The Office, Research and Development District is intended to provide locations for offices, scientific research facilities, and light industrial and manufacturing, including but not limited to, assembly, packaging, light metal fabrication and warehousing conducted within completely enclosed buildings, except off-street parking, off-street loading, and some outdoor storage of materials and equipment.

(Ord. No. 2024-41, 10-22-2024)

See Title 7, Chapter 3 Use Regulations of this Code.

(Ord. No. 2024-41, 10-22-2024)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2024-41, adopted Oct. 22, 2024, repealed § 11.3, which pertained to conditional uses and derived from Ord. No. 2013-29 adopted November 12, 2013; Ord. No. 2024-13, adopted Apr. 20, 2024.

A.

Lot Area and Setback Requirements. With the exception of requirements that may be placed on PUDs, there are no lot size requirements for O, R & D uses. Front yard setbacks shall be improved with two deciduous trees, one ornamental tree, two evergreen trees, and 30 shrubs per each 200 lineal feet. Landscaping may be permitted in public street right-of-way, if authorized as part of plan approval. In addition, a rear yard setback amounting to 20 percent of the total lot area is required if the rear yard abuts a residential district. A side yard setback amounting to 20 percent of the total lot area is required if the side yard abuts a residential district. The rear or side yards shall be appropriately landscaped to screen the abutting residential property.

B.

Maximum Building Height: 60 feet from the average elevation of the finished grade within 20 feet of the front of the proposed building.

C.

Parking as required in Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations (Chapter 16).

All activities, including but not limited to, manufacturing, assembling, packaging or fabrication shall be performed within completely enclosed buildings. Outdoor storage of material and equipment is permitted provided there is no outdoor storage in any yard abutting a residential area and an eight-foot solid fence or wall completely surrounds the outdoor storage area. No material or equipment (other than vehicles) stored outdoors may project higher than eight feet.

All dumpsters and other garbage or refuse receptacles shall be enclosed by masonry walls on three sides. The doors to the dumpster area shall be painted to match the masonry. Additionally, concrete pads and approach aprons shall be installed for the dumpsters.

All development within the O, R & D District not required to be approved as a PUD shall be subject to site plan review (as outlined in the City's subdivision regulations) for developments 30,000 square feet or greater.