Approved Uses by Zoning — General Business (B-3)
Uses permitted by right under the municipality’s zoning for this district. The property may carry additional restrictions (deed, association or lease), so tenants are responsible for confirming their intended use with the municipality and landlord before committing.
Allowed by right
Air conditioning equipment, retail, repairs [Sec. 16-79], Ambulance service—Commercial [Sec. 16-79], Animal grooming only [fn 1] [Sec. 16-79], Antique shops [Sec. 16-79], Armored car service [Sec. 16-79], Art galleries [Sec. 16-79], Art supplies [Sec. 16-79], Artist's studios [Sec. 16-79], Athletic club [fn 1] [Sec. 16-79], Auction houses—art goods, antiques, jewelry, rugs and the like [Sec. 16-79], Awning stores [Sec. 16-79], Bakeshops, retail [Sec. 16-79], Banks [Sec. 16-79], Barber shops [Sec. 16-79], Bicycle stores and repair shops (no outdoor display) [Sec. 16-79], Beauty salon or spa, hair, nails or skin care [fn 12] [Sec. 16-79], Boat rental [Sec. 16-79], Book store [Sec. 16-79], Bowling alleys [Sec. 16-79], Building and loan associations [Sec. 16-79], Building supplies, retail, home improvement centers (no outdoor sales or storage) [Sec. 16-79], Camera shops [Sec. 16-79], Candy store, retail [Sec. 16-79], Carpets, rugs, floor covering, retail [Sec. 16-79], China, crockery, glassware, earthenware, retail [Sec. 16-79], Clothing stores except secondhand [Sec. 16-79], Confectionery and ice cream store [Sec. 16-79], Conservatories (art and music) soundproofed for music [Sec. 16-79], Contractors—office use only; no outside storage [Sec. 16-79], Cosmetics, retail and incidental compounding no manufacturing [Sec. 16-79], Costumes, rental [Sec. 16-79], County-owned and municipality-owned building (with the exception of jails, which are prohibited) [Sec. 16-79], Curio stores [Sec. 16-79], Dairy products, retail [Sec. 16-79], Dance academies [fn 1] [Sec. 16-79], Delicatessen, retail [Sec. 16-79], Dental clinic [Sec. 16-79], Dental lab [Sec. 16-79], Department and dry goods store [Sec. 16-79], Detective, agencies [Sec. 16-79], Dress shops and seamstress [Sec. 16-79], Drug stores [fn 16] [Sec. 16-79], Dry cleaning and pressing—Pickup and delivery only [Sec. 16-79], Electrical appliances, retail and incidental repairs [Sec. 16-79], Electronic assembly up to 25 percent of floor area as ancillary use [Sec. 16-79], Employment agencies [Sec. 16-79], Express, companies [Sec. 16-79], Fabric, sewing, yarn and notions shop [Sec. 16-79], Federally owned and state-owned buildings (with the exception of prisons, which are prohibited) [Sec. 16-79], Fertilizer stores, retail [Sec. 16-79], Fish, retail [Sec. 16-79], Fishing supplies—Bait and tackle [Sec. 16-79], Florist [Sec. 16-79], Food take-out, retail [Sec. 16-79], Fruit stores, retail [Sec. 16-79], Furniture stores [Sec. 16-79], Garden supplies [fn 5] [Sec. 16-79], Gift shops [Sec. 16-79], Grocery store [Sec. 16-79], Hardware store [Sec. 16-79], Health club [fn 1] [Sec. 16-79], Health spa [fn 1, 12] [Sec. 16-79], Heating equipment, retail [Sec. 16-79], Hobby shop [Sec. 16-79], Hotels [fn 4] [Sec. 16-79], Ice cream or frozen yogurt, retail [Sec. 16-79], Interior decoration shop [Sec. 16-79], Jewelry store—Watch repair [Sec. 16-79], Key shop [Sec. 16-79], Lawn mower sales and service (no outdoor display) [Sec. 16-79], Leather goods store, retail [Sec. 16-79], Library [Sec. 16-79], Lighting fixtures, retail [Sec. 16-79], Loan agencies excluding pawnbrokers, check cashing and paycheck advances, as a primary or accessory use. [Sec. 16-79], Luggage shops [Sec. 16-79], Mail, private express and package [Sec. 16-79], Marine supplies, retail [Sec. 16-79], Meat market, retail [Sec. 16-79], Medical marijuana dispensary [fn 16] [Sec. 16-79], Medical offices or clinics for doctors, dentists, podiatrists and related professions [fn 12] [Sec. 16-79], Messenger office [Sec. 16-79], Millwork, retail [Sec. 16-79], Motels [fn 4] [Sec. 16-79], Music and radio stores, retail [fn 1] [Sec. 16-79], Municipal buildings, parks, playgrounds, parking, municipal offices in retail centers or office buildings not owned by government [Sec. 16-79], Museum [Sec. 16-79], Newsstand [fn 1] [Sec. 16-79], Notions—Variety stores [Sec. 16-79], Office building [Sec. 16-79], Office supplies and furniture store [Sec. 16-79], Optical stores [Sec. 16-79], Paint—Wall paper stores, retail only [Sec. 16-79], Parking garage or structure—Private (not general public) and publicly owned; governed by section 16-139 of the City Code. [Sec. 16-79], Pet shops [fn 1] [Sec. 16-79], Photograph galleries [Sec. 16-79], Photographers [Sec. 16-79], Photostating [Sec. 16-79], Places of Public Assembly (seating capacity of 100 or fewer) [Sec. 16-79], Places of Public Assembly (seating capacity of greater than 100) [Sec. 16-79], Plant nursery and sales as accessory to a permitted use (plants within screened in area only) [Sec. 16-79], Plumbing fixtures, retail [Sec. 16-79], Printing, quick print [Sec. 16-79], Professional offices [Sec. 16-79], Radios, televisions—Sales, incidental repairs [Sec. 16-79], Radio television and video recording studios (Providing that noisy operations are conducted in a soundproof room) [fn 1] [Sec. 16-79], Real estate offices [Sec. 16-79], Reducing salons [Sec. 16-79], Repair shops (small appliances) [fn 1] [Sec. 16-79], Restaurants and dining rooms [Sec. 16-79], Restaurants, fast food [Sec. 16-79], Rugs, retail [Sec. 16-79], Instructional [Sec. 16-79], Shoe repair shop [fn 1] [Sec. 16-79], Shoe stores [Sec. 16-79], Small box discount stores [fn 17] [Sec. 16-79], Souvenir stores [Sec. 16-79], Sporting goods store [Sec. 16-79], Stationery stores [Sec. 16-79], Stock exchange and brokerage office [Sec. 16-79], Sundry stores, not including drug stores [Sec. 16-79], Supermarkets [Sec. 16-79], Swimming pool, supplies and accessories (excluding chemicals) [fn 1] [Sec. 16-79], Swimming pool chemical supply, retail [fn 9] [Sec. 16-79], Tailor shop [Sec. 16-79], Telephone exchange building [Sec. 16-79], Ticket office [Sec. 16-79], Tobacco store [Sec. 16-79], Travel bureau [Sec. 16-79], Urgent care center [Sec. 16-79], Video and/or record, store [Sec. 16-79], Water treatment, pool equipment and chemicals (within building) and no manufacturing [fn 9] [Sec. 16-79]
With special approval
Amusement/recreation enterprises (indoor) [fn 7, 1] [Sec. 16-79], Automatic amusement centers [fn 7, 1] [Sec. 16-79], Amusements/recreation enterprises (outdoor) [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Animal clinics, pet hospitals [fn 7, 1] [Sec. 16-79], Automobile dealerships for new cars and trucks, up to thirty (30) feet, with ancillary repair shop and used car lot; minimum site size of two (2) acres; vehicle storage and display shall be governed by section 16-128 of the City Code [fn 7, 13] [Sec. 16-79], Auto parts, retail [fn 15] [Sec. 16-79], Automobile rental/leasing [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Auto tag agency [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Automobile repair, minor [fn 7, 8] [Sec. 16-79], Automobile wash [fn 8] [Sec. 16-79], Banquet halls [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Bar or tavern [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Bingo parlors, commercial [fn 7, 1] [Sec. 16-79], Billiard or pool rooms [fn 7, 1] [Sec. 16-79], Boat and marine motor sales and service [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Bus terminals [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Carpets, or rug cleaning establishment (on-premise) [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Catering services and food catering [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Community care facilities as defined in Article XVII [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Convenience store [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Dance halls, ballroom dancing [fn 7, 1] [Sec. 16-79], Day care centers [fn 7, 1] [Sec. 16-79], Drive-through restaurant [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Dry cleaning with plant on premise [fn 3, 7] [Sec. 16-79], Federal, state and county offices located in retail centers or office buildings not owned by government (unless otherwise provided for in the master business list) [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Funeral homes [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Gasoline station. See section 16-136 . [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Golf courses (miniature) [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Golf driving range [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Heating equipment, wholesale, retail, storage repair and service [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Hospitals [fn 7, 12] [Sec. 16-79], Laundries, coin-operated [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Liquor and alcholic beverage store [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Motorcycle shops [fn 7, 13] [Sec. 16-79], Motor home and house trailer sales new and used [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Nightclubs [fn 7, 1] [Sec. 16-79], Post office [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Residential, multifamily [fn 2] [Sec. 16-79], Restaurants with drive-through [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Restaurants, fast food with drive-through [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Adult education [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Secondhand stores [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Skating rinks (indoor or outdoor), skateboard parks, water slide, and other outdoor amusements [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], State probation and parole offices [fn 7, 10] [Sec. 16-79], Teen night club [fn 7, 11] [Sec. 16-79], Trailers of all kinds, campers, mobile homes—Storage and sales [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Truck sales—New and used [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79], Veterinary clinics (no overnight boarding with exception of medical treatment) [fn 7, 1] [Sec. 16-79], Wholesale sales as accessory to a permitted use [fn 7] [Sec. 16-79]
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