(A) Purpose. The purpose of the Business Park (BP) District is to:
(1) Reserve larger areas for multi-use buildings, offices, wholesale showrooms, light manufacturing, research and development, training, limited retail uses, and uses accessory to conducting business within a coordinated, well-defined campus environment;
(2) Protect business from incompatible and unrelated land uses intruding into the work environment;
(3) Create an area to provide opportunities for higher technology business and other industries that may benefit from the accommodation of both office and light industrial uses on-site with internal and external amenities to benefit employees;
(4) Provide for accessible business park opportunities near major highways and future transit corridors;
(5) Preserve and utilize natural environmental features for office sites that are located next to or overlook public open space and trail uses, woodlands, and wetlands.
(B) Design character. Development in this district shall establish and maintain high standards of site design, spatial relationships, proportions, building architecture, and landscape design that will create a high quality environment attractive to major employers. The design character of this district will be characterized by a high level of design, site amenities such as trails or open space, storm water management, and other modern techniques used to create a high-end office and industrial park.
(C) Permitted uses. Subject to the applicable provisions of this chapter, the following are permitted uses in the BP District:
(1) Offices;
(2) Agricultural uses and operation as allowed in the AG Zoning District, in existence as of January 1, 2009;
(3) Cafeterias not open to the general public;
(4) Coffee shops, cafeterias, medical facilities, and athletic/fitness facilities if located within the principal structure;
(5) Government offices/facilities;
(6) Technical, vocational, business and college/university satellite facilities/schools;
(7) Travel agencies;
(8) Research and development;
(9) Data processing;
(10) Wholesale showroom;
(11) Warehousing used in conjunction with offices or manufacturing facilities;
(12) Retail sales, incidental to manufacturing of products produced on the site not to exceed 25% of the gross square footage of the first floor;
(13) Telecommuting center;
(14) Commercial printing;
(15) Manufacturing;
(16) Higher technology business uses including, but not limited to: the manufacturing, or assembly, of medical devices and equipment, telecommunications equipment, pharmaceuticals, computer or electronic products and software, aeronautical equipment or components;
(17) Public utilities and essential government services;
(18) Recreation, public;
(19) Medical facility within principal building;
(20) Athletic/fitness facility within principal building;
(21) Other uses similar to those permitted in this section as determined by the Planning Commission and the City Council;
(22) Brewery;
(23) Micro distillery;
(24) Taproom.
(D) Accessory uses. Subject to applicable provisions of this chapter, the following accessory uses in the BP District are allowed only when they are accessory to an existing principal permitted use on the same lot. All accessory uses must meet the procedures set forth in and regulated by § 153.110 of this chapter.
(1) Exterior employee break areas;
(2) Bicycle and public or private transit shelters;
(3) Trash enclosure service structure;
(4) Information kiosks;
(5) Gate security detached building;
(6) Commercial overnight delivery drop box;
(7) Attached smoking facility associated with principal use;
(8) Solar energy systems, either roof or ground-mounted (meeting accessory structure requirements) according to § 153.307;
(9) Other uses customarily associated with but subordinate to a permitted use as determined by the city;
(10) Amateur radio antenna (subject to the amateur radio antenna standards in § 153.096(II)(9)).
(E) Conditional uses. Subject to applicable provisions of this chapter, the following are conditional uses in the BP District (requires a conditional use permit based upon procedures set forth in and regulated by § 153.034 of this chapter).
(1) Restaurant, fast food (no drive-thru);
(2) Restaurant, full service (no drive-thru);
(3) Day care, freestanding;
(4) Health and fitness centers, freestanding;
(5) Financial institutions and banks with drive-thru facilities;
(6) Health care facilities;
(7) Park and ride lots and transit hubs;
(8) Full service hotels;
(9) Radio and tv studios, sound stages, multi-media, post production studio and support facilities and equipment;
(10) Towers (see § 153.096);
(11) Outdoor storage tanks and equipment for products that are used in conjunction with the primary use;
(12) Other uses similar to those permitted in this section as determined by the Planning Commission and the City Council.
(F) Interim uses. Subject to applicable provisions of this chapter, the following are interim uses in the BP District (requires an interim use permit based upon procedures set forth in and regulated by § 153.035).
(1) Place of worship leasing space.
(2) School facility leasing space.
(3) Uses as determined by the Planning Commission and City Council.
(G) Lot size, setback height, and coverage requirements. The flowing minimum requirements shall be observed in a BP District subject to additional requirements, exceptions, and modifications set forth in this chapter.
(1) Minimum lot requirements.
(a) Lot size: 1 acre.
(b) Lot width: 150 feet.
(c) Front:
1. Arterials, as designated in the Comprehensive Plan: 75 feet from the right-of-way line or 150 feet from the centerline of the street, whichever is greater;
2. Collector: 30 feet from the public right-of-way;
3. Local: 30 feet from the public right-of-way.
(d) Side:
1. Ten feet;
2. Abutting a street: 20 feet;
3. Abutting a residential district: 35 feet.
(e) Rear: 20 feet (or if abutting a residential district, 60 feet).
(2) Building height: maximum height is 6 stories or 65 feet.
(3) Maximum impervious: 65%.
(H) Expansion of legally established nonconforming residential uses. Legally established nonconforming single family and duplex residential uses may be expanded with a building permit. Such permitted expansions shall include the construction of detached accessory structures which shall comply with the applicable procedures and performance standards for detached accessory structures in this section.
(Ord. 596, passed 2-8-2010; Am. Ord. 646, passed 9-14-2015; Am. Ord. 651, passed 3-14-2016; Am. Ord. 669, passed 12-4-2017)