Defined
Life Sciences means the research, development, and manufacturing activities in one or more of the following scientific fields: biology, biophysics, biochemistry, bioelectronics, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, bioinformatics, medicine, immunology, embryology, clinical engineering, diagnostics, therapeutics, nutriceuticals, pharmacogenomics, drug production, genetic testing, or gene therapy activities. Life Sciences also includes a Hospital and uses accessory to a Hospital, other than medical/dental clinic. For a business, institution, or government agency conducting such activities in a Life Sciences Center, Life Sciences also includes related activities and supporting services, such as administrative offices, educational facilities, libraries, data services, nanotechnology, informational technology, and robotics.
1. Defined
Office means a room, set of rooms, or a building where the business of a commercial or industrial organization or of a professional person is conducted. Office includes a chancery, but does not include medical or dental services (see Section 3.5.7, Medical and Dental) or Veterinary Office/ Hospital (see Section 3.5.1.C, Veterinary Office/Hospital).
2. Use Standards
a. Where an Office is allowed as a limited use, it must satisfy the following standards:
i. In the LSC zone, an Office for a company that is not principally engaged in health services, research and development, or high technology industrial activities is limited to 40% of the gross floor area on the subject site.
ii. In the IL and IM zone, a maximum of 35% of the mapped FAR may be for Office use or a combination of Office, Retail/Service Establishment, or Restaurant uses.
b. Where an Office is allowed as a conditional use, it may be permitted by the Hearing Examiner under Section 7.3.1,Conditional Use, and the following standards:
i. In the R-200, R-90, and R-60 zones:
(a) The Office must be in an existing detached house.
(b) Parking of more than one light commercial vehicle is prohibited.
(c) Exterior storage of goods or equipment is prohibited.
(d) Truck deliveries are prohibited, except for parcels delivered by public or private parcel services that customarily make residential deliveries.
(e) The storage of equipment or merchandise for collection by employees is prohibited.
(f) A minimum of 25% of the lot area is devoted to open space.
(g) In the R-60 zone, the site must be:
(1) designated as suitable for an Office or nonresident professional office in a master plan; and
(2) located along a highway with an existing right-of-way with a minimum width of 90 feet or along a portion of a Boulevard, Downtown Boulevard, Town Center Boulevard, Area Connector, Downtown Street, or Town Center Street designated as a boundary of a Central Business District area.
(h) In the R-90 zone, the site must:
(1) be designated as historic in the Master Plan for Historic Preservation;
(2) be located along a highway with an existing right-of-way that is at least 120 feet wide; and
(3) contain a structure formerly used for nonresidential purposes.
(i) In the R-200 zone, the site must abut a fire station, police station, ambulance squad, or rescue squad on more than one lot line.
1. Defined
Research and Development means the study, research, and experimentation in one or more scientific fields such as life sciences, biomedical research, communications, chemistry, computer science, electronics, medicine, and physics. Research and Development also includes the development of prototypes and the marketing of resultant products and related activities, including administrative offices, educational facilities, libraries, and data services, and the manufacturing, mixing, fermentation, treatment, assembly, packaging, and servicing of products.
2. Use Standards
Where Research and Development is allowed as a limited use, it must satisfy the following standards:
a. Manufacturing, mixing, fermentation, or treatment of resultant products for marketing purposes is prohibited.
b. A maximum of 30% of the gross floor area may be used for assembly, packaging, and servicing of resultant products.
1. Defined
Signature Business Headquarters means the headquarters or other primary place of business of a single commercial or industrial organization, including ancillary uses, that includes at least 20,000 employees located within a single Metro Station Policy Area.
2. Exemptions
a. A sketch plan and a site plan are not required for a Signature Business Headquarters if the Planning Board approves a Signature Business Headquarters plan under Section 7.3.5.
b. A Signature Business Headquarters plan is exempt from the binding elements and conditions of a development plan approved before May 24, 2018.
3. Use Standards
a. Commercial and residential FAR limits on the subject property may be reallocated, as long as total FAR does not exceed the maximum total mapped FAR of the property.
b. If the subject property has a mapped height of 150 feet or more, height may be exceeded by up to 100 feet, but no greater than a total height of 300 feet, if the Planning Board finds that the additional height is com- patible with abutting and confronting development.
c. The subject property may utilize FAR averaging under Section 4.5.2.B.
1. Defined
Biohealth Priority Campus means the headquarters or other primary place of business of a single commercial or industrial organization, including ancillary uses, that includes at least 150,000 square feet of new space to be constructed or 50,000 square feet of new space to be added to an existing building or group of buildings:
b. is located on property:
i. within a red policy area including contiguous properties separated from a red policy area only by a public right-of-way;
ii. within an opportunity zone including contiguous properties separated from an opportunity zone only by a public right-of-way; or
iii. within ½ mile of a planned or existing Bus Rapid Transit route including the Corridor Cities Transitway.
2. Exemptions
a. A sketch plan and a site plan are not required for a Biohealth Priority Campus if the Planning Board approves a Biohealth Priority Campus plan under Section 7.3.6.
c. After a Biohealth Priority Campus Plan is approved, subsequent additions or expansions of the Biohealth Priority Campus, in any size or amount, will be processed under Section 7.3.6 as amendments.
3. Use Standards
a. Residential FAR limits on the subject property may be reallocated to commercial FAR if the total FAR does not exceed the maximum total mapped FAR of the property and the building height does not exceed the maximum mapped height, including any increases in each allowed by this Chapter.
b. A mechanical penthouse, and the roof structures listed in Section 4.1.7.C.3, may occupy a maximum of 50% of the roof area of any individual building.
(Legislative History: Ord. No. 18-45, §3; Ord. No. 19-27, § 3; Ord. No. 19-31, § 1; Ord. No. 19-39, § 5.)