Division 2 — O OR OFFICE ZONE

The O or office zone allows all types of office activities and encourages buildings which are compatible with residential development. The O zone serves as a buffer between commercial and residential development with a minimum of traffic generation, particularly at night.

(Ord. No. 1316, § 4.52.010, 6-7-76; Ord. No. 1363, 8-1-77)

Activities allowed in the O or office zone must be those which would not unreasonably interfere with residential uses or other activities within the O zone, and which are in the following categories:

(1)

Offices, administrative, professional, medical, dental and optical laboratories associated with a professional use, real estate, insurance, stocks and bonds; and other similar offices characterized by absence of retail sales.

(2)

Retail sales by a pharmacy within a medical building.

(3)

Group classes.

(4)

Personal service businesses.

(Ord. No. 1316, § 4.52.020, 6-7-76; Ord. No. 1363, 8-1-77; Ord. No. 2304, § II, 2-18-20; Ord. No. 2342, § XIV, 8-1-23)

In addition to the activities authorized by section 29.60.085, the activities listed in the table in section 29.20.185 are allowed if a conditional use permit is issued.

(Ord. No. 1316, § 4.52.030, 6-7-76; Ord. No. 1363, 8-1-77)

The minimum lot area in an O or office zone is eight thousand (8,000) square feet.

(Ord. No. 1316, § 4.52.050, 6-7-76; Ord. No. 1337, 11-1-76)

Minimum front, side and rear yards in an O or office zone shall be as follows:

(1)

Front .....25 feet

(2)

Side .....10 feet

(3)

Rear .....20 feet

(4)

Side abutting street .....15 feet

(5)

A six-foot high masonry wall is required along any property line abutting a residentially-zoned lot. .....

(Ord. No. 1316, § 4.52.060, 6-7-76; Ord. No. 1337, 11-1-76; Ord. No. 1363, 8-1-77)

The maximum height of any principal building in an O or office zone is thirty-five (35) feet, and of any accessory building is fifteen (15) feet.

(Ord. No. 1316, § 4.52.070, 6-7-76; Ord. No. 1337, 11-1-76)

Maximum building coverage of a lot in an O or office zone, including any type of accessory building, is forty (40) percent.

(Ord. No. 1316, § 4.52.080, 6-7-76; Ord. No. 1337, 11-1-76)

(a)

The floor area ratio for all new buildings or expansion of the gross floor area of an existing building located in a parking assessment district shall not exceed sixty-hundredths.

(b)

In the event a building or buildings which exceed a FAR of sixty-hundredths within the office zone are destroyed involuntarily, reconstruction to the amount of the prior floor area shall be allowed, subject to all other provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 1316, § 4.52.090, 6-7-76; Ord. No. 1724, 5-18-87)

Secs. 29.60.120—29.60.200. - Reserved.