§ 153.026 SUBURBAN OFFICE AND INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT.
   (A)   Permitted use. The following uses shall be permitted in the Suburban Office and Institutional District:
      (1)   Residential. Dwellings ancillary to permitted institutional uses.
      (2)   Administrative and business. Administrative offices primarily engaged in general administration, supervision, purchasing, accounting and other management functions. Business offices carrying on no retail trade with the general public and having no stock of goods maintained for sale to customers.
         602   Commercial and stock savings banks
         603   Mutual savings banks
         604   Trust companies not engaged in deposit banking
         605   Establishments performing functions closely related to banking
         611   Rediscount and financing institutions for credit agencies other than banks
         612   Savings and loan associations
         613   Agricultural credit institutions
         614   Personal credit institutions
         615   Business credit institutions
         616   Loan correspondents and brokers
         621   Security brokers, dealers and flotation companies
         622   Commodity contracts brokers and dealers
         623   Security and commodity exchanges
         628   Services allied with the exchange of securities or commodities
         631   Life insurance
         632   Accident and health insurance
         633   Fire, marine and casualty insurance
         635   Surety insurance
         636   Title insurance
         639   Insurance carriers, not elsewhere classified
         641   Insurance agents, brokers and service
         651   Real estate operators (except developers) and lessors
         653   Agents, brokers and managers
         654   Title abstract companies
         655   Subdividers and developers
         656   Operative builders
         661   Combinations of real estate, insurance, loans, law offices
         671   Holding companies
         672   Investment companies
         673   Trusts
         679   Miscellaneous investing institutions
      (3)   Professional. Professional offices engaged in providing tangible and intangible services to the general public, involving both persons and their possessions.
         801   Offices of physicians and surgeons
         802   Offices of dentists and dental surgeons
         803   Offices of osteopathic physicians
         804   Offices of chiropractors
         807   Medical and dental laboratories
         809   Health and allied services
         811   Legal services
         891   Engineering and architectural services
         893   Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services
         899   Services (professional) not elsewhere classified
      (4)   Institutions. Institutions providing social, cultural, educational and health services to member agencies, organizations and individuals or to the general public.
         806   Hospitals
         821   Elementary and secondary schools
         822   Colleges, universities, professional schools, junior colleges and normal schools
         823   Libraries
         841   Museums and art galleries
         866   Religious organizations
      (5)   Organizations and associations. Organizations and associations, organized on profit- making or nonprofit-making basis, for the promotion of membership interests.
         861   Business associations
         862   Professional membership organizations
         863   Labor unions and similar labor organizations
         864   Civic, social and fraternal associations
         865   Political organizations
         867   Charitable organizations
         869   Nonprofit membership organizations, not elsewhere classified.
      (6)   Child and adult daycare center.
         (a)   Outdoor recreation areas shall be located to the side or rear of the principal structure and shall be enclosed with a fence permitted by Code.
         (b)   A landscape plan shall be submitted with an application for certificate of zoning plan approval indicating compliance with the following requirements.
            1.   Evergreen, deciduous, or a mix of the two types of shrubs shall be installed along the outside of the outdoor recreation area fence.
            2.   Shrubs shall be planted to provide a minimum 50% opaque screen achieved within four years of installation. The minimum height requirement at planting shall be 24 inches.
            3.   A deciduous tree from Group B or C of Appendix E of the Dublin Zoning Code shall be planted every 30 feet along the outside of the play area fence. A minimum two-inch caliper size is required at planting.
         (c)   Outdoor play. All outdoor play equipment and shade structures visible from the right-of-way or adjacent properties shall utilize subdued colors.
   (B)   Conditional use. The following uses shall be allowed in the Suburban Office and Institutional District subject to approval in accordance with § 153.236.
      (1)   Auto-oriented commercial facilities or outdoor service facilities. Auto-oriented commercial facilities or outdoor service facilities developed in association with a permitted use.
      (2)   Personal services. Personal services generally involving the care of the person or his apparel.
         722   Photographic studios, including commercial photography
         723   Beauty shops
         724   Barber shops
         726   Funeral service and crematories
      (3)   Educational and research. Educational and research establishments engaged in providing tangible and intangible services to members or the general public.
         7391   Research, development and testing laboratories
         8242   Vocational schools
         829   School and educational services not elsewhere classified
         892   Nonprofit educational and scientific research agencies
      (4)   Food and lodging. Food and lodging includes commercial establishments and institutions engaged in furnishing lodging and meals on a fee basis.
         581   Eating and drinking places
         702   Rooming and boarding houses
         704   Organization hotels and lodging houses on membership basis
      (5)   Exceptional uses.
         0722   Offices of veterinarians and animal hospitals
            Pet sitting services
            Pet training services
            The facility providing pet care services shall not include an outdoor recreation area and shall not be located less than 500 feet from any residential district or use.
         In reviewing the Conditional Use request, the Planning and Zoning Commission may reduce the minimum distance from any residential district or use.
      (6)   Wireless communications facilities as conditional uses in all applicable districts.
      (7)   Fitness and recreational sports centers.
         Physical fitness centers
         Exercise centers
         Health club facilities
         Recreational sports club facilities
         Gymnasiums
      (8)   Park and rides. An off-street parking facility, publicly owned and operated, designed or intended to provide peripheral collection and parking of vehicles to accommodate commuter traffic into or out of the community. In addition to all other applicable development standards, the following standards shall also apply to a park and ride:
         (a)   A maximum of one bus passenger shelter not to exceed 50 square feet is permitted.
         (b)   If provided, the design and architecture of shelter must be harmonious with the architectural character of surrounding areas.
      (9)   Specialty hospitals. In addition to all other applicable development standards, the following use specific standards shall apply:
         (a)   The facility shall be located on a site that is a minimum of three acres in size.
         (b)   The facility shall be limited to 9,500 square feet per acre in size with a maximum size of 50,000 square feet.
         (c)   The facility shall be located a minimum of 500 feet from any residential district or use.
         (d)   Outdoor recreation areas shall be located to the side or rear of the principal structure.
         (e)   Meets lighting standards of the City of Dublin Zoning Code to minimize light trespass.
         (f)   The request shall include an emergency and security perimeter plan that addresses operational needs of the specific facility.
         (g)   A parking plan will be required to determine required parking needs for the site.
   (C)   Development standards. In addition to the provisions of §§ 153.070 through 153.076, the following standards for arrangement and development of land and buildings are required in the Suburban Office and Institutional District.
      (1)   Intensity of use. No minimum lot size is required; however, lot size shall be adequate to provide the yard space required by these development standards. One or more main buildings or permitted uses may be placed on a lot; however, main and accessory structures shall not occupy more than 50% of a lot, nor in total gross floor area exceed 80% of the lot area.
      (2)   Lot width. No minimum lot width is required; however, all lots shall abut a street and have adequate width to provide the yard space required by these development standards.
      (3)   Side yard. A side yard shall be required adjacent to a residential zoning district or planned development zoning district as listed in § 153.016. Such required side yards shall be not less than one-fourth the sum of the height of the structure and the length of the wall most nearly parallel to side lot line, but in no case shall the side yard be less than 15 feet.
      (4)   Rear yard. A rear yard shall be required adjacent to a residential zoning district or a planned development zoning district as listed in § 153.016. These required rear yards shall be not less than ¼ the sum of the height of the structure and the length of the wall most nearly parallel to rear lot line, but in no case shall the rear yard be less than 15 feet, except when adjacent to a dedicated alley of not less than 20 feet.
('80 Code, §§ 1159.01 - 1159.03) (Ord. 21-70, passed 7-13-70; Am. Ord. 147-97, passed 12-15-97; Am. Ord. 68-99, passed 9-5-00; Am. Ord. 57-07, passed 9-4-07; Am. Ord. 96-07, passed 1-22-08; Am. Ord. 13-11, passed 4-11-11; Am. Ord. 23-21, passed 6-14-21) Penalty, see § 153.999