(a) Intent. This district has been established to provide for areas of office and institutional uses in structures larger in scale than those intended for the P-S District. This district is best suited at locations along major thoroughfares. Because of the greater compatibility between office and institutional uses and residential uses, this district can be used as a buffer or transitional use between other more intense nonresidential land uses and residential uses.
(b) Principal Permitted Uses. Only those uses below that continuously satisfy all the requirements of divisions (c) through (h) of this section shall be permitted.
(1) Office buildings.
(2) Art galleries, libraries, and museums.
(3) Artist, sculptor, and composer studios.
(4) Banks and financial institutions.
(5) Child care nursery.
(6) Funeral homes.
(7) Hospitals.
(8) Libraries and reading rooms.
(9) Medical, dental and vision clinics.
(10) Medical research facilities.
(11) Nursing homes, rest homes, and convalescent homes.
(12) Radio and television broadcasting studios.
(13) Research and development laboratories.
(14) School and educational services.
(15) Veterinarian offices provided that:
A. Offices shall be housed in a completely enclosed and soundproof building.
B. Services will be on a strictly out-patient basis with no raising, breeding, and boarding of animals, except for the confinement of small animals under emergency treatment in facilities within the office.
(16) Rooming houses.
(17) Places of worship.
(18) Publicly owned and operated buildings and facilities.
(19) Other similar uses as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
(c) Permitted Accessory Uses. The following are permitted accessory uses:
(1) Accessory uses, buildings, or other structures customarily incidental to any aforesaid permitted use.
(2) Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work, which buildings shall be removed on the completion or abandonment of the construction work.
(3) Fences, walls and hedges as regulated under Section 1256.11.
(5) Child care centers accessory to churches, schools or medical facilities.
(6) Other similar uses as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
(d) Required Conditions. No zoning certificate shall be issued for a use within the O Office District, until the applicant shall have certified to the Zoning Administrator that:
(1) The permitted activity will be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building. No outdoor dismantling, wrecking, or storage of automotive vehicles, parts or accessories shall be permitted.
(2) Drive-thru businesses or drive-up windows for pick-up or delivery shall be located on and accessible only from the premises and shall provide adequate driveway space for entering and exiting waiting vehicles. Failure to meet these requirements may be grounds to revoke this permitted use.
(3) All businesses shall be of an office or service character. No retail trade with the general public shall be carried on, and no stock of goods shall be maintained for sale to customers, except as incidental to the provision of professional services.
(4) No manufacturing, processing, packaging, repair, or treatment of goods shall be carried on, except when incidental or accessory to the performance of services or the sale of goods to the public on the premises.
(5) Exterior lighting shall be shaded whenever necessary to avoid casting direct light on any other property or on any public street.
(6) All exterior walks shall be of a durable hard surface material such as concrete, asphalt, wood, tile, or terrazzo.
(7) All grounds shall be attractively planted and landscaped, and maintained as such.
(8) Where the property lines separate the O Office District from a residential district, a visual mechanical barrier a minimum of 8 feet in height shall be provided along the common line, which may consist of any of the following:
A. A solidly constructed decorative privacy fence of vinyl or similar durable materials. Note that wood materials shall not be allowed.
B. A decorative masonry wall.
C. A landscaped mound that is a minimum 6 feet in height with additional ground cover and/or landscaping that is a minimum of 2 feet in height. Note that a landscaped mound that is 8 feet or taller shall negate the additional ground cover/landscaping requirement.
D. A combination of A., B. and/or C. above, or other suitable option, as approved by the Zoning Administrator.
(9) No noise from any operation conducted on the premises, either continuous or intermittent, shall become a nuisance to occupants of surrounding properties.
(10) No emission of toxic or noxious matter which is injurious to human health, comfort, or enjoyment of life and property or to animal or plant life shall be permitted. Where such emissions could be produced as a result of accident or equipment malfunction, adequate safeguards considered suitable for safe operation in the business involved shall be taken.
(11) The emission of smoke or other air pollutants shall not violate the standards and regulations of the Butler County Combined General Health District. Dust and other types of air pollution borne by the wind shall be kept to a minimum by appropriate landscaping, paving, or other acceptable means.
(12) There shall be no emission of odors or odor-causing substances that can be detected without the use of instruments at or beyond the lot lines.
(13) There shall be no vibration that can be detected without the use of instruments at or beyond the lot lines.
(f) Height Regulations. No structure shall exceed 35 feet in height.
(g) Lot Area, Frontage, and Yard Requirements.
(1) The following minimum requirements shall be observed for business uses within the O Office District:
Lot Area | Lot Frontage | Front Yard Depth | Side Yard Least Width | Rear Yard Depth
|
10.000 sq. ft. | 80 ft. | 25 ft.* | 10 ft.** | 40 ft. |
* The front yard depth shall not be less than 35 feet along any major thoroughfare. | ||||
** 35 feet where abutting a Residential Zoning District. | ||||
(2) The following minimum requirements shall be observed for single and two-family residential uses within the O Office District:
Land Use (Conditioned Floor Area per Family) | Lot Area | Lot Frontage | Front Yard Depth | Side Yard Least Width | Rear Yard Depth |
Single-family (1,000 sq. ft.) | 7,500 sq. ft. | 60 ft. | 25 ft. | 10 ft. | 40 ft. |
Two-family (900 sq. ft.) | 10,000 sq. ft. | 60 ft. | 25 ft. | 10 ft. | 40 ft. |
* The front yard depth shall not be less than 35 feet along any major thoroughfare. | |||||
(3) The following additional minimum requirements shall apply:
Use | Conditioned Living Space
|
Rooming houses | 600 sq. ft. per rooming unit |
Nursing homes, rest homes and convalescent homes | 400 sq. ft. per bed |
(h) Maximum Lot Coverage by all Buildings. 50% of lot area.
(Ord. 16-2003. Passed 5-1-03; Ord. 23-2006. Passed 9-21-06; Ord. 03-2017. Passed 4-6-17.)