(13) Medical supply stores;
(14) Motor vehicle service stations, including oil change facilities and minor motor vehicle repair;
(15) Motor vehicle wash, self and full service;
(16) Movie and stage theaters, including dinner theaters;
(17) Outdoor sales, if accessory to primary use and is less than 15% of interior sales area;
(18) Pet stores;
(19) Photography studios;
(20) Professional and business offices;
(21) Restaurants and catering, including those with drive-thru service, alcoholic beverage service or outdoor dining up to 50% of the interior seating;
(22) Retail businesses (sales and/or service);
(23) Shopping centers, not greater than 120,000 square feet in area;
(24) Taverns;
(25) Video rental;
(26) Wireless communication facilities as defined in § 151.251 of this chapter
; and
(27) Therapeutic massage and/or massage therapy when conducted in a massage establishment by a professional masseuse/masseur, who has completed training at a state certified school of massage and who has earned certification as a "massage therapist" or similar designation.
(C) Special exception uses.
(1) All special exception uses under B-1 Neighborhood Business District;
(2) Airports or aircraft landing fields and heliports;
(3) Charitable organizations;
(4) Cultural and sports facilities including but not limited to auditoriums, stadiums, arenas, museums and planetariums;
(5) Homeless or temporary shelter providing housing and/or meals;
(6) Tattoo parlors; and
(7) Trade schools.
(D) Yard requirements. Yard requirements for the B-2, Community Business District are as follows: (All standards are minimums except as noted.)
(1) Lot size: No minimum.
(2) Frontage: 75 feet.
(3) Setbacks:
(a) Front yard: 30 feet for building.
(b) Side yards: 10 feet for building and 6 feet for drives, unless abutting a residential district, then division (E)(6)(a) shall also apply.
(c) Rear yard: 20 feet for building and 6 feet for drives, unless abutting a residential district, then division (E)(6)(a) shall also apply.
(d) Corner side yard: The corner side yard setback is determined by measuring the average established setback of the structures within the same block between 2 intersecting streets. This calculation would equal the established front yard setback for the side street.
(4) Height: 35 feet.
(5) Maximum lot coverage for structures: 50% total.
(6) F.A.R.: 1.
(E) Development conditions.
(1) The business activity shall be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building, except for motor vehicle service station, or as permitted in this section.
(2) Where the business offers goods, services, food, beverages or makes sales to customers in cars, adequate driveway space on the premise for 10 waiting vehicles for a single lane and for 5 waiting vehicles per lane for multiple lanes, shall be provided.
(3) Exterior lighting shall be shielded to avoid casting direct light or glare upon any property located in a residentially zoned district or upon any public street.
(4) No business establishment in this district shall create a nuisance from noise, smoke, or odor.
(5) Uses within this district shall front onto a collector or arterial street.
(6) Landscape requirements. In addition to the requirements specified in §§ 151.225 et seq., the following landscape requirements shall apply:
(a) 1. In the event a property to be developed in this district is adjacent to a residentially zoned or used property along a common side or rear lot, whether separated by an alley or not, the following landscaped area shall be provided:
Parcel Size | Width of Required Landscape Area |
< 1 acre | 10 feet |
1 to 3 acres | 15 feet |
> 3 acres | 20 feet |
2. The landscaped area shall consist of a combination of ornamental or shade trees, shrubs and ground cover. At least 50% of the common lot line landscape area shall contain shrubs and/or trees. A minimum of 1 tree per every 40 feet of common lot line shall be provided, except in 30 foot wide landscape areas, in which case the requirement shall be a minimum of 1 tree per every 30 feet of common lot line.
(b) All business and office service areas (loading docks/doors, dumpsters, mechanical equipment and the like) located in a side or rear yard abutting a residentially zoned or used property shall be screened by a solid 6 foot high fence, wall or dense evergreen hedge. Fences and walls shall be consistent with the architecture of the development or principal building. Any vegetative or architectural screening located along a side property line shall not extend beyond the front facade of the residential structure located on the adjacent lot.
(F) Supplemental regulations.
(1) Special flood hazard area regulations: §§ 151.120 et seq.
(2) Wetlands Conservation District regulations: §§ 151.145 et seq.
(3) Air Space Control Area regulations: §§ 151.210 et seq.
(4) Accessory structures and swimming pool requirements: § 151.225.
(5) Landscape and screening requirements: § 151.226.
(6) Permitted obstructions in required yards: § 151.227.
(7) Fence requirements: § 151.228.
(8) Intersection visibility area requirements: § 151.229.
(9) Primary street setback requirements: § 151.229.
(10) Off-street parking and loading requirements: § 151.231.
(11) Sign regulations: § 151.234.
(1979 Code, § 151.052) (Ord. 4370, passed 7-20-1998; Am. Ord. 4457, passed 12-6-1999
; Am. Ord. 5044, passed 7-9-2007; Am. Ord. 5175, passed 7-20-2009)
Penalty, see § 151.999