This chapter shall apply to all land within the Office (O) zone. The purpose of the O zone is to provide areas for professional and non-retail commercial offices and businesses in close relationship to one another situated in or near neighborhoods.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

Uses shall be permitted or not permitted, conditionally permitted, administratively permitted, or temporarily permitted as prescribed in the land use table in Section 18.08.030.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

The minimum site area shall be six thousand square feet, unless a smaller site is approved with a conditional use permit in accordance with Chapter 18.80.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

The minimum lot frontage shall be sixty feet, except that where there is a recorded reciprocal use agreement for shared common access and parking areas, no minimum frontage is required.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

The maximum building coverage of a lot shall be determined by the combined building setback area requirements, open space requirements, and off-street parking and loading requirements.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

A.

No structure shall be placed within a building setback area.

B.

The front building setback area shall be a minimum of fifteen feet.

C.

The rear building setback shall be a minimum of fifteen feet.

D.

The side building setback area shall be a minimum five feet from interior side lot lines and a minimum fifteen feet where the side lot line abuts a public street or an R-L, R-M, R-MH or R- H zone district.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

There is no minimum distance between structures required, except that all building code requirements shall be met.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

A.

The maximum structure height shall be thirty-five feet.

B.

One-story or two-story buildings over thirty-five feet may be erected upon approval of a conditional use permit in accordance with Chapter 18.80.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

A.

Wherever possible, developments shall share driveways to minimize the number of driveways on public streets.

B.

New driveways near street corners shall be located a minimum one hundred fifty feet from the radius curve of the curb, unless otherwise specifically approved by the city engineer.

C.

Sites with alleys should utilize alley access to minimize driveways on streets to the greatest extent possible.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

A.

Off-street parking and off-street loading facilities shall be provided on the site for each use as prescribed in Chapter 18.54.

B.

Parking areas shall not be closer than fifteen feet to any front or street side lot line. The area between the lot line and parking area shall be landscaped.

C.

New parking areas should be located behind or to the side of buildings, not between buildings and the street.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

There is no minimum requirement for usable open space.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

A.

Landscaping shall be provided for each use as prescribed in Chapter 18.52 landscape standards.

B.

Landscaping shall be provided and permanently maintained in a setback area not less than fifteen feet from a lot line adjoining a street, except where the setback area is covered by structures, parking, or driveways.

C.

Required landscaping is to be installed prior to occupancy and continually maintained pursuant to Chapter 18.52.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

A.

Fences and walls shall be provided on the site for each use in accordance with Sections 18.50.110 and 18.50.120.

B.

A block wall with a minimum height of seven feet shall be provided along any side or rear lot line that abuts an R-L, R-M, R-MH, R-H, or PF zone district.

C.

No fence or wall shall be placed in front of or within any landscaped area located next to a street.

D.

The open storage of materials and equipment attendant to a use shall be permitted only within an area surrounded or screened by a solid wall or fence seven feet minimum in height, except as may be modified under site plan review. Such storage shall not be visible above the fence or wall.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

Signs placed in the O zone shall be subject to the requirements and standards prescribed in Chapter 18.56.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

A.

No business, service, or processes that is not a part of the main use of the site shall be conducted outside a completely enclosed permanently fixed structure, except where specifically permitted by this title.

B.

Mechanical equipment shall be located a minimum of fifteen feet from a rear or side lot line that abuts an R-L, R-M, R-MH, or R-H zone district, except that where there is a parapet wall that shields the mechanical equipment no minimum distance is required.

C.

Structures and the use of structures or land shall be subject to the requirements and standards prescribed in Chapter 18.50.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)