(A) Purpose. The O District is designed to allow for the development of small scale professional office uses near areas zoned or utilized for residential purposes. The intent is to permit efficient land usage while protecting and maintaining the character of neighboring residential areas. The O District can serve as a transitional area between residential and businesses uses.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) Professional and business offices including, but not limited to dentists, doctors, medical practitioners, designers, engineers, accountants, lawyers, real estate brokers and appraisers, utility business offices, business offices related to local services, loan and mortgage offices and insurance representative offices;
(2) Beauty salons and barber shops;
(3) Libraries;
(4) Government offices; and
(5) Police and fire stations located on primary or thoroughfare streets; and
(6) Therapeutic massage and/or massage therapy when conducted in a massage establishment by a professional masseuse/masseur, who has completed training at a state certified school of massage and who has earned certification as a "massage therapist" or similar designation.
(C) Special exception uses. Police and fire stations not located on primary or thoroughfare streets.
(D) Conditional uses. One-family dwellings when associated with an office use.
(E) Yard requirements. Yard requirements for the O, Office District are as follows: (All standards are minimums except as noted.)
(1) Lot size: 10,000 square feet.
(2) Frontage: 75 feet.
(3) Setbacks:
(a) Front yard: The established building setback or 25 feet if no established setback.
(b) Side yards: 10 feet.
(c) Rear yard: 20 feet.
(d) Corner side yard: The corner side yard setback is determined by measuring the average established setback of the structures within the same block between 2 intersecting streets. This calculation would equal the established front yard setback for the side street.
(4) Maximum structure height: 35 feet.
(5) Maximum lot coverage for structures: 40% total for structures; 60% total for structures, drives and parking areas.
(F) Development conditions.
(1) The office establishment in this district shall be conducted principally in daylight hours and shall not create a nuisance in neighboring residential districts from noise, smoke, odor or traffic.
(2) Uses within this district shall front onto a collector or arterial street.
(3) Landscape requirements. In addition to the requirements specified in §§ 151.225 et seq., the following landscape requirements shall apply:
(a) In the event a property to be developed in this district is adjacent to a residentially zoned or used property along a common side or rear lot line, whether separated by an alley or not, a ten foot landscaped area shall be provided consisting of a combination of ornamental or shade trees, shrubs and ground cover. At least 50% of the common lot line landscape area shall contain shrubs and/or trees. A minimum of 1 tree per every 40 feet of common lot line shall be provided.
(b) All business and office service areas (loading docks/doors, dumpsters, mechanical equipment and the like) located in a side or rear yard abutting a residentially zoned or used property shall be screened by a solid 6 foot high fence, wall or dense evergreen hedge. Fences and walls shall be consistent with the architecture of the development or principal building. Any vegetative or architectural screening located along a side property line shall not extend beyond the front facade of the residential structure located on the adjacent lot.
(G) Supplemental regulations.
(1) Special flood hazard area regulations: §§ 151.120 et seq.
(2) Wetlands Conservation District regulations: §§ 151.145 et seq.
(3) Air Space Control Area regulations: §§ 151.210 et seq.
(4) Accessory structures and swimming pool requirements: § 151.225.
(5) Landscape and screening requirements: § 151.226.
(6) Permitted obstructions in required yards: § 151.227.
(7) Fence requirements: § 151.228.
(8) Intersection visibility area requirements: § 151.229.
(9) Primary street setback requirements: § 151.229.
(10) Off-street parking and loading requirements: § 151.231.
(11) Sign regulations: § 151.234.
(1979 Code, § 151.050) (Ord. 4370, passed 7-20-1998; Am. Ord. 4462, passed 1-13-2000
; Am. Ord. 5044, passed 7-9-2007; Am. Ord. 5175, passed 7-20-2009)
Penalty, see § 151.999