(A) Statement of purpose. The District, with complementary office and related uses, forms the center for commercial, financial, professional, governmental and cultural activities. These regulations are intended to protect and upgrade the Central Business District for the performance of its primary functions. Pedestrian oriented uses are encouraged.
(D) Standards.
(1) Building site area. There is no minimum required building site area.
(2) Building site width. There is no minimum required building site width.
(3) Building site coverage. There is no limit.
(4) Building height limit. No structure shall exceed 70 feet.
(5) Setback requirements. The minimum requirements for yards shall be as follows:
(a) Front yard: no front yard requirement;
(b) Rear yard: 25 feet for the back of the building adjoining a residential zone. Otherwise, no rear yard is required; and
(c) Side yard: five feet for a side abutting a residential district which is existing. Otherwise, no side yard is required.
(E) General requirements.
(1) All new buildings and structures shall comply with off-street parking, loading and unloading provisions as required in §§ 158.160 through 158.163. In cases where no structural enlargement occurs, a change of use for an existing structure or building in a B-3 District shall not require compliance with § 158.160 provided that existing parking is not reduced; however, all structures, both new and existing, are subject to the requirements of §§ 158.161 through 158.163.
(2) New residential dwelling units, which are permitted in the B-3 Central Business District, shall conform to the building site area and density standards of the R-5 District. Where dwelling units are provided exclusively on second or upper-stories, the building site area and density shall conform to the R-5 district’s standards for multi-family dwellings, irrespective of the number of dwelling units provided.
(Ord. 11-85, passed 12-3-1985; Ord. 10-2006, passed 3-23-2006; Ord. 32-2023, passed 9-26-2023)
Penalty, see § 158.999