A. Intent. The Office Medical (OM) district is intended to implement office and medical uses as defined in the Forward Monroe plan. OM is designed to accommodate a mixture of office, medical, and residential uses. This district shall intend to serve as a transition between major arterials or more intensively developed commercial areas and residential districts. OM districts implement the traditional development land use character area in the Forward Monroe plan and may permit compatible uses as permitted in Section 7: Permissible Uses and Standards.
B. Standards. The standards that apply to OM districts, which are intended to protect the residential character of the district while allowing the district to act as a transitional zone between residential and commercial uses, are defined in Table 4.3.1 below.
C. Density. Maximum density is capped at a six (6) dwelling units per acre.
D. Design Standards. Non-residential and multifamily developments within the OM district must comply with the design standards provided for in Section 8.7: Design Standards, of this UDO.
Building Height | Maximum 6 Units/Acre Maximum 3 Stories (By Right) Maximum 4 Stories (By SUP) | |
Density | ||
Setbacks1 | Front (Street) | 15' |
Side | 5' (interior lot) 10' (corner lot) | |
Rear | 10' (interior lot) 20' (through lot) | |
Lot2 | Width | 75' Minimum |
Area | 7,500 Square Feet Minimum | |
Coverage | 50% Maximum | |
FAR3 | 0.75 Maximum | |
Open Space | See Section 8.8: Open Space | |
Additional Standards | 1 In any area that is located outside a designated floodplain, but where a stream is located, no building or fill may be located within a distance of the stream bank equal to five times the width of the stream at the top of the bank or 35 feet on each side, whichever is greater. 2 Lot width, lot area, lot coverage requirements only apply to residential dwellings. 3 Floor area ratio only applies to non-residential uses. | |