(A) Purpose. The General Business District is established to provide areas for the growth of businesses that generate a high degree of activity dependent on high traffic volumes. These uses, by their nature, increase traffic congestion on abutting public roadways and cause specific impacts on adjacent uses. The intent of the B-3 District is to encourage the most compatible relationship between permitted uses and overall traffic movement within the city, while minimizing negative impacts on adjacent land uses.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) Any use or structure specified as a permitted or conditional use in the B-2 District, except self-service car wash which shall continue as a Conditional Use under § 156.040(C)(1).
(2) Commercial recreational faculties such as community and public swimming pools, skating rinks, bowling alleys, physical fitness centers.
(3) Lumber and home improvement sales.
(4) Motor vehicle sales.
(5) Automobile service establishments, including gasoline service stations, but not including truck servicing establishments.
(6) Hotels and motels.
(7) Garden centers.
(8) Carry out food and beverage establishments with drive-through facilities.
(9) Similar uses, as determined by the Planning Commission, in accordance with the provisions by § 156.030(B)(5) of this chapter.
(10) Off-premises signs, subject to the regulations of § 156.115 of this chapter.
(C) Conditional uses.
(1) Self-service car washes.
(2) Truck servicing establishments provided such establishments are located adjacent or with direct access to a state highway.
(3) Temporary or seasonal outdoor sales lots having a maximum operating duration of four months, provided all other permits are obtained.
(4) Public mini-warehouse storage units.
(5) Bars/sport bars.
(D) Development standards.
(1) Minimum lot area. No minimum lot area is required; however, lot area shall be adequate to provide for the required parking and yard areas.
(2) Minimum lot width. One hundred feet of frontage on a publicly dedicated and improved street or highway which is designated as not less than arterial status on the City Thoroughfare Plan.
(3) Minimum front yard depth. Forty feet.
(4) Minimum side yard.
(a) When abutting a non-residential zoning district: Twenty feet for structures, ten feet for paved areas.
(b) When abutting a residential zoning district: Fifty feet for structures, 35 feet for paved areas.
(5) Minimum rear yard.
(a) When abutting a non-residential zoning district: Thirty feet for structures, ten feet for paved areas.
(b) When abutting a residential zoning district: Fifty feet for structures, 35 feet for paved areas.
(6) Building height. Thirty-five feet.
(8) Landscaping. The landscaping of all parking and service areas is encouraged in the B-3 District. If side or rear yards are located adjacent to any district where single-family or two-family residences are a permitted use, landscaping and screening shall be required in those yards to meet the requirements of §§ 156.130 through 156.133 of this chapter.
(9) Trash and garbage control. All trash and garbage shall be stored in container systems systems which are located and enclosed so as to effectively screen them from view. The disposal of trash and maintenance of the area shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property.
(Ord. 34-90, passed 12-26-90; Am. Ord. 7-96, passed 5-21-96; Am. Ord. 21-97, passed 9-10-97; Am. Ord. 24-2001, passed 9-26-01)