§ 8.3-3. Permitted uses—Commercial/service.

Within commercial/service areas approved on the master plan, permitted uses shall be as follows subject to the requirements and limitations of this ordinance:

(a)

By right.

(1)

Municipal or private marinas, transient marinas and other facilities for the berthing, launching, protecting, or servicing of boats, yachts, cruisers, inboards, outboards, and sailboats, not including outdoor storage of boats.

(2)

Fueling stations, including the sale of propane gas, for the exclusive use by watercraft.

(3)

Commissary facilities for the provision of food, beverages, and similar products to be stored aboard boats.

(4)

Municipal or private beaches, parks, and other recreation areas.

(5)

Retail businesses which supply commodities for persons using facilities of the district such as the sale of boats, engines and accessories.

(6)

Restaurants, not including drive-in or drive-through. The exterior of the building shall be compatible with the other structures located in the PUD-W.

(7)

Retail sales including antiques, reproductions, art galleries, wearing apparel, groceries, books, magazines, cards, cameras, florists, gifts and souvenirs, hobby and crafts, household furnishings, furniture, jewelry, pharmacy and drugstores, sporting goods, tobacco products, toys, gourmet items, health foods, candy, specialty foods, bakery, delicatessen, ice cream shops, bait, tackle and marine supplies with no outside storage, bike store with accessory service, and retail-only fish and seafood sales.

(8)

Business, professional and professional services including barber(shops) and beauty shops, professional offices, business offices, sitdown restaurants, music, dance, crafts, arts and similar instructional studios, and interior decorators.

(9)

Accessory structures and uses customarily incidental to the above permitted uses.

(b)

By conditional use permit. The following uses shall be permitted only by conditional use permit and shall comply with any applicable conditional use requirements:

(1)

Hull repair shops.

(2)

Mixed-use building with business, commercial, or service uses on the ground floor and residential or office uses on the upper floors. Further, where there is mixed business/office and residential use in a building, there shall be provided a separate, private entranceway for the residential use(s). Ground floor business, commercial, or service uses shall not exceed 5,000 square feet per use. The building(s) shall have a presence on the street, being built to the right-of-way line or equivalent whenever possible.

(3)

Other office, business and commercial/service uses not specifically stated or implied elsewhere which, in the determination of the planning commission, are similar to the principal permitted uses provided herein, and in harmony with the character of the district and the purpose and intent of this article and the City of Poquoson Comprehensive Plan.

(Ord. No. 1350, § 1, 11-23-2009)

(Ord. No. 1350, § 1, 11-23-2009)