A. Description Of District: The B-4 office/industrial district is intended to provide sites to accommodate those production and service related uses which serve large segments of the resident population and nonresidential activities located in the general area. Such uses must have high standards of performance such that they can locate in close proximity to residential and business uses without creating nuisances and with sufficient control of external effects to protect the character and value of one property from another. In this district outdoor storage must be completely screened in a manner approved by the site plan review committee, loading docks shall not be visible from public roadways, and all industrial operations shall be conducted within an enclosed building.
B. Permitted Uses: The following business and service uses are permitted:
Business, professional and governmental offices.
Educational institutions.
C. Special Uses: The following uses may be allowed by special use permit in accordance with the provisions of chapter 10 of this title:
Adult-use cannabis dispensing organization.
Artificial lakes.
Business colleges, commercial schools.
Convention halls and centers.
Daycare facilities.
Enclosed arena, sports facility and entertainment complex, including indoor and outdoor accessory uses as approved by the city council.
Governmental uses including offices and public works facilities.
Health clubs.
Light manufacturing.
Parking lots and decks, municipal and private.
Parks and playgrounds (private).
Planned unit developments.
Public service uses:
Police and fire.
Public water towers, waterworks and wells.
Pumping stations and reservoirs.
Other similar public service uses.
Recreational facilities (indoor).
Residence of caretaker or watchman of an industrial use.
Restaurant facilities.
Tractor/trailer rental and leasing.
Tractor/trailer servicing and repair.
Warehouse.
D. Lot Size: A separate ground area of forty thousand (40,000) square feet for each permitted or special use.
E. Required Yards: The provisions for required yards shall be the same as those in the B-1 district.
F. Transitional Yards: The provisions for transitional yards shall be the same as those in the B-1 district.
G. Floor Area Ratio (FAR): The maximum floor area ratio shall be 0.5.
H. Special Provisions: The special provisions required for the B-3 district shall also apply herein. In addition, no use shall be established that contains loading docks located such that they can be seen from the public right of way. The location of access points, building and sign location, design of parking lots and landscape improvements, shall be reviewed and approved by the site plan review committee or its agent.
I. Performance Standards: The provisions for performance standards shall be the same as those in the B-3 district. (Ord. 0-87-59, 11-16-1987; amd. Ord. 0-96-28; Ord. 0-98-32, 9-8-1998; Ord. O-19-04, 2-25-2019; Ord. O-19-24, 9-23-2019; Ord. O-19-33, 11-11-2019; Ord. O-19-42, 12-9-2019; Ord. O-21-17, 8-23-2021)