(a) Intent. The U-6 Commercial, Research and Development District and regulations are established to achieve the following purposes:
(1) To provide areas for office uses and aerospace research and development activities and their directly related educational, industrial, support and service uses. Industrial is not to include mass production and mass manufacturing of products.
(2) To minimize the impact between these uses and adjacent residentially zoned property.
(b) Regulations and Development Guidelines.
(1) Buildings and land shall be used and buildings shall be designed, erected, altered or maintained only for uses specifically permitted in the U-6 District.
(2) The main buildings or main uses permitted shall be the only buildings and uses permitted by right. Accessory buildings or uses as set forth shall be permitted by right, provided such building or use is planned and developed integrally, clearly incidental and located on the same building lot as the main building or use.
(c) Permitted Uses. Buildings and land shall be used, and buildings shall be designed, erected, altered or maintained in whole or in part in a U-6 District only for the uses set forth in the following schedule and regulations:
(1) Main buildings and uses permitted.
A. Offices.
B. Research and development facilities.
C. Educational, industrial, support and service uses directly related to the permitted uses listed above. Industrial is not to include mass production and mass manufacturing of products.
(2) Similar main uses permitted. Other commercial establishments or uses not listed above or other use classification as determined to be similar in character and operation by the Planning Commission to the uses so listed may be permitted.
(3) Accessory uses permitted. Accessory uses which are incidental to the main use and are planned and integrated with the main building shall be permitted such as:
A. Off-street surface and garage parking and loading facilities.
B. Fully enclosed or screened maintenance and storage facilities.
C. Signs: tenant identification, real estate and development.
D. Landscaping, lighting and screening.
(d) Performance Standards. No noise, odors, vibration, smoke, air pollution, liquid or solid wastes, bio-hazards, heat, glare, dust, storm water runoff or other such adverse influences except as permitted by Federal, State, County or local standards.
(e) Lot Area and Width Regulations.
(1) The minimum lot width for all privately owned lots shall be at least 200 feet;
(2) The minimum lot area for all privately owned lots shall be two acres.
(f) Lot Coverage Regulations. The land area occupied by the sum of the main and accessory buildings for all privately owned lots shall not exceed fifty percent of the lot.
(g) Yard Regulations.
(1) Front yards. All buildings on privately owned lots shall be set back at least fifty feet from the existing or planned right-of-way of any public street. No loading, maintenance or storage facility shall be located within the front yard of a privately owned lot.
(2) Side yards. Each privately owned lot shall maintain side yards of at least twenty-five feet or the height of the building, whichever is more. Where the side lot line is adjacent to a zoned residential district, the side yard shall not be less than forty feet.
(3) Rear yards. Each privately owned lot shall maintain rear yards of at least twenty-five feet or the height of the building, whichever is more. Where the rear lot line is adjacent to a zoned residential district, the rear yard shall be not less than forty feet.
(Ord. 7198-1988. Passed 12-20-88; Ord. 8604-1999. Passed 11-30-99; Ord. 8831-2001. Passed 11-20-01.)