The purpose of this district is to permit conversions of residences located along key commercial arteries to office uses that are compatible with adjacent residential neighborhoods and to encourage new development that is of a residential scale and character. The intent is to maintain the residential character of these neighborhoods and provide opportunities for office uses where adequate parking, lot size and buffering requirements are met.

A.

Principal uses.

1.

Single-family detached dwellings as permitted and regulated in the adjacent residential district. In the event that the lot(s) to be developed is adjacent to more than one residential district, the regulations of the most restrictive residential district shall apply even if the lot(s) is separated from the residential district by a street.

2.

Fiduciary or financial institutions such as banks or savings and loan associations.

3.

Office buildings, including business, administrative, professional or medical.

4.

Any existing commercial uses that were legally in existence in the B-1 or B-2 zones on July 31, 1992, may be continued as a permitted use, subject to the regulations of this section.

5.

Cooperative sober living residence. All other rooming houses and boarding houses are prohibited. Structures are regulated under the residential regulations of the adjacent residential district. In the event that the lot(s) to be developed is adjacent to more than one residential district, the regulations of the most restrictive residential district shall apply even if the lot(s) is separated from the residential district by a street.

B.

Accessory uses.

1.

Parking areas.

2.

Private garages for not more than two vehicles.

3.

Buildings not to exceed 150 square feet for tools and equipment for maintenance of the grounds.

4.

Other customary accessory uses which are clearly incidental to the principal structure and use.

C.

Conditional uses, pursuant to the requirements in section 15-35.

1.

Institutional uses, government uses and public utility facilities.

2.

Home offices.

(Ord. No. 53-98, § 1, 12-17-98; Ord. No. 34-22, § 5, 12-8-2022; Ord. No. 02-24, §§ 3, 5, 2-15-2024)

A.

Minimum lot area: 30,000 square feet. The requirements of the adjacent residential district pursuant to section 15-31.2A(1) shall apply to the area and bulk standards for the applicable adjacent residential zone district, except that the minimum lot area shall not be less than 30,000 square feet.

B.

Minimum lot frontage: 100 feet.

C.

Minimum setback: No part of any structure shall be closer than 50 feet to any street line or residential zone line nor closer than 25 feet to any property line.

D.

Parking area setback: Parking areas shall not be closer than fifteen (15) feet to any street line or residential property line nor closer than five (5) feet to any other property line, except for properties providing a shared parking arrangement with an adjacent use.

E.

Maximum height: No facade of any structure shall exceed a height of thirty (30) feet and two (2) stories, whichever is lesser. An additional 5 feet and/or a half-story may be permitted upon an affirmative finding by the Board that the project is compatible with adjacent land use and site characteristics.

F.

Maximum floor area ratio: .15.

G.

Maximum impervious coverage: Fifty (50) percent.

H.

Reserved.

I.

Residential conversions: The conversion of an existing residential structure to any nonresidential use shall only be permitted where the character of the existing structure is maintained and all off-street parking and other requirements contained in this ordinance are met. Any conversion of an existing residential building to a commercial use shall be consistent with the existing architecture.

(Ord. No. 53-98, § 2, 12-17-98; Ord. No. 6-08, §§ 3, 4, 4-3-2008, eff. 4-23-2008)