CHAPTER 13.50
RO RESIDENTIAL OFFICE ZONE

SECTION:

13.50.010: Purpose

13.50.020: Residential Office Zone (RO) Established

13.50.030: Primary Uses

13.50.040: Accessory Uses

13.50.050: General Development Standards

13.50.060: Setbacks

13.50.070: Buffer Standards For Development Abutting A Residential Property

13.50.080: Parking And Access Requirements

13.50.090: Storage And Display Areas

13.50.100: Screening

13.50.110: Lighting

13.50.120: Landscaping

13.50.130: Perimeter Wall

13.50.140: Public Improvements

13.50.150: General Maintenance

13.50.160: Hazardous Activities

13.50.170: Signs

13.50.180: Review By The Design Review Board

13.50.190: Design Guidelines

13.50.010: PURPOSE:

The purpose of the residential office zone (RO) is to allow for the reuse of those properties which have frontage on busy streets only where residential use is no longer economically feasible. This zone is intended as a transition between established residential neighborhoods and the existing commercial developments along these corridors. RO rezone applications must establish a clear justification for implementation of this zone over other land use alternatives for the property in question and the general vicinity.

Primarily, the RO zone standards are designed to preserve existing housing stock by allowing the conversion of residential properties to such nonresidential uses that have less impact on the surrounding properties than typical commercial uses. The conversion of a single-family home to a small professional office or other nonresidential use is a less intrusive type of development when compared to new construction and is better able to maintain the existing residential character of the streetscape. While, new construction is potentially allowed in the RO zone, it should be the exception, not the rule, and new structures and uses within this zone must be compatible in scale and character with surrounding residential development. (Ord. 2014-05, 4-17-2014)

13.50.020: RESIDENTIAL OFFICE ZONE (RO) ESTABLISHED:

The following zone is established:

   A.   Residential Office Zone (RO): The purpose of the RO zone is to set standards for areas where restricted and limited, small scale, nonretail, low impact office uses are allowed adjacent to residential areas.

   B.   Rezone Requests: In evaluating any rezone application for this zone, preference shall be given to those properties which:

      1.   Have frontage on Highland Drive, Murray Holladay Road (west of 2300 East) or 1300 East.

      2.   Occur within a general plan district of either professional office, office/residential, commercial, or are within the Highland Drive master plan area, and

      3.   Will result in an upgrade of the building and/or site.

   C.   Use And Site Plan Approvals: Conditional use permits and site plan approvals for developments in the RO zone shall be made by the planning commission as allowed by sections 13.08.040 and 13.08.080 of this title. (Ord. 2014-05, 4-17-2014)