§ 152.20. B-1 HIGHWAY BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(A) The purpose of the B-1 Highway Business District is to provide a location for uses that are appropriate to thoroughfare locations, are largely dependent upon thoroughfare traffic and are not altogether suitable within the Central Business District.

(B) The following are permitted uses in a B-1 District:

(1) Auto accessory store;

(2) Motor vehicle, recreation equipment, tractor and implement sales and repair shops;

(3) Commercial recreational uses;

(4) Motels, motor hotels and hotels;

(5) Restaurants, cafes, tearooms, liquor stores;

(6) Private clubs or lodges;

(7) Automobile service stations, for sale of gasoline, oil and accessories;

(8) Tire and batteries shops;

(9) Drive-in and convenience food establishments;

(10) Car washes;

(11) Laundromats and dry-cleaning stores;

(12) Commercial nurseries and greenhouses;

(13) Grocery stores and supermarkets;

(14) Meat shops and cold storage lockers;

(15) Carpentry, plumbing, heating and air conditioning shops;

(16) Rental and repair shops;

(17) Retail supply stores;

(18) Furniture and other furnishings stores;

(19) Business and professional offices;

(20) Lumberyards and building supply center;

(21) Essential services;

(22) Existing dwellings; reconstruction or expansion of existing dwellings; and

(23) Barber shop and beauty shops.

(C) The following are permitted accessory uses in a B-1 District:

(1) Off-street parking as resulted by § 152.03(I) above;

(2) Off-street loading as regulated by § 152.03(J) above;

(3) Semi trailer truck parking; and

(4) Solar energy systems.

(D) The following are conditional uses in a B-1 District: (Requires a conditional use permit based upon procedures set forth in and regulated by § 152.41 below):

(1) Open and outdoor storage as an accessory use provided that:

(a) The area is fenced and screened from view of neighboring a residential uses or if abutting any residential district is in compliance with § 152.03(F)(4) above; and

(b) Storage is screened from view from the public right-of-way in compliance with § 152.03(F)(4) above.

(2) Open or outdoor service, sale and rental as a principal or accessory use. Outside sales areas are fenced or screened from view of neighboring residential uses or an abutting residential district in compliance with § 152.03(F)(4) above;

(3) Enclosed retail, rental or service activity other than that allowed as a permitted use or conditional use within this section;

(4) Commercial planned unit development as regulated by § 152.24 below;

(5) Governmental and public utility buildings and structures;

(6) Radio, television or other communications towers;

(7) Machine, welding or other metal shops;

(8) Warehouses;

(9) Wholesale establishments;

(10) Livestock sales barns and auction centers;

(11) Construction or contractors offices and yards;

(12) Accessory use other than that allowed as a permitted use or conditional use within this section;

(13) Storage bins, tanks or other enclosed storage structures;

(14) Wind energy systems;

(15) Shopping center; and

(16) Other large-lot or highway-oriented commercial uses as determined by the Planning Commission.

(E) The following are minimum lot area, lot width and yard requirements in a B-1 District:

(1) Lot area: 10,000 square feet;

(2) Lot width: 90 feet;

(3) Front yard: 40 feet from the public right-of-way;

(4) Side yard: 10 feet; 30 feet if abutting a residential district; and

(5) Rear yard: 10 feet; 30 feet if abutting a residential district.

(F) The following are general requirements in a B-1 District:

(1) Maximum building height: 3 stories;

(2) Off-street parking: as regulated in § 152.03(I)(8) above; and

(3) Off-street loading/unloading: as regulated in § 152.03(J) above.

(Prior Code, § 18.110)