§ 38-268. Principal uses permitted subject to special conditions.  


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  • The following uses shall be permitted in a B-4 district subject to the conditions hereinafter imposed for each use and subject further to the review and approval of the site plan by the planning commission in accordance with section 38-390:

    (1)

    Gasoline service stations including rustproofing/undercoating as an incidental use, subject further to the conditions of section 38-199;

    (2)

    Outdoor sales for exclusive sale of new and secondhand automobiles, housetrailers, or rental of trailers and/or automobiles, and undercoating/rustproofing as an incidental use, all subject to the following:

    a.

    The lot or area used for sales or display shall be provided with a permanent, durable and dustless surface, and shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of all surface water accumulated within the area in such a way as to preclude drainage of water onto adjacent property or toward buildings.

    b.

    Access to the outdoor sales area shall be at least sixty (60) feet from the intersection of any two (2) streets.

    c.

    No major repair or major refinishing shall be done on the lot.

    d.

    All lighting shall be shielded from adjacent residential districts.

    (3)

    Motel, subject to the following conditions:

    a.

    Access shall be provided so as not to conflict with the adjacent business uses or adversely affect traffic flow on a major thoroughfare.

    b.

    Each unit shall contain not less than two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area.

    c.

    No guest shall establish residence at a motel for more than thirty (30) days within any calendar year.

    (4)

    Business in the character of a drive-in or open front store, subject to the following conditions:

    a.

    A setback of at least sixty (60) feet from the right-of-way of any existing or proposed street must be maintained.

    b.

    Access points shall be located at least sixty (60) feet from the intersection of any two (2) streets.

    c.

    All lighting shall be shielded from adjacent residential districts.

    d.

    A six-foot high, completely obscuring wall shall be provided when abutting or adjacent districts are zoned for any residential, OS-1, B-1, B-2, B-3 or B-4 districts. The wall shall further meet the requirements of article XVII, general provisions.

    (5)

    Veterinary hospitals or clinics, provided all activities are conducted within a totally enclosed main building and provided further that all buildings are set back at least two hundred (200) feet from abutting residential districts on the same side of the street;

    (6)

    Plant materials nursery for the retail sale of plant materials not grown on the site, and sales of lawn furniture, playground equipment and garden supplies subject to the following conditions:

    a.

    The storage and/or display of any materials and/or products shall meet all setback requirements of a structure.

    b.

    All loading and parking shall be provided off-street.

    c.

    The storage of any soil, fertilizer, or other loose unpackaged materials shall be contained so as to prevent any effects on adjacent uses.

    (7)

    Auto wash when completely enclosed in a building. Drainage of water onto adjacent property or toward buildings shall be precluded through the proper grading of the site;

    (8)

    Bus passenger station;

    (9)

    Public buildings;

    (10)

    One-, two-, and multiple-family dwelling units within a business structure with frontage on Main Street from Chipman Street intersection east to Water Street and the Dutchtown area for land within Stewart Street, Chipman Street, and the Huron Eastern Railroad and subject to conditions of section 38-173.

(Code 1977, § 5.54; Ord. No. 395, § 1, 8-16-82; Ord. No. 507, § 1, 4-19-93; Ord. No. 677, § 1, 8-21-06)