(A) The H-B Highway Business Districts are located on major thoroughfares and collector streets in the town planning area.
(1) They are intended to provide for offices, personal services and the retailing of durable and convenience goods for the community.
(2) Because these commercial uses are subject to public view and are important to the economy of the community, they should have ample parking, controlled traffic movement and suitable landscaping.
(B) Within the H-B Highway Business District, the following uses shall only be permitted:
(1) Principal uses.
(a) All uses permitted in the C-B Central Business District;
(b) Animal hospitals, veterinary offices and clinics (no outside kennels);
(c) Auto, boat, recreation vehicle and motorcycle sales;
(d) Automobile body shops (see § 153.231);
(e) Automobile service and repair (see § 153.231);
(f) Bakery (production and distribution);
(g) Boat service and repair (see § 153.231);
(h) Bus station;
(i) Car wash;
(j) Convenience store (with gas) or gas station;
(k) Heavy equipment service and repair (see § 153.231);
(l) Heavy equipment sales and rental;
(m) Hotels, inns and motels;
(n) Laundromat;
(o) Manufacturing (less than 25,000 square feet gross floor area);
(p) Mini-storage;
(q) Movie theaters;
(r) Parking lot;
(s) Performing theaters;
(t) Radio and TV broadcasting;
(u) Restaurants (with drive-through);
(v) Retail sales and shopping centers (greater than 10,000 square feet gross floor area);
(w) Skilled nursing and other assisted living facilities;
(x) Towing service with (see § 153.231);
(y) Warehousing and distribution (25,000 square feet gross floor area or less);
(z) Warehousing and distribution (greater than 25,000 square feet gross floor area); and
(aa) Wholesale establishments (25,000 square feet gross floor area or less).
(2) Special uses. The following uses shall be permitted subject to a Board of Adjustment review and approval:
(a) All uses permitted in the C-B Central Business District;
(b) Customary accessory uses and structures when located on the same lot as the main structure, excluding open storage;
(c) Bowling alleys and skating rinks, miniature golf courses, riding stables and other commercial recreational facilities;
(d) Animal pound or shelter;
(e) Material and equipment storage;
(f) Sexual oriented establishment (see § 152.076); and
(g) Any lawful retail, service, repair or wholesaling use not specifically referred to in this section.
(3) Dimensional requirements. Within the H-B Highway Business District, as shown on the zoning map, the following dimensional requirements shall be complied with:
(a) The minimum lot width shall be 100 feet;
(b) Minimum front yard setback: 50 feet. Off street parking as required by this chapter may be permitted in required yards but shall not be closer than ten feet from the front property line or any dedicated street or railroad right-of-way line;
(c) Minimum required side yard setbacks shall be at least 15 feet; a side yard of 20 feet is required on the street side of a corner lot. Furthermore, buildings used for residential purposes shall comply with the dimensional requirements of the R-15 Residential District; buildings used wholly or in part for permitted nonresidential uses shall meet the dimensional requirements for the use district in which they are located. Furthermore, upon any side or rear lot line which abuts a residential district there shall be a densely planted and maintained buffer strip. No such buffer, however, shall extend nearer to a street right-of-way line than the established building setback line of the adjoining residential lots, and no buffer shall be required upon any yard which abuts a public street;
(d) Minimum rear yard setback: 30 feet; and
(e) No buildings shall exceed 50 feet in height unless the depth of the required front yard and the total width of the required side yard shall be increased by one foot for each two feet, or fraction thereof, of building height in excess of 50 feet.
(5) Minimum lot sizes and maximum lot coverage. Within the H-B Highway Business District there is no minimum lot size, and principal and accessory buildings can cover 50% of the lot area; however, if the development activity requires a Sedimentation/Erosion Control Plan, the maximum permissible impervious surface coverage, as defined in this chapter, shall not exceed 36% of the total lot area, or 24% of the total lot area if the lot abuts a curb and gutter street system, or if the lot is located in the WS-4 Critical Area.
(Ord. passed 4-5-2010; Ord. passed 5-3-2021)