(A) Purpose. The Neighborhood Business District is intended to establish an area for the convenience of persons residing in adjacent residential areas and to permit such uses as are necessary to satisfy basic needs by encouraging an optimum mix of office, institutional, and retail in proximity to places of residence.
(B) Special requirements.
(1) Business establishments are restricted to a maximum floor area of 5,000 square feet each so as to limit the volume of vehicular and pedestrian traffic in and around their function and location. Business establishments are restricted to a minimum floor area of 800 square feet. All business establishments shall be retail or service establishments dealing directly with consumers.
(2) Every use, unless expressly exempted by this subdivision shall be operated in its entirety within a completely enclosed structure, the exemption of a use from the requirement of enclosure will be indicated by the phrase "need not be enclosed" appearing after any use exempted.
(3) Every use shall be connected to municipal utilities and be constructed on a permanent foundation.
(4) Only one business permitted per lot except when located within the same structure.
(C) Permitted uses.
(1) The following are permitted uses:
(a) Antique store.
(b) Apparel store.
(c) Appliance store.
(d) Art gallery, studio, school or supply store.
(e) Bakeries, retail.
(f) Banks, savings and loans or finance companies.
(g) Barber and beauty shops.
(h) Book store.
(i) Business machine store.
(j) Camera and photographic studio and supply.
(k) Candy, ice cream, confectionary store.
(l) Caterer.
(m) Cemetery, memorial garden, need not be enclosed.
(n) Churches.
(o) Clinic, dental or medical, but not animal clinic.
(p) Club or lodge.
(q) Community centers, parks or public buildings.
(r) Convent, monastery or similar institution for religious training.
(s) Dairy store.
(t) Day cares.
(u) Delicatessen.
(v) Driveways.
(w) Drug store.
(x) Dry cleaning.
(y) Essential public utility and service structures.
(z) Fences.
(aa) Floral and garden supply including nursery, need not be enclosed.
(bb) Gift, novelty or souvenir store.
(cc) Grocery store.
(dd) Hardware store.
(ee) Hobby store.
(ff) Institution of religious, charitable or philanthropic nature.
(gg) Interior decorating store and supply.
(hh) Laboratory, medical or dental.
(ii) Laundromat.
(jj) Leather goods store - retail only.
(kk) Libraries, auditoriums, museums, or other cultural institutions.
(ll) Locksmith or key stand, need not be enclosed.
(mm) Medical intern or resident doctor's quarters.
(nn) Office of any type.
(oo) Optical services and supply.
(pp) Parking of vehicles, need not be enclosed.
(qq) Private recreation facilities; tennis court, golf club, swimming pool.
(rr) Rehabilitation center for handicapped persons.
(ss) Restaurants or other eating places including drive-ins.
(tt) School, public or private.
(uu) Shoe repair shops.
(vv) Sporting goods store.
(ww) Stationery store.
(xx) Tailor shops.
(yy) Toy store.
(zz) Travel bureau or ticket agency.
(aaa) Variety stores.
(2) Every permitted use allowed shall be constructed on a permanent foundation and be connected to municipal utilities.
(3) Only 1 business permitted per lot except when located in the same structure.
(D) Conditional uses. The following uses may be permitted:
(1) Hotels and motels.
(2) Dwelling units located in business establishments above the ground floor as regulated by this chapter.
(3) Home occupations.
(4) Public development.
(E) Accessory uses. The following is a permitted use: Storage structure not to exceed 600 square feet.
(F) Lot area.
(1) For each permitted or conditional use there shall be provided not less than 9,000 square feet of lot area except as may be required with respect to dwelling units located in business establishments above the ground floor.
(2) For each dwelling unit located in business establishments above the ground floor there shall be provided 1,000 square feet of lot area in addition to that amount required for the business establishment.
(G) Lot width and depth.
(1) Lot width. Every lot upon which there is a permitted or conditional use shall require a minimum width of 75 feet at the building setback line.
(2) Lot depth. Every lot upon which there is a permitted or conditional use shall require a minimum depth of 120 feet.
(H) Yard regulations. The minimum yard regulations are as follows:
Front Yard: | |
Main and Accessory Buildings | 15 feet |
Parking Areas | 10 feet |
Side Yards: | |
Main and Accessory Buildings | 10 feet |
Parking Areas | 10 feet |
Rear Yard: | |
Main and Accessory Buildings | 15 feet |
Parking Areas | 10 feet |
(1) Where a lot is located at the intersection of 2 or more streets there shall be a front yard on each street side.
(2) Transitional yards. There are no requirements.
(I) Ground coverage. Not more than 60% of a lot shall be covered by all main and accessory buildings.
(J) Height regulations. No structure hereafter erected or altered shall exceed three stories or 45 feet in height, except as may be permitted in subsection (D)(1) of this section, as regulated by this chapter. Accessory buildings shall not exceed one story in height.
(1975 Code, § 11.12) (Am. Ord. 8, 4th Series, passed 1-16-2007; Am. Ord. 17, 4th Series, passed 1-17-2008; Am. Ord. 30, 4th Series, passed 1-4-2010; Am. Ord. 79, 4th Series, passed 8-1-2016)