Lincoln Municipal Code § 18.20.030 Height regulations

Uses permitted in the B-P district shall be as follows:

(1) Business and professional offices;

(2) Personal service establishments entirely within a building;

(3) Financial institutions (banks, title companies, savings and loan companies);

(4) Accessory buildings, subject to regulations in Section 18.36.050;

(5) Accessory uses, subject to regulations in Section 18.36.060;

(6) ADUs as regulated by Chapter 18.37, only when a single-family dwelling exists on the lot or the single-family dwelling is proposed under 18.20.020—Conditional uses;

(7) Other uses which, in the opinion of the planning commission has determined are of the same general character as those listed in this section and will not be obnoxious to abutting properties or detrimental to the area in which located;

(8) Signs as permitted by Title 16.

(Ord. No. 1080B, § 5(5.6A), 7-23-2024; Ord. No. 910B, § 2, 1-12-2016Ord. 357B § 3.06.000, 1979)

The following uses are permitted in the B-P district subject to issuance of a conditional use permit by the planning commission:

(1) Single-family dwellings, subject to the regulations in Chapter 18.12;

(2) Clinics;

(3) Clubhouses;

(4) Lodges;

(5) Churches, schools, parks and playgrounds;

(6) Public buildings (libraries, utilities, offices, fire stations, police stations, civic buildings, post offices and substations);

(7) Bars, restaurants or coffee shops, if accessory to uses permitted in the district, and where entrance to such is from a lobby or court without direct access to a street or alley;

(8) Ambulance services;

(9) Funeral parlors and mortuaries;

(10) Other uses of a similar nature.

(Ord. 483B § 1, 1986: Ord. 454B § 1, 1984: Ord. 357B § 3.06.010, 1979)

Solar Energy System. A solar energy system as defined in section 15.05.020A. shall be permitted if the solar energy system meets all of the following conditions:

(1) The solar energy system shall be designed for the purpose of reducing on-site energy needs and shall be accessory to and incorporated into the development of an authorized use of the property.

(2) The solar energy system shall only be permitted on the roof of a permitted principle structure or in the rear and side yard of the lot adjacent to a permitted structure.

(3) The solar energy system shall conform to all set back requirements for the district in which the solar energy system is located unless, the community development director or his designee identifies a safety concern requiring placement within the setback.

(4) The solar energy system shall be designed to absorb light, have minimal glint and glare and to scatter the reflected light.

(Ord. No. 923B, § 5, 9-27-2016)

(a) The maximum height for principal buildings and structures in the B-P district shall be 35 feet; provided, that an additional foot in height may be added, to a maximum height of 50 feet for each additional foot of side yard added to the minimum side yard requirement.

(b) The maximum height for accessory buildings or structures in the B-P district shall be 16 feet.

(Ord. 357B § 3.06.020, 1979)

The minimum area for each lot in the B-P district shall be as follows:

(1) Corner lot: 6,250 square feet;

(2) Interior lot: 6,250 square feet.

(Ord. 357B § 3.06.030, 1979)

The minimum lot area for a one-unit use in the B-P district shall be 6,250 square feet. The minimum lot area for a two-unit complex shall be 6,250 square feet, and for each additional unit an additional 1,000 square feet will be required.

(Ord. 357B § 3.06.040, 1979)

The maximum lot coverage by all structures and buildings in the B-P district shall not exceed 60 percent of the lot area.

(Ord. 357B § 3.06.050, 1979)

The minimum lot width in the B-P district shall be as follows:

(1) Corner lot: 50 feet;

(2) Interior lot: 50 feet.

(Ord. 357B § 3.06.060, 1979)

No building or structure shall, after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title, be erected or enlarged in the B-P district unless the following yards are provided and maintained:

(1) Front Yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than 20 feet in depth;

(2) Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard for each lot of not less than five feet except ten feet when adjacent to a residential district;

(3) Side Yard. There shall be a side yard on each side of all buildings of not less than five feet;

(4) Side Street Yard. On corner lots, there shall be a side street yard of not less than five feet;

(5) Building Sites on Rights-of-way in General Plan. Front, side, side street and rear yards required for lots abutting a highway or street for which rights-of-way are established by the circulation element of the general plan shall be determined as provided in Section 18.42.020.

(Ord. 793B § 1, 2005; Ord. 738B § 1, 2003; Ord. 357B § 3.06.070, 1979)

Development standards for conditional uses in the B-P district are as follows:

(1) Minimum lot area: 10,000 square feet;

(2) Minimum lot width: 100 feet;

(3) Minimum front-yard depth: 20 feet;

(4) Minimum rear-yard depth: 20 feet;

(5) Maximum height of a building or structure: 45 feet.

(Ord. 357B § 3.06.080, 1979)