§ 17.4.406. PO-1 professional office zone.

A.

Intent. The PO-1 professional office zone is established to provide an area which will accommodate the community's hospital and related buildings housing various health care uses; nursing homes and similar structures providing assisted care residential facilities; and a mixture of offices and related facilities for professional persons. Also, limited amounts of housing under planned conditions would be permitted within the zone.

B.

Permitted and conditional uses. The following buildings, structures, and uses of land shall be permitted upon compliance with requirements set forth in this code.

1.

Hospitals (human care) and appurtenant structures and facilities.

2.

Hospitals (small animal care only), no outside runs.

3.

Medical clinics and laboratories.

4.

Office buildings for professional persons.

5.

Prescription pharmacy when constructed as an integral part of a medical clinic or medical office complex; provided that the said business shall occupy not more than fifteen percent of the floor area of the clinic or office complex to which it applies.

6.

Nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

7.

Congregate living unit projects when included and operated as an integral part of a project which also includes nursing home or assisted living facilities.

8.

Combined office and housing projects, subject to the applicable provisions of Section 17.7 of this code.

9.

Accessory monument signs in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 17.5.128).

10.

Low power radio service antenna facilities, subject to the provisions of Section 17.6.112 of this code.

11.

Specialty schools, subject to the approval of a site plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.6.101.

C.

Area and width requirements. Area and width requirements shall be as follows:

Main Use	Minimum Area	Minimum Width
Hospitals (animal care) medical clinics, lab-oratories, office buildings	12,000 sq. ft.	95 feet

 

D.

Approval procedure.

1.

Any proposed hospital, clinic, office, nursing home, assisted living facility, congregate living unit project, laboratory, or other facility which occupies a site area of more than twenty thousand square feet or which contains more than one main building shall be considered as a combined office and housing project and subject to all requirements relating thereto (See Section 17.7.703).

2.

Any such facility containing less than twenty thousand square feet shall require approval of a site plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.6.101.

E.

Location requirements.

1.

Front setback.

a.

Main buildings. All main buildings and structures shall be set back not less than thirty feet from the front lot line.

b.

Accessory buildings. All accessory buildings shall be set back not less than twelve feet to the rear of the closest rear wall line of the main building and not less than twelve feet from any side wall of the main building. Accessory buildings which are located twelve feet or closer to a main building shall be considered as part of the main building. Where no main building exists on a lot, a detached accessory building shall be set back not less than sixty feet from the front lot line.

2.

Side setback—Interior lots.

a.

Main buildings. All main buildings shall be set back not less than eight feet from either side lot line, and the combined total distance of the two side setbacks shall be not less than eighteen feet.

b.

Accessory buildings. All accessory buildings shall be set back not less than five feet from the lot line, except that no minimum side setback shall be required when all the following conditions are met:

(1)

The accessory building is located more than twelve feet from an existing dwelling on the same or an adjacent lot.

(2)

The accessory building contains no openings on the side contiguous to the lot line.

(3)

No drainage from the roof will be discharged onto an adjacent lot.

(4)

The accessory building shall have fire resistive walls rated at one hour or more.

(5)

The building will not be placed on land designated as a utility easement.

3.

Side setback—Corner lot.

a.

Side abutting on a street. All main and accessory buildings shall be set back not less than twenty feet from the side lot line which abuts on a street.

b.

Interior side. Same as required for interior lots.

4.

Rear setback—Interior lots.

a.

Main buildings. All main buildings shall be set back not less than thirty feet from the rear lot line.

b.

Accessory buildings. Same as required under side setback - interior lots.

5.

Rear setback—Corner lots.

a.

Main buildings. All main buildings shall be set back not less than ten feet from the rear lot line.

b.

Accessory buildings. All accessory buildings shall be set back not less than five feet from the rear lot line, except that no minimum rear setback shall be required when all the following conditions are met:

(1)

The accessory building is located more than twelve feet from an existing dwelling on the same or an adjacent lot.

(2)

The accessory building contains no openings on the side contiguous to the lot line.

(3)

No drainage from the roof will be discharged onto an adjacent lot.

(4)

The accessory building shall have fire resistive walls rated at one hour or more.

(5)

The building will not be placed on land designated as a utility easement.

(6)

The accessory building will be set back not less than fifty feet from the side lot line abutting the street.

F.

Height of buildings. The maximum height of any building (measured from finished grade to the square of the building) shall be thirty feet or three stories, whichever is the higher. Where the ground or the square of the building is uneven in height, the average elevation thereof shall apply. Roofs above the square, chimneys, flag poles, television antennas, church towers, and similar structures not used for human occupancy are excluded in determining height.

(Ord. No. 01-05-23; Ord. No. 07-05-17)