§ 152.21. B-2 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(A) The purpose of the B-2 Central Business District is to preserve and enhance the Slayton Central Business District (CBD) as the primary center for office and government employment and retail activities.

(B) The following are permitted uses in a B-2 District:

(1) Barber and beauty shops;

(2) Essential services;

(3) Convenience grocery stores (not supermarket type);

(4) Laundromats and dry cleaning stores;

(5) Commercial and professional offices;

(6) Insurance and real estate offices;

(7) Medical and dental offices;

(8) Auto accessory store;

(9) Motor vehicle and recreation equipment sales;

(10) Commercial recreational uses;

(11) Motels, motor hotels and hotels;

(12) Restaurants, cafes, tea rooms or liquor establishments;

(13) Private clubs or lodges;

(14) Retail sales establishments;

(15) Copy service;

(16) Costume, clothes rental;

(17) Electrical appliance stores;

(18) Employment agencies;

(19) Finance companies;

(20) Sewing machine sales and service;

(21) Shoe sales and repair service;

(22) Tailor shops;

(23) Theaters;

(24) Travel bureaus, transportation ticket offices;

(25) Government and public utility building;

(26) Bank, savings and loan, credit union and other financial institutions;

(27) Locksmith;

(28) Plumbing, television, radio, electrical sales and such repair as are accessory to the retail establishments permitted;

(29) Repair and rental shops of domestic or household type equipment and items;

(30) Public utility collection offices;

(31) Libraries, museums or collection offices;

(32) Job printing, newspaper, lithographing or publishing shops;

(33) Cabinet or carpenter shops;

(34) Photography or music studios;

(35) Radio or television broadcasting studios;

(36) Automobile parking lots; excluding the parking of semi-trailer trucks, buses, equipment and goods;

(37) Electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning shops;

(38) Existing dwellings; reconstruction or expansion of dwellings on existing lots;

(39) Public or semi-public gathering and meeting places, including but not limited to, senior citizen centers, youth centers and meal sites;

(40) Public or semi-public recreational parks and places; and

(41) Public restrooms and rest areas.

(C) The following are permitted accessory uses in a B-2 District:

(1) Off-street parking as regulated;

(2) Off-street loading as regulated; semi-trailer truck parking;

(3) Repair as is secondary to the retail sales permitted;

(4) Existing private garages; reconstruction of private garages; and

(5) Solar energy systems.

(D) The following are conditional uses in a B-2 District: (requires a conditional use permit based upon procedures set forth in and regulated by § 152.41 of this chapter):

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

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

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

(c) Storage area is grassed or surfaced to control dust; and

(d) All lighting shall be hooded and so directed that the light source shall not be visible from the public right-of-way or from neighboring residences and shall be in compliance with § 152.03(F)(5) above.

(2) Open or outdoor service, sale and rental as an accessory use.

(a) 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.

(b) All lighting shall be hooded and so directed that the light source shall not be visible from the public right-of-way or from neighboring residences and shall be in compliance with § 152.03(F)(5) above.

(c) Sales area is grassed or surfaced to control dust.

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

(4) Lumber yards and building supply centers;

(5) Farm, feed and seed stores and lawn and garden supply centers;

(6) Other enclosed retail or service establishment as to be determined by the Planning Commission;

(7) Elevators, storage bins, tanks and other enclosed storage structures;

(8) Multi-family dwellings or apartments; and

(9) Wind energy systems.

(E) The following are minimum lot area, lot width and yard requirements, except for residences in the B-2 District:

(1) Lot area: 2,000 square feet;

(2) Lot width: 20 feet;

(3) Front yard: none; 40 feet for other than commercial or residential uses;

(4) Side yard: none; 30 feet if abutting a residential district; and

(5) Rear yard: none; 30 feet if abutting a residential district.

(F) The following are minimum lot area, lot width and yard requirements for residences in the B-2 District:

(1) Lot area: 12,500 square feet for a 3-family dwelling plus 1,500 square feet for each additional dwelling unit;

(2) Lot width: 100 feet for a multi-family dwelling;

(3) Front yard: 15 feet for all dwellings or the average of the adjoining residence and the required setback;

(4) Side yard: 5 feet; and

(5) Rear yard: 20 feet.

(G) The following are general requirements in a B-2 District:

(1) Maximum building height: 3 stories; and

(2) Off-street parking: as regulated in § 152.03(I)(8) above for lots over 12,000 square feet in area. None for commercial uses on lots under 12,000 square feet in area. As regulated, for other lots under 12,000 square feet in area.

(Prior Code, § 18.111)