[Amended 12-9-2013 by L.L. No. 2-2013]
A. Purpose. The Central Business District is the heart of the Village.
Supporting a thriving and successful business community is regarded
as a critically important objective. The purpose of the Central Business
District is to better serve the residents of the Waterloo community
with zoning and codes that focus on increasing safety, security, and
ensuring development of retail, commercial, and residential space
that respects the historic and pedestrian-friendly nature of the Village's
downtown area.
B. Permitted uses:
(2) Business and professional offices;
(6) Residential, only on second, third or fourth floor;
(7) Parking as an accessory use to a principal building;
(9) Governmental offices or services.
C. By special permit:
(1) Apartments, only on second, third or fourth floor;
(5) Other commercial uses upon a finding by the Village Board that such
uses are compatible with those permitted and which will not be detrimental
to other uses within the district or to adjoining land users.
D. Lot and building rules.
(1) All lots shall have no front yard, and the principal building thereon
shall abut the sidewalk, except existing residential-house-type structures,
regardless of their current use, shall have and maintain a front yard
setback from the front lot line to the structure's original building
front line.
(2) All lots shall have a minimum total side yard of 20 feet but are
encouraged to have no side yard and for the principal building thereon
to abut the principal building(s) next to it where feasible.
(3) All principal buildings shall be a minimum of two aboveground stories
and a maximum of four aboveground stories high.
(4) Drive-throughs are permitted under the following conditions only:
(a)
Only one drive-through lane per building lot;
(b)
Drive-throughs shall be located entirely behind the principal
building and shall not be visible from the street;
(c)
Drive-throughs may not exit directly onto a street;
(d)
Drive-throughs are permitted only on lots where at least 10
motor vehicles can be stacked on the lot and separate from the parking
circulation while waiting for service at the drive-through.
(5) Parking is not a permitted use and may only be constructed as an
accessory use. Parking, if any, shall be located entirely behind the
principal building on the lot. No parking shall front on any street.
(6) Commercial uses may be located on any floor of a principal building;
however, residential uses shall only be located on the second, third
or fourth floors of multi-use buildings.
(7) Principal buildings shall have no more than 7,500 square feet of
total area on any floor, and may not exceed 60 feet in height.
(8) Principal buildings shall have no less than 350 square feet of overall
habitable space in a single-occupant dwelling unit, of which 120 square
feet must be available in a designated sleeping room; for a two-occupant
dwelling unit, there shall be no less than 600 square feet of overall
habitable space, of which no less than 240 square feet must be available
in a designated sleeping room; for dwelling units of three or more
occupants, there shall be an additional 100 square feet per occupant
of overall habitable space, of which no less than 60 square feet per
occupant must be provided in a designated sleeping room.
(9) Principal buildings must have two parking spaces on the premises
for each unit.
(10)
Minimum clear glass area: at least 75% of the first floor of
the front of the principal building shall be clear glass.
(11)
Principal buildings shall have and maintain the main entrance
to the building on the front of the building.
(12)
It is encouraged that all additions and/or improvements to existing
structures be of the same architectural style, use the same type of
materials, be of the same height and width, and have the same window
and door orientation as the original structure.
(13)
Storefront alterations, window alterations, signs and awnings
will require a permit issued by the Code Administration Officer.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]