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Machesney Park City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XI

OFFICE DISTRICT

Sec. Z-54.- General purpose.

The OF district is established primarily to accommodate business and professional offices and institutional uses. This district is applied to select locations throughout the village. Being less restrictive than the residential districts and, generally, more restrictive than the commercial districts.

Sec. Z-55. - Office district regulations.

(1)

Yards. No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure or enlargement.

(a)

Front. A front yard equal to at least one-half the right-of-way of the street on which the lot fronts; however, in no case shall the front yard be less than 30 feet nor require more than 60 feet.

For buildings exceeding 25 feet in height, the minimum front yard determined above shall be increased by one foot for each two feet or fraction thereof by which the building height exceeds 25 feet, but in no case shall a front yard of more than 60 feet be required.

(b)

Side. On every zoning lot, side yards shall be provided as follows:

Every principal permitted use shall have a side yard on each side of not less than six feet and a combined total of side yards of not less than 15 feet when the structure is not more than 25 feet in height.

For principal structures exceeding 25 feet in height, the minimum side yard shall be increased by one foot for each four feet or fraction thereof by which the building exceeds 25 feet.

On corner lots, where the side yard adjoins a street, the minimum width shall be increased to equal one-half the right-of-way of the adjoining street with a minimum of 30 feet, but in no case shall a side yard of more than 60 feet be required.

(c)

Rear. A rear yard of not less than 25 feet.

(2)

Height. In the OF district, no building shall be erected or altered to a height in excess of 75 feet or eight stories.

(3)

Maximum site coverage. The maximum site coverage in the OF district shall not exceed 50 percent of the lot area.

(4)

Table of uses. Permitted uses and special uses in the office zoning district are found in article XIII, Commercial and industrial table of uses.