The office districts are included for this chapter to achieve the following objectives:

(a)

To reserve appropriately located areas for offices and commercial services of similar intensity with the metropolitan area.

(b)

To distinguish land in office uses as separate from other more intensive commercial uses and to recognize different effects of different kinds of office facilities.

(c)

To promote flexibility in the design and development of office service areas, while maintaining high standards of design and ensuring neighborhood compatibility.

(d)

To allow for a mixture of compatible urban uses that reinforce primary office development.

(e)

To facilitate planning for urban services appropriate to anticipated traffic generation, service requirements, and office needs generated by nearby neighborhoods and the city as a whole.

(Code 1980, § 55-302)

The LO limited office district is intended to provide office locations generally serving neighborhood or community needs. The LO district may be located adjacent to or within residential areas and is designed to be compatible in scale and land use intensity with residential settings. The district allows for the integration of limited supporting commercial uses into office developments. Combined with the MD major development overlay district, it is also appropriate for larger office developments, characterized by small buildings, low site coverage, and extensive landscaping. The LO district is most appropriate along collector and arterial streets, in areas of transition between residential and higher intensity uses, and in areas of existing and new office development.

(Code 1980, § 55-304)

The following use types are permitted:

(a)

Office uses.

General offices

(b)

Commercial uses.

Consumer convenience services

(c)

Civic uses.

Administrative services

Convalescent services

Cultural services

Day care (limited)

Day care (general)

Emergency residential care

Guidance services

Local utility services

Park and recreation services

Primary educational facilities

Religious assembly

Social clubs

(d)

Agricultural uses.

Commercial farm
Community garden

(Code 1980, § 55-305; Ord. No. 33545, § 4, 5-2-95; Ord. No. 43400, § 1, 5-2-23)

The following use types are allowed, subject to approval of a conditional use permit, as provided by section 55-306:

(a)

Residential uses.

Single-family (detached)
Single-family (attached)
Duplex residential
Two-family residential
Townhouse residential
Multiple-family residential
Small group living (disabled)
Small group living (nondisabled)
Assisted living

(b)

Civic uses.

College and university facilities
Community recreation
Hospital services (limited)
Postal facilities
Recreational clubs
Safety services
Secondary educational facilities

(c)

Office uses.

Financial services
Medical offices

(d)

Commercial uses.

Business support services
Communications services
Food sales (limited)
General retail sales
Personal services
Restaurant (limited)

(Code 1980, § 55-306; Ord. No. 33545, § 5, 5-2-95; Ord. No. 38198, § 16, 7-29-08; Ord. No. 43542, § 1, 10-2-23)

The following use types are allowed, subject to approval of a special use permit by the city council, as provided by section 55-884:

(a)

Residential uses.

Large group living

(b)

Civic uses.

Hospital services (general)
Transitional living

(c)

Commercial uses.

Research services

(d)

Miscellaneous uses.

Broadcasting tower
Wind energy conservation system

(Code 1980, § 55-307; Ord. No. 38198, § 16, 7-29-08)

Each site in the LO limited office district shall be subject to the following site development regulations:

(Code 1980, § 55-308)

(a)

Residential uses. Residential uses are allowed as a special or conditional use, and are subject to the site development regulations for residential uses in the R6 low-density multiple-family district . Other conditions may be required as part of approval of a special or conditional use permit.

(b)

Commercial uses. Certain commercial uses are allowed as permitted or conditional uses only within office projects which are common developments in the LO district, subject to the following additional regulations:

(1)

Commercial uses may be located within the same building as other uses or in separate buildings incorporated into a mixed use common development.

(2)

Commercial uses shall not comprise over 25 percent of the gross floor area within any single common development.

(3)

Each square foot of commercial area shall be considered the equivalent of two square feet of office or other uses for the purpose of calculating the floor area ratio of a given site.

(c)

Large projects.

(1)

Any project proposed in the LO district for a site of two acres and over or including a building floor area of 20,000 square feet and over is subject to site plan approval, as provided by section 55-882. Site plan approval is further required for projects involving phasing or expansion when the total project meets or exceeds these limits.

(2)

All projects encompassing an area of ten acres or over within an LO district shall require a special permit as set forth in section 55-884. A special permit is further required for projects involving phasing or expansion when the total project is equal to or greater than ten acres.

(Code 1980, § 55-309; Ord. No. 38198, § 16, 7-29-08)

The GO general office district is intended to provide office locations serving community and city-wide needs. The GO district allows for relatively intense office development, together with selected complementary commercial uses integrated into such developments. Site development regulations are designed to ensure compatibility with adjacent or neighboring residential development.

GO districts are most appropriately found along or near minor and major arterial streets, on the edge of residential areas, in areas of existing office development, and in areas appropriate for new development. The GO district, through conditional use permits, also provides for large office developments and projects which in appropriate urban settings exceed allowed use intensities and regulations provided.

(Code 1980, § 55-322)

The following use types are permitted:

(a)

Office uses.

Financial services

General offices

Medical offices

(b)

Commercial uses.

Communications services

Consumer convenience services

Restaurant (limited)

(c)

Civic uses.

Administrative services

College and university facilities

Convalescent services

Cultural services

Day care (limited)

Day care (general)

Emergency residential care

Guidance services

Hospital services (limited)

Local utility services

Park and recreation services

Postal facilities

Recreational clubs

Religious assembly

Secondary educational facilities

Social clubs

(d)

Agricultural uses.

Commercial farm
Community garden

(Code 1980, § 55-323; Ord. No. 33545, § 6, 5-2-95; Ord. No. 43400, § 1, 5-2-23)

The following use types are allowed, subject to approval of a conditional use permit, as provided by section 55-324:

(a)

Residential uses.

Single-family (detached)
Single-family (attached)
Duplex residential
Two-family residential
Townhouse residential
Multiple-family residential
Large group living
Small group living (disabled)
Small group living (nondisabled)
Assisted living

(b)

Civic uses.

Community recreation
Hospital services (general)
Primary educational facilities
Safety services

(c)

Commercial uses.

Building maintenance services
Business support services
Business or trade school
Food sales (limited)
General retail sales
Personal services
Research services
Restaurant (general)

(Code 1980, § 55-324; Ord. No. 33545, § 7, 5-2-95; Ord. No. 38198, § 17, 7-29-08; Ord. No. 43542, § 1, 10-2-23)

The following use types are allowed, subject to approval of a special use permit by the city council, as provided by section 55-884:

(a)

Civic uses.

Transitional living

(b)

Commercial uses.

Bed and breakfast inns
Hotel/motel

(c)

Parking uses.

Parking structure
Surface parking

(d)

Miscellaneous uses.

Broadcasting tower
Wind energy conservation system

(Code 1980, § 55-325; Ord. No. 38198, § 17, 7-29-08)

Each site in the GO general office district shall be subject to the following site development regulations:

(Code 1980, § 55-326)

(a)

Residential uses. Residential uses are allowed as a conditional use, and are subject to the site development regulations for residential uses in the R7 medium-density multiple-family district . Other conditions may be required as part of approval of a conditional use permit.

(b)

Commercial uses. Certain commercial uses are allowed as permitted or conditional uses only within office projects which are common developments in the GO district, subject to the following additional regulations:

(1)

Commercial uses may be located within the same building as other uses or in separate buildings incorporated into a mixed use common development.

(2)

Commercial uses shall not comprise over 25 percent of the gross floor area within any single common development.

(3)

Each square foot of commercial area shall be considered the equivalent of two square feet of office or other uses for the purpose of calculating the permitted floor area ratio of a given site.

(c)

Large projects.

(1)

Any project proposed in the GO district for a site of four acres and over or including a building floor area of 40,000 square feet and over is subject to site plan approval, as provided by section 55-882. Site plan approval is further required for projects involving phasing or expansion when the total project meets or exceeds these limits.

(2)

Any project encompassing an area of ten acres or over within the GO district shall require a special permit as set forth in section 55-884. A special permit is further required for projects involving phasing or expansion when the total project is equal to or greater than ten acres.

(3)

A project may be constructed in the GO district in excess of the permitted floor area ratio or height, subject to approval of a conditional use permit, as set forth in section 55-883.

(Code 1980, § 55-327; Ord. No. 38198, § 17, 7-29-08)

(a)

Purpose. This section is intended to encourage projects to incorporate some or all of their off-street parking within the exterior walls of the project or in parking structures adjacent to and connected with the project.

(b)

Eligible methods for providing off-street parking. Off-street parking may be incorporated into a project as follows to qualify for the floor area bonus:

(1)

Inclusion of one or more off-street parking levels within the exterior walls of one or more primary structures of the project.

(2)

Construction of a parking structure on the same or an adjacent site to the project or, if not adjacent, connected to the project by a specifically designated pedestrian path.

(c)

Floor area bonus. Any project providing all or part of its off-street parking requirement in accordance with section 55-734 shall receive an increase in its permitted floor area ratio, as set forth in table 55-328.

TABLE 55-328. FLOOR AREA BONUS FOR PARKING STRUCTURES

(Code 1980, § 55-328)