(A) B-3 Land Use District Statement of Intent. This district is created to serve predominantly the needs of interregional vehicular traffic at interchanges on limited access arterial thoroughfares. The uses allowed in this district should be limited to the needs of the interregional traveler which are: food, service, fuel and lodging. The basic purpose of limiting the land uses in this district is to preserve and enhance the other business district(s) of the community (or nearby communities) by preventing the establishment of a shopping center which would compete with existing or proposed (and justified) shopping centers which cater or will cater to the needs of the community. The land for this district should be compact (not strip type). In any development plan, access points should be limited to minimize hazardous driving conditions.
(B) NOTES.
(2) All development plans for B-3 Districts shall be approved by the Administrative Official; such plans shall show:
(a) Access points to public ROW.
(b) Building locations.
(c) Parking layout.
(d) Elevations of buildings.
(e) Detail drawings of all signs.
(C) Schedule of District Regulations.
(1) Permitted Principal Uses and Structures.
(a) Automobile Service Station.
(b) Auto or Truck Repair Shops.
(c) Restaurants.
(d) Hotels or Motels.
(e) Gift Shops.
(f) Offices.
(g) Funeral Homes.
(h) Combinations of above in planned development, provided that any such planned development shall be compatible to the Comprehensive Plan, especially the Transportation: Plan. If the proposed development is only for a portion of contiguous landholdings of the applicant, then a plan showing anticipated uses and circulation (traffic or thoroughfare) patterns shall be submitted with application for approval of any planned B-3 development. See Note (2).
(i) Other uses determined by administrative official. The administrative official shall have authority to determine other uses in addition to those specifically listed herein when in his judgement such other uses are similar to and no more objectionable to the public welfare than those listed.
(k) Non-Commercial Solar Energy Facility- see Chapter 160 of the Revised Code.
(2) Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures. Only those accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to principal uses and structures, including Propane Filling Station with a Conditional Use Permit but only for the uses specified herein.
(3) Conditional Uses.
(a) After notice & appropriate safeguards, the City Council may permit as Conditional Uses:
1. Truck or Equipment Terminal, Truck Stop - see Notes (2019).
2. Winery.
4. One dwelling unit used solely in conjunction with and forming part of a funeral home.
5. Crematorium operated in conjunction with Funeral Home.
6. Cannabis Dispensing Organization:
a. must be 1500 feet distance between each use as measured from each property line and 100 feet distance from any pre-existing church or daycare or pre-school facility or primary or secondary school or residential care home, as measured from the property line of the Cannabis Dispensing Organization and the closest building line of the church or daycare or pre-school facility or primary or secondary school or residential care home and
b. cannabis café, lounge, or on-site consumption is prohibited).
7. Propane Filling Station (See Notes).
(b) Notes (2019) re Equipment Terminal, Truck Terminal, Truck Stop:
1. Not more than two uses shall be permitted at each of the two I-57 interstate exchanges (Exit 94 and Exit 95) and at the one I-64 interstate exchange (Exit 80). Existing nonconforming uses shall be counted as a use.
2. The parcel on which the use is situated must have its closest boundary point to be within at least 1,000 feet of the centerline of the nearest I-57 or I-64 interstate highway exit ramp at its point of intersection with a state highway or with Veteran’s Memorial Drive.
3. The minimum distance between uses (which includes any existing non-conforming use) shall be 2000 feet measured along road frontage from the nearest entry or exit point of each use.
4. All entry or exit points for the parcel shall immediately abut and have access only upon a state highway, upon Veteran’s Memorial Drive, or upon a street that has been constructed and designated by the City for use by trucks up to 80,000-pounds; no other street or road shall provide access.
5. All access points shall have dedicated left-turn and/or right-turn lanes, either presently existing or constructed by the parcel owner/developer with permission of the City.
6. The use shall have only the number of spaces dedicated for truck parking as permitted by the Resolution Granting the Conditional Use and no truck parking shall be permitted or occur except within such dedicated spaces.
7. Lawful Equipment Terminals, Truck Terminals or Truck Stops existing on date of adoption of these Notes shall be a nonconforming use and shall be subject to the provisions of this Chapter 161 relating to nonconforming uses.
8. None of the foregoing provisions shall be subject to variance.
(c) Propane Filling Station Notes:
1. Permitted only as an Accessory Use for a retailer which primarily engages in sales of and service for travel trailers or for a retailer which primarily engages in sale of farm, garden, and hardware supplies or for a Truck Stop.
2. Must be enclosed by an approved locking security fencing not less than 6 feet in height.
3. Minimum distance of security fencing to residentially zoned property shall be 330 feet in all directions (with no variance permitted), measured from the fencing to the property line of the residentially zoned property.
4. Maximum tank size (with no variance permitted) shall be 1000 gallons.
5. Only Liquid Propane Gas (LPG) designated UN 1075 shall be stored or sold upon the premises.
6. Must comply with applicable Codes, including Chapter 91 of Revised Code.
7. Shall be subject to such additional conditions as determined by the City Council to be necessary to protect the public interests.
(4) Prohibited Uses.
(a) Storage of wrecked or inoperative vehicles.
(b) All uses other than permitted uses.
(c) Mineral extractive operations
(5) Minimum lot area; Minimum yards (all buildings); Minimum floor area (principal buildings); Maximum height (all buildings); Maximum floor area ratio (all buildings).
(a) MIN. LOT AREA: 15,000 Sq. Ft.
(b) MIN. LOT WIDTH: 100’.
(c) MIN. FRONT YARD DEPTH: 60’.
(d) MIN. REAR YARD DEPTH: 15’.
(e) MIN. SIDE YARD WIDTH: 10’.
(f) MIN. FLOOR AREA: N/A.
(g) MAX. HEIGHT: 50’.
(h) MAX. STORIES: 4.
(i) MAX. FLOOR AREA RATIO: N/A.
(6) Minimum off-street parking & loading.
land use | parking spaces | loading spaces |
land use | parking spaces | loading spaces |
Parking Spaces: | ||
Automobile Service Station: | 1 per 2 employees on maximum shift. | |
Auto or truck repair shop: | 4 per repair bay, grease rack, wash rack, etc. | |
Restaurants: | 1 space per table or booth or 3 counter spaces. | |
Hotels or Motels: | 1 per guest sleeping room. | |
Gift Shops: | 1 per 200 Sq. Ft. of floor area. | |
Loading Requirements: | 1 loading space at service entrance for hotels motels, restaurants & gift shops. | |
(Prior Code, Art. 21, § 21-300) (Ord. 2023-30, passed 8-21-2023)