(A) General. The NB Neighborhood Business Districts are generally located on major thoroughfares and collector streets in the town's planning area. They are intended to provide for offices, personal services and the retailing of durable and convenience goods for the community. Because these commercial uses are subject to public view and are important to the economy of the area, they should have ample parking, controlled traffic movement and suitable landscaping. Small manufacturing uses are permitted; provided that, no use may have more than 12 employees and the total building area may not exceed 5,000 square feet. No manufacturing use detrimental to the character of the zone may be permitted.
(B) Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted:
(1) Any uses allowed under the Central Business District shall also be permitted in the Neighborhood Business District so long as all other zoning regulations are complied with;
(2) Assembly halls, ballrooms and similar structures;
(3) Automobile sales, new and used;
(4) Automobile repair garages, including temporary outdoor storage (60 days) of vehicles; provided, they are enclosed by a sturdy fence not less than six feet in height and provided with a buffer strip as required by § 156.056. No more than 10% of the lot area may be used for temporary storage;
(5) Bicycle sales and repair shops;
(6) Boat and trailer works and sales;
(7) Bowling alleys and skating rinks, miniature golf courses;
(8) Brewpub, subject to the following:
(a) Storage of materials used in the manufacturing, processing, and for distribution shall be located entirely within the building.
(b) Owner must demonstrate that operation will not violate requirements of the wastewater discharge and pollution abatement section of the Town of Sparta Municipal Code.
(10) Cabinet, woodworking and upholstery shops;
(11) Churches and customary accessory uses;
(12) Contractors’ offices and storage yards;
(13) Electrical supplies and equipment, sales and repairs;
(14) Farm equipment and machinery, sales, assembly and repairs;
(15) Funeral homes, mortuaries;
(16) Industrial supplies and equipment, sales and service;
(17) Industrial trade schools and research laboratories;
(18) Microbrewery, subject to the following:
(a) Shall include one or more accessory uses such as a tasting room, tap room, restaurant, retail, or other uses incidental to the brewery and open and accessible to the public.
(b) Storage of materials used in the manufacturing, processing, and for distribution shall be located entirely within the building.
(c) Owner must demonstrate that operation will not violate requirements of the Wastewater Discharge and Pollution Abatement section of the Town of Sparta Municipal Code.
(19) Mobile home display lots;
(20) Monument sales;
(21) Motels and motor lodges;
(22) Motorcycle, lawnmower and power saw sales and service;
(23) Pet animal veterinary clinic/hospital, without outdoor kennels or outdoor boarding of animals. Any accessory building used for boarding of animals must be enclosed.
(24) Plumbing, electrical and heating supply houses;
(25) Lodges, social and recreational buildings, the chief activity of which is carried on or is one customarily carried on primarily for gain;
(26) Radio and television stations excluding broadcasting towers;
(27) Secondhand stores and swap shops;
(28) Service stations;
(29) Sheet metal, roofing, plumbing and heating and refrigeration shops;
(30) Sign painting and fabricating shops;
(31) Wholesale storage of gasoline and oil products, including bottled gas and oxygen; and
(32) Signs: All signs shall comply with the general requirements in § 156.056. In addition, the Zoning Enforcement Officer shall issue a zoning permit for the following signs:
(a) Business signs; provided, they are not located within 50 feet of any residential district; provided further that, no sign shall be more than 20 feet in height, nor more than 40 square feet in area, and shall be at least 15 feet from the street edge. No flashing portable signs are permitted; and
(b) Signs directing the public to off-street parking areas are permitted; provided, not more than two signs shall be permitted per lot; provided further, the aggregate size of the signs shall not exceed eight square feet in area.
(a) Business signs; provided, they are not located within 50 feet of any residential district; provided further that, no sign shall be more than 20 feet in height, nor more than 40 square feet in area, and shall be at least 15 feet from the street edge. No flashing portable signs are permitted; and
(b) Signs directing the public to off-street parking areas are permitted; provided, not more than two signs shall be permitted per lot; provided further, the aggregate size of the signs shall not exceed eight square feet in area.
(C) Conditional use.
(1) Customary accessory uses and structures, including open storage; provided, the area devoted to open storage is enclosed by a sturdy fence not less than six feet in height and provided with a buffer strip as required by § 156.056. No outdoor storage is permitted in front yard areas.
(2) Electronic gaming operations, when authorized by the Board of Adjustment after the Board holds a public hearing. Each request shall be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Board for their comments prior to the submission to the Board of Adjustment.
(D) Dimensional requirements. Within the NB Neighborhood Business District as shown on the zoning map, the following dimensional requirements shall be complied with:
(2) Buildings constructed or converted to uses permitted in this district shall provide off-street loading and unloading space as required in § 156.055;
(3) Off-street parking space shall be provided as required in § 156.055; and
(4) Buffer strips as required by § 156.056.
(Ord. passed 9-10-1984; Ord. passed - - ; Ord. passed 5-2-2017; Ord. passed 11-7-2017)