§ 5.20. BN Neighborhood Business District.  


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  • 5.20.01

    Intent. This zone is designed to provide for limited commercial uses serving the common and frequent needs of the residents of the immediate vicinity.

    5.20.02

    Permitted Uses.

    1.

    Retail and service stores and offices of the following small store types (not to exceed 7,500 sq. ft. floor area), provided all activities and display goods are carried on within an enclosed building except that green plants and shrubs may be displayed in the open and further provided that all waste material be kept within a sight obscuring enclosure:

    A.

    Accounting, billing and tax preparation services.

    B.

    Animal hospital.

    C.

    Apparel store, tailor shops, dressmaker.

    D.

    Art gallery.

    E.

    Bakery, custom, selling all production at retail on the premises or as retail custom orders for delivery.

    F.

    Bank, Savings and Loan Association.

    G.

    Barber, beauty shops.

    H.

    Book store.

    I.

    Candy, ice cream store including manufacture, if all production is sold at retail on the premises or as retail custom orders for delivery.

    J.

    Child care center.

    K.

    Convenient Store without fuel sales.

    L.

    Dancing studios and schools including group instruction, not including those classified under sexually oriented business.

    M.

    Dental Clinics.

    N.

    Drug or drug-variety store.

    O.

    Dry cleaning (self-service automatic) establishments of not more than 10 cleaning units.

    P.

    Dry cleaning pick-up station with custom pressing and repair, but not including cleaning and laundering on the premises, unless self-service laundry or dry cleaning as permitted herein.

    Q.

    Dry goods store.

    R.

    Florist shop.

    S.

    Frame shop.

    T.

    Furniture (specialty) shops.

    U.

    Garden supply, commercial greenhouses, nursery stock sales yards.

    V.

    Gift and card shop.

    W.

    Grocery, supermarket.

    X.

    Hardware and appliance store and small tool rental when incidental to a hardware or other business.

    Y.

    Hobby and craft store.

    Z.

    Interior design firms.

    AA.

    Jewelry store.

    BB.

    Laundry (self-service automatic) of not more than 30 washing units.

    CC.

    Meat market, retail, but no killing, eviscerating, skinning, plucking or smoking of food products on the premises.

    DD.

    Medical Clinics established to provide service to the inhabitants of the local neighborhood and limited to two practitioners in any one building.

    EE.

    Music store, music studio.

    FF.

    News and tobacco store.

    GG.

    Paint, wallpaper, drapery and floor covering store.

    HH.

    Photographer, artist, photo finishing, and camera store.

    II.

    Real estate sales office.

    JJ.

    Restaurant (Limited).

    KK.

    Shoe repair shop.

    LL.

    Shoe store.

    MM.

    Television, radio and small appliance repair.

    NN.

    Toy and sporting goods store.

    OO.

    Variety store.

    2.

    Public utility main transmission lines including substations, distribution centers, regulator stations, pumping stations, treatment facilities, storage, equipment buildings, garages, towers, or similar public service uses.

    3.

    Railroad through and spur tracks, but no sidings or other terminal type facilities and no service, repair or administrative facilities.

    5.20.03

    Conditional Uses.

    1.

    Churches, synagogues, chapels, and similar places of religious worship and instruction when located in a business building or on the same lot as a business building.

    2.

    Communication towers meeting the requirements as set forth in Section 8.05

    3.

    Governmental services; administrative facilities.

    5.20.04

    Permitted Accessory Uses.

    1.

    Accessory uses for commercial development shall include those normally appurtenant to such development, except as further specified herein.

    2.

    Residential and small wind energy systems, subject to Section 8.09

    5.20.05

    Space Limits.

    1.

    Minimum lot area: 7,500 square feet.

    2.

    Minimum width of lot: 50 feet.

    3.

    Maximum height of building: 25 feet.

    4.

    Minimum front yard: 25 feet.

    5.

    Minimum rear yard: 20 feet.

    6.

    Minimum side yard: 10 feet, when abutting a lot in use as a residence. None, when abutting business districts.

    7.

    Minimum side yard on street side of corner: 25 feet. The 20 feet of a required corner side yard adjacent to the building may be used for the parking of automobiles.

    8.

    Maximum gross floor area ratio: 0.7.

    9.

    Maximum ground coverage: 70 percent.

    5.20.06

    Miscellaneous Provisions.

    1.

    Off-street parking and loading shall be provided for all uses established in this zone.

    2.

    All parking and storage of vehicles, boats, campers and trailers shall be in conformance with Sections 8.01—8.03.

    3.

    All signage shall be in conformance with Article 7

    4.

    All buildings shall conform to building design regulations in Section 8.11

    5.

    All landscaping shall conform with Article 9

(Ord. No. 3662, § 1, 1-9-2012)