The purpose of the office zone district is to provide areas of adequate size and appropriate locational characteristics for the development and operation of professional and administrative offices and certain complementary uses. It is further intended that this urban growth area boundary district serve as a buffer or transition between residential districts and commercial districts.

(Ord. 7-2005 § 21.1.0, 2005)

The following uses shall be permitted in the office district:

A.

Administrative and professional offices, such as lawyers, engineers, real estate, accountants, insurance offices;

B.

Medical and dental offices;

C.

Museums and art galleries;

D.

Governmental office, excluding police and fire stations;

E.

Funeral homes.

(Ord. 7-2005 § 21.2.0, 2005)

Incidental sales and services, such as food service, pharmacies and retail sales to serve occupants and patrons of an established principal use, provided the accessory use is conducted within the principal building.

(Ord. 7-2005 § 21.3.0, 2005)

The following uses are permitted subject to the approval of special permit:

A.

Police and fire stations;

B.

Churches and similar places of worship;

C.

Private nursery school, preschool, child mini day-care and child day-care center;

D.

Dwelling units, provided the units are within the principal building, are all above the ground floor of such building, and the ground floor of such building is designed or intended to be used for a principally permitted use;

E.

Container storage;

F.

Nonmotorized recreational trails and similar facilities.

(Ord. 7-2005 § 21.4.0, 2005)

A.

Minimum lot area: not required, except for nonconforming residential uses which must retain a minimum of five thousand (5,000) square feet for single family and three thousand (3,000) square feet for each additional unit.

B.

Lot coverage: dictated by parking requirements, setbacks and landscaping.

C.

Minimum Yard Setbacks.

1.

Front: fifteen (15) feet, except where adjoining a residential district in which case site design standards shall prevail.

2.

Side: five feet except where adjoining a residential district in which case site design standards shall prevail.

3.

Rear: none required, except where adjoining a residential district in which case site design standards shall prevail.

D.

Maximum building height: thirty-five (35) feet, except a greater height may be approved by special permit.

E.

Fences and hedges: (See Chapter 17.74, Landscaping and Screening.)

F.

Parking: (See Chapter 17.78, Off-Street Parking.)

G.

Landscaping: (See Chapter 17.74, Landscaping and Screening.)

(Ord. 7-2005 § 21.5.0, 2005)