The O-I office and institutional district is provided for the orderly arrangement of institutional, clerical, and administrative space. The regulations set forth in this article or set forth elsewhere in this ordinance, when referred to in this article, are the regulations in the O-I office and institutional district.

(Ord. No. 135-182, 7-16-07)

1.

A public, semipublic or private office.

2.

Research or testing laboratories compatible with other permitted uses.

3.

Church, school, or orphanage.

4.

School, commercial.

5.

Auditorium, library, and museum operated by nonprofit organizations.

6.

Radio or television broadcasting studio or station. However, broadcasting towers or wireless communications facilities shall only be allowed as a special exception use as provided in section 3. of this article, and shall also be in accordance with the requirements for specific uses set forth in Ordinance No. 374-2, or the most current revision thereof.

7.

Assisted living facility.

8.

Day care center, in accordance with the requirements of the detailed use regulations set forth in Article XXV, section 5.

9.

Buildings in excess of 5,000 square feet of floor space and used exclusively for office purposes, may allocate up to 15 percent of such space for commercial and service establishments such as snack-bars, gift or specialty shops, quick copy services, and similar uses. Any type of restaurant must be appropriate to an office building environment and primarily intended for service to the office building tenants, visitors, or patients.

10.

Hospitals in accordance with the requirements of the detailed use regulations set forth in Article XXV, section 14.

11.

Retirement and nursing homes in accordance with the requirements of the detailed use regulations set forth in Article XXV, section 15.

12.

Lodges, fraternal and social organizations, headquarters for scout and other youth organizations, YMCA and YWCA facilities.

13.

Rehabilitation facility (not to be confused with treatment facility). See definitions for both.

14.

Business offices used exclusively for office purposes, wherein retail or wholesale trade or business is not conducted or wherein no merchandise or products are manufactured, stored, handled, conveyed, sold or otherwise disposed of.

15.

Professional offices occupied by architects, attorneys, dentists, engineers, physicians, and other similar professionals.

(Ord. No. 135-182, 7-16-07)

A use which is permitted in a particular zoning district only by special application and approval by the board of adjustment on such special exception as they are authorized to rule on by the terms of this ordinance, and which is subject to restrictions and safeguards as to number, area, character, location or relation to the neighborhood. This use is permitted further subject to appropriate permits and/or licenses being issued in accordance with the provisions of the ordinances of the City of Pelham. It should be noted that an application of a special exception is not an appeal, even though it is being considered by the board. In this case, the board is acting in an administrative role and is applying the general provisions of the ordinance to a specific site and project. The following uses are granted subject to approval by the board of adjustment, and further subject to appropriate permits and/or licenses being issued:

1.

Broadcasting towers or wireless communications facilities shall be in accordance with the requirements for specific uses set forth in Ordinance No. 374-2, or the most current revision thereof.

2.

Communal living facility.

3.

Treatment facilities in accordance with the requirements of Ordinance No. 288-5, dated April 3, 2006 (not to be confused with "rehabilitation facility"). See definitions for both.

(Ord. No. 135-182, 7-16-07)

1.

No outside storage of any kind shall be allowed.

2.

Residential dwellings.

3.

All commercial and industrial uses except as specified in sections 2. and 3. of this article, Article XIII.

4.

Repair garages or storage yards for materials, vehicles or equipment, warehouses, buildings and other facilities having commercial or industrial characteristics.

5.

Buildings used or intended to be used as detention, correctional, or penal institutions.

6.

The required parking spaces, maneuvering drive aisles, and pedestrian areas on a parcel in the O-I office and institutional district, are not to be used in ways other than the intended designed uses for those areas.

7.

No vehicles of any kind or no merchandise or materials of any kind associated with a business shall be parked or stored within city, county, or state rights-of-way within the city limits of Pelham.

8.

No storage trailers or temporary storage containers shall be allowed for storage on the premises.

(Ord. No. 135-182, 7-16-07)

Except as provided in Article XXIV, supplementary regulations and modifications and Article XXVII, board of adjustment, the area and dimensional regulations set forth in the following table shall be observed.

* No rear setback - except on the rear of a lot abutting a dwelling district, in which case there shall be a rear yard of not less than 20 feet, and in accordance with the requirements set forth in Article XXIV, section 9, landscaping and buffers.

** No side yard setback - except on the side of a lot abutting a dwelling district in which case there shall be a side yard of not less than 20 feet, and in accordance with the requirements set forth in Article XXIV, section 9, landscaping and buffers.

*** The size of the lot must be adequate to allow for the building and setbacks plus required parking, driveways, landscaping, delivery vehicles, refuse collection facilities, buffers, etc.

(Ord. No. 135-182, 7-16-07)

Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the requirements for specific uses set forth in Article XXIII, off-street parking and loading requirements.

(Ord. No. 135-182, 7-16-07)

Landscaping and buffers shall be in accordance with the requirements for specific uses set forth in Article XXIV, section 9, supplementary regulations and modifications, landscaping and buffers.

(Ord. No. 135-182, 7-16-07)

Any signage shall be in accordance with the requirements for specific uses set forth in Article XXII, sign ordinance.

(Ord. No. 135-182, 7-16-07)

1.

All utilities shall be underground in new office parks.

2.

Any garbage/refuse service areas shall be limited to the rear or side of the principal building or complex it serves, screened to a height which is adequate to conceal such facilities from public view, and covered if a sewer drain is required in the dumpster facility. Any screening used in O-I office and institutional district zoning shall be in accordance with the requirements for specific uses set forth in Article XXIV, section 13, supplementary regulations and modifications, screening.

3.

When adjacent to a residential zone, each structure located in O-I office and institutional district zoning shall have a service yard, or yards, adequate for the handling of wastes and garbage and the loading and unloading of vehicles. Such service yard shall be paved, have access to a public street or alley, be located to the side or rear of the structure and be enclosed on three sides with a permanent wall or fence, at least six feet tall and adequate to conceal the service yard from visibility. Any screening used in O-I office and institutional district zoning shall be in accordance with the requirements for specific uses set forth in Article XXIV, section 13, supplementary regulations and modifications, screening.

4.

When adjacent to a residential zone, exterior lighting fixtures, including lighting for parking areas, walkways, general illumination or any other purposes, shall be constructed to direct the beam away from any residential area and to direct the beam entirely onto the property of the business.

(Ord. No. 135-182, 7-16-07)