A. Intent: The intent of the B district is to provide for the establishment of business uses with restrictions that will enhance the potential of all permitted businesses to attract customers.
B. Permitted Uses: The only uses permitted in a B district are:
Art and school supply stores.
Banks and financial institutions.
Barbershops.
Beauty parlors.
Book and stationery stores.
Building materials sales, not including outside storage.
Camera and photography supply stores.
Candy and ice cream stores.
Coin and philatelist stores.
Custom dressmaking establishments.
Department stores.
Drugstores.
Dry cleaning and laundry establishments with processing done elsewhere.
Dry goods stores.
Florist shops.
Food stores, grocery stores, meat markets, bakeries and delicatessens.
Garden supply and seed stores.
Gift shops.
Hardware stores.
Hobby shops for retail distribution of items to be assembled or used away from the premises.
Interior decorating shops.
Jewelry stores, including watch repair.
Leather goods and luggage stores.
Libraries.
Liquor stores.
Locksmith shops.
Millinery shops.
Musical instrument sales and repair.
Newspaper offices, but not including printing.
Office supply stores.
Office uses as follows:
Advertising agency.
Engineering office.
Insurance office.
Medical laboratory.
Professional office including, but not limited to, doctors, lawyers, architects, engineers and accountants.
Utility company office.
Paint and wallpaper stores.
Pet supply stores.
Phonographic and musical supply stores.
Picture framing when conducted on the premises for retail trade.
Post offices.
Radio and television service and repair shops.
Real estate sales offices.
Restaurants.
Shoe and hat stores, including repair services.
Solar energy systems, building mounted.
Sporting goods stores.
Tailor shops.
Telephone booths.
Tobacco shops.
Toy shops.
Travel bureaus and transportation ticket offices.
Undertaking establishments and funeral parlors.
Variety stores.
Veterinary hospital.
Video sales and rentals.
Wearing apparel shops.
C. Special Uses: The following special uses are allowed in a B district only if approved by the board of trustees:
Banquet facilities, private exhibition halls and meeting rooms.
Indoor recreation uses.
Planned unit developments.
Schools, including playgrounds and athletic fields.
Structures with more than five thousand (5,000) square feet of floor area on the ground floor.
Utility and public service uses, including:
Electric substations.
Fire and police stations.
Municipal facilities.
Sanitary sewage treatment facilities.
Shelters, terminals, parking areas and service buildings for school bus transportation.
Small wind energy systems, whether ground-mounted or building-mounted.
Solar energy systems, ground-mounted.
Water filtration plants, pumping stations and reservoirs.
Vehicle dealers, vehicle service stations, vehicle repair services, and garages and vehicle washes.
D. Prohibited Uses: All geothermal energy systems and all large wind energy systems are prohibited in the B Zoning District. All uses which are not expressly permitted in the B Zoning District are prohibited.
E. Off Street Parking And Loading: Off street parking and loading areas must be provided as specified in chapter 8 of this title.
F. Floor Area Ratio: The combined floor area ratio for any principal building, together with any accessory buildings, shall not exceed seventy five hundredths (0.75) in a B district.
G. Building Size:
1. Floor Area: No structure in a B district shall have less than five hundred (500) nor more than five thousand (5,000) square feet of floor area on the ground floor.
2. Lot Area: Any principal use, together with all accessory uses related thereto, shall be located on a lot having a minimum area of forty thousand (40,000) square feet.
H. Height Of Buildings And Other Structures: The height of any building or other structure shall not exceed two and one-half (21/2) stories above a basement story or thirty five feet (35'), whichever is lower.
I. Yards:
1. Front Yard: There shall be a front yard setback having a minimum depth of thirty feet (30') wherein there shall be no building, fencing, or other structure(s), nor any parking, or storage permitted. Front yard setbacks shall be provided for each side of a corner or through lot bordering on a public or private roadway.
2. Side Yard: On each side of a lot there shall be a side yard setback having a minimum depth of ten feet (10') wherein there shall be no building or other structure(s), nor shall any parking, driveway or storage be permitted, except that fencing and berms shall be permitted only in compliance with section 8-3-8-2 of this title, provided, however, that the side yard setback adjoining a street or a residential zoning district shall be not less than thirty feet (30').
3. Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard setback having a minimum depth of twenty feet (20') wherein there shall be no building or other structure(s), nor shall any parking, driveway or storage be permitted, except that fencing and berms shall be permitted only in compliance with section 8-3-8-2 of this title.
J. Exterior Lighting:
1. Shielding: All exterior lighting sources shall be shielded so that direct illumination is not visible to an observer standing on the property line of a residential district at a height of five feet (5') above the ground. This requirement does not apply to public street lighting.
2. Modification: Anytime exterior lighting is installed or substantially modified in any manner, an exterior lighting plan shall be submitted to the enforcement officer for approval prior to the implementation of any changes.
(Ord. 2011-O-24, 11-1-2011; amd. Ord. 2014-O-03, 2-4-2014; Ord. 2023-O-04, 2-15-2023)