The "O" office district is intended for offices and other selected non-residential uses predominately serving community and city-wide needs. Site development regulations and standards are intended to ensure that uses will be compatible and complementary in scale and appearance with a residential environment.

Permitted uses: A building or premise shall be used only for the following purposes:

1.

Professional and administrative offices where services are provided only and no chattels or goods are offered for sale on the premises, including but not limited to doctors, dentists, attorneys, architects, engineers, urban planners, insurance, real estate, banks and similar offices.

2.

Business or trade school.

3.

Business support services.

4.

Communications services.

5.

Financial services.

6.

Personal improvement services.

7.

Day nursery or day care center.

8.

Nursing home or convalescent home.

9.

Laboratory: Scientific, research, testing, medical, dental, or optical so long as all operations are not conducted outdoors.

10.

Florist (no outside storage).

11.

Barber and beauty shop.

12.

Drug store or pharmacy.

13.

Hospital.

14.

Fraternal club or lodge.

15.

Postal facilities.

16.

Crop production.

17.

Municipal buildings.

18.

Telephone exchange.

19.

Golf course or country club.

20.

Such uses as may be permitted under the provisions of section 12-30-7, special use permits.

21.

Temporary buildings for use incidental to construction work on the premises, which said building shall be removed.

(Ord. No. 91500-A-129; Ord. No. 91500-A-328, § 1, 7-9-02)

115 feet nor more than ten stories, but limited to 35 feet on any portion of the site within 150 feet of property zoned or used for A, SF-ED, SF-18, SF-12, SF-9, SF-7, 2F-9, TH-1 or TH-2.

(Ord. No. 91500-A-129)

1.

Minimum size of yards:

(A)

Front yard: Minimum required setback, 30 feet with no front yard parking. If front yard parking is utilized, then 60 feet front yard shall be observed.

(B)

Side yard: Minimum required setback, 15 feet, unless adjacent to property in a residential district then a minimum of 25 feet shall be observed.

(C)

Rear yards: Minimum required, ten feet, unless adjacent to property in a residential district than a minimum of 20 feet shall be observed.

2.

Minimum size of lot:

(A)

Lot area: 5,000 square feet.

(B)

Lot width: 50 feet.

(C)

Lot depth: None.

3.

Lot coverage: In no case shall more than 50 percent of the total lot area be covered by the combined area of the main buildings and accessory buildings. An additional ten percent coverage is allowed in parking structures.

4.

Floor area ratio: Maximum F.A.R., 1.0 to 1.

(Ord. No. 91500-A-129)

One parking space per 300 gross square feet of space or in accordance with parking requirements of article 31.

In addition, no parking area shall be allowed within ten feet of the front property line or within five feet of the rear property line.

Along existing or future divided arterials which have been identified as primary image zones in the streetscape plan, no parking will be allowed within 15 feet of the property line except under conditions specified in article 34. At all intersections, the no parking areas shall include a nine feet by nine feet triangle whose sides coincide with the ten or 15 feet no parking lines adjacent to the right-of-way lines. (See figure 13 of the Coppell Streetscape Plan) These no parking areas shall be landscaped in accordance with standards established in article 34.

(Ord. No. 91500-A-129)

Exterior wall construction in districts permitting non-residential uses shall be of such material that is required to conform with the City of Coppell Building Code for the particular non-residential use or occupancy involved. All structures shall be 80 percent masonry exterior exclusive of doors and windows. Stucco type construction is permitted be special use permit only.

1.

Masonry is further defined as brick and stone of earth tone colors, other brick colors shall be permitted as accent provided that, in combination, accent materials and non-masonry materials do not exceed the 20 percent non-masonry benchmark on any one facade.

2.

Flat roofs and parapet walls around flat roofs shall have a cornice, cap or other detail with a vertical dimension equal to at least 3 percent of the height of the building. Where as architectural feature extends above the roof line, and is visible from a public right-of-way, then the back side of this feature shall be finished of a material that is of the same or similar material as the front of this feature, i.e. brick. Pitched roofs shall have roofing material of a lusterless neutral/earth tone or green color. Green colors shall be limited to dark forest greens, gray greens, pale bluish-gray greens, slate greens and copper patina. Metal roofs may be standing seam either with a baked-on lusterless finish or made of copper.

3.

Exterior wall surfaces should consist of no more than three colors-a base color, and/or a trim color, and/or an accent color. The base color may be utilized on up to 100 percent of the surface area of any one facade of a building. Another color, other than a base color, shall be permitted on up to only five percent of the surface area of any one facade, and an accent color on up to only one percent of the surface area of any one facade. For calculation purposes, wall surfaces should include eaves, gables and parapets, but should exclude roofs, awnings, or signs.

4.

Glass should not exceed 50 percent of the total area of any one facade of a building.

5.

Awnings are limited to canvas, or a lusterless, non-metal material that closely resembles canvas, at least 98 percent of which is a single deep or neutral solid color. The remaining up to 2 percent, if different, shall be contrasting. Awnings shall not be backlit. Lettering and logos should be limited to a monogram, not exceeding 20 percent of the sign area.

(Ord. No. 91500-A-129; Ord. No. 91500-A-319, §§ 1, 2, 3-19-02)

Landscaped areas shall be provided according to article 34.

(Ord. No. 91500-A-129)

No owner, occupant or operator shall cause, permit, suffer or allow outside storage and/or display of goods and/or services as defined in this chapter, unless screened from public view from an adjacent street, except for the incidental or secondary use as a garden center or conducting a special event permitted under article 6-5 of the Code of Ordinances.

(Ord. No. 91500-A-551, § 1, 5-11-10)