A.

Purpose

The Planned Office Research District is established to permit and encourage diverse institutional, commercial, office research and cultural facilities.

B.

Uses Permitted as a Matter of Right

1.

Adult live entertainment establishments, subject to the requirements of Section 128.0.H.

2.

Age-restricted adult housing, including retail and personal services uses subject to the requirements of Subsection E.6.

3.

Ambulatory health care facilities, including pharmacies incidental to these uses.

4.

Animal Hospitals, completely enclosed.

5.

Athletic Facilities, Commercial.

6.

Banks, savings and loan associations, investment companies, credit unions, brokers and similar financial institutions.

7.

Bio-medical laboratories.

8.

Blueprinting, printing, duplicating or engraving services.

9.

Business machine sales, rental and service establishments.

10.

Carnivals and fairs sponsored by and operated on a nonprofit basis for the benefit of charitable, social, civic or educational organizations, subject to the requirements of Section 128.0.D.

11.

Catering establishments and banquet facilities.

12.

Child day care centers and nursery schools.

13.

Commercial communication antennas.

14.

Commercial communication towers with a height of less than 200 feet measured from ground level, subject to the requirements of Section 128.0.E.2. and 128.0.E.3.

15.

Concert halls.

16.

Conservation areas, including wildlife and forest preserves, environmental management areas, reforestation areas, and similar uses.

17.

Convents and monasteries used for residential purposes.

18.

Data processing and telecommunication center.

19.

Day treatment or care facilities.

20.

Executive golf training and recreation centers.

21.

Farming, provided that on a residential lot or parcel of less than 40,000 square feet no livestock shall be permitted. However, residential chicken keeping is allowed as noted in Section 128.0.

22.

Flex space, contractor's office and outdoor or indoor storage facility, self-storage facilities, warehouses, moving and storage establishments, and light industrial uses, provided the property is within 1,800 feet by road of an interstate highway ramp.

23.

Funeral homes and mortuaries.

24.

Government structures, facilities and uses, including public schools and colleges.

25.

Hospitals, intermediate care facilities and residential treatment centers.

26.

Hotels, motels, conference centers and country inns.

27.

Housing Commission Housing Developments, subject to the requirements of Section 128.0.J.

28.

Legitimate theaters and dinner theaters.

29.

Museums and libraries.

30.

Nonprofit clubs, lodges and community halls.

31.

Nursing homes and residential care facilities.

32.

Offices, professional and business.

33.

Private parks, swimming pools, playgrounds, athletic fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, and similar private, noncommercial recreation facilities.

34.

Radio and television broadcasting facilities and studios. Primary broadcasting transmitting antenna shall not be located on site.

35.

Religious facilities, structures and land used primarily for religious activities.

36.

Research and development establishments.

37.

Restaurants, standard, and beverage establishments, including those serving beer, wine and liquor for consumption on premises only.

38.

Retail and personal service uses limited to the following, provided that (1) such uses shall be located within a building used primarily for offices or research and development establishments and shall occupy no more than 25% of the floor area of the building or (2) such uses are part of a development of at least 25 acres containing 100,000 square feet or more of office or research and development space and provided that such uses constitute no more than 10% of the floor area of the total development:

a.

Adult book or video stores, subject to the requirements of Section 128.0.H.

b.

Personal service establishments.

c.

Retail stores, limited to food stores, drug and cosmetic stores, convenience stores and specialty stores.

d.

Restaurants, carryout, including incidental delivery services.

e.

Restaurants, fast food with no more than a single drive-through lane.

f.

Laundry and/or dry cleaning.

39.

Riding academies and stables.

40.

Rooftop solar collectors and ground-mount solar collectors.

41.

Seasonal sale of Christmas trees or other decorative plant materials, subject to the requirements of Section 128.0.D.

42.

Schools, commercial.

43.

Schools, private academic, including colleges and universities.

44.

Service agencies.

45.

Underground pipelines; electric transmission and distribution lines; telephone, telegraph and CATV lines; mobile transformer units; telephone equipment boxes; and other similar public utility uses not requiring a Conditional Use.

46.

Volunteer fire departments.

(Bill No. 17-2021(ZRA-197), § 1, 5-6-2021; Bill No. 14-2024(ZRA-205), § 1, 4-3-2024)

C.

Accessory Uses

1.

Any use normally and customarily incidental to any use permitted as a matter of right in this district.

2.

Communication towers and antennas which are accessory to a principal use on the lot and which exclusively serve that use. Towers are subject to the requirements of Section 128.0.E.

3.

Light manufacturing, assembly, repair, servicing, and/or warehousing of electronic, communications, computer, medical, scientific, optical, photographic or technical instruments, equipment and components. Such uses must be accessory to research and development laboratories and may not exceed 50% of the floor area of all buildings located on a lot.

4.

Housing for hospital or intermediate care facility employees and domiciliary care facilities related to a hospital use.

5.

Retail and service businesses which are located within and primarily serve the residents of a nursing home, residential care facility, or age-restricted adult housing, provided such businesses do not occupy more than 2% of the total floor area of the building or buildings within the development.

6.

Private parks, athletic fields, exercise facilities, tennis courts, basketball courts, and similar private, non-commercial recreation facilities.

7.

Small Wind Energy System, building mounted, subject to the requirements of Section 128.0.L.

(Bill No. 17-2021(ZRA-197), § 1, 5-6-2021)

D.

Bulk Regulations

(Also see Section 128.0.A, Supplementary Bulk Regulations.)

1.

Maximum height limitations:

a.

Structure with minimum setback .....50 feet

b.

Structure with an additional 1 foot in height for every 2 feet of setback above the minimum .....80 feet

2.

Minimum district size, not to prohibit the sale or lease of lots therein .....2 acres

3.

Minimum structure or use setback:

a.

From residential districts or uses .....75 feet

except age-restricted housing from R-SA-8 or R-A-15 .....50 feet

except restaurants .....100 feet

b.

From any other zoning district .....0 feet

except from adjoining open space .....10 feet

c.

From public street right-of-way .....30 feet

d.

If a residential district is separated from the POR District by a public street right-of-way, only the setback from the public street right-of-way shall apply.

4.

Minimum distances between buildings for attached and apartment units within an age-restricted adult housing development

a.

Face to face .....30 feet

b.

Face to side/Rear to side .....20 feet

c.

Side to side .....15 feet

d.

Rear to rear .....50 feet

e.

Rear to face .....75 feet

E.

Additional Requirements for Age-Restricted Adult Housing

1.

Design for Older Adults

The development shall incorporate universal design features from the Department of Planning and Zoning guidelines which identify required, recommended and optional features. Plan submittals shall include descriptions of the design features of the proposed dwellings to demonstrate their appropriateness for the age-restricted population. The material submitted shall indicate how universal design features will be used to make individual dwellings adaptable to persons with mobility or functional limitations and how the design will provide accessible routes between parking areas, sidewalks, dwelling units and common areas.

2.

Enforcement of Age Restrictions

If the development will not be a rental community under single ownership, it shall be subject to covenants or other legal restrictions enforcing the age restrictions for this use. Plan submittals shall include the proposed covenants and other legal means of enforcing the age restrictions. The legal entity that will implement and maintain the age restrictions must be clearly identified and able to provide effective enforcement to supplement county enforcement of zoning regulations.

3.

Moderate Income Housing Units

At least 10% of the dwelling units shall be Moderate Income Housing Units.

4.

Community Center

At least one on-site community building or indoor community space within a principal structure shall be provided that contains a minimum of:

a.

20 square feet of floor area per dwelling unit, for the first 99 dwelling units with a minimum area of 500 square feet, and

b.

10 square feet of floor area per dwelling unit for each additional dwelling unit above 99.

5.

Open Space

a.

Open space shall constitute at least 20% of the gross acreage used for an age-restricted adult development in the POR District.

b.

The community shall include recreation and common areas for residents, including at least pathways and seating areas.

6.

Retail and Personal Service Uses

a.

Retail and personal services uses are permitted on a lot that is part of a project proposing or containing a minimum of 100 age-restricted adult housing units and a POR District of at least 10 acres.

b.

Retail and personal service uses are limited to the following uses permitted in the B-1 District:

(1)

Personal service establishments.

(2)

Drug and cosmetic stores.

(3)

Convenience stores.

(4)

Specialty stores.

(5)

Restaurants, carryout, including incidental delivery services.

(6)

Antique shops, art galleries, craft shops.

(7)

Bakeries, provided all good baked on the premises shall be sold at retail from the premises.

(8)

Carpet and floor covering stores.

(9)

Clothing and apparel stores with goods for sale or rent.

(10)

Farmers markets and farm produce stands.

(11)

Laundry and/or dry cleaning establishments, except that pickup and delivery services shall not be provided.

(12)

Liquor stores.

(13)

Pet grooming establishments.

(14)

Repair or electronic equipment, radios, televisions, computers, clocks, watches, jewelry, and similar items.

(15)

Seasonal sale of Christmas trees or other decorative plant materials, subject to the requirements of Section 128.0.D.

(16)

Service agencies.

c.

The design of structures shall be compatible with other structures in the vicinity.

d.

Occupancy of a building for B-1 uses shall not be approved until at least 100 building permits have been issued for age-restricted adult housing units within the project.

e.

Gross square feet of retail shall not exceed 200 square-feet of floor area per dwelling unit for the first 100 dwelling units. An additional 50 square-feet of retail shall be permitted for each unit over the first 100 units with a maximum of 40,000 square-feet of retail within the project.

f.

For the purpose of this section, a project shall include all property included on a sketch plan or a record plat or under a common master homeowners association.

F.

Conditional Uses

Conditional Uses in the POR District are subject to the detailed requirements for Conditional Uses given in Section 131.0. For the list of permitted Conditional Uses, refer to the chart in Section 131.0.