The RO-1 Restricted Office District is intended to permit those office and restricted business uses that will provide opportunities for local employment close to residential areas, thus reducing travel to and from work; which will provide clean, modern office buildings in landscaped settings; which will provide, adjacent to residential areas, appropriate districts for uses that do not generated large volumes of traffic, traffic congestion and parking problems; and which will promote most desirable use of land in accordance with the Village's Master Plan.

(Ord. 101. Passed 2-20-70; Ord. 2017-02. Passed 2-13-17.)

   In the RO-1 District, the following uses are permitted:

   (a)   Uses resulting from any of the following occupations: executive, administrative, professional, accounting, banking, clerical, stenographic and drafting, and manufacturers' agents. No display shall be in an exterior show window, and the total area devoted to display, including both the objects displayed and the floor space set aside for persons observing the displayed objects, shall not exceed fifteen percent of the usable floor area of the establishment using the display of an actual product for sale as a sales procedure; provided that there shall be no outdoor storage of goods or material, irrespective of whether or not they are for sale; provided, further, that there shall be no warehousing or indoor storage of goods or material, irrespective of whether or not they are for sale; and provided, further, that there shall be no warehousing or indoor storage of goods or material beyond that normally incidental to the above permitted office type uses.

   (b)   Medical or dental centers, not including veterinarian hospital or any type of medical facility permitting overnight patients.

   (c)   The professional office of a medical doctor, osteopath, chiropractor, dentist, architect, lawyer, professional engineer, land surveyor or city planner, or other business, professional or governmental offices.

   (d)   Publicly-owned building and public utility offices, transformer stations and sub-stations, but not including storage yards.

   (e)   There shall be no accessory structures in an RO-1 District, except that wall signs may be permitted, providing they pertain to a use conducted within the main building and provided, further, that such signs are displayed flat against the side of the building and do not project above the roof line. Such signs are subject to the requirements of Chapter 1474, Signs and Outdoor Display Structures. (See also Section 1268.05.)

(Ord. 101. Passed 2-20-70: Ord. 2017-02. Passed 2-13-17.)

   The following accessory uses, buildings and structures shall be permitted in the RO-1 Restricted Office District, subject to Section 1268.13:

   (a)   Signs, provided they pertain to the use being conducted within the main building, and provided further that such signs are displayed flat against the wall and do not project above the roof line. Signs shall not have flashing lights. One sign shall be permitted for each office or clinic use in the building, provided that no single sign shall exceed ten square feet in area.

   (b)   The Village of Franklin encourages the development and use of alternative energy sources, such as energy generated by solar and wind facilities, provided the devices to generate, process and store the energy are safe and cause no harm to the well-being of adjacent residents or businesses or the neighborhood as a whole. Alternative energy facilities are considered to be accessory structures, and are subject to the following site plan and use approval requirements:

      (1)   Wind energy facilities, whether freestanding or attached to the principal building, require site plan review in accordance with Section 1268.30 and special use approval in accordance with Section 1268.32.

      (2)   Ground-mounted solar energy facilities require site plan review in accordance with Section 1268.30 and special use approval in accordance with Section 1268.32.

      (3)   Roof-mounted solar energy facilities require zoning compliance approval in accordance with Section 1242.02 and shall comply with Section 1268.13A, Roof-Mounted Solar Energy Systems.

(Ord. 2010-05. Passed 5-10-10; Ord. 2020-05. Passed 9-14-20.)

   Off-street parking facilities shall be provided as specified in Chapter 1262, with the further condition that no parking be permitted in the required front yard, said front yard area being the 40-foot yard space abutting the front property line, nor within the required side or rear setback adjacent to any side or rear property zoned R-1, R-2, R-3 or R-4, or which is adjacent to any property or lot used for residential purposes. (See Section 1262.02 for off-street parking development regulations.)

(Ord. 172. Passed 12-6-90; Ord. 2010-05. Passed 5-10-10.)

   Along any property line of an RO-1 District abutting a residentially zoned district, the area between the required setback and the property line shall be sodded, planted and shrubbed to form a permanent greenbelt.

(Ord. 101. Passed 2-20-70; Ord. 2010-05. Passed 5-10-10.)

   For all uses permitted in an RO-1 District, there must be site plan review as required under Section 1268.30.

(Ord. 101. Passed 2-20-70; Ord. 2010-05. Passed 5-10-10.)

   Area, height, bulk and placement requirements for the RO-1 District shall be as established in the schedule provided in Appendix B following the text of this Zoning Code.

(Ord. 101. Passed 2-20-70; Ord. 2010-05. Passed 5-10-10.)