14012 State Rte 31 Albion, NY 14411-9301

General Business District (B). A. Purpose. The purposes of the General Business District is to provide for business establishments serving the needs of area residents, especially retail and service businesses. Permitted uses are intended to create a business district free from conflicting land uses. B. Permitted uses: (1) Agriculture (farming) as defined herein. (2) Single-family dwellings constructed before January 1, 1997. (3) Retail business establishments which are clearly of a neighborhood service character such as, but not limited to, the following: (a) Stores selling groceries, meats, baked goods, and other such food items. (b) Drugstores and variety stores. (c) Stationery, tobacco and newspaper stores and confectionery stores. (d) Clothing, variety and general merchandise stores. (e) Hardware, appliance, radio and television sales and service. (4) Personal service establishments which shall include but not be limited to, the following: (a) Barber- and beauty shops. (b) Shoe repair and fix-it shops. (c) Dry-cleaning stores and laundromats. (d) Business and professional offices, including, but not limited to, medical, real estate and other professional services. (5) Restaurants and taverns. (6) Assembly halls and theaters, excluding drive-in theaters. (7) Newspaper printing, including incidental job printing. Such operations shall be limited to having not more than 15 full-time persons engaged therein at any one time and using not more than 30 horsepower in electric motor power. (8) Funeral parlors. (9) Custom shops, including but not limited to printing, electrical, heating, plumbing, or woodworking. (10) Building supply and farm equipment stores. (11) Electrical, heating, plumbing or woodworking shops. (12) Wholesale establishments provided that all sales activities are conducted in a completely enclosed building. (13) Recreation or amusement enterprises, except for activities that involve the racing of motorized vehicles or the use of firearms. (14) Commercial greenhouse or nursery. (15) Assembling, converting, altering, finishing, cleaning, or any other processing of products, provided that: (a) Goods so produced or processed are to be sold at retail, exclusively on the premises; (b) Space used for such purposes shall not occupy more than 20% of the area devoted to retail sales, shall be clearly incidental to such retail use and shall be fully concealed from any street; (c) Not more than two persons shall be engaged in such production/processing at any one time. (16) Public markets. (17) Machine tool sales, rental or service.