(a) Intent. In the creation of the B-1 District, it is the intention of the City to provide for the retailing of convenience goods and the furnishing of certain personal services, thus satisfying the daily and weekly household and personal needs of abutting residential neighborhoods. The District shall be limited in size in order to protect the surrounding residential areas against infiltration of these uses and services.
(b) Permitted Uses.
(1) A building or premises may be used for any of the following in a B-1 District:
A. Bank (branch office).
B. Barber and beauty shops.
C. Bakery (goods for sale on premises only).
D. Bicycle repair shop.
E. Bookstore.
F. Cleaners and laundry (collection and distribution only, custom and self-service).
G. Churches and other semi-public uses.
H. Clinics (medical and dental).
I. Delicatessen.
J. Dairy products store (no bottling or drive-in types permitted).
K. Drug store.
L. Florist.
M. Food and grocery stores.
N. Hardware store.
O. Locksmith, lawnmower service.
P. Offices, including professional offices.
Q. Tailor shop, including pressing.
R. Public uses.
S. Public service facilities.
T. Parking lot (subject to Chapter 1276).
U. Real estate offices.
V. Restaurants (excluding the sale of liquor and drive-ins).
W. Customary accessory uses.
X. Any other retail business or service establishment or use which is determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals to be of the same general character as the above permitted uses.
(2) The following uses shall be deemed conditional uses in a B-1 District and shall be permitted as provided in Chapter 1264:
A. Automotive service station.
B. Fix it shop.
C. Funeral home.
D. Institutions.
E. Recreational activities.
F. Single-family residence.
(Ord. 66-103. Passed 12-19-66; Ord. 99-45. Passed 9-22-99.)
G. Wireless telecommunications towers and related wireless telecommunications facilities.
(Ord. 99-46. Passed 10-24-99.)
(c) Prohibited Uses. Uses or processes which would affect an extensive area or be contrary to the public health and welfare in the City are prohibited in this and all other zoning districts. Prohibited uses include, but are not limited to, bituminous concrete manufacturing facilities, commonly known as "asphalt plants".
(Ord. 98-87. Passed 3-1-99.)
(1) A storage unit facility used or intended for storage of personal property, excepting therefrom multiple storage structures used by the owners or principal business tenants for mixed storage of their property or property of their annual or seasonal tenants.
(Ord. 2022-5. Passed 11-21-22.)
(d) Building Height. No building shall exceed twenty-five feet in height, except as hereinafter permitted.
(e) Lot Area, Width and Yard Requirements.
(1) Lot area. There shall be no requirements for lot area, except that any building used for residence purposes shall have a lot area equal to that required by the Board of Zoning Appeals and in no case shall it be less than that required in an R-4 District.
(2) Lot width. The minimum width of a lot shall be fifty feet.
(3) Yards required. Yards of the following minimum depths or widths shall be provided for all lots, unless otherwise permitted by this Zoning Code:
A. Front yards. The depth of the front yard shall be not less than seventy-five feet.
B. Rear yards. The depth of the rear yard shall be not less than fifteen feet, unless it abuts a residential district, in which case it shall be not less than twenty-five feet.
C. Side yards. There shall be no side yard requirements for lots in a B-1 District, except as follows: when a side of a lot in a B-1 District adjoins any residential district, there shall be a side yard on the side so adjoining of not less than twenty-five feet.
A corner lot shall have a side yard on the street side equal in depth to the front yards of the existing buildings on that side of the street, or, if no buildings exist, equal to the front yard requirements of the District.
(f) Percentage of Lot Coverage.
(1) Buildings in a B-1 District shall not cover more than thirty percent of the area of the lot except as otherwise provided herein.
(2) Buildings used for residence purposes, including accessory buildings, shall not cover more than fifty percent of the area of the lot.
(h) Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements. The provisions of Chapter 1276 shall apply in the B-1 District.
(Ord. 66-103. Passed 12-19-66.)
(i) Sexually Oriented Businesses Not Permitted. Notwithstanding anything in this chapter to the contrary, no sexually oriented business, as defined in Chapter 1273, shall be permitted in the B-1 District.
(Ord. 98-34. Passed 6-15-98.)