§ 1407-05. Land Use Regulations.

Schedule 1407-05 below prescribes the land use regulations for O Office Districts. Use classifications are defined in Chapter 1401, Definitions. Use classifications not listed in Schedule 1407-05 below are prohibited.

The regulations for each subdistrict are established by letter designations as follows:

(a)

"P" designates permitted uses. These uses may be subject to additional regulations, as indicated.

(b)

"L" designates uses that are permitted, subject to certain limitations. Numeric suffixes refer to limitations listed at the bottom of Schedule 1407-05. Except as otherwise indicated, modifications of a numerical, locational or dimensional limitation requires a variance under Chapter 1445 - Variances, Special Exceptions and Conditional Uses.

(c)

"C" designates uses permitted only after review and approval of the conditional use by the Zoning Hearing Examiner. These uses may be subject to additional regulations as indicated.

Schedule 1407-05: Use Regulations - Office Districts

Use Classifications	OL	OG	Additional Regulations
Residential Uses
Bed and breakfast home	P	P	See § 1419-09
Day care home - Adult	P	P
Day care home - Type A	L8	L8
Day care home - Type B	L8	L8
Group residential
Congregate housing	P	P
Convents and monasteries	P	P
Fraternities and sororities	P	P
Patient family homes	P	P
Rooming house	—	L7
Shared housing for elderly	P	P
Permanent residential
Single-family dwelling	P	L1
Attached single-family dwelling	P	L1
Rowhouse, single-family dwelling	P	—
Two-family dwelling	P	L1
Multi-family dwelling	P	L1
Transitional housing
Programs 1—4	P	P
Program 5	—	P
Program 6	—	C
Public and Semipublic Uses
Clubs or lodges	C	P
Colleges, public or private	—	C
Cultural institutions	P	P
Day care center	P	P
Government facilities and offices
Offices	P	P
Hospitals	—	C
Parks and recreation facilities	P	P
Public safety facilities	P	P
Religious assembly	P	P
Schools, public or private	P	P	See § 1419-12
Commercial Uses
Animal services	—	P	See § 1419-05
Banks and financial institutions	P	P	See § 1419-13
Bed and breakfast inns	C	C	See § 1419-09
Business services	P	P
Commercial meeting facility	L2	P
Eating and drinking establishments
Restaurants, full service	—	L4,5	See § 1419-21
Restaurants, limited	—	L4,5	See § 1419-21
Convenience markets	L4, 5	L4, 5
Food markets	L4,5	L4,5
Funeral and interment services	P	P
Hotels and commercial lodging	—	P
Laboratories, commercial	C	P
Medical services and clinics	P	P
Offices	P	P
Parking facilities	C	C	See Chapter 1425
Personal instructional services	L3,4	L4
Personal services	L3,4	L4
Transportation, Communications and Utilities Uses
Communications facilities	—	C
Public utility distribution system	C	C
Transportation facilities
Heliports	—	C
Railroad right-of-way	P	P
Wireless communication antenna	L6	L6	See § 1419-33
Wireless communication tower	C	C	See § 1419-33
Agriculture and Extractive Uses
Community gardens	P	P	See § 1419-41
Accessory Uses			See Chapter 1421
Any accessory use not listed below	L9	L9
Home occupations	P	P	See § 1419-17
Rooming unit	L10	L10
Refuse storage areas	P	P	See § 1421-35
Drive box	L11	L11
Fences and walls	P	P	See § 1421-33
Exterior lighting	P	P	See § 1421-39
Small-scale specialized incinerator	—	L12
Portable storage containers	P	P	See § 1419-24
Nonconforming Uses			See Chapter 1447

 

Specific Limitations

L1

For new construction, permitted only above the ground floor in mixed-use building on arterial streets. Modification requires conditional use approval pursuant to the procedures and criteria of Chapter 1445, Variances, Special Exceptions, and Conditional Uses. Pre-existing permanent residential uses are permitted.

L2

Not to exceed 3,000 square feet in gross floor area.

L3

Permitted only on arterial streets.

L4

Permitted on the ground floor occupying less than 2,500 sq. ft.; more space requires a conditional use approval.

L5

Drive-through facilities are not permitted.

L6

Antenna height may not exceed 20 feet; greater height requires a conditional use approval. The antenna may be attached to a multi-family, public and semi-public, commercial or public utility building or structure.

L7

Only rooming houses licensed pursuant to Chapter 855. Rooming Houses of the Municipal Code; no more than five rooming units for every building, and a separate entrance for access to rooming units must be provided. The minimum rental is seven days. See § 1421-43.

L8

Fencing, a minimum of four feet in height must be provided for purposes of securing outdoor play areas which must be located in the rear yard only.

L9

Accessory uses determined by the Zoning Administrator to be customarily incidental to a use of the district are permitted. All others require conditional use approval.

L10

The maximum number of rooming units is two.

L11

Accessory to a public or semi-public use, provided the drive box is at least 100 feet from any property used for residential purposes.

L12

Accessory to hospitals, medical services, clinics commercial laboratories and research and development uses, provided the incinerator is located on a roof or at least 100 feet from any property used for residential purposes.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 15-2004, eff. Feb. 13, 2004; a. Ord. No. 0346-2007, § 5, eff. Oct. 13, 2007; a. Ord. No. 149-2008, § 1, eff. June 7, 2008; a. Ord. No. 414-2008, § 8, eff. Jan. 4, 2009; a. Ord. No. 303-2009, § 1, eff. Dec. 12, 2009; a. Ord. No. 038-2010, § 1, eff. March 18, 2010; Emer. Ord. No. 141-2015, § 10, eff. July 1, 2015; a. Ord. No. 112-2016, § 2, eff. June 4, 2016; a. Ord. No. 0281-2017, § 8, eff. Nov. 4, 2017; a. Ord. No. 127-2018, § 7, eff. July 6, 2018)