§ 15.2. Types of business areas.

The types of Business Areas provided for in this article are generally described as follows:

15.21. A Neighborhood Business Center is one which provides for the sale of convenience goods such as food, drugs, hardware and personal services as well as limited professional services and has a minimum area of five (5) acres and a maximum area of fifteen (15) acres;

15.22. The Central Business District of Owensboro which provides for various types of professional offices and services as well as sales of specialty items; convention and entertainment facilities, and major cultural facilities;

15.23. A Highway Business Center is one which not only provides for the sale of convenience goods, but also for a wider range of facilities for the sale of commodities and supplies, as well as providing for highway-oriented businesses and major professional, community and regional facilities.

15.231. A Community Highway Business Center has a minimum area of fifteen (15) acres.

15.232. A Regional Highway Business Center has a minimum area of thirty (30) acres.

15.24. A General Business Area is one in which commercial activities were existing at the time of the adoption of this Zoning Ordinance. They vary in size from one lot to a major shopping center and are so designated to provide for expansion of the wide range of uses that exist within such areas.

15.25. A Business/Industrial Area is one which is identified as a Business/Industrial Plan Area in the land use portion of the Comprehensive Plan and which contained existing commercial and industrial mixed uses at the time of the adoption of this Zoning Ordinance.