4C.1 Transitional Office and Institutional District (O&I-1)
4C.1.1 Purpose
The Transitional Office and Institutional District (O&I-1) is established to provide standards for low intensity office and institutional uses in close proximity to low density residential areas in order to assure compatibility with adjacent development types.
4C.1.2 Permitted Uses
| 1. | Bed and breakfast inns | |
| 2. | Clubs, lodges, and recreation facilities, for use by non-profit organizations | |
| 3. | Colleges and universities | |
| 4. | Conference centers and retreat centers | |
| 5. | Day care facilities | |
| 6. | Medical clinics with 5,000 square feet or more gross floor area | |
| 7. | Personal service establishments of less than 1,200 square feet gross floor area. | |
| 8. | Private schools | |
| 9. | Public utility facilities without outdoor storage (County only) |
4C.1.4 Major Special Uses Subject to Approval by the Governing Body
| 1. | Government facilities, not to include correctional facilities and jails | |
| 2. | Public schools | |
| 3. | Public utility facilities without outdoor storage (City only) |
| 1. | Minimum lot area: none specified; however; see 4C.1.6 for yard requirements | |
| 2. | Minimum lot width: none specified |
| 1. | Street Front Setbacks: | |||
| Minimum 25 feet from the ultimate right-of-way of any street, unless the O&I-1 use shares a property line with the front yard of a residentially zoned property with a greater front yard requirement; in such cases, the greater standard shall apply. | ||||
| 2. | Side Setbacks: | |||
| a. | Total minimum side yards: 18 feet | |||
| b. | Minimum each side: 8 feet | |||
| (or, if the O&I-1 property shares a property line with a residentially zoned property, the minimum required yard space of adjacent residentially zoned property, whichever is greater.) | ||||
| 3. | Rear Setbacks: | |||
| a. | Minimum: 25 feet | |||
| 4. | Setback dimensions adjacent to Residential Property: | |||
| In those instances where required setbacks are adjacent to residentially zoned property, the setback cannot be used for parking or driveways. Required setbacks that are adjacent to residentially zoned property must be maintained with a vegetative cover. Additional area in excess of the setback may be devoted to parking or driveways but may not be situated adjacent to the residentially zoned property. Instead it should be situated between the required setback and the building. Setbacks may be used to meet buffer requirements. | ||||
| 1. | Structures are allowed up to 35 feet in height. The height may be increased up to 45 feet if an additional 1 foot is added to each required yard dimension for every additional 1 foot in height over 35 feet. |
| 1. | Residential dwelling development shall be in conformance with the standards of the R-3 District (Section 4A.7). | |
| 2. | Whenever any provision of this section imposes a higher standard than another section, the requirements of this section apply. If another section imposes a higher standard than this section, the other section shall apply. |
| 1. | A site plan shall be required for all new development except single family, duplex and triplex dwellings. | |
| 2. | Employee service facilities are allowed such as snack bars provided that such facilities are located in the same building, do not exceed 10% of the gross floor area and are not directly open to or visible from the street. | |
| 3. | All properties shall access a public street or private street meeting ordinance standards. | |
| 4. | A traffic impact study shall be required for developments meeting the criteria of Section 13. | |
| 5. | Supplementary requirements of Section 7 may apply depending on the type of development. |
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