§ 27-12. Limited Business District.

(a)

Purpose of district. The Limited Business District is intended to permit offices and limited area service and retail stores which would be compatible with nearby residential development and in which district all trade is conducted indoors with limited signing. No additional uses are allowed under planned development combinations with this zone, although such may allow more flexible planning of a larger LB district.

(b)

Permitted uses. The following are the only permitted uses within the LB Limited Business District and are subject only to the general controls of this section and such other sections as are applicable:

(1)

Indoor retail sales;

(2)

Specialty shops;

(3)

Personal service shops (no massage parlors);

(4)

Service establishments;

(5)

Churches, colleges, public schools and educational institutions offering programs equivalent to public school grades, post offices;

(6)

Veterinary clinic;

(7)

All permitted uses in O-2 districts;

(8)

Radio and television repair, cafes, restaurants and cafeterias;

(9)

Pharmacies;

(10)

Shoe repair;

(11)

Bicycle repair.

(c)

Planned development uses:

(1)

Drive-through eating establishment.

(2)

Day nurseries, kindergartens and day care centers.

(3)

Electronic cigarettes.

(d)

Specific use permit (reserved).

(e)

General conditions.

(1)

Area requirements:

a.

Minimum lot size. Every lot within the zoning district shall be at least twelve thousand five hundred (12,500) square feet in area.

b.

Minimum lot width. Every lot within this zoning district shall be at least one hundred twenty-five (125) feet in width measured at the front building line.

c.

Maximum coverage. No more than thirty (30) percent of the total lot area shall be covered by buildings.

(2)

Outdoor activities and uses: No outdoor activities or uses shall be permitted in the LB district other than accessory parking and loading and the placement of servicing of refuse containers for permitted uses.

(3)

Yard requirements: Every lot within this district shall have exterior yards of at least twenty-five (25) feet, side yards of at least fifteen (15) feet and a rear yard of at least twenty-five (25) feet, subject to provisions of section 27-21(b)(4). Provided, however, if side yards do not abut R-1, R-2, R-3, FP or U zones, such side yards may be eliminated.

(4)

Height restrictions: No building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.

(5)

Screening and fencing: Screening and fencing shall be provided and maintained as set forth in section 27-21.

(6)

Parking and loading: Parking and loading shall be subject to general requirements of section 27-20 and Table 20-3.

(7)

Signs: Signs shall be subject to restrictions of section 20-22.

(8)

Reserved.

(9)

Refuse containers: All refuse and refuse containers shall be screened from view of all public streets adjacent to the property.

(10)

Exterior wall surfaces: All buildings shall have exterior walls of not less than seventy-five (75) percent masonry surface.

(11)

Landscaping: In addition to paved parking and driving areas, at least ten (10) percent of the lot shall be maintained in landscaped open area. If all or a portion of the parkway is maintained in landscaped open area, such landscaped portion shall reduce the amount of required landscaped area on the lot at the rate of two (2) square feet of landscaped parkway for each required one (1) square foot of landscaping on the lot.

(12)

Noise: No noise of activities conducted within the business building shall be discernible above the ambient noise level at the property line.

(13)

Environmental control: Subject to the requirements of section 27-21.

(f)

Planned development regulations. LB PD uses shall be subject to LB general conditions; provided, however, that the following LB general conditions may be specifically modified by the site plan or ordinance adopting such site plan:

(1)

Minimum lot size;

(2)

Minimum lot width;

(3)

Yard requirements;

(4)

Maximum building height;

(5)

Access;

(6)

Building to lot ratio;

(7)

Maximum lot coverage;

(8)

Parking and loading;

(9)

Sign regulations;

(10)

Landscape regulations;

(11)

Exterior wall surface;

(12)

Screening requirements.

(Code 1965, Ch. 27, §§ 11.1—11.6; Ord. No. 1083, § 1, 8-13-85; Ord. No. 1165, § 1, 1-13-87; Ord. No. 1204, § 2, 8-25-87; Ord. No. 1228, § 4, 4-26-88; Ord. No. 1306, § 1, 11-27-90; Ord. No. 1486, § 1, 4-11-95; Ord. No. 1763, § 9, 3-13-01; Ord. No. 1764, § 4, 3-13-01; Ord. No. 2315, § 3, 4-12-16)