Section 25.52.030 Principal permitted uses.

Chapter 25.52 BNH HEAVY NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS ZONE

Except as limited by Section 25.52.070 of this chapter, the following uses are permitted as of right in the BNH zone subject to the standards hereinafter set forth:

1. All uses permitted in the BN zone;

2. Gasoline service stations, subject to the following standards:

a. Space lighting shall be shielded so as to prevent the direct glare of beams onto any adjacent residentially zoned or used property.

b. No repairs other than minor automobile repairs shall be performed on the premises and any such minor repairs shall be performed only within the principal building on the premises.

c. No overnight storage of material, merchandise and equipment shall be permitted except within the principal building and except that refuse and trash may be stored in closed containers and in an area screened from view at all points on any public or private property or street.

d. All vehicles on the premises, other than those at the pumps or waiting for immediate service, shall be stored in parking areas or lots which are screened from view from adjacent residential properties. No partially dismantled or wrecked vehicle shall be stored for more than a total of eight hours outside of a completely enclosed building.

e. Screening shall be provided along all lot lines abutting or adjacent to residentially zoned or developed property, sufficient to block substantially any view of service station operations and stored material and equipment from all points located on or not more than eight feet above the lowest elevation of such residential property; in the event such screening is not sufficient to block totally any view of stored waste or waste receptacles additional screening shall be provided sufficient to block totally any view of stored waste or waste receptacles. In no event shall this section be deemed to require more than full enclosure (including roof) of stored waste, including waste receptacles, and an opaque fence not more than seven feet in height extending the full length of not more than three sides of the subject property; provided, however, such screening may be reduced in height so as to avoid shading a solar energy collector located on said adjoining property.

f. Perimeter landscaped open space shall be provided in the required front yard.

g. In the event any gasoline service station use is discontinued or abandoned, the owner shall be subject to the following specific regulations and time limits, to the other applicable requirements of this title, and to municipal codes relating to building and fire prevention.

(1) The property, including all buildings, accessory structures and landscaping, shall be maintained so as to prevent any adverse effect on surrounding properties.

(2) All signs and sign supports shall be removed within thirty days following cessation of the automobile service station use.

(3) The provisions of the Sioux City fire code concerning abandonment of underground gasoline tanks shall be complied with.

(4) Gasoline pumps and lighting poles shall be removed at the time of compliance with the provision of the Sioux City fire code as set forth in paragraph (3) above;

3. Drive-in establishments of any use permitted in the BN zone, subject to the following additional standards:

a. The site shall be large enough to provide off-street accommodation for all automobiles of patrons. The site shall be so located that traffic ingress and egress from the site will not interfere with existing traffic on the streets from which access to the site is intended.

b. Screening shall be provided along all lot lines abutting or adjacent to residentially zoned or developed property to block substantially any view of operations, stored material and equipment from all points located on or not more than eight feet above the lowest elevation of such residential property. In the event such screening is not sufficient to block totally any view of stored waste or waste receptacles, additional screening shall be provided sufficient to block totally any view of stored waste or waste receptacles. In no event shall this section be deemed to require more than full enclosure (including roof) of stored waste including waste receptacles and an opaque fence not more than seven feet in height extending the full length of not more than three sides of the subject property; provided, however, such screening may be reduced in height so as to avoid shading a solar energy collector located on said adjoining property.

c. No music or sound amplification system shall be installed that may be heard on abutting or adjacent residentially zoned or used property.

d. Space lighting shall be shielded so as to prevent the direct glare of beams onto any adjacent residentially zoned or used property;

4. Self-service drive-in auto wash facilities which may include dispensing of gasoline or other motor vehicle fuels of not more than four one-car bays subject to the standards set forth in subsections 25.52.030-2.a., b. and c. above;

5. Grocery stores, delicatessens and specialty food stores which may include the accessory sale only of gasoline or other motor vehicle fuels;

6. Restaurants which do not permit dancing or the consumption of beer or intoxicating liquor on the premises.

7. Bed and breakfast homes, subject to the following standards:

a. Minimum gross habitable floor area: 750 square feet per rooming unit

b. Minimum total lot area: 5000 square feet

c. Screening: Parking lots for more than three vehicles shall be screened from neighboring residentially zoned or used properties. The screening shall be continuous, six feet in height, and shall consist of a fence, foliage or a combination of such materials.

8. Bed and breakfast inns, subject to the following standards:

a. Minimum gross habitable floor area: 500 square feet per rooming unit

b. Minimum total lot area: 5000 square feet

9 . Churches, synagogues, chapels and similar places of religious worship or instruction.

(Ord. 2008-0599, 91/T-10465; S-30424, 1976)