This district is defined as certain lands and structures that provide office space for professional services and for certain institutional functions, and residential accommodations, usually medium or high density in nature. The district normally includes older homes undergoing conversion to those convenience uses permitted below. The district is usually situated between business and residential areas, and the regulations are designed to permit development of the enumerated functions and still protect and be compatible with nearby residential districts.
(A) Permitted uses and structures.
(1) Banks and other financial institutions;
(2) Barber or beauty college;
(3) Boarding houses;
(4) Churches and related uses;
(5) Clinic, medical and dental;
(6) Club or lodge;
(7) Dwelling, single-family;
(8) Dwelling, 2-family;
(9) Dwelling, multi-family;
(10) Funeral homes;
(11) Fire station;
(12) Home occupation;
(13) Laboratory, medical and dental;
(14) Library;
(15) Photographic studio;
(16) Public parks, playgrounds, playfields, and neighborhood, community and municipal or other public buildings and uses in keeping with the character and requirements of the district; and
(17) Professional offices.
(B) Permitted accessory uses and structures. Uses and structures which:
(1) Are customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate to permitted or permissible uses and structures;
(2) Do not involve the conduct of business on the premises, except home occupations; and
(3) Are located on the same lots as the permitted use or structure, or on a contiguous lot in same ownership.
(C) Special use. After a public hearing as required by § 157.012(G)(4), other uses may be permitted under a special use if, in the opinion of the Zoning Authority, proposed use is not offensive or incompatible in keeping with the character of the district.
(D) Dimensional requirements.
(1) Lot area.
(a) Residential single-family: Same as R-5 District requirements.
(b) Residential 2- and multi-family: Same as RM-1 District requirements.
(c) Office and institutional: Same as R-5 District requirements.
(2) Lot width. Residential, office and institutional: Same as R-5 District requirements.
(3) Yard requirements. Residential, office and institutional: Same as R-5 District requirements.
(4) Maximum lot coverage. Residential, office and institutional: None, except as required to meet other regulations applicable in this district.
(5) Building height. No building shall exceed 35 feet in height except for flagpoles, antennas, chimneys and similar accessories, which are exempt from this height limitation.
(Ord. 81-1, passed 7-10-1981)