1139.03 SCHEDULE OF USES.

   Buildings or land shall not be used and buildings shall not be erected or altered except for the uses specified in Table 1139.03-1. Furthermore, there shall be no use of land permitted in any Business District without an approved principal structure.

   A   Permitted Use (P). Buildings and land in this district may be used by right, subject to all other applicable provisions of this code.

   B.   Conditional Use (C). Buildings and land in this district may be used provided that the general and specific conditions related to that use as found in Chapter 1118 are met.

Table 1139.03-1, Schedule of Uses
Use	B-1	B-2	B-3	B-4	Specific Conditions
Accommodations, Hospitality and Entertainment
Bars, taverns, lounges and night clubs	C	C	P	P
Sale and Consumption of Unregulated Psychoactive substances on premises	C	C
Convention, banquet and meeting facilities		C
Hotels and motels		C	P	C
Indoor commercial recreation such as movie theaters, bowling lanes and skating rinks	C	C	P	P
Microbreweries	C	C	C	C	Ch. 741; 1118.09.A
Outdoor commercial recreation such as mini-golf and batting cages	C	C	C		1118.09.C
Pool and billiard parlors			P	P
Restaurants without drive-through facilities	P	P	P	P
Restaurants with drive-through facilities	C		P	C	Ch. 757; 1118.09.B; B-4 only if fronting Lorain
Automotive
Sales of new automobiles and motorcycles including accessory sales of used automobiles and motorcycles			P	P	B-4 only if fronting Lorain
Sales of new and used commercial trucks, recreational vehicles, construction equipment, farm implements and similar vehicles and equipment			C		1118.10.A
Vehicle, truck, and trailer rental			C
Vehicle repair, major			C		1118.10.B
Vehicle repair, minor	C	C	C		1118.10.B
Vehicle service stations	C	C	P		Ch. 739; 1118.10.C
Vehicle towing facilities		C	C		1118.10.D
Vehicle wash facilities	C		C		Ch. 729; 1118.10.E
Infrastructure, Transportation, Communications and Warehousing
Mini-warehouse/self-storage facilities		C	C		1118.11.A
Passenger bus station, repair and storage garages			C
Public utility buildings, substations and subinstallations	C	C	C	C	1118.11.B
Radio, television and recording studios	C	P	P
Recycling collection centers		C
Transit stations	C	C	C	C
Public and Institutional
Clubs and lodges for fraternal organizations	P	P	P	P
Community centers and senior centers	P	P	P	P
Cultural facilities such as museums and performing arts centers	C	C	P	P
Day cares, nursery schools and child care establishments	P	C	P	C	1118.12.C
Government offices, buildings and facilities	P	P	P	P
Libraries	P	P	P	P
Parks and playgrounds	P	P	P	P
Places of worship	P	P	P	P
Colleges or universities		C	C	C	1118.12.B
Recreational ballfields and playing fields accessory to non-profits, colleges and universities (excluding K-12 schools)		C	C		1118.12.B
School, commercial and studios including art, dance, martial arts and music	P	P	P	P
Schools, K-12	C	C	C		1118.12.A
Schools, specialized/training	C	C	C	C
Offices and Services
Animal services, veterinary office/clinic, animal hospital, grooming, boarding, training, day care	C	C	P	P	1118.09.A
Body branding, piercing and tattoo services	C		P	P	1118.13.D
Dry cleaners and laundromats	P	C	P	P
Development and testing laboratories and facilities	C	P	P	P
Financial institutions and pharmacies	P	P	P	P
Financial institutions and pharmacies with drive-through facilities	C	C	P	C	1118.13.D B-4 only if fronting Lorain
General offices and services	P	P	P	P
General offices and service with a drive-through facility	C	C	P	C	B-4 only if fronting Lorain
Health and fitness clubs		C	P	P
Hospitals		C	C		1118.12.E
Massage Establishments	P	P	P	P	As defined in Ch. 749 and only if in compliance with regulations therein.
Medical and dental office/clinics, micro hospitals	P	P	P	P
Mortuaries, crematoriums and funeral homes	C	P	P
Offices and services, such as a landscaping and tree removal company, exterminator, carpet cleaner, equipment rental, contractors’ offices	P	P	P
Offices and services, such as a landscaping and tree removal company, exterminator, carpet cleaner, equipment rental, contractors’ offices with outdoor storage		C	C		1118.13.E
Personal service establishments such as barber and beauty shops, tailors, photo studios, shoe repair and watch repair	P	P	P	P
Short-term lending establishments, check cashing, title loan companies and similar	C		C		1118.13.B
Smoke shops, hookah shops, drug paraphernalia shops and electronic cigarette shops	C		C		1118.13.C
Residential
Attached single family dwellings				P
Bed and breakfast		C			1118.14.A
Dwelling units in buildings with non-residential uses at street level	C	C	C	P
Group home, continuing care, nursing home	C	C	P	P
Multiple family dwellings				P
Senior housing		C		C	Ch. 1138
Single family dwellings existing on the adoption date of this ordinance		P
Retail
General retail less than 100,000 sq ft per business unit			P
General retail 100,000 sq ft or more per business unit			C		1118.15.B
General retail not to exceed 50,000 sq ft per business unit	P			C
General retail not to exceed 5,000 sq ft per business unit		P		P
Accessory outdoor display or storage		C	C		1118.15.A
Other
Sexually oriented businesses			C		Chs. 749 and 761; 1118.16
Medical marijuana dispensaries	Prohibited
Uses of the same nature or class as uses listed in Business Districts but not listed elsewhere in this code	See 1117.03.C for similar use determination process

(Ord. 2023-54. Passed 8-1-23.)

   C.   Supplemental Standards for Auto Dealerships. The following standards shall apply to facilities engaged in the sale of new automobiles and motorcycles including accessory sales of used automobiles and motorcycles:

      1.   Showrooms and lots for the sale of used motor vehicles shall be located either on a parcel of land upon which an existing showroom and/or lot for the sale of new motor vehicles is located or upon a parcel of land which is physically contiguous to a parcel of land containing an existing showroom and lot for the sale of new motor vehicles.

      2.   The minimum lot size shall be three (3) acres.

      3.   The use shall be located on an arterial street and all access to the property shall be from that arterial street as designated in Table 1161.07-1.

      4.   Access to the site shall not be located closer than 125 feet to any intersection or other driveway on the same side of the street, as measured from the nearest right-of-way line to the nearest edge of the driveway or edge to edge from the nearest driveway.

      5.   Flags, pennants, balloons, ribbons, search lights, strings of lights or other distracting devices are not permitted.

      6.   Audible paging systems and outdoor speakers are prohibited. Vehicles stored on the site shall not be located by employees using audible methods such as keyless entry systems.

      7.   Outdoor areas shall conform to the following:

         a.   All vehicles shall be parked on approved paved surfaces.

         b.   Vehicle display or storage shall not be allowed in areas required for visitor, employee or service parking.

         c.   All other merchandise available for sale such as clothing, accessories, tires, collectibles, etc. shall be sold and displayed within an enclosed building.

         d.   Accessory service work, including vehicle washing, repair and general maintenance, shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed building.

            (Ord. 2017-32. Passed 5-2-17; Ord. 2022-97. Passed 12-20-22.)