This district is applied to the central business district and permits general business enterprises, particularly financial, governmental, commercial and professional activities. Its distinguishing feature is the greater height limit permitted in the area. Manufacturing and nuisance industries are excluded from the zone. (Prior code § 8-1.10(a))

Within the B-3 district, there shall be permitted any use permitted in a B-1 district and B-2 community business district, with the following exceptions:

A. Living or sleeping quarters in any detached accessory building or structure on the same lot;

B. Automobile repair shops and garages;

C. Automobile painting or steam cleaning;

D. Automobile upholstery shops;

E. Awning or canvas stores;

F. Equipment rental and sales yards;

G. Hatcheries;

H. Lumber yards;

I. Machine shops;

J. Plumbing shops;

K. Storage buildings and warehouses (separate from main building);

L. Storage yards;

M. Trucking and truck storage;

N. Used car lots. (Prior code § 8-1.10(b))

The minimum lot area shall be six thousand square feet and the minimum lot frontage shall be sixty feet. (Prior code § 8-1.10(c))

The maximum height of any building in B-3 district shall be limited by the total floor area which shall not exceed in square feet three hundred percent of the total lot area upon which the building is to be built; and provided further, that no building shall be more than twelve stories in height. (Prior code § 8-1.10(d))

No yard spacing shall be required, except such areas that shall be required for off-street parking, with the exception that where the side or rear of a lot in a B-3 district abuts a lot in any residential, apartment house or hotel district, the abutting side or rear yard shall have the same yard spacing as that required in the abutting residential, apartment house or hotel district, respectively; and provided further, that any apartment, apartment-hotel or hotel shall provide yard space in accordance with the requirements of apartment and hotel districts. (Prior code § 8-1.10(e))