[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:
a. 
Accountants.
b. 
Architects, planners.
c. 
Artist studios.
d. 
Brokers.
e. 
Engineers, surveyors.
f. 
Dentists, dental laboratories.
g. 
Lawyers.
h. 
Physicians, osteopaths, health care professionals, chiropractors.
i. 
Real estate.
j. 
Insurance.
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.
1. 
Club or lodges.
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.
b. 
Florist shops.
c. 
Greeting cards and stationery.
d. 
Gift shops.
e. 
Health or fitness clubs.
f. 
Health-related sales and services.
g. 
Ice cream and candy stores.
h. 
Interior decorating.
i. 
Internet providers.
j. 
Jewelry.
k. 
Music and musical instruments.
l. 
News and magazine shops.
m. 
Optical shops.
n. 
Pharmacy.
o. 
Photocopying and retail printing.
p. 
Photographer studio.
q. 
Picture framing.
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
Site Planning
Minimum lot area
8,250 square feet
Maximum lot coverage
50%
Maximum lot coverage
Width
75 feet
Depth
110 feet
Parking
On-site spaces
See Article XXV Parking Regulations
Building
Minimum setbacks
Front
25 feet
Interior side yard
10 feet
Rear yard
25 feet
Maximum building height
35 feet or 2½ stories
[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.