- Purpose. The B-2 General Commercial District is established to accommodate most commercial activities that cannot generally be accommodated in the B-1 district. This district permits the storage of goods, materials, equipment, machinery and vehicles outside of enclosed buildings.
- Permitted uses. The uses permitted in the B-2 district include those listed in the schedule of uses found in appendix A of this article. Any use not expressly authorized and permitted herein is expressly prohibited in this district, unless otherwise allowed in conformance with section 14.02.107 dealing with new and unlisted uses.
- Specific use permit. In order to allow for certain uses which, because of their nature or unusual character, cannot be unconditionally permitted in this district, yet would or could be an appropriate or compatible use under certain controlled circumstances and locations, the planning and zoning commission shall forward its recommendations of action to the city council, after public hearing thereon. The city council shall hold a public hearing and may authorize and grant the issuance of a specific use permit for the uses allowed in the schedule of uses in appendix A of this article. The issuance of the permit by the city council shall be contingent upon reasonable and appropriate conditions and safeguards, including the length of time, so as to properly protect any adjacent property, use or neighborhood character, as well as ensure the appropriate conduct of the conditional use of the land and buildings granted.
- Area, yard, height, lot coverage and building size. The requirements regulating the minimum lot size, minimum yard sizes (front, side and rear), maximum building height, maximum percentage of lot coverage by buildings and the minimum size of buildings, as pertains to this district, shall conform with the provisions of the schedule of district regulations found in section 14.02.041 and any other applicable regulations as herein provided.
- Parking requirements. Off-street parking space requirements shall be in accordance with the parking schedule found in appendix A of this article and section 14.02.104. No enclosed or covered parking is specifically required.
(Ordinance 240 adopted 3/15/94; 2007 Code, sec. 155.22)