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Plymouth City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VII

O-1 OFFICE SERVICE DISTRICTS

Sec. 78-70.- Intent.

The O-1, office service district is designed to accommodate uses such as offices, banks and personal services which can serve as transitional areas between residential and commercial districts and to provide a transition between major thoroughfares and residential districts.

(Ord. of 10-6-03)

Sec. 78-71. - Principal uses permitted.

In an O-1, office service district, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be erected except for one or more of the following specified uses unless otherwise provided in this chapter:

Permitted uses:

(1)

Office buildings for any of the following occupations: governmental, executive, administrative, professional, accounting, writing, clerical, stenographic, drafting, sales, post offices and public utility offices.

(2)

Medical office and dental office, including clinics.

(3)

Facilities for human care such as convalescent homes.

(4)

Churches.

(5)

Banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations, and other financial institutions including drive-through facilities, drive-through branches, and/or 24-hour automatic tellers.

(6)

Private clubs and lodge halls.

(7)

Off-street parking lots.

(8)

Business schools or private schools operated for profit.

(9)

Clinics and veterinary facilities provided there are no outdoor animal runs or other outdoor facilities for animals.

(10)

Meeting halls and related services.

(11)

Other uses similar to the above uses.

(12)

Accessory structures and uses customarily incident to the above permitted uses.

(13)

Residential uses shall be permitted provided such living units are located on the second floor or above.

(Ord. of 10-6-03; Ord. No. 2013-06, § 4, 10-21-13)

Sec. 78-72. - Special land uses permitted after review and approval.

The following uses may be permitted by the planning commission subject to article XXIII, the review and approval of the site plan by the planning commission, and the imposition of special conditions which, in the opinion of the commission, are necessary to ensure that the land use or activity authorized is compatible with adjacent uses of land, the natural environment and the capacities of public services and facilities affected by the land use, and subject further to a public hearing held in accord with section 78-281:

(1)

An accessory use customarily related to a principal use authorized by this section, such as but not limited to: a pharmacy, medical supply stores, or optical service, may be permitted.

(2)

Mortuary establishments and funeral homes, subject to section 78-293.

(3)

Public utility and service buildings and uses including telephone exchange buildings (without storage yards) when operating requirements necessitate the locating of such building within the district in order to serve the immediate vicinity.

(4)

Child care centers and nursery schools, subject to section 78-297.

(5)

Adult foster care large group homes.

(6)

Adult foster care congregate facility.

(Ord. of 10-6-03)

Sec. 78-73. - Required conditions of the O-1, office service district.

(a)

No interior display shall be visible from the exterior of the building, and the total area devoted to display, including both the objects displayed and the floor space set aside for persons observing the displayed objects, shall not exceed 25 percent of the usable floor area of either the first or second story, or in the basement.

(b)

The outdoor storage of goods or materials shall be prohibited irrespective of whether or not they are for sale.

(c)

Warehousing or indoor storage of goods or materials, beyond that normally incident to the above permitted uses, shall be prohibited.

(Ord. of 10-6-03)

Sec. 78-74. - Area and bulk requirements.

See article XVII of this chapter for the schedule of regulations limiting the height and bulk of buildings, the minimum size of lot by permitted land use, and providing minimum yard setback requirements.

(Ord. of 10-6-03)