The Neighborhood Business District established in this article is intended to be that permitting retail business and service uses which are needed to serve the nearby residential areas. In order to promote such business development so far as is possible and appropriate in each area, uses are prohibited which would create hazards, offensive and loud noises, vibration, smoke, glare, heavy truck traffic, or late hours of operation. The intent of this district is also to encourage the concentration of local business areas in locations proposed in the Comprehensive Plan to the mutual advantage of both the consumers and merchants and thereby promote the best use of land at certain strategic locations and avoid the continuance of encouraging marginal, strip business development along major streets.
The usable floor area of the principal building shall be limited to a maximum of 4,000 square feet.
A. 
Grocery store.
B. 
Self-service laundry.
C. 
Drugstore.
D. 
Meat or fruit market.
E. 
Barber or beauty shop.
F. 
Branch laundry or dry-cleaning establishment, provided no laundering or cleaning is to be done on the premises.
G. 
Bicycle rental or repair shop.
H. 
Offices, either business, professional or governmental.
I. 
Repairs: electrical or other household appliances, locks, radios, TV, shoes and time pieces, etc.
J. 
Antique shops.
K. 
Nursery or day-care facilities.
L. 
Bake shops.
M. 
Any accessory use or building customarily incidental to the above permitted uses.
A. 
Public facilities such as churches, libraries, parks, recreational facilities, hospitals and institutions.
B. 
Apartments.
C. 
Uses similar to the above permitted uses when, in the opinion of the Board of Zoning Adjustment, it meets the regular needs and convenience of the adjacent residential areas. The burden of proof that the proposed use meets the criteria lies with the prospective developer.
A. 
There shall be no outdoor storage of merchandise or materials and no outdoor processing in any commercial district unless authorized as a conditional use. All aboveground structures accessory to any outdoor use shall be located a minimum of 25 feet from any front lot lines.
B. 
All commercial districts located on lots adjacent to a residential district shall maintain a minimum setback of 25 feet on the side adjacent to the residential district.
C. 
All signs and outdoor advertising displays are subject to the provisions established in Article X.
D. 
All uses shall exhibit performance standard characteristics equal to or greater than those which define light industry.
(See attached Schedule of Regulations, Article XXV.)