17.12.730-17.12.850
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 10%
Uses
Permitted by right11
- Existing residential uses (limited expansion, max 500 sq ft cumulative)
- Communication facilities and services (duplicating, faxing, photocopying, telecommunication offices)
- Eating and drinking establishments (cafes, delicatessens, ice cream shops, restaurants in conjunction with office uses)
- Financial institutions and services (banks, credit unions, savings and loans)
- Offices - business, government, professional
- Retail sales establishments (bookstores, stationery, computer stores, office supplies, pharmacies)
- Schools - business and professional
- Services - business or personal (answering service, barber/beauty, blueprinting, day care, dry cleaning, laundry)
- Low barrier navigation centers
- Water reservoirs, dams, treatment plants, pumping stations, tanks, wells
- Other uses consistent with purpose and similar to permitted uses
Conditional / special use7
- Freestanding eating and drinking establishments (excluding fast food operations)
- Bona fide restaurants and on-site alcohol establishments
- Long-term health care or congregate care facility (shared with health-related offices)
- Multiple-family residential (apartments, condominiums) in conjunction with permitted use, at least 50% above ground floor
- Public services and utilities (electric substations, gas distribution, publicly owned uses, telephone facilities)
- Structures over 50 feet in height
- Transient residential (hotels and motels)
Accessory4
- Accessory buildings and structures customarily used in conjunction
- Electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS)
- Mini wireless telecommunication facilities
- Temporary uses (construction office, storage, cargo containers with permits)
Prohibited6
- Fast food operations
- Nightclubs
- Outside storage and display (except parking lots and signs)
- Cargo containers as accessory buildings (except temporary uses)
- Roof signs, pole signs, portable signs, sidewalk signs
- New outdoor advertising signs
Extracted standards
44 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. within 100 feet of residential zone35 ft
No building in the OP zone which is within 100 feet of any RR, SRR or R zone shall exceed a height of 2 stories or 35 feet, whichever is less.
- Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code. within 100 feet of residential zone2 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
No building in the OP zone which is within 100 feet of any RR, SRR or R zone shall exceed a height of 2 stories or 35 feet, whichever is less.
Other
- Build-to lineBuild-to lineA line a building must meet rather than stay behind — the inverse of a setback. for arterial streets12 ft
Arterial Street: Zero (0) to twelve (12) feet.
- Build-to lineBuild-to lineA line a building must meet rather than stay behind — the inverse of a setback. for all other streets6 ft
All Other Streets: Zero (0) to six (6) feet.
- Maximum cargo container heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8.5 ft
Cargo containers used for temporary construction storage shall not exceed eight feet six inches in height.
- Maximum cargo container length40 ft
Cargo containers used for temporary construction storage shall not exceed forty (40) feet in length.
- Maximum cargo container width8 ft
Cargo containers used for temporary construction storage shall not exceed eight feet in width.
- Cargo containers not for habitation
Cargo containers shall not be used for human habitation or occupied by individuals for any reason.
- Cargo containers no hazardous materials
Refuse, garbage, trash and debris, as well as hazardous substances, shall not be placed or stored in, against, on, or under a cargo container at any time.
- Cargo containers not stacked
Cargo containers shall not be stacked on top of each other or on any other structure.
- Cargo containers no utilities
Cargo containers shall not have any electrical, plumbing, heating or air conditioning installations or systems, and shall not be connected to a power source.
- Cargo container setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line5 ft
Cargo containers shall be set back a minimum of five feet from any property line.
- Cargo container setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from structure10 ft
Cargo containers shall be set back a minimum of ten (10) feet from any structure.
- Drought-tolerant landscaping required
Plant materials used in landscaping shall include drought-tolerant species and the landscaping shall be designed to minimize water usage and prevent runoff.
- Fences and walls standards
Fences and walls shall comply with the standards outlined in 17.28.030.C.
- Interior side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. when abutting residential zone10 ft
Interior side yard and rear yard: Ten (10) feet where abutting a residential zone.
- Minimum landscaped area width where not at build-to lineBuild-to lineA line a building must meet rather than stay behind — the inverse of a setback.10 ft
In areas of the site where buildings are not located at the established 'build-to' line, a minimum landscaped area of ten (10) feet in width shall be provided from the back of the sidewalk to any parking area.
- Minimum percentage of street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. at build-to lineBuild-to lineA line a building must meet rather than stay behind — the inverse of a setback.50 pct
New buildings shall be designed and located so that a minimum of fifty (50) percent of the street frontage(s) has buildings located at the established 'build-to' line.
- Outside storage and display prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
All outside storage and display is prohibited with the exception of parking lots and signs.
- Rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. when abutting residential zone10 ft
Interior side yard and rear yard: Ten (10) feet where abutting a residential zone.
- Minimum trash enclosure area165 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Design the trash enclosure to be a minimum of 165 square feet.
- Minimum planter width separating trash enclosure from parking6 ft
Separate trash enclosure from adjacent parking with a 6-foot wide minimum planter.
Signage
- Maximum building identification sign area below 30 ft6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Such sign does not exceed 6 square feet in sign area where located less than 30 feet above ground level.
- Maximum building identification sign area as percentage of wall above 30 ft2 pct
Such sign does not exceed 2% of the exterior wall area of the building wall on which it is mounted, excluding penthouse walls, where located more than 30 feet above ground level.
- EVCS identification sign maximum area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One standard nonilluminated sign, not to exceed 4 square feet in area and 10 feet in height, may be posted for the purpose of identifying the location of each cluster of EVCSs.
- EVCS identification sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft
One standard nonilluminated sign, not to exceed 4 square feet in area and 10 feet in height, may be posted for the purpose of identifying the location of each cluster of EVCSs.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft
Freestanding business signs shall not exceed a maximum height of 10 feet measured vertically from ground level at the base of the sign, or 3 feet below the roof line, whichever is least.
- Freestanding signs per street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1 count
No more than one freestanding sign per street frontage shall be permitted. Such signs shall be separated by a distance of not less than 200 feet.
- Freestanding sign type
Monument signs are the only freestanding signs allowed in the OP zone.
- Maximum incidental sign area per sign3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Incidental business signs shall not exceed 3 square feet in sign area or 6 square feet in total sign area.
- Maximum total incidental sign area10 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The sum of the sign areas of all such signs does not exceed 10 square feet.
- Maximum total sign area150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A maximum of one square foot of wall or freestanding sign area for each one linear foot of continuous lot frontage up to a maximum of 150 square feet of total sign area.
- Minimum sign area per tenant20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum sign area per tenant shall be 20 square feet.
Prohibited signs include: exposed incandescent lamps, revolving beacon lights, continuous flashing, roof signs, revolving signs, portable signs, sidewalk signs, pole signs, new outdoor advertising signs, and signs obstructing vision.
- Minimum distance from residential zoned property for certain displays100 ft
The display is located less than 100 feet on the same side of the street or highway or 200 feet across the street from residentially zoned property.
- Sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. measurement
The height of all signs shall be measured from the highest point of the sign.
- Sign lighting restrictions
Any continuous or sequential flashing operation is prohibited.
- Maximum temporary sign area for 90 days or less16 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Temporary signs which are posted or erected for 90 days or less shall not exceed 16 square feet in sign area or 32 square feet in total sign area.
- Maximum temporary sign area for more than 90 days with permit32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Temporary signs which have obtained a permit and are posted for more than 90 days shall not exceed 32 square feet in sign area or 64 square feet in total sign area.
- Maximum temporary sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Freestanding temporary signs shall not exceed 6 feet in height.
- Maximum wall sign area per linear foot of frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
A maximum of one square foot of wall or freestanding sign area for each one linear foot of continuous lot frontage up to a maximum of 150 square feet of total sign area.
- Wall signs per tenant1 count
No more than one wall sign per tenant, except on corner sites where not more than 2 wall signs per tenant is permitted.
- Maximum wall sign projection18 in
Wall business signs shall not project more than 18 inches from the building wall to which they are attached.
- Maximum window sign area as percentage of window20 pct
Maximum of 20% of the window area.
From the ordinance
No building or structure in the OP zone shall exceed a height of 50 feet. Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 0.75.