In the General 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 Zoning Code.
(a) Banking and Financial Institutions, including drive through facilities subject to the following conditions:
(1) A setback of at least sixty feet from the right-of-way line of any existing or proposed street must be maintained.
(2) Access points shall be located at least sixty feet from the intersection of any two streets.
(3) All lighting shall be shielded from adjacent Residential Districts.
(4) A six-foot high completely obscuring wall shall be provided when abutting or adjacent districts are zoned for any (R) Residential Districts. The height of the wall shall be measured from the surface of the ground. Said wall shall further meet the requirements of Section 1286.06.
(5) The front twenty feet shall be suitably landscaped with trees, shrubs or grass, neatly maintained in a healthy and growing condition.
(b) Bowling Alleys and Billiard Halls.
(c) Breweries and Distilleries.
(d) Car Washes.
(e) Child care centers, which may also include pre-schools.
(f) Places of public assembly.
(g) Dry cleaning establishments, or pick-up stations including central dry-cleaning plants serving more than one retail outlet.
(h) Educational Institutions.
(i) Event Centers.
(j) Fine Arts Galleries and Instruction.
(k) Fraternal Clubs and Lodges.
(l) Gasoline service station for the sale of gasoline, oil, and minor automotive accessories.
(1) The curb cuts for access to a service station shall not be permitted at such locations that will tend to create traffic hazards in the streets immediately adjacent thereto. Entrances shall be no less than twenty-five feet from a street intersection (measured from the road right-of-way) or from adjacent Residential Districts and shall not exceed two access points for each service station site. The Planning Commission may allow for additional access points if deemed necessary.
(2) The minimum lot area shall be 15,000 square feet, and so arranged that ample space is available for motor vehicles that are required to wait.
(3) All permitted repairs and services shall be conducted within a building except for the sale of products and performance of services not involving a prolonged wait by consumers.
(4) All tires, batteries, and accessories, except for motor oils, shall be stored within the principal building.
(5) All areas between the street curbs and street right-of-way lines (except for accessways and sidewalks) shall be suitably landscaped with trees, shrubs or grass and shall be neatly maintained in a healthy growing condition.
(6) At least ten percent of the total site area shall be landscaped with trees, shrubs or grass and shall be neatly maintained in a healthy growing condition.
(m) General Offices.
(n) Governmental Buildings and Uses.
(o) Heavy automotive repair and body work.
(p) Hotels and Motels.
(q) Indoor Recreational Facilities.
(r) Institutional Uses.
(s) Medical or Dental Clinics and Laboratories.
(t) Mortuaries. Funeral Homes. and Crematoriums.
(u) New and Used Car Sales, Showrooms, and Service Shops.
(v) Personal Service Businesses.
(w) Professional Service Businesses.
(x) Restaurants, Cafes, and Similar Uses. including drive through facilities subject to the following conditions:
(1) A setback of at least sixty feet from the right-of-way line of any existing or proposed street must be maintained.
(2) Access points shall be located at least sixty feet from the intersection of any two streets.
(3) All lighting shall be shielded from adjacent Residential Districts.
(4) A six-foot high completely obscuring wall shall be provided when abutting or adjacent districts are zoned for any (R) Residential Districts. The height of the wall shall be measured from the surface of the ground. Said wall shall further meet the requirements of Section 1286.06.
(5) The front twenty feet shall be suitably landscaped with trees, shrubs or grass, neatly maintained in a healthy and growing condition.
(y) Retail Businesses.
(z) Research and Technology Establishments.
(aa) Storage, Personal.
(bb) Utilities and Essential Services.
(cc) Vehicle Rental Facilities.
(ee) 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.
(1975 Code § 5.82) (Ord. 461. Passed 10-7-08; Ord. 481. Passed 12-7-10; Ord. 528. Passed 1-3-17; Ord. 571. Passed 2-1-23.)