The purpose of B-2 Districts is to accommodate developments
that serve a broad economic market area. The intent is to provide
for retail businesses, personal and business service establishments
and small warehouses developed along major arterial roads in a fashion
that minimizes traffic congestion, traffic conflicts and hazards and
promotes site development. Drive-through uses are permitted, provided
that they meet all other ordinance standards.
The following are the principal permitted uses by right within
a B-2 District:
A.
All uses allowed in B-1.
B.
Retail uses.
C.
Restaurants and taverns.
D.
Nightclubs, meeting facilities, banquet halls and private clubs.
E.
Office uses.
F.
Automobile service and repair stations, car washes.
G.
Temporary outdoor uses, such as displays, Christmas tree sales lots,
revival tents, or other quasi-civic activities may be permitted on
a temporary basis without a public hearing by the Township Zoning
Board of Appeals, provided that such permit (issued by the Township
Board of Trustees) shall not be issued for more than 30 days in any
one year and that said use can be adequately shown not to be injurious
or detrimental to properties in the immediate vicinity.
H.
Commercial recreation facilities, such as indoor theaters, bowling
alleys, indoor skating rinks or similar uses, provided that all such
uses will be conducted wholly within a fully enclosed building and
that such building shall have yard setbacks of at least 100 feet from
any abutting residential district boundaries.
I.
Restaurant, clubs and other drinking establishments which provide
food or drink for consumption and may also provide dancing and entertainment.
J.
Motel and hotel, provided the following conditions are met:
(1)
Minimum floor area of 250 square feet per guest unit shall be provided.
(2)
Minimum lot area of 40,000 square feet is required, together with
a minimum lot width of 150 feet, plus there shall be no less than
400 square feet of lot area for each guest unit.
(3)
Maximum lot coverage, including all buildings, both principal and
accessory, shall be 40%.
(4)
Minimum yard dimensions require all buildings to be set back no less
than 40 feet from any street property line and no less than 30 feet
from any side or rear property line, except that the side yard, for
a corner lot, which is adjacent to the street shall be no less than
40 feet.
K.
Greenhouses, nurseries and open-air business uses, such as sales
of trees, shrubs and plants, sale of lawn furniture, playground equipment
and garden supplies.
L.
Veterinary hospitals and clinics.
M.
Servicing and repair of recreational vehicles, trailers and boats
when contained within a wholly enclosed building.
N.
Lumber, hardware, plumbing, heating electrical, etc.
The following uses of land and structures may be permitted by the application for issuance of a special land use permit, provided that the standards and procedural requirements as outlined in Article XII are met:
A.
Warehouse and distribution facilities, contractor establishments and storage facilities subject to standards in Article XII, Special Uses; Special Land Use Permit Requirements.
B.
New and used vehicle sales lots and leasing services.
B.
Minimum yard requirements.
(1)
Each lot shall have a minimum front yard of 40 feet, and said yard,
except for necessary drives or walks, shall remain clear except that
10 feet may be used for parking.
(2)
Side yard shall be 10 feet except on that side or sides of the lot
abutting upon a residential, in which case there shall be a side yard
of not less than 30 feet. Side yards are not required if a proposed
structure will connect with an adjacent commercial structure to form
one commercial structure with combined access and parking and if there
is a combined parking lot with not more than two ingress/egress locations.
(3)
Each lot shall have a rear yard of 30 feet, and further, in the case
of a corner lot, the side yard on the street shall be a minimum of
40 feet.
C.
Maximum building height. The maximum building height shall be three
stories or 40 feet.
D.
A maximum of 80% of the lot may be covered by all buildings.
