Within a Business District, no building, structure or premises shall be used, arranged to be used or designed to be used except for one or more of the following uses or similar uses as may be determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission pursuant to Section 1151.01, except that "automobile sales and service" use shall not be considered a similar use (automobile sales and service as a principal use is prohibited).
(a) Principal Uses.
(1) Establishments engaged primarily in retail sales, such as:
A. Food;
B. Prescription drugs sold at retail (excluding marijuana dispensaries);
C. Book and stationery store;
D. Apparel store;
E. Florist shop;
F. Antique store;
G. Sporting goods store;
H. Jewelry store;
I. Optical goods store;
J. Furniture, home furnishings and office equipment and office supply store;
K. Beverage, including liquor;
L. Restaurant, including drive-thru facilities;
M. Mortuary;
N. Monument sales and display;
O. Drive-thru commercial facilities, i.e. beverage;
P. Silk-screening;
Q. Sale of swimming pools and accessories;
R. Graphic and printing stores;
S. Videos, sales and repairs;
T. Sale of pets and pet supplies;
U. Carpet store;
V. Collectibles store;
W. Ceramic and ceramic supplies;
X. Private mailbox stores; and
Y. Technical sales and supply.
Z. Marijuana dispensaries, subject to all the following:
1. No more than a total of two (2) marijuana dispensaries shall be located in the City, regardless of the use district(s) in which they are located.
2. No marijuana dispensary shall be located within 2,000 feet of the boundaries of a parcel of real estate having situated on it another marijuana dispensary.
3. No marijuana dispensary shall be granted a Zoning Certificate without demonstrated compliance with the separation requirements contained in Sections 3796.30 and/or 3780.07 of the Ohio Revised Code, as applicable.
AA. Non-prescription drugs sold at retail, subject to the following:
1. No more than a total of three (3) such establishments shall be located in the City.
2. No such establishment shall be located within 1,000 feet of the boundaries of a parcel of real estate having situated on it another establishment whose principal use is non-prescription drugs sold at retail.
(2) Establishments engaged primarily in the fields of finance, insurance and real estate:
A. Bank, including drive-thru;
B. Credit agency other than banks;
C. Investment firm and companies, and
D. Real estate and insurance companies.
(3) Establishments engaged in providing a variety of services to individuals and business establishments, such as:
A. Personal services such as barber and beauty shops, salons as defined in Ohio R.C. 4713.01 including licensed massage, tanning and other personal services as authorized under Ohio R.C. 4713.42, when clearly an accessory use to the foregoing principal uses, shoe repair shops, laundries and dry cleaning;
B. Miscellaneous business services such as advertising, news syndicates and employment services;
C. Medical and dental office buildings and out-patient clinics;
D. Engineering and architectural services;
E. Legal services;
F. Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services;
G. Libraries and museums;
H. Private indoor recreation facilities including bowling alleys, tennis clubs and racquetball courts and similar indoor recreational facilities;
I. Printing, blueprinting, newspaper printing, telegraph services,
J. Indoor movie establishments and theatrical playhouses.
K. Motor Vehicle Rental Agency. A motor vehicle rental agency may be permitted subject to the following:
1. Principal use. Motor vehicle rental shall be permitted only where motor vehicle rental agency is permitted as a principal use. Motor vehicle rental agencies shall only be established on properties zoned B, Business District or C-3, Highway Interchange Commercial District.
2. Cleaning. Rental motor vehicle cleaning is limited to the vacuuming of the interior and hand washing of the exterior and interior of the vehicle. Vehicle cleaning is permitted only in an enclosed vehicular preparation area and shall not be open to the public.
3. Principal Structure required. The minimum size of all motor vehicle rental sales offices shall be two thousand (2,000) square feet. No mobile home, recreational vehicle, or other vehicle shall be used as sales offices, storage space or for sleeping purposes.
4. Separation. No motor vehicle rental agency shall be located within two thousand (2,000) feet of the boundaries of a parcel of real estate having situated on it another motor vehicle rental agency.
5. Parts prohibited. The exterior display or storage of motor vehicle parts is prohibited.
6. Sales prohibited. No rental motor vehicles shall be sold or held for sale.
7. Operable, dismantled or damaged vehicles. There shall not be an inoperable, dismantled or damaged motor vehicles outside of the building on the site at any time. All motor vehicles for rental shall be maintained in running condition and the storage of motor vehicles on the site without current registration is prohibited.
8. Outdoor storage/display.
a. Motor vehicles kept on the site for rental purposes are not considered to be outside storage.
b. A motor vehicle display/storage area shall not be located within a required setback, required landscaping area, or required parking space.
c. No motor vehicles shall be displayed on top of a building or in any way displayed above grade (i.e., raised in any way).
9. Noise. The use of loud speakers or other exterior amplification devices that are audible from the exterior of the site shall be prohibited.
10. Entrances and exits. The number, configuration and width of all points of entrance and exit to the site shall be in accordance with Section 1155.03(d) of the Zoning Ordinance and addressed as part of Site Plan or Site Plan Amendment Review as may be applicable.
11. Parking.
a. Driveways, parking lots and loading/unloading areas shall be paved with an approved concrete or asphalt/concrete surface.
b. Adequate access and egress with appropriate turning radii to the site shall be provided as well as adequate queuing and turnaround space on the site so that at no time is street traffic disrupted or blocked by vehicles entering or leaving the site or maneuvering to park on the site.
c. All surfaces shall be maintained in sound condition free of pot holes, weeds and other vegetation, dust, trash, and debris.
12. Enclosed building. All rental motor vehicle maintenance services shall be conducted within an enclosed building.
13. Fueling stations. Neither gasoline or fuel for rental or non-rental vehicles shall be kept, sold or dispensed on the site.
14. Lighting. All lighting shall be designed and installed to prevent glare or excessive light spillover onto adjacent properties or rights-of-way. Security lighting shall be directed toward the building, rather than the area around it. A photometric plan shall be provided in order to verify conformance with this requirement.
15. Landscaping. A landscaped buffer not less than six (6) feet in width shall be provided adjacent to the right-of-way for which the site has frontage as approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(b) Conditional Uses. The Planning and Zoning Commission may issue conditional zoning certificates for uses listed herein subject to the requirements of Chapter 1153:
(1) Nonprofit, professional, charitable and labor organizations;
(2) Private technical schools;
(3) Governmental owned and/or operated buildings;
(4) Quasi-public, institutionally or organizationally owned and/or operated indoor recreational, institutional and meeting facilities;
(5) Public utility service and pertinent structures including utility substations and transformers, but excluding office buildings and storage and distribution facilities;
(6) Massage establishments (as a principal use, or as an accessory use not clearly incidental to the principal use on the premises);
(7) Drive-through and self-service car washes open to the public (as a principal use or as an accessory use), subject to Section 1153.22, in addition to all other applicable requirements for conditional uses;
(8) Radio and television broadcasting station, not including transmission towers;
(9) Veterinarian hospital or clinic;
(10) Institutions for higher education;
(11) Institutions for human medical care, hospitals, sanitariums, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, independent senior living facilities, child day care centers, and philanthropic institutions;
(12) Self-defense, not including pistol and rifle ranges;
(13) Party centers;
(14) Repair services for machinery and equipment, including repair garageand specialty establishments such as motor, body and fender, radiator, motor tune-ups, muffler shops, tire repairing and sales, and
(15) Gasoline service stations.
(c) Accessory Uses.
(1) Accessory buildings and uses clearly incidental to the principal uses on the premises.
(Ord. 2024-92. Passed 6-10-24.)