§ 24. Office (O) district.

24.1

General purpose and description. The office (O) district is established to create an appropriate setting for low intensity office and professional uses. The district can be used as a transition district between residential uses and more intense uses, and with appropriate buffers and landscaping, this district may be located in close proximity to residential districts. Permitted uses should be compatible with adjacent residential areas by limiting heights to one or two stories, and shall not include uses that create excessive amounts of traffic, noise, trash or late-night business operations. Traffic generated by uses in this district shall not be encouraged to travel through residential areas. Adaptive reuse of existing structures is encouraged. Buildings in this district should be compatible and similar in scale with residential uses and adjacent property.

24.2

Permitted uses.

A.

Those uses listed for the O district in section 32, use charts as "P", "S" or "T" are authorized uses permitted by right, by specific use permit (which must be approved utilizing procedures set forth in section 31B) or by temporary use permit (which must be approved utilizing procedures set forth in subsection 38.10).

24.3

Height regulations.

A.

Maximum height.

1.

Two stories, and not to exceed 35 feet, for the main building(s) when adjacent to any residential district; otherwise four stories, and not to exceed 50 feet.

2.

One story for accessory buildings.

3.

Other (see section 38).

24.4

Area regulations.

A.

Size of lots.

1.

Minimum lot area. Six thousand square feet.

2.

Minimum lot width. Sixty feet.

3.

Minimum lot depth. One hundred feet.

B.

Size of yards.

1.

Minimum front yard. Twenty-five feet. All yards adjacent to a street shall be considered a front yard (see section 38 for additional setback requirements).

2.

Minimum side and rear yard. Fifteen feet unless adjacent to a residentially zoned property (see below).

3.

Minimum side or rear yard adjacent to a residential district. Twenty feet for one-story building, and an additional ten feet for every story (or fraction thereof) above one-story in height.

C.

Maximum lot coverage. Fifty percent including main and accessory buildings; maximum 80 percent impervious coverage (including all buildings, parking areas, sidewalks, etc.).

D.

Maximum floor-area-ratio (FAR). One to one.

E.

Parking requirements. As established by section 33, off-street parking and loading requirements.

F.

Minimum exterior construction standards. See section 37.

24.5

Special district requirements.

A.

Driveway spacing (i.e., distance between driveways, measured edge-to-edge).

1.

Arterial street. One driveway per 200 linear feet of frontage.

2.

Collector street. One driveway per 100 linear feet of frontage.

3.

Local street. One driveway per 50 linear feet of frontage.

B.

Landscaping requirements. See section 34.

C.

Screening requirements. See section 36.

D.

Open storage and outside display are prohibited.

E.

Recreational vehicles, travel trailers or motor homes may not be used for on-site dwelling or nonresidential purposes.

F.

Other regulations. As established in the development standards, sections 33 through 44.