The B-4A Office Park/Research District and its regulations are established herein in order to achieve, among other, the following purposes:

      (a)   To encourage the logical development of land for office uses in accordance with the objectives in the Comprehensive Plan.

      (b)   To provide Office Park/Research Districts in appropriate and convenient locations to meet the needs of the City's expected future economy for research facilities and office uses.

      (c)   To permit the construction and development of specialty hospitals and medical research facilities in the Office Park/Research District that do not conflict with nearby office uses in the B-4 zoning district.

      (d)   To ensure the highest quality of development which protects existing development from incompatible building and site designs and thereby maximizes the long-term marketability of the undeveloped sites in this district.

(Ord. 2019-037. Passed 9-16-19.)

   (a)   No building and land shall be used, or building designed, erected, altered, moved or maintained, in whole or in part, in the B-4A Office Park/Research District, except for the uses set forth in Schedule 1274.02 and the following regulations.

      (1)   Incidental storage of materials within entirely enclosed building(s), when such materials are clearly accessory to the principal use.

      (2)   Signs as regulated by Chapter 1298.

      (3)   Off-street parking as required and set forth in Chapter 1284.

      (4)   Loading facilities as set forth in Chapter 1284.

      (5)   Cafeterias for specialty hospitals that provide food services to patients and visitors with a maximum square footage of six thousand (6,000) square feet. Outdoor seating associated with a cafeteria shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the indoor seating capacity of the cafeteria.

      (6)   Supporting services for specialty hospitals that comply with the following:

         A.   Limited to the sale of products or services that are intended to primarily meet the needs of the patients of the specialty hospital use. These are limited to: pharmacies and the sale of pharmaceuticals and durable medical equipment.

         B.   Permitted only in a specialty hospital that has a minimum of twenty thousand (20,000) gross square feet.

         C.   Shall not exceed five (5) percent of the total floor area of the building and shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the first floor of a building.

         D.   Customer entrance must be through the public entrances to the specialty hospital, and shall not be provided through separate exterior building entrances.

         E.   Wholesale sales are not permitted directly from the premises.

         F.   No exterior signs advertising the supporting services are permitted.

         G.   If an existing specialty hospital that has already been approved and constructed in the B-4A zoning district becomes subject in the future to a federal or state mandate to provide emergency services, such specialty hospital shall have the right to provide such additional services upon obtaining approval from the Planning Commission.

      (7)   Supporting services for all other uses that comply with the following:

         A.   Limited to the sale of products or services that are intended to primarily meet the needs of the employees or patrons of the office uses. These are limited to: coffee shops and the sale of sundries (i.e., newspapers, magazines, candy, snacks).

         B.   Permitted only in an office building or specialty hospital that has a minimum of twenty thousand (20,000) gross square feet.

         C.   Shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area in any building.

         D.   Customer entrance must be through the public entrances to the office building or specialty hospital, and shall not be provided through separate exterior building entrances.

         E.   Wholesale sales are not permitted directly from the premises.

         F.   No exterior signs advertising the supporting services are permitted.

      (8)   Restaurants and banks in compliance with the following:

         A.   Permitted only in an office building or specialty hospital that has a minimum of forty thousand (40,000) gross square feet.

         B.   Only one (1) restaurant and one (1) bank shall be permitted per building.

         C.   The combined area of the bank and the restaurant shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the total floor area of the building and shall not exceed thirty-five (35) percent of the first floor of a building.

         D.   Customer entrance shall be through the public entrances to the office building, and shall not be provided through separate exterior building entrances.

         E.   Wholesale sales are not permitted directly from the premises.

         F.   The nearest portion of any building with a restaurant shall be at least one hundred (100) feet from a Residential District boundary.

         G.   Outdoor seating associated with a restaurant shall not exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the indoor seating capacity of the restaurant.

         H.   Exterior signs shall only be permitted when in compliance with Chapter 1298.

(Ord. 2019-037. Passed 9-16-19.)

   In the B-4A Office Park/Research District, all buildings and land shall abut a street for the required width. The minimum lot area and width and maximum lot coverage for each office, research facility, or specialty hospital shall be in accordance with the following Schedule 1282.03:

 

 

   (a)   Setbacks shall be provided for every principal and accessory building in the B-4A Office Park/Research District in accordance with Schedule 1283.04 and this chapter:

 

 

(Ord. 2019-037. Passed 9-16-19.)

(Ord. 2019-037. Passed 9-16-19.)

   (a)   Principal buildings shall have a maximum height of four (4) floors provided that no part of the building including the roof exceeds sixty-five (65) feet. It is further required that the height of any principal building in any Office Park/Research District that is located between one hundred (100) feet and one hundred ninety-five (195) feet of property in a Residential District, which is either vacant or used for residential purposes, shall have a building height no greater than one-third (1/3) the width of that yard which adjoins such Residential District.

   (b)   Mechanical space for building equipment placed on the building roof may be allowed above the maximum height specified, provided such mechanical space and screening complies with the following:

      (1)   Does not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height;

      (2)   Complies also with Section 1274.06(a)(1)F.;

      (3)   Is adequately screened from view; and

      (4)   Is approved by the Planning Commission.

(Ord. 2019-037. Passed 9-16-19.)

   Landscaping, screening, and buffering shall be provided in accordance with the provisions set forth in Chapter 1296, Landscaping, Screening, and Open Space Regulations, and the following:

(Ord. 2019-037. Passed 9-16-19.)

   (a)   In order to carry out the intent and purpose of this chapter, the Planning Commission shall review site plans that have been prepared for specific areas in the B-4A District. Plans submitted for review shall include the Plan Submission Requirements in Chapter 1240. Such site plans shall be developed in accordance with the criteria set forth in this chapter and in any other applicable provisions of this Zoning Code.

   (b)   Such plans may designate locations for temporary streets or access ways for a limited period until streets or access ways will be constructed at locations to comply with the traffic control requirements of this Zoning Code and the City's Code of Ordinances. After such plans are duly approved by the Planning Commission and Council, they shall be construed as being a part of this Zoning Code and compliance therewith is required unless modifications are subsequently approved by the Planning Commission and Council.

(Ord. 2019-037. Passed 9-16-19.)