CHAPTER 1256
B-1 Neighborhood Business District

1256.01   Intent.

1256.02   Principal uses permitted.

1256.03   Required conditions.

1256.04   Special land uses.

1256.05   Area and bulk requirements.

   CROSS REFERENCES

   Zoning and planning in home rule cities - see M.C.L.A. § 117.4i

   Regulation of location of trades, buildings and uses by local authorities - see M.C.L.A. § 125.581

   Regulation of buildings; authority to zone - see M.C.L.A. § 125.582

   Uses of land or structures not conforming to ordinances; powers of legislative bodies; acquisition of property - see M.C.L.A. § 125.583a

   Special land uses - see P. & Z. Ch. 1274

   Nonconforming uses - see P. & Z. Ch. 1278

   Off-street parking and loading - see P. & Z. Ch. 1282

   Signs - see P. & Z. Ch. 1284

   Provisions applicable to all districts - see P. & Z. 1286

1256.01 INTENT.

   The B-1 Neighborhood Business District, as herein established, is intended to meet the day-to-day convenience shopping and service needs of persons residing in adjacent residential areas.

(1975 Code § 5.61)

1256.02 PRINCIPAL USES PERMITTED.

   In a Neighborhood Business District, no building or land shall be used, and no building shall be erected, except for one or more of the following specified uses, unless otherwise provided in this chapter:

   (a)   Banking and Other Financial Institutions, excluding drive-through establishments.

   (b)   Dry cleaning establishments, or pick-up stations but not central dry cleaning plants serving more than one retail outlet are prohibited.

   (c)   General Offices.

   (d)   Governmental Buildings.

   (e)   Institutional Buildings.

   (f)   Medical or Dental Clinics and Laboratories.

   (g)   Mortuaries and Funeral Homes.

   (h)   Personal Service Businesses.

   (i)   Professional Service Businesses.

   (j)   Retail Businesses.

   (k)   Small restaurants. cafes. and other establishments under 1,500 square feet in size, excluding drive-through establishments.

   (l)   Utilities and Essential Services.

   (m)   Accessory buildings, structures and uses in conformity with the regulations of Section 1286.01 customarily incidental and subordinate to permitted uses in this district.

   (n)   Dwelling units may be permitted within a building subject to the following conditions:

      (1)   The dwelling unit shall be located on the upper-floor(s) of the building.

      (2)   Each dwelling unit shall contain a minimum of 600 square feet of floor area.

      (3)   One off-street parking space shall be provided for each dwelling. The space shall be either on the same site as the dwelling unit or within 300 feet of the building containing the dwelling as measured by a straight line. Proof of parking shall be provided to the Zoning Administrator before a permit is issued.

(Ord. 08-2002-06. Passed 9-3-02; Ord. 481. Passed 12-7-10; Ord. 528. Passed 1- 3-17; Ord. 571. Passed 2-1-23.)

1256.03 REQUIRED CONDITIONS.

   All business, servicing, or processing, except for off-street parking or loading, shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building.

(1975 Code § 5.63) (Ord. 571. Passed 2-1-23.)