§ 95-38. B-1 Limited Business District.

This district is intended to provide for individual or small groups of retail and service establishments serving primarily the convenience of a local neighborhood, and where character, appearance, and operation of which are reasonably compatible with the character of the surrounding area.

(a)

Permitted principal uses. The following retail sale and service establishments, but not including drive-through facilities and outdoor storage of products or merchandise:

1.

Retail stores and shops offering convenience goods and services not exceeding 1,500 square feet of primary floor area and not including automobiles, large marine craft, and fuel and vehicle service stations.

2.

Business and professional offices and studios not exceeding 1,000 square feet of primary floor area.

3.

Civic, social, and fraternal associations.

4.

Clothing and merchandise repair stores employing not more than five persons on any working shift, including small watercraft such as canoes and kayaks, but excluding automobile and large watercraft related repairs.

5.

Meat markets, but not including slaughtering.

6.

Self-service dry-cleaning and laundry establishments.

(b)

Permitted accessory uses. Permitted accessory uses shall comply with the requirements of section 95-74 and may also include the following:

1.

Building-mounted solar collectors which do not detract from the appearance of the structure provided that the location of the collector is approved by the plan commission and a professional engineer certifies that the structure is adequate to support the load.

2.

Off-street parking and loading areas.

3

Private garages or storage of vehicles used in conjunction with the operation of a business.

4.

Essential services.

(c)

Conditional uses. The following retail sale and service establishments, but not including drive-through facilities and outdoor storage of products or merchandise:

1.

Retail stores and shops exceeding 1,500 square feet to a maximum of 10,000 square feet of primary floor area, excluding automobiles, large watercraft, and fuel and vehicle service stations. The maximum primary floor area shall be interpreted as the total floor area of all buildings on a lot regardless of whether or not the floor area includes a single building or multiple buildings (such as a mall setting).

2.

Office and customer service facilities, such as, but not limited to, the following:

a.

Business, professional, medical, public service, banking, and savings and loan offices exceeding 1,000 square feet of primary floor area.

b.

Restaurants, taverns, theaters, and other such commercial entertainment facilities.

c.

Studios for commercial photography, advertising, art, music, dancing, and other such uses, including related schools, exceeding 1,000 square feet of primary floor area.

3.

Animal hospitals and veterinary services, but not including the boarding of animals.

4.

Antique and secondhand stores.

5.

Bed and breakfast establishments provided that: no more than four bedrooms are rented; adequate off-street parking and access to the parking is provided; no meals other than breakfast are served to only renters of the establishment; individual rental shall not exceed seven consecutive days in length; no retail sales, other than arts or crafts, shall occur; the owner shall reside in the establishment; no bedrooms shall be permitted to be in an accessory structure; all requirements set forth in § 254.74, Wis. Stats., and ch. HFS 197, Wis. Adm. Code, shall be fully complied with; and necessary state permits and licenses have been secured. One exterior advertising sign, not exceeding four square feet in area and mounted flush against the dwelling, may be permitted.

6.

Cellular towers, as set forth in section 95-83.

7.

Commercial adult and child care centers.

8.

Construction services.

9.

Freestanding solar energy systems as set forth in section 95-84.

10.

Funeral and crematory services.

11.

Gymnasiums and athletic clubs.

12.

Outdoor display of retail merchandise for sale.

13.

Pet and pet grooming stores.

14.

Roadside stands selling seasonal goods or services.

15.

Sale of beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages.

16.

Utility substations, municipal wells, pumping stations, and municipal towers.

(d)

Minimum lot area and width.

1.

Lot area. Ten thousand square feet.

2.

Lot width. Ninety feet.

3.

Lots in shorelands. See section 95-26.

(e)

Building height. Not to exceed 35 feet.

(f)

Minimum yards.

1.

Street yard. Twenty-five feet.

2.

Side yard. Ten feet.

3.

Rear yard. Twenty-five feet.

4.

Shore yard. See section 95-26.

(g)

Erosion control. See article X.

(h)

Plans and specifications to be submitted to plan commission. To encourage a business environment that is compatible with the neighborhood character of the village, zoning permits for uses allowed in the B-1 Limited Business District shall not be issued without review and approval by the Village of Kewaskum Plan Commission. Said review and approval shall be concerned with, but not limited to, the general layout, building plans, ingress, egress, parking, loading and unloading, landscaping, and open space utilization in accordance with article VIII.

(Ord. No. 2004-04, § 95.0308, 5-25-04)