[Added 7-3-2002 by Ord. No. 1681]
A.
To provide an attractive working environment for and
conducive to the development of offices, research and development,
and specialized light manufacturing establishments.
B.
To encourage redevelopment of existing brownfields
sites into productive employment centers.
C.
To provide for compliance with appropriate design
standards to ensure creation of a well-organized and coherent business
park that has a clear street system and regular location of buildings
in relation to the streets.
D.
To provide buffering and landscaping standards to
protect adjacent existing residential uses.
E.
To provide for safe and efficient vehicular and pedestrian
circulation and access to public transportation.
F.
To ensure the provision of adequate drainage and stormwater
management.
G.
To provide alternative development options in addition
to the underlying existing zoning.
The buildings and land uses within the Business
Park District Overlay District shall be controlled by the pertinent
regulations within the underlying existing zoning districts, except
as modified by the requirements of this article, which shall apply
in addition to the regulations imposed by the underlying existing
zoning districts. Where the underlying existing zoning regulations
differ from the requirements of this article, the provisions contained
in this article shall govern and apply.
The following uses, and no other, shall be permitted
by right in addition to those listed as permitted uses in the base
zoning districts:
A.
Research services, including laboratories, scientific,
medical, chemical, applied physics, mechanical, electronic, biological,
genetic or other similar experimental research, product development
or testing facility.
B.
Professional, business and administrative offices.
C.
Communications, including radio and television broadcasting
(studios only), telephone company offices, recording and sound studios,
and motion-picture studios.
D.
Data-processing services.
E.
Finance, insurance and real estate services.
F.
Printing and publishing.
G.
Off-street parking and parking structures.
H.
Any use of the same general character as uses hereinabove
specifically permitted shall be permitted as a conditional use.
The following secondary activities which support
the primary activities are permitted, subject to the development and
performance standards set forth herein. Secondary uses shall not occupy
more than 20% of the total leasable floor space. Secondary uses shall
be developed only as part of a primary permitted use and shall not
be in operation prior to said primary permitted use.
A.
Support and maintenance shops for the above uses when
located within the same building.
B.
Concessions and services which are provided for the
convenience of the occupants of the buildings, including but not limited
to corporate lodging, restaurants and retail uses incidental to and
in support of the above permitted uses, provided they are located
within a main building and there is no exterior evidence of such accessory
uses such as signs or display windows.
C.
Storage activities and warehouse facilities are permitted
only as part of a primary activity, shall be located in the same building
as the permitted primary use, and shall comprise less than 20% of
the activity's floor spaces.
D.
Day-care center.
A.
Building location. Buildings shall be located with
the main entrance wall fronting on a street.
B.
Building setbacks. Buildings may be set back a maximum
of 25 feet from any street right-of-way and 20 feet from any other
property line, except that buildings shall be set back a minimum of
100 feet when abutting a residential zoning boundary or a residential
use.
C.
Development of building as infill is encouraged.
D.
The height of any building or structure shall not
exceed 65 feet from finished grade to parapet.
E.
Floor area ratio. The maximum floor area ratio shall
not exceed 0.50. The floor area ratio does not include parking structures
or basements, provided that the basement is used for mechanical and/or
dead storage only. If the basement is used for anything other than
the above-mentioned uses, then it will be included in the floor area
ratio.
F.
Impervious surface coverage. In no case shall more
than 80% of the lot area of any lot be occupied by building, parking
area, driveways and other impervious coverage. The remaining portion
of the lot, not to be less than 20%, shall be landscaped.
A.
Parking requirements for uses not specified. The parking requirements for uses which are not specified in Article XVII, Off-Street Parking and Loading, shall be determined by the Zoning Officer. Said determination shall be based upon the requirements for the most comparable use specified herein.
B.
Parking location. All parking shall be located behind
or to the side of the building as viewed from the main entrance.
C.
Parking setbacks. All parking areas shall be set back
a minimum of ten feet from each property line, except that a setback
of 50 feet is required when abutting a residential zoning district
or residential use.
D.
Screening. Planting of at least five feet in depth
shall be provided along the perimeter of parking areas to screen parking
and loading areas from adjoining public access streets and lots.
E.
Structured parking. Any structured parking above the
finished ground level shall have the same setback requirements and
height requirements as outlined for primary uses and shall be architecturally
compatible in terms of materials, colors and facade rhythm.
