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Chapter 17

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ARTICLE 17 - INTERCHANGE COMMERCIAL, DISTRICT B-3#

Sec. 15-251. - Statement of intent.#B-3

This district is intended to provide for general commercial activity in areas of close proximity to interchanges of Interstate 64 and State Route 288, in the Centerville area and Oilville area but not the West Creek area. This district is intended to meet the local and regional commercial needs at high intensity and also allows additional height for buildings. This district is characterized by uses such as hotels, motels, restaurants, and conference centers as well as those uses permitted in the B-1 district. The district is designed to exclude manufacturing, compounding, processing, or treatment of products and operations which are objectionable because of odor, dust, smoke, noise, vibration, or other nuisances.

Sec. 15-252. - Uses and structures permitted by right (P) or by conditional use permit (CUP).#

Principal Uses and Structures P or CUP
All permitted uses in B-1 district P
Bar; nightclub CUP
Carwash, principal or accessory use CUP
Hospital CUP
Small cell facility in accordance with Sec. 15-288.A P
Solar energy facility, accessory, in accordance with Sec. 15-289.B P
Telecommunication tower; radio tower; both in accordance with Sec. 15-288.B CUP
Travel plaza/truck stop CUP
Motor vehicle sales and service CUP
Utility - gas transmission line, compressor station, measurement station, regulator station CUP
Utility - transmission substation, transmission line CUP

(Ord. No. 5703, § 14, 5-2-23)

Sec. 15-253. - District standards.#

Principal Structure#

General Requirements#

Requirement Standard
Minimum lot area None
Minimum lot frontage on primary or secondary roads 100 ft.

Minimum Yard Setbacks (measured from property line)#

Yard Standard
Front yard 55 ft.
Side yard - Adjacent to a business, office, or industrial district 10 ft.
Side yard - Adjacent to any other district, with landscaping in accordance with Sec. 15-375 30 ft.
Side yard corner lot 20 ft.
Rear yard - Adjacent to a business, office, or industrial district 10 ft.
Rear yard - Adjacent to any other district, with landscaping in accordance with Sec. 15-375 30 ft.

Maximum Height*#

Structure Height
Structures 100 ft.

* Exceptions to the height requirement include: Church spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, water towers, chimneys, flues, flagpoles, television antennas and radio aerials.§ Parapet walls may rise up to six feet above the finished roof surface.§

Accessory Structure#

Minimum Yard Setbacks (measured from property line)#

Yard Standard
Front yard 55 ft.
Side yard 5 ft.
Side yard corner lot 5 ft.
Rear yard 5 ft.

Maximum Height*#

Structure Height
Accessory structure Less than main building height§
Accessory structure within 10 ft. of any lot line 15 ft.

* Exceptions to the height requirement include: Church spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, water towers, chimneys, flues, flagpoles, television antennas and radio aerials. Parapet walls may rise up to six feet above the finished roof surface.

(Ord. No. 6160, § 3, 9-3-24)