(1) Purpose. The purpose of BC, Business Campus District is to provide for the establishment of multi-use buildings, business offices, wholesale showrooms, and related uses in an environment which provides a high level of amenities, including landscaping, preservation of natural features, architectural controls, pedestrian trails, and other features. Land to be zoned BC shall be served with public sanitary sewer and water and shall be in a Business Campus, Commercial, or Industrial land use category according to the comprehensive plan.
(2) Lot and setback requirements.
(a) Minimum lot size. One acre.
(b) Minimum lot width. 100 feet.
(c) Setbacks.
1. From street right-of-way.
a. Local or minor collector street. 30 feet.
b. Major collector or arterial street. 50 feet.
c. I-35W or I-35E. 15 feet.
d. Parking lot. 15 feet.
2. Rear lot line.
a. Principal building. 15 feet.
b. Accessory building. 10 feet.
c. Parking lot. 5 feet.
3. Side lot line.
a. Principal building. 10 feet.
b. Accessory building. 10 feet.
c. Parking lot. 10 feet.
4. From property guided by the comprehensive plan for residential use. 100 feet.
(3) Buffer. Where a side or rear lot line in a BC District abuts property guided by the comprehensive plan for residential or commercial development, a landscape buffer area shall be provided along such side or rear lot line not less than 40 feet wide and shall contain landscaping, planting, berming, or other effective screening suitable to provide an effective visual screen in compliance with § 1007.049(6).
(5) Maximum impervious surface coverage. 75% of the lot area.
(6) Building requirements. All newly constructed industrial buildings shall meet the exterior building standards of § 1007.043(2)(d).
(7) Permitted uses. The following are permitted uses in the BC District:
(a) Banks, credit unions and other financial institutions.
(b) Conference centers.
(c) Copy/printing services (excluding printing presses and publishing facilities).
(d) Data centers.
(e) Manufacturing, compounding, assembly, packaging, warehousing (excluding explosives and hazardous waste), or treatment of merchandise or commodities.
(f) Offices, administrative/commercial.
(g) Offices/clinics for medical, dental, or chiropractic services.
(h) Radio and television stations.
(i) Reception halls/event centers, with or without catering services.
(j) Sports and fitness clubs.
(k) Research laboratories.
(l) Trade or business schools.
(m) Tutoring/learning centers.
(n) Wholesale businesses/showrooms.
(8) Accessory uses. The following are permitted accessory uses in the BC District:
(a) Accessory buildings and structures in compliance with § 1007.043(4)(l).
(b) Accessory indoor retail, rental or service activities other than that allowed as a permitted or conditional use within the Business Campus zoning district, provided such use is related and accessory to a principal use allowed within the Business Campus zoning district.
(c) Entertainment, live; in association with a restaurant.
(d) Fences in compliance with § 1007.050.
(e) Off-street loading in compliance with § 1007.053.
(f) Off-street parking in compliance with § 1007.052.
(g) Radio and television receiving antennas, satellite dishes, TVROs three meters or less in diameter, short-wave dispatching antennas, or those necessary for the operation of electronic equipment including radio receivers, ham radio transmitters and television receivers in compliance with § 1007.062.
(9) Conditional uses. The following uses require a conditional use permit in compliance with § 1007.016:
(a) Commercial and public radio and television transmitting antennas, and public utility microwave antennas greater than 45 feet in height and less than 200 feet in height in compliance with § 1007.062.
(b) Two or more principal buildings on same lot provided such buildings relate to a permitted or conditional use that is operated as a single business or enterprise.
(c) Dining restaurants not exceeding 15%% of the gross floor area of the building in which it is located, provided that no drive-through window service shall be included.
(d) Extended stay hotels provided that more than 50% of the rooms shall have cooking facilities.
(e) Hotels with optional restaurant, food service and on-sale liquor.
(f) Retail commercial activities, personal services, and food service (cafeteria, delicatessen, coffee house) as an accessory use provided that:
1. Personal services are limited to those uses and activities which are allowed as a permitted or permitted accessory use within the BC Zoning District.
2. The activity is located within a structure whose principal use is not commercial sales.
3. All such activities are conducted in a clearly defined area of the principal building reserved exclusively for such use. Said area must be physically segregated from other principal activities in the building.
4. The area devoted to such activity shall not occupy more than 15% of the gross floor area of the building.
5. Hours of operation are limited to 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. unless specifically modified by the City Council.
6. No directly or indirectly illuminated sign or sign in excess of ten square feet identifying the name of the business shall be visible from the outside of the building.
7. No signs or posters of any type advertising products for sale or services shall be visible from the outside of the building.
(10) Uses by administrative permit. The following uses require an administrative permit in compliance with § 1007.019:
(a) Personal wireless service antennas as secondary uses in compliance with § 1007.062.
(b) Telecommunication towers in compliance with § 1007.062.
(c) Temporary mobile towers in compliance with § 1007.062.
(d) Essential services.
(e) Open air markets.
(f) Temporary structures in compliance with § 1007.071.
(g) Transient merchants.
(h) Accessory outdoor dining areas intended for consumption of food or beverages purchased on site in compliance with § 1007.063.
(a) Earth moving and land reclamation in compliance with § 1007.059.
(b) Batch plants.
(Am. Ord. 13-23, passed 9-11-2023)