APPENDIX A: PERMITTED USES BY ZONING DISTRICT

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Table 1: Permitted Uses by Zoning District
Zoning District	Permitted Principal Uses	Conditional Principal Uses**	Permitted Accessory Uses***	Permitted Contingent Uses
“R-A” and “WP”*	Church/temple
	College/university	Cemetery/crematory		Home occupation
	Community center			Professional office (in residence)
	Farm	Country club/golf course
	Fraternity house
	Government building
	Public library/museum	Nursing home
	Public park/rec. facility	Private club/lodge	Single-family dwelling:
	Public/parochial school	Two-family dwelling	-Guest house (5)
	Public utility building (2)		-Private garage
	Single-family dwelling		-Servants quarters (4)
	Student co-op housing		-Storage (non-commercial)
“R-B” and “WP”*	Church/temple
	College/university	Cemetery/crematory	Private garage	Home occupation
	Community center			Professional office (in residence)
	Farm	Country club/golf course		Railroad right-of-way (3)
	Fraternity house
	Government building
	Public library/museum	Nursing home
	Public park/rec. facility	Private club/lodge	Single-family dwelling:
	Public/parochial school	Two-family dwelling	-Exterior metal panel     buildings
	Public utility building (2)		-Guest house (5)
	Single-family dwelling		-Pole barn
	Student co-op housing		-Private garage
			-Servants quarters (4)
			-Storage (non-commercial)
“MF” and “WP”*	Apartment house:	Cemetery/crematory
	-Single-family	Country club/golf course	-Private garage	Home occupation
	-Two-family		Group house:	Professional office (in residence)
	-Three-family	Nursing home	-Private garage	Railroad right-of-way (3)
	Church/temple	Private club/lodge	-Storage (non-commercial)
	College/university		Other uses:
	Community center		-Same as for group houses
	Condominiums		Single-family dwelling:
	Farm (1)		-Guest house (5)
	Fraternity house		-Private garage
	Government building		-Servants quarters (4)
	Group home		-Storage (non-commercial)
	Public library/museum		Two-family dwelling:
	Public park/rec. facility		-Private garage
	Public/parochial school		-Storage (non-commercial)
	Public utility building
	Student co-op housing
“LB” and “WP”*	Automobile service (17):	Airport/landing field	Apartment house:
	-Automotive/watercraft repair (6)(17)	Amusement park	-Private garage	Professional office (in residence)
	-Commercial garage (6)(17)	Apartment hotel (16)	Group house:	Professional office (in residence)
	-Commercial parking lot		-Private garage	Railroad right-of-way
		Baseball park	-Storage (non-commercial)
	-Open auto/trailer sales area	Boarding house	Other uses:	Utility right-of-way (2)
	-Sales room	Cemetery/crematory	-Same as for group houses
	Business service:	Charitable institution	Single-family dwelling:
	-Bank	Condominiums	-Guest house (5)
	-Office	Country club/golf course	-Private garage
	-Postal station	Fire station/police station	-Servants quarters (4)
	-Telecommunica- tions facilities		-Storage (non-commercial)
	Clothing service (17):	Golf driving range	Two-family dwelling:
	-Apparel shop	Group house	-Private garage
	-Dressmaking	Kindergarten/day nursery	-Storage (non-commercial)
	-Dry cleaning (7)	Mortuary
	-Laundry	Motel/tourist lodge
		Nursing home
		Outdoor theater
	-Self-serve laundry	Private club/lodge
	-Shoe repair shop
	-Tailor	Recreational (9)
	Commercial:	-Tavern/night club (10)
	-Billiard room	Trailer/public camp
	-Bowling alley	Two-family dwelling
	-Dancing academy
	-Theater
	Education:
	-College/university
	-Fraternity/student coop housing
	-Public/parochial school
	Equipment service:
	-Computer repair
	-Electric appliance shop
	-Radio shop
	Food service:
	-Bakery
	-Cold storage lockers (individual use)
	-Delicatessen
	-Grocery
	-Meat market
	-Restaurant
	-Roadside sales stand (18)
	-Supermarket
	General business:
	-Building material, office & storage yard (17)
	-Bus/rail station
	-Department store
	-Storage warehouse
	-Wholesale
	Light manufacturing (17)
	-Equipment and product manufacturing and assembly
	-Food & candy production and shipping
	-Automotive, aircraft, trucking equipment and manufacturing
	Medical:
	-Doctor/dentist office
	-Health care clinic/ hospital
	-Veterinary office
	Miscellaneous:
	-Church/temple	-Pet care services
	-Farm/nursery (1)
	-Hotel
	-Private club/lodge
	Personal service:
	-Barber/beauty shop
	-Photo studio
	Public buildings:
	-Community center
	-Governmental
	-Library/museum
	-Park/recreation facility
	-Utility
	Retail generally:
	-Drugstore
	-Flower shop
	-Greenhouse (8)
	-Hardware store
	-Lawn & farm equipment
	-Newsdealer
	-Show room (retail)
	Single-family dwelling
“I” and “WP”*	Education:	Airport/landing field	(None specified)	Home occupation
	-College/university	Amusement park		Professional office (in residence)
	-Fraternity/student coop housing	Auto wrecking (13, 17)		Railroad right-of-way
	-Public/parochial school	Baseball park		Utility right-of-way
	Industrial uses (12, 17):
	-Poultry slaughtering/ wholesaling	Cemetery/crematory
	-Bulk fluid storage (14)	Charitable institution
	-Building material storage yard and sales (17)	Correctional institution
	-Bus line shops or garage	Country club/golf course
	-Carting/express hauling or storage yard
	-Coal/coke/wood yard	Golf driving range
	-Contractor’s plant/storage yard	Junk storage (13, 17)
	-Lumber yard
	-Railroad freight house	Mortuary (17)
	-Truck terminal
	-Utility storage yard	Nursing home
	Light industrial uses (12, 17)	Outdoor theater
	Local business uses (11, 17)	Radio/TV tower
	Miscellaneous:	Sanitary fill/refuse dump (17)
	-Church/temple	Special uses (15, 17):
	-Farm/nursery (1)	-Arsenal
	-Fireworks sales/storage	-Cement, lime, gypsum, plaster of Paris manufacturer
	-Glass manufacturing (17)	-Distillation of bones, coal, wood
	Public buildings:	-Recycling of used building materials, automobile parts and components, tires, and/or waste materials
	-Bus line shops or garage	-Storage of used building materials, automobile parts and/or components, tires, and/or waste materials
	-Carting/express hauling or storage yard	Trailer/public camp
	-Community center
	-Contractor’s plant/storage yard
	-Drug rehabilitation facility
	-Governmental
	-Library/museum
	-Park/recreation facility
	-Utility
	-Radio/TV tower
NOTES TO TABLE:
*    See §§ 155.050 through 155.060 for “WP” Well Field Protection Overlay District regulations supplemental to the underlying district.
**   Conditional uses are permitted only if application is made and granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
***   In the “A” District, an accessory use structure may not be erected prior to the erection of the principal structure, except strictly for storage purposes and not for human occupancy. (Also see definition of BUILDING, PRINCIPAL in § 155.004.)
(1) - Raising of livestock or poultry are not permitted. Maintenance of vegetable/flower gardens is permitted under this classification.
(2) - Including purposes essential to utilities operation, but not including commercial or industrial structures or uses.
(3) - Including purposes essential to railroad operation, but not including railroad yards, shops, stations, engine storage, or commercial or industrial structures or uses.
(4) - Quarters for bona fide servants employed by the occupants of the dwelling on the same lot, but only on the second floor of the building.
(5) - One guest house with cooking facilities on lots containing not less than 12,000 square feet.
(6) - Entirely within enclosed buildings.
(7) - Using not more than 2 clothes-cleaning units, neither of which shall have a rated capacity of more than 40 pounds, using non-explosive and non-flammable cleaning fluid.
(8) - Not exceeding 3,000 square feet in area.
(9) - Must be conducted only within buildings so constructed that no noise of any kind is audible beyond the confines of the building.
(10) - Only in conformity with laws and ordinances governing the use.
(11) - These classifications also include the same specific sub-classifications as set forth under each in the “LB” District portion of the table.
(12) - These classifications, in addition to any sub-classifications expressly set forth thereunder, also include as “permitted uses” any other uses strictly meeting the definition of GENERAL BUSINESS USE, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USE, or INDUSTRIAL USE under § 155.004, respectively, and which are not otherwise classified in the table.
(13) - Auto scrap yards and junkyards must be either in enclosed buildings or completely surrounded by solid walls/fences at least 8 feet high.
(14) - May include inflammable liquids in above-ground tanks, but not oil refinery tanks.
(15) - The conditional use permit application must include a report by the Health Officer or State Board of Health, and the State Fire Marshal, that the uses applied for will not be injurious to the public health and safety. This classification may also include any other use which may, under some circumstances, be injurious to public health or safety, but which may with proper safeguards be designed so as not to be injurious.
(16) - In connection with which no business is conducted, other than interior facilities located in the lobby, and without outside display or entrance.
(17) - Hazard Material Management Plan required for uses that store materials.
(18) - Must comply with Itinerant Merchant laws and ordinances.
(19) - Group homes will be permitted by the City of Greendale in additional zoning districts as required by state and federal law.

 

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