Glasgow City Zoning Code
OP, OFFICE
AND PROFESSIONAL DISTRICT
§ 158.215 PURPOSE.
The provisions of this subchapter are established with the purpose and intent of providing space for professional offices in appropriate locations to accommodate the needs of the community.
(1989 Code, § 154.123) (Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018)
§ 158.216 PERMITTED USES AND STRUCTURES.
Within any office and professional district no structure or land shall be used, arranged or designed to be used unless otherwise provided by this chapter, except for one or more of the following uses:
(A) Apothecary for the preparing and selling of drugs and medicine, excluding general merchandise;
(B) Single-family dwelling, provided all restrictions pertaining to R-1 zone are compiled with;
(C) Churches and other places of worship;
(D) Diagnostic laboratories located within hospitals, clinics or medical office buildings;
(E) Legal, architectural, engineering, realtor, management, insurance, accountant offices and banking facilities;
(F) Health clinic for the treatment of humans;
(G) Medical care hospitals and convalescent hospital for the treatment of humans;
(H) Medical offices of therapeutic, preventative or corrective personal treatment services by physicians, dentists and other licensed practitioners for treatment of humans, as well as the provision of medical testing and analysis services;
(I) Offices for organizations used primarily for management, accounting, correspondence or research, provided that no merchandise services are rendered on the premises;
(J) Public, parochial and private, non-profit museums, art galleries and libraries;
(K) Public, parochial and private, primary and secondary schools;
(L) Surface automobile parking lot;
(M) Assisted living facilities, residential care facilities; and
(N) Accessory uses customarily incident to any of the above permitted uses.
(O) The above uses are subject to the following condition. Development within the OP zoning District shall comply with the landscape buffer area (LBA) requirements as set forth in § 158.028.
(1989 Code, § 154.124) (Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2319, passed 11-8-99; Am. Ord. 2542, passed 10-24-2005; Am. Ord. 2774, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018)
§ 158.217 CONDITIONAL USES PERMITTED BY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
The following uses may be permitted with the approval of the Board of Adjustment:
(A) Medical cannabis safety compliance facility and dispensaries.
(Ord. 2024-3055, passed 9-23-2024)
§ 158.218 HEIGHT OF STRUCTURES.
(A) (1) No building or signage structure shall be erected or structurally altered so as to exceed two and one-half stories or 30 feet in height, except as provided herein.
(2) Churches, hospitals, schools or any public building (which is defined as any building customarily open to the public) permitted to be constructed in the Office and Professional District may be built to a height of 50 feet or five stories.
(3) Any building in excess of 50 feet in height shall have a minimum set back of 35 feet and have a three to one height to yard ratio.
(B) Any building exceeding 50 feet in height shall have a fire suppressor system that meets the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association 13, Standards for Installation of Sprinkler Systems (current edition).
(C) (1) Any building exceeding 50 feet in height with the National Fire Protection Association 13, Standards for Installation of Sprinkler Systems (current edition) fire suppression system shall have its final development plan approved by the Chief of the Glasgow Fire Department.
(2) An annual inspection shall be conducted by the Glasgow Fire Department of the maintenance and integrity of the fire suppression system.
(1989 Code, § 154.124A) (Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2774, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018; Am. Ord. 2024-3055, passed 9-23-2024)
§ 158.219
(A) All buildings, except unattached accessory structures, shall have the following minimum yard spaces:
Total Width | Minimum Width |
Total Width | Minimum Width |
Front yard | One-half distance of right-of-way, but not less than 35 feet |
Side yard | 12 feet |
Side yard exterior (corner lot) | |
Backing up to an abutting side yard | 20 feet |
Backing up to an abutting rear yard | 20 feet |
Rear yard | |
Abutting agricultural or residential district | 40 feet |
All other districts | 25 feet |
(B) Unattached accessory structures shall have the following minimum yard spaces:
Yard Type | Feet |
Side yard | Five feet |
Rear yard | Five feet |
Distance to principal building | Ten feet |
(C) No building, structure, or vehicle use area (VUA) shall be placed within a landscape buffer area (LBA) as set forth in § 158.028.
(1989 Code, § 154.124B) (Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2542, passed 10-24-05; Am. Ord. 2774, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018; Am. Ord. 2024-3055, passed 9-23- 2024)
§ 158.220 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.
(1989 Code, § 154.124C) (Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018; Am. Ord. 2024-3055, passed 9-23-2024)
§ 158.221 USES PROHIBITED.
(A) No trailer coach or manufactured home park, manufactured home, mobile office, or job trailer shall be permitted in this district.
(B) Mobile offices or job trailers used during construction are permitted if use is temporary provided it meets the stipulations set forth in § 158.317.
(C) Halfway home and residential treatment program.
(D) Townhomes;
(E) Medical cannabis cultivating, processing and producing facilities.
(1989 Code, § 154.124D) (Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2774, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018; Am. Ord. 2024-3055, passed 9-23-2024)
§ 158.222 OUTDOOR STORAGE.
All outdoor storage facilities are prohibited, except for the storage of waste products in approved waste containers.
(1989 Code, § 154.124E) (Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018; Am. Ord. 2024-3055, passed 9-23-2024)
§ 158.223 MINIMUM LOT REQUIREMENTS.
The minimum lot area for the OP Zoning is 7,500 square feet. Single- and multiple-family dwellings shall have the same minimum lot requirements as the R-1 Low Density Residential District.
(1989 Code, § 154.124F) (Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2542, passed 10-24-2005; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018; Am. Ord. 2024-3055, passed 9-23-2024)
§ 158.224 FENCING.
Fencing for privacy or security purposes within the OP zoning district shall adhere to the following:
(A) Materials for fencing shall be restricted to materials whose intended original use is for providing privacy and/or security. No used materials are to be utilized or re-purposed as fencing including, but not limited to, pallets, metal roofing, tires, barrels, etc.
(B) (1) A fence can be placed directly on a property line(s), with the exception of the front yard property line, which must be a minimum of ten feet from the property line/right-of-way.
(2) A fence may be permitted to be located on the front yard property line provided it is no more than three feet in height and does not intrude into the visibility triangle found in § 158.022.
(Ord. 2023-3038, passed 11-13-2023; Am. Ord. 2024-3055, passed 9-23-2024)