(A) Purpose and intent. These districts are designed to provide adequate space in appropriate locations suitable for accommodating medical, dental or similar personal services and to provide for professional and business offices. In addition, certain commercial trade and service uses are permitted if necessary to serve the frequent and recurring needs of persons working in this district. Bulk limitations are designed to maximize compatibility with less intensive land uses when adjacent to residential districts.
(B) Uses and structures.
(1) Principal permitted uses and structures. For specific permitted uses allowed in this zoning district, refer to § 151.021.
(2) Permitted accessory uses and structures.
(a) Accessory off-street parking and loading facilities as required in §§ 151.115 et seq.
(b) Accessory facilities and buildings customarily incidental to a permitted use as regulated by § 151.025.
(3) Conditional uses. For specific conditional uses allowed in this zoning district, refer to § 151.021.
(4) Prohibited uses. Any use not allowed by right, by accessory or by conditional uses is prohibited in the MPO Medical Professional Office District. (See also § 151.021.)
(5) Restriction on the amount of space devoted to conditional uses. In order to maintain the office and professional character of the MPO Districts, at least 75% of the gross floor area of any structure on a lot in an MPO District shall be occupied by uses permitted by right (for example, principal permitted uses and structures).
(C) Bulk regulations. For bulk regulations, which include minimum lot area, minimum lot width at the building line, and maximum height, refer to the table in § 151.027.
(D) Yard requirements.
(1) General provisions. General provisions applicable to all commercial districts concerning visibility at intersections, permitted obstructions in required yards, obstructions prohibited at street intersections, exceptions to these provisions and other regulations are contained in § 151.006.
(2) Basic provisions. For yard requirements, which include setbacks for front, side, and rear yards, refer to the table in § 151.027.
(E) Use of required yard area. The following uses may be made of yard areas in the MPO Districts.
(1) Landscaping. The first ten feet of any required yard adjacent to a street shall be devoted to landscaping (as defined in § 151.003). All other required yard areas not occupied by sidewalks and driveways shall also be devoted to landscaping.
(2) Driveways and accessory off-street parking. No driveway or parking area shall occupy more than half of any required yard.
(3) Sidewalks.
(F) Site plan review process. This site plan review and approval process is outlined in § 151.311.
(G) Enclosure requirements. All uses shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings except for parking, loading and other accessory uses, as regulated by § 151.025, which by their nature exist outside a building.
(`00 Code, § 11-503) (Ord. 97-33, passed 10-13-97; Am. Ord. 2002-13, passed 8-12-02; Am. Ord. 2003-34, passed 11-24-03; Am. Ord. 2011-01, passed 3-14-11; Am. Ord. 2011-02, passed 3-14-11; Am. Ord. 2011-04, passed 3-14-11; Am. Ord. 2015-19, passed 11-9-15)