(A) Purpose. The purpose of the B-3 Highway Commercial District is to provide for and limit the establishment of motor vehicle oriented or dependent high intensity commercial and service activities.
(B) Permitted uses. The following are permitted uses in a B-3 District:
(1) Essential services are permitted except those that exceed 60 feet above ground or greater than 115 kilovolts.
(2) Convenience grocery stores without motor fuel facilities.
(3) Grocery stores.
(4) Government and public related utility buildings and structures.
(5) Funeral homes and mortuaries.
(6) Restaurants, cafes, on and off-sale liquor, excluding convenience type.
(7) Auto accessory store.
(8) Motor vehicle, farm implement and recreation equipment sales, uses and structures.
(9) Commercial recreational uses.
(10) Motels, hotels and bed and breakfasts.
(11) Office space.
(12) Private clubs or lodges.
(13) Pharmacies and drug stores.
(14) Medical, professional, and commercial offices.
(15) Banking institutions.
(16) Personal service establishments.
(17) Contractor offices.
(18) Retail sales and services.
(19) Business services.
(C) Accessory uses. The following are permitted accessory uses within a B-3 District:
(1) Attached commercial or business spaces accessory to the principal use provided such accessory spaces shall not exceed 30% of the gross floor space of the principal use.
(2) Off-street parking as regulated by § 153.43, including semi-trailer trucks.
(3) Off-street loading as regulated by § 153.43.
(D) Conditional uses. The following are conditional uses in a B-3 District requiring a conditional use permit based upon procedures set forth in and regulated by § 153.22.
(1) Drive-in and convenience food establishments.
(2) Commercial car washes (drive-through, mechanical and self service).
(3) Motor vehicle fuel sales, truck stop or auto repair, including tire and battery stores and service.
(4) Convenience store with gasoline.
(5) Open or outdoor service, sale and rental other than those specified as a principal use in this district.
(6) Accessory, enclosed retail, rental or service activity other than that allowed as a permitted use or conditional use within this section.
(7) Garden and landscaping services.
(8) Theaters.
(9) Funeral homes and mortuaries including residential occupancy. Residential occupancy shall not exceed 30% of the total square footage.
(10) Veterinary clinic or animal hospitals.
(11) Day care facilities.
(12) Retail centers.
(13) Any use permitted in this district that exceeds 20,000 square feet of gross floor area.
(14) Indoor firing range, as a principal or accessory use.
(15) Indoor self-storage, as a principal or accessory use.
(16) Commercial trucking businesses.
(17) Other uses as determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission to be of the same general character as the conditional uses listed above.
(E) Lot requirements and setbacks. 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) Lot size: none.
(2) Lot width: 100 feet.
(3) Setbacks.
(a) Front yard: 35 feet.
(b) Side yard:
1. Interior lot:
a. 20 feet.
b. 35 feet abutting a residential district.
2. Corner lot: 30 feet.
(c) Rear yard:
1. 20 feet.
2. 35 feet abutting a residential district.
(F) Maximum building height. The maximum building height shall be 35 feet.
(G) Maximum site coverage. The maximum site coverage shall be 70% and shall be calculated to include building footprints; parking areas; driveways; loading, storage and trash areas and other areas covered by an impervious surface.
(H) Minimum district size. The minimum district size shall be one acre, with a minimum frontage of 100 feet.
(I) Highway commercial design standards. Highway commercial design standards are set forth and regulated in § 153.45.
(Ord. 366, passed 8-7-2024)