15.290 B-4, Central Business District.

(1) Intent. This district is intended to offer greater flexibility in area requirements, height regulations and off-street parking requirements than other districts in order to encourage new construction or re-use of real estate in the Central Business District and immediately surrounding areas. The Central Business District Zone is intended to promote the viability of the Central Business District as the single most important concentration of business, professional, governmental and financial services in the City of Manitowoc.

(2) Specific Uses Permitted. Land shall be used and buildings shall be erected, altered, enlarged, or used for only one or more of the following uses, subject to the provisions of this section and other applicable sections of the Zoning Ordinance:

(a) Any use permitted in the “B-3” General Business District.

Accessory buildings and uses to the specific uses permitted shall also be permitted.

(3) Conditional Uses Permitted. The following uses are permitted subject to MMC 15.370(27):

(a) Conditional uses permitted in the “B-3” General Business District, except outside storage or sales of merchandise as a principal property use.

(4) Area Regulations.

(a) Front Yard. No principal or accessory building shall be located closer to the street line as established by the Official Map than required in any adjoining Residential District within the same block. If there is no adjoining Residential District within the same block, no setback from the street line as established by the Official Map shall be required except that the vision clearance and the MMC 15.390(14) setback, if any, must be maintained.

(b) Side Yard. No side yard shall be required, except that the vision clearance and the MMC 15.390(14) setback, if any, must be maintained.

(c) Rear Yard. No rear yard shall be required except where the rear of a lot adjoins an “R” Zone without an intervening alley. Such rear yard shall not be less than 15 feet in depth.

(5) Height Regulations. No building shall exceed 100 feet in height, subject also to airport height provisions.

(6) Vision Clearance. The vision clearance for this district shall be the same as required in the “B‑2” District.

(7) Off-Street Parking. See MMC 15.430(4).

(8) Repealed by Ord. 20-599.

(9) Downtown Underground District. See MMC 15.370(28).

[Ord. 20-599 § 1, 2020; Ord. 16-1027 § 2, 2016. Prior code § 15.29]