In accordance with the recommendations and policies
in the Town Master Plan, this district is created to provide offices
and office parks with needed support services to reinforce the primary
uses.
In an Office and Office Park BE-1 District,
no building or premises shall be used, and no building or part thereof
shall be erected or altered, which is arranged, intended or designed
to be used, in whole or in part, for any use except the following:
A. Permitted uses shall be as set forth below and subject to the requirements specified below and elsewhere in these regulations, including the administrative review mechanism, and site plan approval in accordance with Chapter
217, Article
III, of these regulations:
(1) Office buildings for business, professional and medical
use, such as attorneys, accountants, architects, engineers, dentists
and doctors, including all medical specialists, psychiatrists, psychologists,
therapists, chiropractors, banks, insurance agents and real estate
brokers.
(2) Accessory uses shall be limited to the following:
those uses which are substantially incidental to the primary office
use, and not open to the general public, which support the daily operation
of the primary office use, and limited to barbershops, beauty shops,
cafeterias, pharmacies, newsstands, dry-cleaning pickup, travel agencies,
quick-copy services and child-care facilities. The Planning Board
shall determine if the proposed accessory use is appropriate considering
the location, scale and internal access through the site plan review
process. No external signage or advertising shall be permitted for
any accessory use.
B. Conditional uses shall be permitted as follows, subject to approval by the Planning Board in accordance with Chapter
217, Article
II, of these regulations, and subject to the requirements specified below and elsewhere in these regulations, including site plan approval in accordance with Chapter
217, Article
III, of these regulations:
(1) Nursing and convalescent homes and other facilities
related to medical care.
(2) Cultural facilities.
[Amended 8-13-2014 by L.L. No. 6-2014]
(3) Public utilities structures and government buildings
for any municipal use.
(4) Day-care centers which are open to the general public.
All uses will be subject to all applicable off-street parking and loading requirements set forth in Chapter
205, Articles
I and
II, of these regulations. In addition, the following off-street parking standards shall apply for nursing homes: No parking shall be permitted in the front yard within 20 feet of the front property line nor within 15 feet of any side lot line.
See the sign regulations in Chapter
207, Article
VI, of these regulations.
[Added 7-23-1997 by L.L. No. 5-1997]
See the communication facilities regulations in Chapter
207, Articles
VIII and
I, §
207-3D, of these regulations.
All proposed development shall be referred to
the Architectural Review Board for an advisory report prior to the
issuance of the building permit. This review should include an analysis
of all facades, exterior building materials and signage.
All proposed development which has a direct
impact on open space, buffers, linkages or landscaping should be referred
to the Conservation Board for an advisory report prior to final site
plan approval by the Planning Board.
See the access control regulations in Chapter
207, Article
IV, of these regulations.
See the landscaping regulations in Chapter
207, Article
V, of these regulations.
See the supplementary regulations in Chapter
207, Article
I, §
207-2.