(a) Intent. The neighborhood business district (NB) is intended to provide for the development of commercial and service centers that serve the daily commercial needs, are accessible by residents from the immediate neighborhood, and are of such a nature so as to minimize conflicts with surrounding residential areas.
(b) Permitted uses. See section 14-90 for table of permitted uses as a principal use in the neighborhood business district.
(1) Additional specifications.
a. Accessory uses and structures are permitted when located on the same lot as the principal use, within the zoned area.
b. Open storage shall be prohibited as a principal and/or accessory use.
(c) Conditional zoning district. For the neighborhood business district, a parallel conditional zoning district is authorized for establishment, pursuant to G.S. 160D-703. See section 14-90 for table of uses as a special use in the Neighborhood Business Special Use District.
(1) Additional specifications.
a. [When permitted.] Accessory uses and structures are permitted when located on the same lot as the principal use, within the zoned area.
b. [Outdoor storage.] Outdoor storage, as an accessory, must be enclosed by an eight-foot fence; fencing must be opaque or sufficiently screened.
c. Public/private utility facilities. Public works and public and private facilities such as water and sewage plants, transformer stations, transmission lines, pumping stations, water towers, and telephone exchanges, provided:
(i.) Such facilities are essential to the service of the area.
(ii.) No vehicles or materials shall be stored on the premises, and no offices shall be permitted.
(iii.) All buildings shall be set back at least 20 feet from all property lines and shall be designed and landscaped with a buffer strip in such a way as to blend in with the surrounding area.
(iv.) All dangerous apparatus shall be enclosed by a screen fence or wall at least eight feet in height.
(d) Minimum building setback requirements. The minimum building setback requirements for the neighborhood business district shall be as follows:
(1) From any arterial or collector street right-of-way, 40 feet.
(2) From any local street right-of-way, 30 feet.
(3) From an interior lot line adjacent to commercial or industrial zoning, ten feet.
(4) From any interior lot line adjacent to residential zoning, 20 feet.
(5) From any access easement, 15 feet.
The setback requirement applies to all accessory structures, including gasoline pumps, underground storage tanks, canopies and other similar structures.
(e) Maximum building height requirement. The maximum height of a building in the community business district shall be 40 feet.
(Amend. of 12-06-2010)
(Ord. of 7-11-2000, § 4.4.7; Ord. of 7-9-2001; Amend. of 3-8-2004; Amend. of 7-12-2004, § B); Amend. of 5-1-2006(2); Amend. of 12-06-2010; Amend. of 9-6-2011; Amend. of - - )
Cross reference—Businesses, ch. 6.