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Montrose Charter Township
City Zoning Code

OFFICE SERVICE

DISTRICT O-S

§ 153.125 INTENT.

   (A)   The Office Service District is intended to accommodate low-intensity, office-type professional and administrative service uses.
   (B)   These districts have the following characteristics: allowable activities take place in attractive buildings in landscaped settings; they generally operate during normal daytime business hours; they produce a minimum amount of traffic; and their use characteristics make them compatible with adjacent residential uses.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 10.01)

§ 153.126 PERMITTED USES.

   No structure or part thereof shall be erected, altered, or used and no land may be used except for 1 or more of the following purposes:
   (A)   Office-type business related to executive, administrative, or professional occupations including, but not limited to, offices of a lawyer, accountant, insurance/real estate agent, architect, engineer, and similar occupation;
   (B)   Clinics, except veterinary clinics or veterinary hospitals having boarding facilities or outdoor runs;
   (C)   Medical, dental, and optical laboratories that provide testing services or provide medical or dental devices such as artificial limbs, teeth, eye glasses and the like;
   (D)   Banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations, and similar uses;
   (E)   Barber shops, beauty shops, and health salons;
   (F)   Private clubs, fraternal organization, or lodge halls;
   (G)   Pharmacy or apothecary shop;
   (H)   Business service establishments such as typing services, photocopying services; quick-printing establishments, office supply stores, and similar establishments;
   (I)   Hospitals, convalescent homes and nursing homes; and/or
   (J)   Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 10.02)

§ 153.127 SPECIAL LAND USES.

   The following uses are considered special land uses within the district and may be approved by the Planning Commission subject to the applicable general and specific standards in §§ 153.215 through 153.219 below:
   (A)   Colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher learning;
   (B)   Day care centers;
   (C)   Fast food, carry-out, drive-in, and drive-through restaurants;
   (D)   Mortuary establishments or funeral homes;
   (E)   Office supply stores;
   (F)   Public, institutional, or semi-public facilities; and
   (G)   Accessory buildings, structures, and uses customarily incidental to the above special land uses.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 10.03)

§ 153.128 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

   (A)   Schedule of regulations: §§ 153.200 and 153.201.
   (B)   Site plan review standards: §§ 153.230 through 153.243.
   (C)   Parking and loading; unloading standards: §§ 153.275 through 153.281.
   (D)   Sign regulations: §§ 153.295 through 153.302.
   (E)   Landscaping standards: §§ 153.315 through 153.322.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 10.04)