In addition to the objectives prescribed in Section 18.04.010 of this title, the O office district is included in this title to achieve the following purposes:
A.
To provide opportunities for offices of
a semicommercial character to locate outside of commercial districts;
B.
To establish and maintain in portions of
the city the high standards of site planning, architecture and landscape
design sought by many business and professional offices;
C.
To provide adequate space to meet the needs
of modern offices, including off-street parking of automobiles and,
where appropriate, off-street loading of trucks;
D.
To provide space for semipublic facilities
and institutions that appropriately may be located in office districts;
E.
To minimize traffic congestion and to avoid
the overloading of utilities by preventing the construction of buildings
of excessive size in relation to the amount of land around them;
F.
To protect offices from the noise, disturbance,
traffic hazards, safety hazards, and other objectionable influences
incidental to certain commercial uses;
G.
To protect offices from fire, explosion,
noxious fumes and other hazards.
(Prior code § 2-6.35)
B.
All professional pursuits and businesses
shall be conducted entirely within a completely enclosed structure,
except for off-street parking and loading areas;
C.
No use shall be permitted, and no process,
equipment or material shall be employed which is found by the planning
commission to be objectionable to persons residing or working in the
vicinity or injurious to property located in the vicinity by reason
of odor, insect nuisance, fumes, dust, smoke, cinders, dirt, refuse,
water-carried wastes, noise, vibration, illumination, glare, unsightliness
or truck traffic, or to involve any hazard of fire or explosion.
(Prior code § 2-6.36)
A.
Permitted and conditional uses in an O
district are provided in Table 18.44.080.
(Prior code § 2-6.37; Ord. 1668 § 1, 1995; Ord. 1726 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1743, 1998; Ord. 1880, 2003; Ord. 1950 §2 (Exh.
A), 2007; Ord. 1995 § 2, 2009; Ord. 2086 § 2, 2014; Ord. 2113 § 1, 2015; Ord. 2155 § 3, 2017; Ord.
2208 § 3, 2020)
The following uses shall not be permitted
in the office district:
A.
Any use not specifically or conditionally permitted by this chapter, unless a determination is made under Chapter 18.128 of this title.
B.
Firearm sales.
(Ord. 1738 §
1, 1998; Ord. 1880, 2003; Ord. 2155 § 3, 2017)
Electric and communication service
wires to a new structure shall be placed underground from the nearest
utility pole. If the city engineer finds, upon application by the
property owner, that compliance is not feasible or economically justifiable,
he or she shall permit different service arrangements. The property
owner shall comply with the requirements of this section without expense
to the city and shall make the necessary arrangements with the public
utility involved.
(Prior code § 2-6.39; Ord. 1738 § 1, 1998; Ord. 2000 § 1, 2009; Ord. 2155 § 3, 2017)
Off-street parking facilities shall be provided for each use in the O district as prescribed in Chapter 18.88 of this title.
(Prior code § 2-6.40; Ord. 1738 § 1, 1998; Ord. 2155 § 3, 2017)
Off-street loading facilities shall be provided for each use as prescribed in Chapter 18.92 of this title.
(Prior code § 2-6.41; Ord. 1738 § 1, 1998; Ord. 2155 § 3, 2017)
No sign, outdoor advertising structure or display of any character shall be permitted in the O district except as prescribed in Chapter 18.96 of this title.
(Prior code § 2-6.42; Ord. 1738 § 1, 1998; Ord. 2155 § 3, 2017)
All permitted and conditional uses in the O district shall be subject to design review as prescribed in Chapter 18.20 of this title. Applicants are advised to confer with the zoning administrator before preparing detailed plans.
(Prior code § 2-6.43; Ord. 1738 § 1, 1998; Ord. 2155 § 3, 2017)
