Chapter 18.40
B-1 VILLAGE GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT Revised 10/24

Sections:

18.40.010    Purpose.

18.40.020    Permitted uses.

18.40.030    Conditional uses. Revised 10/24

18.40.040    Specifications.

18.40.010 Purpose.

The B-1 district is intended to provide an area for the business and commercial needs of the community, especially those which can be most suitably located in a compact and centrally located business district. [Res. 05-04. Prior code § 10-1-29].

18.40.020 Permitted uses.

The following uses of land are permitted in the B-1 district:

(a) Antique shops.

(b) Appliance stores.

(c) Art galleries.

(d) Art supply stores.

(e) Auto parts sales.

(f) Banks and other financial institutions.

(g) Barber shops.

(h) Beauty parlors.

(i) Business offices.

(j) Clinics.

(k) Clothing repair shops.

(l) Clothing sales.

(m) Dance studios.

(n) Department stores.

(o) Drug stores.

(p) Eating and drinking establishments.

(q) Electronic sales and repairs.

(r) Fabric store.

(s) Fitness center.

(t) Flower shops.

(u) Food stores.

(v) Furniture stores.

(w) Gift shops.

(x) Hospitality centers.

(y) Insurance agencies.

(z) Jewelry stores.

(aa) Martial arts.

(bb) Movie rental.

(cc) Newspaper offices.

(dd) Optical stores.

(ee) Opticians.

(ff) Paint and home interior hardware stores.

(gg) Parking facilities.

(hh) Photographic studios.

(ii) Print shops.

(jj) Professional offices.

(kk) Restaurants.

(ll) School supply stores.

(mm) Theater.

(nn) Sexually oriented businesses as provided for in AMC 18.125.120.

(oo) Tourist information.

(pp) Upholstery shops.

(qq) Variety stores. [Amended during 2013 recodification; Res. 11-04; Res. 05-04. Prior code § 10-1-29].

18.40.030 Conditional uses. Revised 10/24

The following are permitted as conditional uses in the B-1 district; provided, that no nuisance shall be afforded to the public through noise, the discharge of exhaust gases from motor-driven equipment, unpleasant odors, smoke, steam, harmful vapors, obnoxious material, unsightly conditions, obstruction of passage on the public street or sidewalk or other conditions generally regarded as nuisances; and provided, that where operations which are necessary or incident to the proper performance of these services or occupations would tend to afford such nuisances, areas facilities, barriers, or other devices shall be provided in such a manner that the public is effectively protected from any and all such nuisances. These uses shall be subject to the consideration of the plan commission and village board with regard to such matters.

(a) The sale, service, repair, testing, demonstration or other use of piston type engines or motors, or any type of device, appliance or equipment operated by such engines or motors. However, the number of unenclosed vehicles awaiting sale or repair shall be established by the village board. Enclosed vehicles shall be stored within a building or enclosed by a complete vision barrier fence a minimum of six feet in height. Prior to construction, the materials proposed to be used for the fence and the fence design shall be approved by the village board. Such enclosure fences shall be maintained in such a manner so as not to constitute a nuisance.

(b) The sale, service, repair, testing, demonstration or other use of radios, television sets, high-fidelity sound equipment, electronic amplifiers, stereophonic sound systems, musical instruments, or other such devices.

(c) Establishments engaged in the sale, service, repair, testing, demonstration or other use of motor-driven bicycles, commonly called motorbikes; with the provision that such activity, when carried out in an establishment which also engages in the sale, repair or other operations with nonmotor-driven bicycles, shall constitute a separate and distinct use insofar as the intention of this title is concerned.

(d) Establishments engaged in the sale, servicing, repairing, testing, demonstration, or other use of electrical household appliances, including washing machines, vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, irons, toasters, or similar household appliances, but not including refrigeration or air-conditioning appliances or equipment; provided further, specifically, that areas and facilities for loading, unloading, and storage of such appliances shall be provided in a manner which affords no nuisance of obstruction or of unsightly conditions to the public.

(e) Establishments engaged in the sale, servicing, repairing, testing, demonstration, or other use of household electrical refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, other self-contained refrigeration units, or other similar appliances or equipment; provided further specifically, that areas and facilities for operating, repairing, loading, unloading, and storage of such appliances or equipment shall be provided in a manner which affords no nuisance of obstruction, or of the discharge of unpleasant or harmful vapors or liquids, or of unsightly conditions to the public.

(f) Garment pressing establishments, hand laundries, and hat cleaning and blocking shops.

(g) Coin-operated laundries and dry cleaning establishments commonly called laundromats and launderettes.

(h) Parking lots, parking garages, or parking structures.

(i) Bowling alleys.

(j) Establishments engaged in the publishing and printing of newspapers, periodicals or books.

(k) First floor residential apartments in a building’s front or rear with a reasonable amount of floor area left for storage space.

(l) Small veterinary offices, with no outside storage and no kennel facilities. [Ord. dated 7/2/24; Ord. dated 3/6/12 § 98; Res. 05-04. Prior code § 10-1-29].

18.40.040 Specifications.

Within the B-1 district the following standards shall apply:

(a) Maximum Building Height

45 feet

(b) Lot Size

No minimum

(c) Minimum Front Yard Setback

15 feet

(d) Minimum Rear Yard Setback

25 feet

(e) Minimum Side Yard

Principal Building

10 feet each side

Accessory Building

5 feet each side

(f) Minimum Lot Width

70 feet

(g) In the blocks in the B-1 commercial district which are already developed, setbacks, minimum lot widths, commercial parking and truck unloading areas for new or renovated buildings can correspond with the existing setbacks, minimum lot widths, commercial parking and truck unloading areas, provided the plan commission determines such action will be in keeping with the purpose of this title.

[Res. 05-04. Prior code § 10-1-29].