§ 154.022 PRINCIPAL AND ACCESSORY USES IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICTS.

   (A)   Summary tables of principal and accessory uses. All principal uses allowed in the business districts are summarized in Table 5-1 and listed in the Sections for the individual zoning districts. All accessory uses are summarized in Table 5-2 and listed in the Sections for the individual zoning districts.

   (B)   Permitted uses. Principal uses specified with a “P” are permitted by-right in the district or districts where designated, provided that the use complies with all other applicable provisions of this chapter.

   (C)   Conditional uses. Permitted uses specified with a “C” are allowed as a conditional use in the district or districts where designated, provided that the use complies with all other applicable provisions of this chapter.

   (D)   Accessory uses. Accessory buildings and structures shall comply with the provisions of §§ 154.148 through 154.169, General Development Requirements, Accessory Buildings and Structures.

   (E)   Prohibited uses. Any use not listed as either “P” (permitted) or “C” (conditional) in a particular district, or any use not determined by the Planning Director to be substantially similar to a use listed as permitted or conditional, shall be prohibited in that district. Such determination shall be made in the manner provided for in § 154.007, which addresses the determination of substantially similar uses.

   (F)   Dimensional requirements in the business districts. Dimensional requirements for the business districts are presented under §§ 154.023 through 154.026 , the B-1 District through the B-4 District.

   (G)   Specific development standards. Principal permitted and conditional uses indicated under the specific development standards column shall be subject to the standards identified in §§ 154.109 through 154.143, Specific Development Standards.

   (H)   General development requirements. Development of land for commercial, industrial, other non-residential uses or multiple-family housing shall conform to the requirements for traffic circulation, landscape design, screening, trash handling, lighting, parking, loading and other considerations as specified in §§ 154.148 through 154.169, General Development Requirements. Signs are regulated by Chapter 152 of the City Code.

Table 5-1: Summary of the Principal Permitted and Conditional Land Uses in the Business Districts

   P: Permitted      C: Conditional      --: Not allowed

Land Uses	Zoning Districts				Specific Development Requirements
	B-1	B-2	B-3	B-4
Business Uses
Retail and/or service businesses that deal directly with the final consumer or beneficiary, with building floor areas under 8,000 square feet, but not including drive-through service or drive-in service	P	P	P	P
Retail and/or service businesses that deal directly with the final consumer or beneficiary, with building floor areas equal to or greater than 8,000 square feet, but not including drive-through or drive-in service	P	P	--	P
Agricultural commodities sales businesses	C	--	--	P
Animal veterinary clinics	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Bars or taverns	P	P	--	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Beer micro-breweries	P	P	--	P	As per statute
Car washes, freestanding	--	P	--	P
Convenience store with fuel sales	--	P	P	--	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Cultural facilities including museums, libraries, art studios and art galleries	P	P	P	--
Day care, commercial child	P	P	P	--	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Drive-through service	--	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Funeral homes, mortuaries and/or crematoria	P	P	P	P
Fuel sales and mechanical repair for autos and/or trucks	--	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Garden supplies, greenhouses and plant nurseries, retail	--	P	P	P
Hazardous liquid storage	C	C	C	C	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Hotel or motel	P	P	--	P
Kennel, commercial	--	--	--	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Mixed-use building, commercial and residential	P	P	P	--
Nursing homes	P	P	P	--
Offices or medical clinics	P	P	P	P
Recreation, entertainment or banquet facilities, including bowling alleys and movie theatres	P	P	--	P
Restaurants, cafes or supper clubs, including those with outdoor seating	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Restaurant with drive-up window or drive-in service	--	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Schools, post-secondary	P	P	--	--
Self-service storage without outdoor storage	--	--	--	P
Temporary or seasonal businesses	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Tobacco products shop	P	P	--	--
Truck stops		--	--	P
Vehicle repair, mechanical	P	P	C	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Vehicle repair, body	--	--	--	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Vehicle sales, automobiles, light trucks, boats, motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles	--	--	--	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Vehicle sales, heavy trucks or recreational vehicles	--	--	--	P
Public and Semi-Public Uses
Essential services	P	P	P	P
Governmental buildings	P	P	P	P
Hospitals	P	P	--	P
Public parks; park buildings	P	P	P	P
Places of public worship	P	P	P	P
Schools, public or private	P	P	P	P

 

Table 5-2: Summary Table of Accessory Land Uses in the Business Districts

Land Uses	Zoning Districts				Specific Requirements
	B-1	B-2	B-3	B-4
Car washes	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Cellular telephone relay facilities or other telecommunication towers	--	--	C	C	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Parking ramp	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.148 - 154.169
Radio antennas, private	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Signs	P	P	P	P
Solar energy systems	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Storage buildings or garages <1,500 sf	P	P	P	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144
Storage buildings or garages >1,500 sf	C	P	--	P	§§ 154.109 - 154.144, §§ 154.148 - 154.169
Temporary or seasonal businesses	P	P	P	P
Wind energy systems	--	C	--	C	§§ 154.109 - 154.144

 

(Am. Ord. 1086, passed 4-20-21; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 8-12-23)