(A) Purpose. The O District accommodates uses by a single user or firm such as offices, medical and personal services which can serve as transitional areas between residential and commercial districts.
(B) Permissive uses. The following are permissive uses:
(1) Art gallery or studio;
(2) Barber shop;
(3) Beauty shop;
(4) Child care center, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten play, special and other schools;
(5) Clinic;
(6) Community facilities;
(7) Dental office;
(8) Educational institution;
(9) Financial institution;
(10) Funeral home or mortuary;
(11) Loan office;
(12) Medical office;
(13) Parking lot;
(14) Personal service shop;
(15) Pharmacy, not greater than 4,000 square feet;
(16) Photography studio;
(17) Professional office;
(18) Public building; and
(19) Studio for the instruction of photography, music, drama or dance.
(C) Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted by right, subject to the additional conditions listed herein, and provided the conditional uses shall comply with the height, area and parking regulations for similar uses. All proposed conditional uses shall be reviewed by the Director of Community Development or his or her designee to ensure compliance with the development standards listed herein.
(1) Animal hospital/veterinary clinic for the care and treatment of domestic pets and animals only when kennels are located entirely within the building and are soundproofed to meet the standards of § 152.034; and
(2) Pharmacy, if associated with a clinic.
(D) Special uses. The following uses require a special use permit:
(1) Crematory;
(2) Religious institution/church; and
(3) Trade or business school.
(F) Design standards. As part of the petition for rezoning as, or development in, an Office District, the petitioner/developer shall submit a site plan showing the location of the proposed building on the site. Either rezoning as an Office District or development in an Office District shall require a public hearing as set forth in § 152.017. This plan shall comply with the following.
(1) All lighting shall be designed and located so as to confine direct rays to the premises and away from adjoining residential uses. The lighting shall be allowed only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. unless needed for safety or security, in which case the lighting shall be reduced to a minimum level necessary.
(2) Outside storage of materials shall be prohibited.
(3) Sale of products involving the handling of merchandise shall be allowed only when incidental to the primary use.
(4) No interior display shall be visible from the exterior of the building.
(5) Where a lot is in an O District and is next to an R District, the side or rear yard required in that R Class District must be provided along the boundary line.
(6) Automated teller machines (ATMs) shall be allowed to operate only within the interior of an approved building.
(7) Architectural design standards.
(a) Architectural review is intended to ensure the compatibility between adjacent uses of varying types and intensities.
(b) The proposed structure should relate favorably to the landscape, the neighborhood and follow the overall architectural character of the community. For example, office buildings adjacent to single-family homes with pitched roofs should have a similar roof style rather than the typical commercial flat roof.
(c) The size of the proposed structure should relate well to adjacent structures and its surroundings.
(d) The color of the proposed structure should blend with the surrounding landscape and neighborhood.
(e) Durable masonry materials are encouraged, particularly on the first floor. Smoothfaced concrete block and undressed cast-in-place concrete are not permitted.
(f) Areas of blank walls on the street level frontage of a building should be minimized.
(G) Height limits. No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed 35 feet. Height limits may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.030.
(H) Minimum yards.
(1) Front yard not less than 25 feet;
(2) Side yards not less than five feet;
(3) Rear yard not less than 25 feet; and
(4) Minimum yards may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.031.
(I) Minimum lot areas and widths.
(1) Lot areas no less than 6,000 square feet.
(2) Lot width no less than 50 feet.
(Ord. 10-3277, § 1-5.10, passed 1-4-2010; Ord. 17-3538, passed 2-6-2017; Ord. 19-3594, passed 9-16-2019; Ord. 20-3609, passed 4-6-2020)