(1) Purpose. The purpose of the NB, Neighborhood Business District is to provide for the establishment of local businesses for convenience, limited office, retail or service outlets which deal directly with the daily requirements of the immediate neighborhood and which are located along a collector or arterial roadway. These businesses are not intended to draw customers from the entire community. Land to be zoned NB shall be served with public sanitary sewer and water and shall be in a commercial land use category according to the comprehensive plan.
(2) Lot and setback requirements.
(a) Minimum lot size.
1. Sewered lot. 11,250 square feet.
(b) Minimum lot width.
1. Sewered lot-interior. 75 feet.
2. Sewered lot-corner. 100 feet.
3. Unsewered lot. 150 feet.
(c) Setbacks.
1. From street right-of-way.
a. Local or minor collector street. 30 feet.
b. Major collector or arterial street. 40 feet.
c. Parking lot. 15 feet.
2. Rear lot line.
a. Principal building. 30 feet.
b. Accessory building. 10 feet.
c. Parking lot. 10 feet.
3. Side lot line.
a. Principal building. 30 feet.
b. Accessory building. 10 feet.
c. Parking lot: 10 feet.
4. From property guided by the comprehensive plan for residential use. 35 feet.
5. Between principal buildings. Not less than one-half the sum of the building heights of the two buildings.
(4) Maximum impervious surface coverage. 65% of the lot area.
(5) Building requirements. All newly constructed commercial buildings shall meet the exterior building standards of § 1007.043(2)(d).
(6) Permitted uses. The following are permitted uses in the NB District:
(a) Adult use - accessory.
(b) Office business - clinic.
(c) Office business - general.
(d) Personal services (subject to any licensing requirements of city code, county, or state).
(e) Recreational business contained entirely within the principal building.
(f) Restaurants.
(g) Retail business.
(h) Service business - on-site.
(i) Liquor sales: on-sale.
(j) Community gardens operated by the city.
(7) Accessory uses. The following are permitted accessory uses in the NB District:
(a) Accessory buildings and structures in compliance with § 1007.044(11).
(b) Fences in compliance with § 1007.050.
(c) Off-street loading in compliance with § 1007.053.
(d) Off-street parking in compliance with § 1007.052.
(e) Outside services, sales, and equipment rental accessory to the principal use and limited in area to 25% of the gross floor area of the principal building.
(f) Radio and television receiving antennas, satellite dishes, TVROs three meters or less in diameter, short-wave dispatching antennas, or those necessary for the operation of electronic equipment including radio receivers, ham radio transmitters and television receivers in compliance with § 1007.062.
(g) Signs in compliance with City Code Chapter 1010.
(h) Home Occupation Level A in compliance with § 1007.056.
(8) Conditional uses. The following uses require a conditional use permit in compliance with § 1007.016:
(a) Commercial day care facilities provided that:
1. All requirements of the Minnesota Department of Health and Human Services, as may be amended, are satisfactorily met and the structure and operation are licensed accordingly.
2. Screening is provided in compliance with § 1007.049.
3. Adequate off-street parking is provided in a location separated from any outdoor play area(s).
(b) Specialty schools such as music, dance, or business schools provided that:
1. Provisions are made to buffer and screen any adjoining residential uses.
2. The site is served by an arterial or collector street of sufficient capacity to accommodate traffic which will be generated.
(c) Veterinary hospitals provided that:
1. All areas in which animals are confined are located indoors and are properly soundproofed from adjacent properties.
2. Animal carcasses are properly disposed of in a manner not utilizing on-site garbage facilities or incineration and the carcasses are properly refrigerated during periods prior to disposal.
3. An indoor animal kennel is permitted as a use accessory to the veterinary hospital provided that:
a. The number of animals boarded shall not exceed 20.
b. An indoor exercise area shall be provided to accommodate the periodic exercising of animals boarded at the kennel. No outdoor exercising of animals shall be permitted.
c. A ventilation system shall be designed so that no odors or organisms will spread between wards or to the outside air and will be capable of completely exchanging internal air at a rate of at least twice per hour. Air temperature must be maintained between 60ºF. and 75ºF.
d. A room separate from the kennel area shall be provided of sufficient size to adequately separate animals that are sick or injured from healthy animals.
e. Indoor animal kennel floors and walls shall be made of non-porous materials or sealed concrete to make it non-porous.
f. Animal wastes shall be flushed down an existing sanitary sewer system or enclosed in a container of sufficient construction to eliminate odors and organisms and shall be properly disposed of at least once a day.
4. The appropriate license is obtained from the city and the conditions of City Code Chapter 503 relating to the keeping of animals are satisfactorily met.
5. All State Health Department and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency requirements for such facilities are met.
(9) Uses by administrative permit. The following uses require an administrative permit in compliance with § 1007.019:
(a) Personal wireless service antennas as secondary uses in compliance with § 1007.062.
(b) Home Occupation Level B in compliance with § 1007.056.
(c) Essential services.
(d) Accessory outdoor dining areas intended for consumption of food or beverages purchased on site in compliance with § 1007.063. This administrative permit may be incorporated into another approval such as but not limited to a site plan, planned unit development, or building permit.
(e) Temporary structures in compliance with § 1007.071.
(f) Transient merchants.
(a) Earth moving and land reclamation in compliance with § 1007.059.
(Am. Ord. 13-23, passed 9-11-2023)