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Kouts City Zoning Code

PROFESSIONAL OFFICE

DISTRICT

§ 154.105 PURPOSE.

   The general character of this Professional Office District is to provide for those nonresidential uses of an administrative or professional nature which are necessary to the normal conduct of a community’s activities; however, it is not intended to accommodate commercial establishments of a retail nature.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)

§ 154.106 USE REGULATIONS.

   A building may be erected, altered or used for any of the following purposes in this District and no other:
   (A)   Offices of a professional nature, including, but not limited to architects, engineers, lawyers, planners, surveyors and similar professions;
   (B)   Offices of an administrative nature, including, but not limited to banking, financial, savings and loan or other financial institutions, accounting real estate, insurance and similar administrative activities;
   (C)   Medical and dental clinics;
   (D)   Any use of the same general character as any of the above permitted uses when authorized as a special exception;
   (E)   Supplementary district regulations, as set forth in §§ 154.245 et seq.;
   (F)   Signs, as set forth in §§ 154.265 et seq. 
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)

§ 154.107 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.

   The maximum height of any building shall be 40 feet, not to exceed two and one-half stories.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)

§ 154.108 WIDTH, AREA AND YARD REGULATIONS.

   (A)   Minimum lot width. Every lot containing a building shall have a lot width of not less than 70 feet at the building line.
   (B)   Minimum lot area. Every lot containing a building shall have a lot area of not less than 8,750 square feet.
   (C)   Front yard. Same as required in Open Space District.
   (D)   Side yard.
      (1)   On each interior lot there shall be two side yards, neither having a width of less than seven feet, and a combined width of not less than 20% of the width of the lot.
      (2)   On each corner lot there shall be two side yards. The side yard abutting the street shall have a width of not less than 25 feet. The side yard not abutting the street shall have a width of not less than seven feet. The combined width of the two yards shall not be less than 20% of the width of the lot.
      (3)   When the lot abuts any residential district, on the side which abuts there shall be a side yard buffer area of not less than 15 feet, and in addition, there shall be an effective screening from the abutting lot extending from the front building line to the rear lot line.
   (E)   Rear yard.
      (1)   There shall be a rear yard on each lot, the depth of which shall be not less than 30 feet from the rear property line.
      (2)   When the rear of the lot abuts any residential district, there shall be in addition an effective screening from the abutting residential lot extending between the side property lines, except when the lot abuts a street. In that event, the screening shall only be required to extend to the side building line.
   (F)   Building coverage. Not more than 33% of the area of any lot shall be occupied by buildings and not more than 75% shall be occupied by the combination of buildings, drives, sidewalks and parking areas.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)

§ 154.109 OFF-STREET PARKING.

   Off-street parking shall be in accordance with the regulations set forth in §§ 154.335 et seq.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)