§ 21-316. Permitted uses.  


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  • No Building or land shall be used in the B Business District and no Building shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed or structurally altered which is designed, arranged, or intended to be used for any purpose, unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, except for one or more of the following permitted or conditional uses:

    (a)

    Permitted Uses:

    (1)

    An Accessory or subordinate Building, attached or detached from the main Building, in which there shall be no business or commercial activities conducted, shall be permitted for uses which are incidental and necessary to the main business.

    (2)

    Countertop appliance, electronic, music, radio, computer and communication hardware and software and/or telephone and television stores, up to a gross area of 10,000 square feet, provided the place of business intended for such use is located 1,000 lineal feet or more from a place of business within the Village having an existing, legally established certificate of use primarily for the sale of any merchandise described in this use category. The 1,000-foot distance requirement shall be measured by following a straight line between the nearest two points of the areas used as the place of business. Such use shall be prohibited from offering parking at any different rate than is applied to invitees of other businesses on the property.

    (3)

    Art galleries.

    (4)

    Auction houses.

    (5)

    Banks and other financial institutions.

    (6)

    Barbershops.

    (7)

    Beauty salons.

    (8)

    [Reserved.]

    (9)

    [Reserved.]

    (10)

    [Reserved.]

    (11)

    Confectionery, bakeries and ice cream stores.

    (12)

    Dry cleaning and pressing agency (no laundry or dry cleaning permitted on the premises).

    (13)

    [Reserved.]

    (14)

    [Reserved.]

    (15)

    [Reserved.]

    (16)

    [Reserved.]

    (17)

    [Reserved.]

    (18)

    Interior decorating, costuming, draperies.

    (19)

    [Reserved.]

    (20)

    Merchants, including dry goods, department and variety stores, wearing apparel, furriers, furniture and home furnishings, hardware, stationery items, sporting goods, luggage, antiques, china, jewelry, books, toys, videos, soaps, perfumes, leather goods and gifts.

    (21)

    Municipal Buildings.

    (22)

    Offices, including brokerage houses.

    (23)

    Optical businesses.

    (24)

    [Reserved.]

    (25)

    Parking/storage of motor cars.

    (26)

    Photograph studios.

    (27)

    Post offices.

    (28)

    [Reserved.]

    (29)

    Professional offices.

    (30)

    Restaurants, limited to establishments where food is prepared to order, under the supervision of a qualified chef, without the use of previously mass assembled food components, and primarily for consumption on the premises, not including establishments where food is prepared using previously mass assembled food components and served in disposable packaging for consumption on or off the premises.

    (31)

    Sales and show rooms.

    (32)

    Skin salons and spas, not including stand-alone tattoo parlors.

    (33)

    Tailor and alteration shops (dry cleaning agency only, pressing but no cleaning).

    (34)

    [Reserved.]

    (35)

    Travel agencies.

    (36)

    Watch sale and repair shops.

    (37)

    [Reserved.]

    (38)

    Snack Shop or Sundry Shop, limited to eating establishments serving beverages and prepackaged snacks and light fare, such as sandwiches, for consumption on or off the premises, not including establishments where food is prepared using previously mass assembled food components and served in disposable packaging for consumption on or off the premises.

    (b)

    Conditional Uses —Permitted after site plan review pursuant to Section 21-322:

    (1)

    Appliance, electronic, music, radio, computer and communication hardware and software and/or telephone and television stores where the place of business intended for such use is located less than 1,000 lineal feet from a place of business within the Village having an existing, legally established certificate of use primarily for the sale of any merchandise described in this use category. The 1,000-foot distance requirement shall be measured by following a straight line between the nearest two points of the areas used as the place of business.

    (2)

    Banquet hall with or without on-site catering.

    (3)

    Child care or juvenile entertainment facilities (but not video arcades).

    (4)

    Places of Worship.

    (5)

    Cocktail lounges.

    (6)

    Drugstores.

    (7)

    Florists.

    (8)

    Grocery stores.

    (9)

    Health clubs.

    (10)

    Liquor package stores.

    (11)

    Private clubs.

    (12)

    Theaters and motion picture houses.

    (13)

    Other uses with similar impacts as may be permitted by the Village Council, after a public hearing, provided that such uses are compatible with and do not adversely affect the character of the "B" Business District.

    At least 15 days before any major event that is expected to attract in excess of 500 people at any one time or will involve live music or use of a public address system, such as grand openings, product roll-outs, etc., the owner of any property in the B Business District shall seek the approval of the Village Manager, which shall review and authorize such event subject to a satisfactory security and traffic plan. In authorizing such an event, the Village Manager may attach reasonable conditions to ensure the safety of the public inside and outside the property, provide for adequate traffic circulation, and address any other potential impacts of the major event. Costs of providing Village personnel, including but not limited to Police or Fire/Emergency response staff, required by the approved security and traffic plan shall be borne by the property owner and shall be paid in advance of the major event.

(Ord. No. 169, § 6-10(a), 6-29-74; Ord. No. 205, § 2(D)—(G), 11-14-78; Ord. No. 298, § 3, 11-25-86; Ord. No. 377, § 1, 9-30-92; Ord. No. 2012-565, § 2, 11-20-2012)