Business park districts are designed for uses and businesses which provide and may combine office, corporate headquarters, research, light assembly, commercial recreation and storage within a building shell. The district requires a specific architectural concept plan, consistent with commercial buildings, as per § 155.346(D)(1), and a minimum of 40 acres. Without mitigation of impacts through requirements in this subchapter, these uses may be incompatible with residential development. Therefore, businesses in this zoning classification are concentrated, isolated and buffered as much as possible from any adjoining residential areas.

(‘81 Code, § A1-42.5) (Ord. 535, passed 2-27-92; Am. Ord. 637, passed 11-25-97)

   Within any BP district, no structure or land shall be used, except for one or more of the following uses or uses deemed similar by the City Council:

   (A)   Corporate offices or headquarters with associated marketing and research buildings in a campus setting;

   (B)   Laboratories, research facilities and support offices as the principal use. Medical, professional and real estate offices and office uses which are less than 20,000 square feet in area shall only be permitted as a tenant in a building of at least 20,000 square feet or more in floor area;

   (C)   Offices with attached manufacturing or warehouse combinations wherein manufacturing or warehouse space shall not exceed 90% of the floor area per occupant. Office space shall be placed in a location nearest to the customer entrance;

   (D)   Warehouse sales or showrooms for furniture, carpets, rugs and similar goods that do not include retail food sales;

   (E)   Storage facilities contained within a building and associated with the primary use or outdoor storage as a conditional use;

   (F)   Animal hospitals or clinics with no exterior storage or animal runs;

   (G)   Television, recording and radio studios and sound stages; microwave towers are subject to conditional use and tall broadcast towers are not permitted;

   (H)   Trade schools and community colleges with no exterior storage or outside classrooms; and

   (I)   Contractor’s office, with indoor storage space not to exceed 90% of the floor area.

   (J)   Pet spa or daycare, subject to the following:

      (1)   Outdoor animal-relief areas, subject to a conditional use permit.

      (2)   If located in a multi-tenant building, soundproofing shall be installed on all common walls between the daycare suite and adjacent suites within the building.

      (3)   The overnight keeping of animals shall be allowed on a limited basis, and shall not exceed 35% of the number of animals kept during the day.

      (4)   No outdoor facilities, including runs, kennels or outdoor storage, shall exist.

      (5)   A cattery or kennel shall not be allowed as part of a pet spa or daycare facility.

(‘81 Code, § A1-42.5) (Ord. 535, passed 2-27-92; Am. Ord. 637, passed 11-25-97; Am. Ord. 821, passed 10-11-07)

   Within any BP business park district, no structure or land shall be used for the following uses or uses deemed similar by the City Council, except by conditional use permit:

   (A)   Outdoor climate, weathering, environmental exposure research or testing facilities, which shall be screened from view, and not exceed noise and air quality standards of PCA. This is intended to be a passive research or testing area with tested items to be anchored for exposure to climatic conditions;

   (B)   Restaurant or cafeteria facilities associated with an internal to office facilities intended to serve only the employees of the facility;

   (C)   Light fabrication/manufacturing when contained entirely within the building;

   (D)   Swim and fitness clubs, tennis clubs, skating, exercise and similar commercial recreation facilities when contained within a building. An inflatable structure as an accessory building, may be used when setback a minimum of 250 feet from adjoining residential structures;

   (E)   All building exterior finishes constructed other than to the standards set forth in § 155.346(D)(1), downtown commercial buildings, regarding exposed vertical exterior finish materials. Under no circumstance shall sheet or corrugated aluminum, iron, steel, asbestos, sheet plywood, plain or painted plain concrete block or similar materials be used;

   (F)   BP zoning districts established with less than 40 acres;

   (G)   Outdoor storage of materials, provided they are screened from view in a manner satisfactory to the City Council with a masonry fence matching the building materials of the primary building and that they storage area is located along an interior lot line, not abutting any public street;

   (H)   Microwave towers only when associated with a studio broadcast facility, with a maximum height equal to the distance the tower is setback from the closest property line; and

   (I)   Church or daycare uses, only when located in a multi-tenant building and when said uses occupy less than 50% in aggregate of the total floor space of the building.

   (J)   Towers as regulated in § 155.385.

   (K)   Outdoor overnight parking of vehicles; provided they are properly screened from view in a manner satisfactory to the City Council, and that no outdoor overnight parking of vehicles shall be allowed in parking areas located adjacent to residential areas.

   (L)   Outdoor relief areas in conjunction with a pet spa or daycare operation, subject to the following requirements:

      (1)   The outdoor relief area shall be properly screened in a manner approved by the city.

      (2)   The exterior of the premises outside of the screened area shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner.

      (3)   The outdoor relief area shall be for the use of dogs only.

      (4)   No dogs shall remain unattended in the outdoor relief area.

      (5)   The outdoor relief area shall not be used as an outdoor kennel, animal run, animal outdoor play area, materials storage, or any other use not specifically identified in the conditional use permit.

      (6)   The outdoor relief area shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times.

      (7)   Solid waste material shall be removed a minimum of once per day, and disposed of in a sanitary manner.

      (8)   A filtration bed shall be constructed to ensure that liquid waste will not enter into the ground or the city's storm water system.

      (9)   Final plans for any outdoor relief area shall be reviewed and approved by city staff prior to any construction.

      (10)   Pea gravel and lime shall be removed on an annual basis, and the city shall inspect the removal and replacement of the materials.

      (11)   The outdoor relief area shall be maintained in clean and sanitary condition at all times. All solid waste must be removed a minimum of once per day, and disposed of in a sanitary sewer; and liquid waste shall be flushed with water and sanitized with an environmentally sensitive cleaning and sanitation product once per day.

(‘81 Code, § A1-42.5) (Ord. 535, passed 2-27-92; Am. Ord. 637, passed 11-25-97; Am. Ord. 673, passed 5-25-00; Am. Ord. 760, passed 10-14-04; Am. Ord. 808, passed 4-26-07; Am. Ord. 821, passed 10-11-07)

   (A)   Within any BP district, the uses or uses deemed similar by the City Council as listed in §155.093 shall be permitted accessory uses.

   (B)   Retail sales of any service or any product, goods or material produced at or related to the principle use on site, subject to the following:

      (1)   The retail sales are subordinate to the principle use.

      (2)   The gross floor area used for the retail sales is not more than 15% of the total gross floor area or 5,000 square feet, whichever is less, of the principle building if a single user/occupant or of the principle user’s occupied space if within a multiple-user structure.

      (3)   The retail sales are owned and operated solely by the principle user/occupant of the subject site.

      (4)   The parking requirements for both the principle use and the retail use as set forth in this Code are met on the subject site.

(‘81 Code, § A1-42.5) (Ord. 535, passed 2-27-92; Am. Ord. 996, passed 8-27-15)

   (A)   Whenever a BP district abuts or is across the street from an R district or an M district, a fence or masonry wall, berm or compact evergreen hedge, or a combination thereof, not less than 50% opaque nor less than six feet in height shall be erected and maintained along all property lines or streets.

   (B)   Loading docks shall not be permitted along the particular side of a building which faces a public street or an abutting R or M district.

   (C)   The minimum size of a parcel or contiguous parcels to be rezoned as a BP district shall be 40 acres, unless the City Council approves a conditional use permit to allow for a lesser size.

   (D)   When a parcel is designated for a BP district, the owner/applicant shall submit a master plan illustrating the proposed lots and building locations. In addition, the owner/applicant shall submit a master architectural concept plan which illustrates a consistent use of exterior materials, as specified in § 155.346(D)(1), downtown commercial buildings, heights and entry and loading door designs which shall be used as a guide in the development of each building in the district.

   (E)   The minimum floor area of any building shall be 20,000 square feet.

(‘81 Code, § A1-42.5) (Ord. 535, passed 2-27-92; Am. Ord. 637, passed 11-25-97)

   (A)   The minimum area standards and requirements set out in Appendix C shall be met.

   (B)   No improvements shall be placed on the lands unless the lands to be so used or improved shall meet the minimum area and dimensional requirements.

      (1)   See this chapter’s Appendix C.

      (2)   Maximum impervious surface, see § 155.350.

      (3)   Screening, see § 155.348.

      (4)   Landscaping, see § 155.349. The minimum cost of landscaping materials shall be 2.5% of building value.

      (5)   Parking, see §§ 155.370 through 155.379.

      (6)   Building materials, see § 155.346.

(‘81 Code, § A1-43) (Ord. 291, 4-21-83; Am. Ord. 436, passed 2-23-89; Am. Ord. 446, passed 6-22-89; Am. Ord. 535, passed 2-27-92)