§ 154.025 B-3, NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSITION BUSINESS DISTRICT.

   (A)   Purpose. The B-3 District is intended to allow small retail and/or service businesses that deal directly with the consumer, are compatible with nearby residential neighborhoods and are designed to minimize adverse effects on housing.

   (B)   Permitted principal uses.

      (1)   Refer to Table 5-1.

      (2)   Some permitted uses have requirements that are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143 , Specific Development Requirements. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements.

   (C)   Conditional principal uses.

      (1)   Refer to Table 5-1.

      (2)   Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143 , Specific Development Requirements for conditions that must be met for approval of some conditional uses. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements.

   (D)   Accessory uses. Refer to Table 5-2. Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143  and §§ 154.148 through 154.169   for conditions that must be met for approval of certain accessory uses.

   (E)   Dimensional requirements.

Table 5-7: Required Setbacks, B-3 District

 

	Front	Interior Side	Corner Side	Rear	From R District	From Wetland, Lake or Storm Pond
Principal building	20	15	20	15	30	§§ 154.047 - 154.063, Shoreland Overlay District; § 154.169, Wetlands
Accessory structure1	30	5	15	5	25
Parking2	10	10	15	10	20
Driveway	--	5	15	10	20
1   No permanent structure (one attached to frost-free footings) shall be located in an easement unless the easement is amended or otherwise allows such structures. A non-permanent structure may be located in an easement but may have to be moved if the easement-holder demands. 2   No parking is allowed in the front yard (between the principal building and the street).

 

Table 5-8: Maximum Structure Height, B-3 District

 

Principal building1	40
Accessory building2	15
1   Or three stories, whichever is less. 2   See also § 154.148, Accessory Buildings and Structures, Generally

 

Table 5-9: Maximum Building Size, B-3 District

 

	Business
Principal buIlding	8,000 s.f.

 

   (F)   Commercial driveways shall be a maximum of 28 feet in width at the property line if two lanes, a maximum of 36 feet in width at the property line if three lanes and shall have a maximum slope of 10%. The City Engineer may, at their discretion, allow adjustments to commercial driveways widths, flares, or radii to accommodate large trucks.

   (G)   Specific development requirements. Some conditional uses and some permitted uses have specific requirements that are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143 , Specific Development Requirements. Refer to Table 5-1 for the uses that have specific requirements.

   (H)   General development requirements. Development requirements that apply to all uses are presented in §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements. All buildings are subject to the exterior building requirements section of the General Development Requirements.

(Ord. 1040, passed 1-5-16; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 8-15-23)