§ 8.4-3. Permitted uses—Business/commercial/service.  


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  • In general, business/commercial/service areas and uses should have adequate visibility and access from public streets. Furthermore, uses that generate high traffic volumes should be oriented along Victory Boulevard. Within these business/commercial/service areas as approved on the master plan, permitted uses shall be as follows subject to the requirements and limitations of this ordinance:

    (a)

    By right.

    (1)

    Offices for professionals such as lawyers, architects, accountants, doctors, dentists and consultants;

    (2)

    Retail sales of grocery, personal and household goods and wares, flowers, plants, books, pharmaceuticals, antiques, crafts, etc. Repair of such uses is also permitted. No individual use shall occupy more than 15,000 square feet of floor area without a conditional use permit;

    (3)

    Eateries to include restaurants, bakeries, confectioneries, coffee houses, cafes, bars and delis;

    (4)

    Personal service shops such as barbershops, hairdresser, shoe repair and tailors;

    (5)

    Financial institutions;

    (6)

    Studios for the performing arts;

    (7)

    Theaters for the performing arts, including motion picture;

    (8)

    Child and adult day care, convalescent/nursing care, assisted living and retirement facilities;

    (9)

    Public and private educational facilities;

    (10)

    Community recreational facilities;

    (11)

    Accessory structures and uses customarily incidental to the above permitted uses occupying no more area than 50 percent of the primary use; and

    (12)

    Mixed-use buildings 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 uses 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 15,000 square feet per use.

    (b)

    By conditional use permit. The following uses shall be permitted only by conditional use permit provided a separate application shall not be required for any such uses included in the original PUD-MU rezoning petition:

    (1)

    Hospitals or emergency care facilities, including animal hospitals.

    (2)

    Business, commercial and service uses occupying more than 15,000 square feet of interior floor area or requiring outdoor storage, display or service activities occupying more than 50 percent of the accompanying indoor space;

    (3)

    Automobile, equipment or engine sales, repair or detailing services;

    (4)

    Fuel sales;

    (5)

    Uses with drive thru or drive in facilities located adjacent to single-family residential uses;

    (6)

    Convenience stores with fuel sales;

    (7)

    Funeral homes if located adjacent to single-family residential uses, otherwise permitted by right;

    (8)

    Places of worship, including accessory parochial schools, day care services and cemeteries located adjacent to single-family residential uses, otherwise permitted by right; and

    (9)

    Motels and hotels with accessory/subordinate use such as restaurants and conference and convention facilities.

    (Ord. No. 1473, § 1, 10-28-2013)

(Ord. No. 1473, § 1, 10-28-2013)