As used in this chapter:

   (a)   "Headquarters or Executive Offices Park" ("Park") means an area of not less than forty-five contiguous acres to be developed according to a plan as a single entity and containing an arrangement of buildings intended for headquarters or executive offices for businesses or administrative entities in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. The contemplated activities are not those provided for in Chapter 1171, 1173 or 1179 but are those activities which are directly involved in, and necessarily incidental to, headquarters or executive offices activities.

(Ord. 1988-21. Passed 6-9-88.)

   (b)   "Headquarters or executive offices" means professional, financial, electronic data processing, administrative services, accounting, clerical, design and drafting offices, law offices, engineering offices, architectural offices, stockbrokers and investing offices, telephone exchange, computer centers and day care/preschool facilities, except that no retail sale involving the physical exchange of merchandise is permitted.

(Ord. 1993-8. Passed 4-12-93.)

   (c)   "Improvements" means:

      (1)   With respect to the gross site area, all streets, sanitary and storm sewers, utilities, lighting, buffering and landscaping to be provided thereon; and

      (2)   With respect to the lots specified in Section 1177.04(b), all buildings, driveways, parking areas, sanitary and storm sewers, utilities, lighting, buffering and landscaping to be provided thereon.

   (d)   "Serving the public" means any useful labor or service performed in a place that is readily accessible to, and encourages use by, the general public.

   (e)   "User" means a business or administrative entity which is an occupant of a building located within the Park.

(Ord. 1988-21. Passed 6-9-88.)

   The provisions of this chapter, governing the development of certain lands as a Headquarters or Executive Offices Park, are established to encourage the effective and timely development of land in accordance with the objectives and policies of the City, to encourage suitable design and land use patterns, to protect and enhance property values, to protect the natural environment, to achieve compatibility with adjacent existing land uses, to minimize disruption of and to preserve to the extent possible existing topographical features, to minimize traffic congestion on the public streets and to provide for land development which will not detract from and which will be compatible with surrounding land uses.

(Ord. 1985-29. Passed 10-14-85.)

   (a)   Permitted Main Uses and Buildings. The following uses are permitted in a U-7 District:

      (1)   Headquarters or executive offices for businesses or administrative entities, as described in Section 1177.01 and complying with the criteria set forth in this chapter

      (2)   Medical offices. A medical office is a facility (building or portion thereof) used by physicians, dentists, optometrists, and similar licensed medical personnel for the examination (pre as well as post operation and general examinations) and treatment of patients, solely on an outpatient basis and primarily by appointment. For the purpose of this zoning regulation, drop-in clinics, urgent care and emergency centers/clinics are not considered medical offices;

      (3)   Offices, classrooms, libraries and laboratories for a college, university, or other accredited educational facility. These uses are restricted, entirely, to the interior of the structure; and shall not include any activities, facilities or equipment that are not typically in an office building or that are incompatible with the U-7 Office environment; and

      (4)   Any other main use not listed in Section 1177.01 and determined to be similar by the Planning Commission may be permitted, in which event it shall comply with all other applicable sections.

   (b)   Occupancy. A building located within a Headquarters or Executive Offices Park may be occupied by more than one user, provided that each such user occupies not less than 1,250 usable square feet of space within the building, that each user has separate ingress and egress facilities to a common corridor or the outside and that no user shall sublet or share any required floor space with another user.

   (c)   Accessory Uses and Buildings.

      (1)   Accessory uses and buildings customarily incidental to the principal use, including dining facilities, auditoriums, meeting rooms and physical fitness facilities, intended for use by the occupants of the buildings within a Park site, are permitted.

      (2)   Buildings to house maintenance equipment necessary for the operation of the buildings and the site are permitted.

      (3)   Signs, as regulated by Chapter 1191, are permitted, except that a building wall sign shall be permitted only on the northern wall of a building whose property directly abuts interstate highways bearing an "I" designation. Such signs shall be limited to one sign per building, shall be no larger than twenty square feet in area and shall not be internally illuminated or backlit.

      (4)   Open space uses such as tennis courts and swimming pools operated for the use of the occupants of the buildings within the Park site are permitted.

      (5)   Buildings meeting the above requirements shall be permitted to a height of not more than forty feet above grade, but in no case more than three useable stories, and shall maintain a minimum setback of 200 feet from any residential use district.

      (6)   Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) hereof, research and development may be permitted within buildings in a U-7 District based upon the following floor areas:

               Total Floor Area   Maximum Research

               In Square Feet      & Development Area

               150,001 - 300,000   8% of floor area

               Over 300,001      6% of floor area

   For the purposes of this section, research and development shall mean and be limited to the fabrication, assembly and testing of mechanical, electronic and electrical devices and components. The storage and handling of flammable, toxic or explosive materials shall not be permitted in said District, and the operations shall be of a type that will not disseminate any dust, smoke, fumes, gas, glare or noxious odors or that possess other equally objectionable characteristics.

   (d)   Prohibited Uses. The following are uses which are prohibited in a U-7 District:

      (1)   Manufacturing uses;

      (2)   Warehousing uses;

      (3)   The uses specified in Chapter 1171 and 1173;

      (4)   Any other similar commercial activity serving the public;

      (5)   Medical offices or facilities utilizing a procedure where an overnight stay after the procedure is required;

      (6)   Any use as determined to be similar by the Planning Commission and confirmed by Council majority as not meeting the purpose and intent as specified in Section 1177.01 and 1177.03; and

      (7)   Any other use not specifically provided for in subsections (a) and (b) hereof.

(Ord. 1996-13. Passed 4-22-96; Ord. 2005-11. Passed 6-27-05; Ord. 2014-2. Passed 3-24-14.)

   (a)   Gross Site Area. No tract, parcel or lot to be used for a Headquarters or Executive Offices Park shall contain less than forty-five contiguous acres.

   (b)   Minimum Lot Size. There shall be a minimum lot size of six contiguous acres with a minimum frontage of 300 feet at the street line. However, lots may be subdivided into parcels of not less than three acres with approval of the Planning Commission. Any such subdivision shall provide proper and adequate easements for the residual parcel so as not to landlock it, and such residual parcel shall fully comply with all other provisions of Chapter 1177.

   (c)   Overall Density. The ground area occupied by the buildings (both main and accessory) shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the total lot area when the buildings consist of a single story or any combination of single, two or three-story buildings, twenty percent of the total lot area when buildings consist of two-story or any combination of two or three-story buildings, and fifteen percent of the total lot area when the buildings consist of three-story buildings.

   (d)   Building Height. The maximum height of any building shall be forty feet from the existing grade level prior to site preparation, exclusive of towers housing air conditioning or mechanical equipment, parapet walls, skylights and architectural appurtenances, so long as such towers, walls, skylights and appurtenances are architecturally compatible with the rest of the building, and buildings shall consist of not more than three occupiable stories, exclusive of a basement.

   (e)   Side Yards and Setbacks on Secondary Roads. The front yard setback on secondary roads shall be not less than 140 feet from the centerline of the street. The side yard setback shall be not less than twenty-five feet from the lot line or a distance equal to the height of the building, whichever is greater. The rear yard setback shall be not less than forty feet from the rear lot line. Wherever rear yards or side yards adjoin single-family or multifamily zoning classifications, however, those rear yard or side yard setbacks shall be not less than 100 feet from the lot line.

   (f)   Side Yards and Setbacks on Primary Roads. The front yard setback on primary roads shall be not less than 225 feet from the centerline of the street. The side yard setback shall be not less than twenty-five feet from the lot line, or a distance equal to the height of the building, whichever is greater. The rear yard setback shall be not less than forty feet from the rear lot line. However, wherever rear yards or side yards adjoin single-family or multifamily zoning classifications, such rear yard or side yard setbacks shall be not less than 100 feet from the lot line.

   (g)   Side Yards and Setbacks on Corner Lots. The front yard and the side yard setback that faces the street on a corner lot shall be not less than 225 feet from the centerline of any abutting street. The side yard setback facing an adjacent lot shall be not less than twenty-five feet from the lot line, or a distance equal to the height of the building, whichever is greater. The rear yard setback shall be not less than forty feet from the rear lot line. However, wherever rear yards or side yards adjoin single-family or multifamily zoning classifications, such rear yard or side yard setbacks shall be not less than 100 feet from the lot line.

(Ord. 1993-30. Passed 8-30-93.)

   (h)   Primary and Secondary Roads. For the purposes of this section, primary roads include Cedar Road and Lander Road. Secondary roads include Parkland Boulevard, Landerhaven Drive, Landerbrook Drive and Allen-Bradley Drive.

(Ord. 1997-28. Passed 9-22-97.)

   Vehicular and circulation systems shall be designed to ensure safe, efficient movement through a Headquarters or Executive Offices Park and into the surrounding highway systems. Design of circulation systems shall be governed by the following standards:

   (a)   Safe and easy access by emergency and delivery vehicles shall be provided in all areas of the Park.

   (b)   Streets within a Park shall be constructed of concrete and shall be designed and constructed according to the standards set forth in Section 1105.06(e).

(Ord. 1985-29. Passed 10-14-85.)

   (a)   Landscaping. Each lot shall be so landscaped as to preserve, to the extent possible, existing contours, trees, bushes, ponds, lakes, streams and other natural features of a Headquarters or Executive Offices Park and in a manner that will make the lots compatible in appearance and that will preserve and enhance the effect of the Park as being an integrated unit.

   (b)   Buffering. Buffers are walls, fences, landscaping and landscaped mounds used to shield the site from adjacent areas, streets and highways.

      (1)   Buffers consisting of landscaped mounds at least five feet high and having a base at least fifteen feet wide shall be used along all portions of the gross site area abutting through streets and highways except interstate highways bearing an "I" designation. Where landscaped mounds cannot be used due to the contour of the land, spruce, hemlock or pine trees at least six feet high, planted in two rows of staggered plantings, the rows to be approximately ten feet apart and the trees to be planted ten feet on center, may be used.

      (2)   A buffer consisting of a six-foot high vision-impairing wall of face brick or split face brick shall be used along all portions of the gross site area abutting or adjoining Class U-1, U-2, U-2-A and U-3 Districts.

      (3)   Rubbish and garbage collection areas shall be buffered in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1355 of the Building and Housing Code.

(Ord. 1985-29. Passed 10-14-85.)

   Unless otherwise specifically provided in this chapter or unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of Sections 1105.06 through 1105.11 and 1105.99 shall apply to this chapter, provided that wherever the word "house" or "houses" appears therein, the word "building" or "buildings" shall be substituted therefor; wherever the word "sublot" appears therein, the words "lot specified in Section 1177.04(b)" shall be substituted therefor; and wherever the word "subdivision" appears therein, the word "Park" shall be substituted therefor. Further, Sections 1105.06(f) and 1105.10 shall not be applicable.

   (a)   Utilities. All utilities, including gas, telephone, electrical systems and cable television shall be underground.

   (b)   Lighting. The style of lights and light standards shall be consistent within the gross site area, and all outdoor lights shall be of the high-pressure sodium type.

      (1)   The maximum height of free-standing lights shall be twenty-five feet.

      (2)   Where lights along property lines will be visible to adjacent U-1, U-2, U-2-A and U-3 Districts, they shall be appropriately shielded.

      (3)   Lighting shall be located along streets, in parking areas, at intersections and where various types of circulation systems merge or intersect.

      (4)   Pathways, sidewalks and trails shall be lighted with low or mushroom-type standards.

      (5)   Spotlight-type fixtures attached to buildings, shall not be used.

   (c)   Streets.

      (1)   The width of the right of way for streets within a Headquarters or Executive Offices Park shall be sixty feet.

      (2)   The width of the paved area of all streets within a Park shall be twenty-four feet.

      (3)   Temporary pavement shall be as specified in Section 1105.06(d).

      (4)   Permanent pavement shall be as specified in Section 1105.06(e).

   (d)   Sewers.

      (1)   The storm sewer system to serve a Park shall be adequate to control the rate, volume and velocity of storm water drainage, and the plans therefor, prepared in accordance with the details specified in Section 1105.06(c) and accompanied by the engineer's analysis of the adequacy of the system, as required by Section 1177.08(c)(3), shall require the approval of Council and the City Engineer.

      (2)   The water and sanitary sewer systems to serve a Park shall be adequate to supply a sufficient quantity of water and to handle all sanitary sewage generated within the Park, and the plans therefor, prepared in accordance with the details specified in Section 1105.06(c) and accompanied by the engineer's analysis of the adequacy of the systems required by Section 1177.08(c)(3), shall require the approval of Council, the City Engineer, the City of Cleveland, Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water, and the Cuyahoga County Sanitary Engineering Department, as appropriate.

   (e)   Construction. Except as hereinafter provided, the construction and installation of the improvements, as defined in Section 1177.01(b), shall commence not later than the commencement of construction on the first of the lots specified in Section 1177.04(b) to be improved by construction and installation of the improvements defined in Section 1177.01(b). All gross site area buffering improvements shall be completed before any above-ground construction of building improvements will be permitted, except that the buffers required under Section 1105.06(b)(2) may be commenced and completed concurrently with the construction and completion of the improvements on each of the lots specified in Section 1177.04(b) and all other gross site area improvements shall be completed not later than the completion of construction of the improvements on such lot.

   (f)   Maintenance of Improvements. All improvements defined in Section 1177.01(b) shall at all times be properly maintained. If the landscaping or buffering improvements are not properly maintained, the City shall have the right, but not the obligation, to perform the maintenance after ten days written notice to the record owner of the property upon which such improvements are located and to assess the costs related thereto to such record owner.

(Ord. 1985-29. Passed 10-14-85.)

   (a)   Preapplication Meeting. All owners or their representatives shall meet with the Director of Buildings and the Planning Commission prior to submission of the preliminary plan to discuss informally the purpose and intent of the Headquarters or Executive Offices Park, other pertinent zoning regulations and the criteria and standards contained herein. At this time, all owners shall also be familiarized with the zoning and building regulations and the drainage, sewer and water systems of the City.

   (b)   Preliminary Development Plan Application. All owners of the property sought to be rezoned and developed in accordance with this chapter shall jointly file an application for preliminary Headquarters or Executive Offices Park approval with the Planning Commission which shall contain the following information:

      (1)   The name and address of the applicant;

      (2)   The name and address of the registered surveyor, engineer and/or planner assisting in the preparation of the plans;

      (3)   The legal description of the gross site area;

      (4)   A description of the existing use; and

      (5)   A preliminary development plan showing:

         A.   The topography at two-foot contour intervals;

         B.   The location and front line, side lines and rear line of each of the lots specified in Section 1177.04(b), showing dimensions and acreage;

         C.   The location of proposed streets, rights of way, utility easements and common open space and recreation areas;

         D.   The proposed schedule for site development;

         E.   The acreage of the project and the designation of the north arrow;

         F.   Descriptive data as to the methods to be used to preserve and maintain open space; and

         G.   A plan showing provisions for control of erosion and sedimentation during and after construction, which plan shall be accompanied by documentation indicating a review and recommendation of the plan by the Cuyahoga County Soil and Water Conservation District or another competent agency or soil scientist.

   (c)   Final Development Plan Application. Prior to application for building permits for the Headquarters or Executive Offices Park or any part thereof, but not before at least one of the lots specified in Section 1177.04(b) is to be improved and a building erected thereon, and after approval of the preliminary plan, the owner or owners shall jointly submit the final development plan to the Planning Commission and Council. The final development plan shall conform to the preliminary plan as it may have been amended with the express approval of the Planning Commission and Council. Fifteen copies of the final development plan shall be submitted and shall be endorsed by a registered surveyor or engineer. An application for approval of the final development plan shall be filed with the Planning Commission and shall contain the following:

      (1)   A survey of the gross site area containing the data required by paragraphs (b)(5)A., B., C. and E.;

      (2)   All information required on the preliminary development plan;

      (3)   Engineering feasibility studies and plans as necessary for adequate water, storm and sanitary sewer, drainage, electricity, telephone and natural gas installations, and the nature and extent of earthwork required for gross site area preparation and development;

      (4)   Landscaping plans for the gross site area;

      (5)   Buffering plans for the gross site area; and

      (6)   Deed restrictions, protective covenants and other legal instruments to be used to control the use, development and maintenance of the land and improvements, including those to be owned in common and so maintained.

   (d)   Amendment of Final Development Plan. The final development plan may be amended from time to time with the express approval of the Planning Commission and Council by reconfiguring the lots specified in Section 1177.04(b) so as to increase the acreage of one or more of them.

(Ord. 1985-29. Passed 10-14-85; Ord. 1990-18. Passed 4-23-90.)

   In a U-7 District, all new buildings or additions hereafter erected or permitted to be erected under this Zoning Code shall have outer walls constructed of noncombustible material.

   The outer faces of outer walls of buildings in this District shall be constructed with a minimum four-inch face brick, stone, cast stone, precast concrete panel or architectural cast-in-place concrete of finish, glass, metal or other architectural panel approved by the Architectural Board of Review. Exposed masonry block and through-wall block construction is prohibited.

   The use of solid concrete veneer unit (split face brick) for alterations of existing buildings with suitable masonry walls may be permitted upon the approval of the Architectural Board of Review.

   No brick, cast stone or concrete veneer unit (split face brick) shall be larger than four inches in height.

(Ord. 1992-40. Passed 1-25-93.)