§ 156.048 C-1 OFFICE BUILDING DISTRICT.

   (A)   Purposes. The Office Building District is established for the following purposes:

      (1)   To accommodate office uses, office sales uses and certain personal services;

      (2)   To create a district that will typically not create excessive amounts of traffic;

      (3)   To create a district with commercial uses of a nature that will not have a blighting effect on any adjacent residential areas;

      (4)   To protect against fire, pollution and other environmental hazards;

      (5)   To protect, as far as possible, against congestion;

      (6)   To promote the most desirable use of land and direction of building development in accordance with the city’s forthcoming Comprehensive Plan; and

      (7)   To promote stability of office building developments; to protect the character of the district and adjacent districts; to conserve the value of land and buildings; and to protect the city’s tax base.

   (B)   Permitted uses.

      (1)   Office buildings for professional occupations including executive, administrative, legal, accounting, clerical, drafting, engineering, legal, photography and/or real estate or other similar uses;

      (2)   Medical office, clinics or other similar uses (not “hospitals”) where all activities are conducted within a totally enclosed building;

      (3)   Accessory drive-in service windows where the city may assess egress-ingress and impose safety features such as speed bumps to maximize pedestrian-driver safety; and

      (4)   On-premises signs pursuant to prevailing sign regulations.

   (C)   Conditional uses.

      (1)   Banks, credit unions and other service loan businesses;

      (2)   Telephone, radio, television and/or other telecommunication towers;

      (3)   Hair salon services;

      (4)   Changeable copy signs pursuant to Ch. 153 of this code of ordinances;

      (5)   Antique shop;

      (6)   Pharmacy where its primary use is pharmaceutical services and not retail sales of non- medical items; and

      (7)   Day-care services (minor or adult services).

   (D)   Prohibited uses.

      (1)   Unless otherwise grandfathered, any building erected or land used other than one or more of the preceding specified uses;

      (2)   Off-premises signs; and

      (3)   Any use of property that does not meet the required minimum area requirements or exceeds the maximum height or density per gross acre.

   (E)   Area requirements. Area requirements for this district shall comply with § 156.086 of this chapter.

(Ord. 2016-07, passed 8-9-2016)