07/25/2023 Ordinances 9935ORDINANCE NO. 9935
An ordinance to amend Chapter 36 of the Grand Island City Code specifically; to
amend Section 36-68 B-2 General Business Zone; to repeal any ordinance or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith; and to provide for publication in pamphlet form and the effective date of
this ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA:
SECTION 1. Section 36-68 B-2 General Business Zone, of Grand Island City
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Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
36-68 B-2) General Business Zone
Intent. The intent of this zoning district is to provide for the service, retail and wholesale needs of the general
community. This zoning district will contain uses that have users and traffic from all areas of the community
and trade areas, and therefore will have close proximity to the majar traffic corridors of the City. Residential
uses are permitted at the density of the (R-4) High Density Residential Zoning District.
A. Permitted Principal Uses. The following principal uses are permitted in the (B-2) General Business
Zoning District.
1. Stores and shops that conduct retail business, provided, all activities and display goods are
carried on within an enclosed building except that green plants and shrubs may be displayed
in the open, as per the Zoning Matrix [Attachment A hereto]
2. Office and office buildings for professional and personal service as found in the Zoning
Matrix [Attachment A hereto]
3. Agencies as found in the Zoning Matrix [Attachment A hereto]
4. Dwelling units
5. Board and lodging houses, fraternity and sorority houses
6. Truck, bush and tree farming, provided, there is no display or sale at retail of such products
on the premises
7. Public parks and recreational areas
8. Country clubs
9. Public, parochial and private schools having a curriculum equivalent to an elementary or
higher educational level
10. Colleges offering courses of general instruction, including convents, monasteries,
dormitories, and other related living structures when located on the same site as the college
11. Churches, synagogues, chapels, and similar places of religious worship and instruction of a
quiet nature
12. Utility substations necessary to the functioning of the utility, but not including general
business offices, maintenance facilities and other general system facilities, when located
according to the yard space rules set forth in this section for dwellings and having a
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landscaped or masonry barrier on all sides. Buildings shall be of such exterior design as to
harmonize with nearby properties
13. Public and quasi-public buildings for cultural use
14. Railway right-of-way but not including railway yards or facilities
15. Nonprofit community buildings and social welfare establishments
16. Hospitals, nursing homes, convalescent or rest homes
17. Radio and television stations (no antennae), private clubs and meeting halls
18. Vocational or trade schools, business colleges, art and music schools and conservatories, and
other similar use
19. Preschools, nursery schools, day care centers, children's homes, and similar facilities
20. Group Care Home with less than eight (8) individuals
21. Elderly Home, Assisted Living
22. Stores and shops for the conduct of wholesale business, including sale of used merchandise
23. Outdoor sales and rental lots for new and used automobiles, boats, motor vehicles, trailers,
manufactured homes, farm and construction machinery, etc.
24. Specific uses such as: archery range, billboards, drive-in theater, golf driving range, starage
yard (no junk, salvage or wrecking)
25. Manufacture, fabrication ar assembly uses incidental to wholesale or retail sales wherein not
more than 20% of the floor area is used
26. Parking Lots
27. Other uses as indicated in the Zoning Matrix [Attachment A hereto]
B. Conditional Uses. The following uses are subject to any conditions listed in this chapter and are
subject to other conditions relating to the placement of said use on a specific tract of ground in the (B-
2) General Business Zoning District as approved by City Council.
1. Recycling business
2. Towers
3. Other uses as indicated in the Zoning Matrix [Attachment A hereto]
C. Permitted Accessory Uses.
1. Building and uses accessory to the permitted principal use.
D. �ace Limitations.
Uses Minimum Setbacks
A B C D E
Street Maximum
Minimum Minimum Front Rear Side Maximum
Parcel Lot Width Yard Yard Yard Side Ground Building
Area (feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) I'ard Coverage Height
(feet) (feet)
Permitted 3,000 30 10 O1 02 10 100% 553
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Uses
Conditional 3,000 30 10 O1 02 10 100% 553
Uses
' No rear yard setback is required if bounded by an alley, otherwise a setback of 10 feet is required.
Z No side yard setback is required, but if provided, not less than five feet, or unless adjacent to a
parcel whose zone requires a side yard setback, then five feet. When adjacent to a public alley, the
setback is optional and may range from 0 feet to 5 feet.
3 Maximum building height may be increased by 1 foot far every 4 feet of additional set back from
the required minimum setbacks for a maximum building height of 160 feet. For example, 40 feet of
additional setback from the required minimum setbacks would result in a maximum building height
of 65 feet.
E. Miscellaneous Provisions.
1. Supplementary regulations shall be complied with as defined herein.
2. Only one principal building shall be permitted on one zoning lot except as otherwise provided
herein.
SECTION 2. Section 36-68 B-2 General Business Zone as existing prior to this
amendment, and any ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, are repealed.
SECTION 3. The validity of any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of
this ordinance shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, subsection,
sentence, clause, or phrase thereof.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its
passage and publication in pamphlet form within 15 days according to law.
Enacted: July 25, 2023
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