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LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE Chapter 2
Zoning Regulations
| 2.08.00 BUSINESS OFFICE DISTRICT (C-1) |
2.08.01 Purpose: The purpose of the Business Office (C-1) district is to provide areas for light
commercial and office-type uses where business is conducted indoors and hours of operation are limited
to regular working hours (7 AM — 7 PM) with limited potential for excessive traffic, noise, odor, dust, glare,
dirt, etc.
2.08.02 Intent: The C-1 district is intended to implement and put into regulatory effect the provisions of
the “Commercial” future land use category. This district is further intended to provide transitional zoning
between residential areas and more intense commercial uses.
2.08.03 Location/Designation Criteria: Lands to be designated as, or rezoned to, Business Office
districts should generally be located outside residential subdivisions unless planned as part of the
subdivision and should be located primarily on collector or arterial roadways. This district-may be located
either inside or outside the Urban Development Area boundary.
2.08.04 Permitted Uses: The following uses are permitted as of right in the C-1 district, all other uses are
permitted by special exception or prohibited:
1. Specific permitted uses are listed in the North American Industry Classification System, U.S. Census
Bureau, mestrecentedition 2012. under the following codes.
a. Code 52: Finance and Insurance.
b. Code 531: Real Estate, except 53113, lessors of mini-warehouses and self-storage units.
c. Code 54: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (except 541940 Veterinary Services with
outside kennels or outside boardi i
d. Code 55: Management.
e. Codes 5611 through 5646 5615: Administrative and Support
g. Code 92: Public Administration, except 922140 Correctional Institutions, 922150 Parole and Probation
Offices, 922160 Fire Stations, and 927110 Space Research and Technology, and 928110 National
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LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE Chapter 2
Zoning Regulations
h. Utilities such as power lines, water mains, sewer mains, lift stations, water supply wells, and other
similar facilities necessary for the collection, transmission, or distribution of utility service.
2. Residential uses with a density of 10 dwelling units per acre or less, and provided that no adjacent
commercial uses shall be required to install any compatibility buffers or mitigation against the residential
use.
2.08.05 Special Exceptions The following uses may be allowed by the granting of a special exception
by the Board of Adjustment.
1. Uses which, in the opinion of the Planning Official, are similar in nature to other uses allowed as
permitted uses.
2.08.06 Bulk Regulations: Intensity shall be limited to a floor area ratio of 0.75 and an impervious
surface coverage of no more than 75%. Maximum building height shall be no more than 45 feet. Front
setback shall be no less than 10 feet. Residential building setbacks shall be applied based on the type of
building, i.e. single-family: R-1; duplex: R-2, etc. See Section 2.19.00 for possible additional
requirements.
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