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Wichita Falls City Zoning Code

3360 LO–LIMITED

OFFICE DISTRICT

§ 3361 Purpose.

The purpose of the LO Limited Office District is to encourage small office development of high character in a generally noncommercial environment. The offices allowed in the limited office district have relatively low traffic generation characteristics, require limited identification by signs, and are intended to buffer residential uses from more intensive nonresidential uses and nonresidential streets.
(Ordinance 64-88, sec. 1, adopted 5/31/88)

§ 3363 Permitted uses.

The following uses are permitted in an LO Limited Office District, subject to the site plan review provisions of section 7100:
Commercial uses:
Bed and breakfast inn. (Refer to section 5700, Bed and Breakfast Regulations, for signage requirements.)
Medical offices, 1,200 square feet or less in gross floor area.
Offices, 1,200 square feet or less in gross floor area.
Residential uses:
Bed and breakfast homestay. (Refer to section 5700, Bed and Breakfast Regulations, for signage requirements.)
Dwelling, duplex or two-family.
Dwelling, single-family detached.
Dwelling, zero lot line, single-family, subject to the provisions of section 5200.
(Ordinance 64-88, sec. 1, adopted 5/31/88; Ordinance 30-89, sec. II, adopted 5/2/89; Ordinance 81-90, sec. 1, adopted 12/6/90; Ordinance 31-91, sec. 3, adopted 4/2/91)

§ 3364 Conditional uses.

The following [uses are] permitted in the LO Limited Office District subject to the approval process provided in section 7200:
Civic uses:
Religious assembly.
Commercial [uses]:
Medical offices, more than 1,200 square feet in gross floor area.
Offices, more than 1,200 square feet in gross floor area.
(Ordinance 64-88, sec. 1, adopted 5/31/88; Ordinance 30-89, sec. II, adopted 5/2/89)

§ 3365 Development regulations.

Each site in an LO Limited Office District shall be subject to the following development regulations, except for zero lot line dwellings:
1. 
Lot area: 5,000 square feet minimum.
2. 
Lot width: 50-foot minimum.
3. 
Front Setback: 25-foot minimum, except for rear access subdivision where reduced setback as per section 4240 shall apply.
4. 
Side setback interior: Five-foot minimum.
5. 
Side setback exterior: 25-foot minimum, except 15-foot minimum for single-family and duplex dwellings.
6. 
Rear setback:
A. 
Single-family and duplex dwelling: Five-foot minimum from common lot line or one foot minimum from alley. (See section 6500 for Accessory Structure setbacks and section 6210 for setback requirements for rear vehicular access.)
B. 
All other uses: Five-foot minimum.
7. 
Height:
A. 
Residential uses: 35 feet, maximum
B. 
For religious assembly uses: the maximum height shall be 45 feet. [For] all other nonresidential uses, one story maximum not exceeding 25 feet.
8. 
Building coverage: 50 percent of lot area, maximum.
Note–See section 4600 for buffering requirements.
(Ordinance 64-88, sec. 1, adopted 5/31/88; Ordinance 30-89, sec. II, adopted 5/2/89; Ordinance 81-90, secs. 1, 2, adopted 12/6/90; Ordinance 39-2003, sec. 1, adopted 4/15/03; Ordinance 92-2007, sec. 5, adopted 10/2/07)

§ 3366 Special conditions.

[The following special conditions are applicable to the LO Limited Office District:]
1. 
Hours of operation shall be limited to no earlier than 6:00 a.m. and no later than 11:00 p.m.
2. 
Lighting. All outdoor lighting is limited to a maximum of 12 feet in height and must be directed away from residential areas.
(Ordinance 64-88, sec. 1, adopted 5/31/88)

§ 3367 Sign regulations.

A. 
On-premises ground signs.
On-premises ground signs shall be permitted in accordance with the following regulations:
1. 
Maximum area: [30] square feet.
2. 
Maximum height: Three feet.
3. 
Maximum number: One per lot.
Note–Signs shall not obstruct view to motorists and pedestrians and [shall meet] the requirements of section 102-40, Visibility Sight Triangle, of the Wichita Falls Code of Ordinances, as amended.
B. 
On-premises wall signs.
On-premises wall signs shall be permitted in accordance with the following regulations:
1. 
Maximum area: 30 square feet.
2. 
Maximum number: One per business.
C. 
Miscellaneous signs.
Construction, directional, nameplate, and real estate signs shall be allowed as per the provisions of Table 6741.
(Ordinance 64-88 adopted 5/31/88)