Subd. 1. Purposes. The purposes of the Office District are to:

A.

Provide opportunities for offices of a semi-commercial character to locate outside of commercial districts;

B.

Establish and maintain in portions of the City the high standards of site planning, architecture, and landscape design sought by many business and professional offices;

C.

Provide adequate space to meet the needs of modern offices, including off-street parking of automobiles and, where appropriate, off-street loading of trucks;

D.

Provide space for semi-public facilities and institutions appropriately may be located in office districts;

E.

Minimize traffic congestion and avoid the overloading of utilities by preventing the construction of buildings of excessive size in relation to the amount of land around them; and

F.

Protect offices from noise, disturbance, traffic hazards, safety hazards, and other objectionable influences incidental to certain commercial uses.

Subd. 2. Permitted Uses. Refer to the table in Section 11.05.

Subd. 3. Building Bulk and Dimension Standards.

A.

The following minimum standards apply in the Office district, unless otherwise noted:

B.

The following minimum standards apply for all accessory structures in the Office district, unless otherwise noted:

Subd. 4. Requirements and Conditions. In addition to the provisions of this chapter that are applicable to all districts or specifically apply to the Office District, the following requirements and conditions apply to the Office District:

A.

All professional pursuits and businesses must be conducted entirely within a completely enclosed structure, except for off-street parking and loading areas.

B.

Acceptable, approved sanitary sewer service must be provided to all occupied structures.

C.

Zoning requests will be considered only on the basis of compliance with the Comprehensive Guide Plan for the entire area to be zoned and specific plans for initial structures and site development.

D.

Lots must have frontage on a public street. Corner lots must have additional width equal to the minimum interior side yard setback requirement and must in no case be less than ninety (90) feet.

Subd. 5. General Provisions. Refer to Section 11.08 for provisions that apply to all zoning districts.

Subd. 6. Landscaping. Landscaping and screening is required pursuant to Section 11.42.

Subd. 7. Parking and Off-Street Loading. Refer to in Section 11.43 for parking and off-street loading standards.

Subd. 8. Architectural Standards. Refer to Section 11.46 for architectural standards.

Subd. 9. Signs. Refer to Section 11.70 for sign regulations.

Subd. 10. Shoreland Management. Refer to Section 11.50 for shoreland management standards.

Subd. 11. Wetlands. Refer to Section 11.51 for wetland protection standards.

Subd. 12. Land Alteration, Tree Preservation, and Stormwater Management. Refer to Section 11.55 for regulations regarding land alteration, tree preservation, and stormwater management.

Subd. 13. Sloped Ground Development and Regulations. Refer to Section 11.60 for sloped ground development regulations.

Subd. 14. Floodplain. Refer to Section 11.45 for floodplain regulations.

(Source: Ordinance No. 20-2023, 12-14-2023; Ordinance No. 13-2017, 8-17-2017; Ordinance No. 5-2015, 5-14-2015; Ordinance No. 27-97, 6-13-1997; Ordinance No. 9-87, 5-7-1987; City Code, 9-17-1982)