(A) The B-2, B-3 and B-4 Zoning Districts comprise the Central Business District of the city. As is the case in many other small cities, the success of individual enterprises is intrinsically tied to the other businesses within, and the overall quality of, the business core. Property owners and businesses within the Central Business District benefit from the synergies resulting from a well planned, appealing and customer-friendly commercial center. In the city, this is especially true because of the continued success that historic Market Square has demonstrated. Accordingly, the purpose of the Central Business District regulations is to preserve and enhance the elements of the city’s central business district that have brought value to the property, success to the merchants and benefit to the residents of the city.
(B) The planned development provision included in this section is intended to allow flexibility in order to achieve the stated intent.
(Prior Code, § 46-53) (Ord. eff. 1-15-1972; Ord. 02-01, passed 1-7-2002; Ord. 03-39, passed 6-19-2003)