The O-1 Office Service Districts are designed to accommodate office use, office sales uses, and certain basic services. The City of St. Clair Shores enforces the following business hours: 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., which can be modified with City Council approval.

(Comp. Ords. 1988, § 15.201(35.27); chap. 35 eff. March 7, 1986; amended by ord. eff. Aug. 20, 1996; ord. eff. Apr. 9, 2009)

The following regulations shall apply in all O-1 Districts and no building, structure, or premises except as otherwise provided in this ordinance, shall be erected, altered, or used except for one or more of the following uses:

(1)

Office buildings for any of the following occupations: executive, administrative, professional, accounting, writing, clerical, stenographic, drafting, and sales; subject to the limitations contained below in section 48-258, General Requirements.

(2)

Medical office, including clinics.

(3)

Banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations, and similar uses.

(4)

Publicly owned buildings, exchanges, and public utility offices, but not including storage yards, transformer stations, sub-stations, or gas regulator stations.

(5)

Personal service establishments.

(6)

Other similar to the above uses.

(Comp. Ords. 1988, § 15.202(35.28); chap. 35 eff. Mar. 7, 1986; amended by ord. eff. Aug. 20, 1996; further amend. eff. Apr. 9, 2009; ord. eff. June 13, 2018)

(1)

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 15 percent of the usable floor area of either the first or second story, or in the basement.

(2)

The outdoor storage of goods or materials shall be prohibited.

(3)

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

(Comp. Ords. 1988, § 15.203(35.29); chap. 35 eff. Mar. 7, 1986; amended by ord. eff. Aug. 20, 1996; further amended by ord. eff. June 13, 2018)

The graphic below is provided as a general reference. The O-1 Office Service Districts are designed to accommodate office use, office sales uses, and certain basic services. See Article XVIII, 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.

Uses permitted in this district shall also be subject to the requirements for section 48-560, Site Plan Review, section 48-561, Special Land Use, section 48-551, Off-Street Parking Requirements, chapter 30, Sign, Lighting, and Display Ordinance, and section 48-408, Harper Avenue Overlay.

(Comp. Ords. 1988, § 15.204(35.30); chap. 35 eff. Mar. 7, 1986; amended by ord. eff. Aug. 20, 1996; further amend. eff. Apr. 9, 2009; ord. eff. June 13, 2018)