(a) Purpose. The "OC-1" Office-Commercial District is designed to accommodate a mixture of office and commercial uses consisting of groupings of professional, research, executive, administrative, accounting, clerical, stenographic and similar uses. Residential development is not permitted in this district. This district is designed and intended to act as a buffer. This district is mapped along major thoroughfares, near hospitals and as a transitional area between nonresidential and residential uses.
(b) Principal Permitted Uses. Only those uses set forth below which continuously conform to all the requirements of divisions (d) through (f) of this section shall be permitted:
• Accountant's office.
• Adult Family Home.
• Apparel stores - retail sales.
• Architect's office.
• Art galleries and museums.
• Artist, sculptor and composer studios.
• Attorney's office.
• Automobile parking garages.
• Automobile parking lots.
• Banks and financial institutions.
• Barber and beauty shops.
• Bed and breakfast.
• Business, civic, fraternal association and labor meeting rooms.
• Business and technical schools.
• Day-care centers.
• Drug stores - retail sales.
• Engineer's office.
• Family Home
• Florists.
• Food stores - retail sales.
• Foster Family Home.
• Gift shops.
• Government buildings, structures, or premises used exclusively be federal, state, county, township, or municipal governments for public purposes, but not including work shops, warehouse, or open material storage.
• Health studios and clubs.
• Insurance agent's office.
• Jewelry - retail sales.
• Libraries.
• Medical and dental laboratories.
• Medical and dental office/clinic.
• Mortuaries and funeral parlors.
• Newsstand - retail sales.
• Nursing homes.
• Photo studios.
• Private clubs.
• Professional Offices not otherwise mentioned.
• Public parks, playgrounds and community centers.
• Public utility.
• Real estate broker's office.
• Residential use on second story or above.
• Retail and service uses.
• Schools - primary, intermediate and secondary - public or private.
• Seamstress and tailor.
• Veterinary office - no boarding.
(c) Permitted Accessory Uses. The following are permitted as accessory uses subject to the provisions of Section 1151.04 of this Zoning Code:
(1) Refuse Dumpsters.
(2) A structure for storage incidental to a permitted use.
(4) Any use which is customarily found in conjunction with principal use as approved by the Planning Commission.
(d) Lot Size Requirements. Each separate zoning lot in the "OC-1" Office-Commercial District shall:
(1) Contain a minimum lot area of six thousand (6,000) square feet.
(2) Have a minimum lot width of sixty (60) feet.
(3) Have a minimum lot depth of one hundred (100) feet.
(4) Have a maximum lot depth to lot width ratio of 3:1 except on cul-de-sacs lots and other lots bearing unique topography.
(e) Buffer Strips. A buffer strip shall be established on the lot being developed in the "OC-1" Office-Commercial District when it abuts the following zoning districts:
(1) A, A-R, R-1 to R-7: A minimum of fifteen (15) feet in width.
All buffer strips shall be developed in accordance with the standards outlined in Section 1149.11 of this Zoning Code.
(f) Bulk Regulations. All construction on any zoning lot in the "OC-1" Office-Commercial District shall provide for:
(1) Maximum building lot coverage of fifty (50) percent.
(2) Maximum structure height of forty (40) feet.
(3) Minimum front yard of twenty-five (25) feet.
(4) Minimum side yard of five (5) feet.
(5) Minimum rear yard of twenty-five (25) feet.