(A) Purpose. The Office (O) District is intended to provide locations of the low-intensity, office- type professional and administrative services necessary for the normal conduct of a community’s activities. These districts have the following characteristics: allowable activities take place in attractive buildings in landscaped settings; they generally operate during normal daytime business hours; they produce a minimum amount of traffic; and their use characteristics make them compatible with adjacent residential uses.
(B) Uses permitted. No building or structure, or part thereof shall be erected, altered or used, and no land shall be used except for 1 or more of the following:
(1) Office buildings for any of the following occupations: executive, administrative, professional, occupations such as real estate, insurance, engineering and the like;
(2) Medical and dental offices, including clinics;
(3) Banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations, and similar uses; drive-in facilities as an accessory use only;
(4) Personal services such as barber or beauty parlors, photographic studios and the like;
(5) Other uses similar to the above uses; or
(6) Accessory structures when located in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(C) Principal uses permitted subject to special conditions. The following special condition uses shall be permitted subject to review and approval by the Planning Commission and Township Board, and further subject to any and all reasonable conditions which may be imposed in accordance with Section 16(b) of the Township Rural Zoning Act, as amended, and §§ 152.130, 152.131 and 152.150 through 152.152.
(1) Additional parking areas as may be required in any commercial district for customers and employees;
(2) Churches and governmental offices;
(D) General regulations.
(1) The outdoor storage of goods or material shall be prohibited.
(2) Any exterior signs must be related to the retail establishment and must be affixed to the building and must not block the view of adjacent properties.
(E) Area and bulk requirements. See § 152.100, limiting the height and bulk of buildings, the minimum size of lots, yards, setbacks and maximum density permitted by land use.
(Ord. Art. XV, passed 5-22-1997)