[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2008]
This commercial district is designed to accommodate professional
offices with a mix of limited retail in commercial areas as well as
the conversion of existing homes to office/retail facilities. This
commercial office district is also intended to provide a location
for professional offices which can be located near residential neighborhoods
as a transition between more intensive retail commercial zoning districts.
[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2008]
A. The
principal uses of land in the "C-O" District are as follows:
1. Office and office buildings to be used only for the administrative
functions of companies, corporations, social or philanthropic organizations
or societies.
2. Banks, savings and financial offices without drive-thru (see also Section
405.435 below).
3. Other offices including, but not limited to, the following:
f. Dentists, dental laboratories.
h. Physicians, osteopaths, health care professionals, chiropractors.
k. Education services; non-profit organizations.
l. Dwelling units in second and higher floor locations.
m. Information technology services and operations.
4. Publicly owned and operated community buildings, public museums,
public libraries or meeting facilities.
5. Accessory uses and structures as provided in Article
V. Accessory buildings and uses shall be constructed in a style and manner similar and sympathetic to a principal building or use.
[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2008]
A. The
following conditional uses may be permitted in a "C-O" District.
2. Funeral home and mortuaries.
3. Nursing home, retirement home or assisted living facilities.
4. Hospital and hospice care facilities.
5. Public utilities or facilities.
6. Telecommunication facilities, subject to the provisions of Section
405.705(F).
7. Residential or outpatient facilities for the treatment of alcohol
or drug abuse. Such facilities must be in reasonable conformance with
the general standards of the neighborhood. No such facility may be
located within three hundred (300) feet of any other such facility.
8. Group child care home, child care center, nursery school.
9. Banks, savings and financial offices with drive-thru.
10. Retail activities as listed below:
a. Alterations and tailoring.
c. Greeting cards and stationery.
f. Health-related sales and services.
g. Ice cream and candy stores.
k. Music and musical instruments.
o. Photocopying and retail printing.
r. Postal and mailing services.
11. Single-family dwellings, either constructed originally as single-family
structures or converted from structures originally intended for other
purposes (e.g. duplexes).
12. Two-family dwellings, either constructed originally as duplexes or
converted from structures originally intended for other purposes (e.g.
single-family dwellings).
13. Wind energy conversion systems.
[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2008]
Table 7
"C-O" Commercial Office District
Site and Building Development Regulations
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Site Planning
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Minimum lot area
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8,250 square feet
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Maximum lot coverage
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50%
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Maximum lot coverage
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Width
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75 feet
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Depth
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110 feet
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Parking
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On-site spaces
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See Article XXV Parking Regulations
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Building
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Minimum setbacks
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Front
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25 feet
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Interior side yard
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10 feet
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Rear yard
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25 feet
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Maximum building height
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35 feet or 2½ stories
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[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2008]
A. Site Plan Required. An application for all permitted and conditional uses shall include a site plan in accordance with the provisions of Section
405.140 Site Plan Requirements.
B. Landscape Plan And Buffer Zone Required. An application for all permitted and conditional uses shall include a landscape plan in accordance with Article
XXVI Landscaping Regulations.
C. Screening Required. All mechanical equipment, trash refusal
areas and roof-mounted equipment must be screened from public view
and, when practical, located on the rear elevation of a building.