(A) Purpose. Limited Industrial Business (B-3) District is to provide a district that supports a mix of industrial and commercial development.
(B) Design character. The overall character of the Limited Industrial Business (B-3) District is intended to have a low impact manufacturing/warehouse character. Industrial uses in this district shall be limited to those that can compatibly exist adjacent to both lower intensity business uses and high intensity manufacturing uses and can have limited amounts of truck traffic in comparison to high intensity industrial districts. Because this district abuts residential neighborhoods, B-3 uses are regulated in height, lot coverage, setbacks, landscaping, loading, and use type, so as to facilitate compatibility between these uses and residential development.
(C) Permitted uses. Subject to applicable provisions of this chapter, the following are permitted uses in the B-3 District:
(1) Club or lodge;
(2) Day care facility, licensed;
(3) Funeral home;
(4) Garden supply stores and nursery yards;
(5) Health/recreation facility;
(6) Hotel;
(7) Medical uses;
(8) Motel;
(9) Motor vehicle - convenience store, part sales, repair (major), repair (minor), service station, new auto dealership licensed, used auto dealership licensed, wash;
(10) Office;
(11) Plant nursery, commercial and wholesale;
(12) Restaurant, fast food (with or without drive-thru)
(13) Restaurant, full service (with or without drive-thru);
(14) Retail/office/multi-tenant structure;
(15) Retail sales and services;
(16) School, specialty;
(17) Truck stop;
(18) Wholesale office and showroom;
(19) Essential services, governmental buildings and storage, utility substations;
(20) Light manufacturing;
(21) Open sales lot;
(22) Recreation, commercial;
(23) Self-service storage;
(24) Veterinary;
(25) Warehousing and distribution;
(26) Other uses similar to those permitted in this section as determined by the Planning Commission and City Council;
(27) Brewery;
(28) Micro distillery;
(29) Taproom.
(D) Interim uses. Subject to applicable provisions of this chapter, the following are interim uses in the B-3 District (requires an interim use permit based upon procedures set forth in and regulated by § 153.035).
(1) Place of worship leasing space;
(2) School facility leasing space;
(3) Uses as determined by the Planning Commission and City Council.
(E) Accessory uses. Subject to applicable provisions of this chapter, the following accessory uses in the B-3 District are allowed only when it is accessory to an existing principal permitted use on the same lot. All accessory uses must meet the procedures set forth in and regulated by §§ 153.110 et seq.
(1) Essential services, governmental buildings and storage, utility substations;
(2) Attached smoking facility associated with principal use;
(3) Trash enclosure service structure;
(4) Agricultural seasonal sales;
(5) Roof-mounted solar energy systems, roof systems (meeting accessory structure requirements) according to § 153.307;
(6) Other uses customarily associated with but subordinate to a permitted use as determined by the city;
(7) Amateur radio antenna (subject to the amateur radio antenna standards in § 153.096(II)(9)).
(F) Conditional uses.
(1) Place of worship and any columbarium constructed therewith;
(2) Kennel, commercial;
(3) School, specialty;
(4) Towers (see § 153.096);
(5) Other uses similar to those permitted in this section as determined by the Planning Commission and City Council.
(G) Lot size, setback, height, and coverage requirements. The following minimum requirements shall be observed in a B-3 District subject to additional requirements, exceptions, and modifications set forth in this chapter.
(1) Minimum lot requirements.
(a) Lot size: 25,000 square feet;
(b) Lot width: 100 feet.
(2) Setbacks.
(a) Front: 40 feet;
(b) Side: No setback is required unless abutting a residential district; a setback of 35 feet shall then be required;
(c) Rear: No setback is required unless abutting a residential district; a setback of 35 feet shall then be required.
(3) Building height. All buildings shall be limited to a maximum height of 45 feet or 4 stories, whichever is less.
(4) Maximum lot coverage. The total impervious surface shall not exceed 80%.
(Ord. 596, passed 2-8-2010; Am. Ord. 646, passed 9-14-2015; Am. Ord. 651, passed 3-14-2016; Am. Ord. 702, passed 2-22-2021)