B-3
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Housing
Uses
Permitted by right51
- public buildings and facilities
- institutions for human care
- clinics
- hotels, motels
- business and professional offices
- offices for medical, dental and optical laboratories and scientific research
- churches, parish houses and similar religious facilities
- restaurants
- inns, bed and breakfasts
- private, noncommercial clubs, lodges, and recreational or community facilities
- museums
- group homes for no more than eight individuals
- parking lots
- schools or day care facilities
- food store
- beverage store
- drugstore
- bakery
- confectionery
- self-service laundry
- laundry or cleaning depot
- shoe repair shop
- barbershop or beauty salon
- clothing store
- variety store
- gift shop
- studio
- bank
- antique shop
- jewelry store
- florist
- photo shop
- music store
- bookstore or stationery store
- appliance store
- office equipment store
- furniture store
- hardware store
- garden supply store
- mortuary
- department store
- theater
- radio stations
- bowling establishments
- motor vehicle repair or filling station
- nursery
- green house
- carpenter or upholstery shop
- sign shop
- indoor storage and sales of building materials
- mixed-use redevelopments
Conditional / special use12
- group homes not otherwise permitted by right
- adult uses
- drug paraphernalia establishment
- amusement arcade
- outdoor uses
- laundry or dry cleaning establishments (other than depot or self-service)
- satellite television antenna or ground-mounted conventional television or radio antenna
- temporary uses
- preparation, processing, assembling, repair or sale of electronic devices and equipment
- drive-thru or drive-through facility
- temporary shelters
- motor vehicle sales (new or used) or rental with on-site vehicle inventory on sites 10,001 sq ft or larger
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Disfavored ground-floor uses
The city council may identify certain uses that will not be encouraged in the primary street frontage portion of the first floor of the required commercial component for each application.
- Retail component location
The retail component of projects shall be located adjacent to major thoroughfares or designated shopping streets on the first or second floor of structures, but may extend to upper floors.
- Structured parking screening
Above ground structured parking must be wrapped or otherwise screened from view.
- Upper storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code. stepped back
The upper stories of structures should be stepped back to be compatible with the maximum by-right height permitted within the B district in which the structure will reside.
Height
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. bonus up to30 ft
A height bonus of up to 30 feet may be granted by the city council...
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. with special exception85 ft
Maximum height shall not exceed 85 feet.
- Minimum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for residential structures3 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
All structures containing residential uses shall be a minimum of three stories in height.
- Tapering to R districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
The height of all structures within a special exception project that abut an R district must be tapered to be compatible with the maximum heights permitted in the abutting R district.
Lighting
- Lighting standards for motor vehicle sales
Lighting on the property will meet or provide lower light levels and uniformities than the IESNA Recommended Practice; Lighting for Exterior Environments (RP-33-99); skyglow will be reduced by requiring luminaires with a lumen output greater than 3,500 to be full cutoff; and light trespass will be optimized by requiring luminaires within 2½ times their mounting height from the property line not to produce light across that property line.
Other
- Buffer from R districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. for motor vehicle sales300 ft
No portion of the property on which the use is located shall be within 300 feet of an R district in the city.
- Delivery hours for motor vehicle sales
Delivery of motor vehicle inventory shall be limited to the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Parking
- Parking reductions allowed
As part of special exception entitlement approval, minimum parking requirements may be reduced or modified (§ 48-970), provide for shared parking arrangements (§ 48-971) and off-site parking agreements (§ 48-972).
From the ordinance
Principal uses permitted by right in the B-3, general business district are as follows: (1) Public buildings and facilities. (2) Institutions for human care. ...