§ 156.341. PERMITTED USES AND STRUCTURES.  


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  • (A) Principal uses and structures. In all areas zoned B-2, Commercial Center District, no building shall be erected, used, or structurally altered, nor shall the land or premises be used in whole or in part, except for one or more of the following principal permitted uses:
    (1) All principal uses permitted in the B-1, Limited Business District, § 156.326(A);
    (2) Veterinary clinics and hospitals, subject to the provisions in § 156.141(FF);
    (3) Business schools or colleges, vocational training schools, dance schools, music and voice schools and art studios;
    (4) Indoor recreation uses such as bowling establishments, gymnasiums, ice skating rinks, tennis clubs, roller skating rinks, court sports facilities and similar recreation facilities, subject to the provisions in § 156.141(Y);
    (5) Mortuaries and funeral homes, subject to the provisions in § 156.141(O);
    (6) Restaurants, taverns, bars/lounges and other uses serving alcoholic beverages, including catering and banquet halls, where the patrons are served while seated within a building occupied by such establishments, but not drive-in restaurants; outdoor seating for such restaurants may be permitted subject to special land use review.
    (7) Offices, showrooms or workshop of a plumber, electrician, building contractor, upholsterer, caterer, exterminator, decorator or similar trade, subject to the following.
    (a) All services performed on the premises, including fabrication, repair, cleaning or other processing of goods, shall be sold at retail on the premises where produced.
    (b) The ground floor premises facing upon and visible from any abutting street shall be used only for entrances, offices, sales and display.
    (c) There shall be no outside storage of materials or goods of any kind.
    (8) Fitness centers;
    (9) Public transit waiting stations or park- and-ride lots;
    (10) Newspaper offices and print shops with minor printing facilities;
    (11) Crematoriums;
    (12) Wireless communications facilities on monopoles, subject to the standards and conditions in § 156.141(X);
    (Ord. rev. 6-3-1997)
    (13) Tattoo parlors;
    (Ord. rev. 3-6-2001)
    (14) Other uses similar to the above, subject to the provisions in this subchapter; and
    (15) Uses and structures accessory to the above, subject to the provisions in § 156.022.
    (B) Special uses. The following uses may be permitted by the Township Board, subject to the conditions specified for each use; review and approval of the site plan by the Planning Commission and Township Board; any special conditions imposed by the Planning Commission or Township Board that are necessary to fulfill the purposes of this chapter; and, the procedures and requirements set forth in § 156.477:
    (1) Automobile filling and service stations and automobile repair garages, including tire, battery, muffler, and rustproofing establishments and quick oil change and lubrication stations, subject to the provisions in § 156.141(D), and the following additional conditions.
    (a) In general, major repair, as defined in § 156.003, shall not be permitted in the B-2 District, except as provided for under division (B)(18) below.
    (Ord. rev. 5-1-2001)
    (b) The servicing and repair of vehicles shall be limited to those which may be serviced during a normal workday.
    (c) Outside parking of vehicles overnight is prohibited except for the operable vehicles of the employees working at the station and up to two service vehicles used by the service station.
    (d) There shall be no outside display of parts or products.
    (2) Automobile wash or car wash establishments, subject to the provisions in § 156.141(E);
    (3) New and used automobile, truck and tractor, boat, mobile home, recreational vehicle and trailer sales, subject to the provisions in § 156.141(C);
    (4) Arcades, when developed as an accessory use in a larger indoor recreation facility, a restaurant or bar, or a club or lodge, subject to the provisions in § 156.141(Y);
    (5) Hotels and motels, subject to the provisions in § 156.141(T);
    (6) Mini-warehouses, subject to the provisions in § 156.141(S);
    (7) Open-air display and sales of nursery plants and materials; lawn furniture; playground equipment and swimming pools; garden supplies; and similar open-air displays, subject to the provisions in § 156.141(W);
    (8) Outdoor recreation facilities, such as a children's amusement park and par-3 golf courses, subject to the provisions in § 156.141(Y);
    (9) Drive-in, drive-through and fast-food restaurants, subject to the provisions in § 156.141(M);
    (10) Drive-in establishments (other than drive-in restaurants), subject to the provisions in § 156.141(L);
    (11) Adult book or supply stores, adult motion picture theaters, adult live stage performing theaters, adult motion picture arcades, adult motels, adult model studios, group "A" cabarets, massage parlors or establishments, and similar adult uses, subject to the provisions in § 156.141(A);
    (12) Lumber yards or building material sales establishments that have storage in partially open structures, subject to the following conditions.
    (a) The ground floor premises facing upon and visible from any abutting street shall be used only for entrances, offices, sales or display.
    (b) Open storage structures shall be enclosed on three sides and shall have a roof.
    (c) The entire site, exclusive of access drives, shall be enclosed with a six-foot high chain link fence or masonry wall, constructed in accordance with §§ 156.105 through 156.107.
    (13) Recycling collection stations;
    (14) Utility and public service facilities and uses needed to serve the immediate vicinity, including transformer stations, lift stations, and switchboards, but excluding outside storage yards, subject to the provisions in § 156.141(EE);
    (15) Theaters, assembly halls, concert halls or similar places of assembly, private or public clubs, and lodge halls subject to the following conditions.
    (a) All operations shall be conducted within a completely-enclosed building.
    (b) All buildings shall be set back at least 100 feet from any residential district or use.
    (16) Owner-occupied residential uses in combination with a principal permitted use, subject to the following requirements.
    (Ord. rev. 2-3-1998)
    (a) Residential uses shall not occupy more than 50% of the gross floor area of the building.
    (b) Residential uses be permitted only on upper levels or to the rear of the principal business use in the building.
    (c) Off-street parking shall be provided pursuant to the requirements in §§ 156.070 and 156.071, except that parking for the residential use shall be located behind the building.
    (d) A minimum of 300 square feet of usable outdoor open space shall be reserved for the exclusive use of each such residential unit. The open space shall not be located within a required setback.
    (17) Wireless communications facilities on towers other than monopoles, subject to the standards and conditions in § 156.141(X); and
    (Ord. rev. 6-3-1997)
    (18) Automobile body, frame, and fender straightening, and similar collision repair service, subject to the provisions in § 156.141(KK), and the following additional conditions.
    (a) Hours of operation shall be limited to between 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
    (b) Service shall be limited to cars, vans and small trucks.
    (Ord. added 5-1-2001)
    (Ord., § 21.02, passed - -)