§ 5-160. OBP Office-Business Park District.

This district is established to provide a location or offices, institutions, limited related business and service activities and limited industrial operations and processes in buildings of high character in attractive surroundings.

5-160.1  Within the OBP Office-Business Park Zoning District, a building or land may be used for the following purposes:

A.

Professional and Business Offices.

B.

Public Offices.

C.

Cultural Facilities.

D.

Clinics, Cafeterias and Employee credit unions for Employees Only.

E.

Education and Training Facilities.

F.

Electronic Equipment Manufacturing and Assembly Plants that are not objectionable by reason of the emission of noise, vibration, smoke, dust, gas, fumes, odors or radiation and that do not create fire or explosion hazards and that do not require any outdoor storage.

G.

Printing, Publishing and Reproducing establishments that do not require any outdoor storage.

H.

Research, Testing and Laboratory Facilities including the Production of Prototype Products provided they are not objectionable by reason of emission of noise, vibration, smoke, dust, gas, fumes, odors or radiation and that do not create fire or explosion hazards and that do not require any outdoor storage.

I.

Wholesaling and Warehousing with Offices, provided that they do not require any outdoor storage, and provided that at least 40 percent of the use be office space.

J.

Similar Industries and Uses that meet the standards of Title 2 of this Unified Development Ordinance.

K.

Accessory Uses Such as Retail Business and Service Establishments. In addition to the limitations on "accessory use" imposed under Title 1, Definitions, such permitted accessory uses specifically exclude retail business and service establishments that could be construed as principal uses and include only those uses that are primarily intended for and used by patrons or occupants of the principal use to which said establishment is accessory.

L.

Accessory Parking Garages and Parking Lots.

5-160.2  Within the OBP Office-Business Park District, the following uses may be permitted provided the applicant for such a development is granted a Special Use Permit by the Board of Commissioners after receiving recommendations from the Director of Planning and Development and the Planning Commission and after a public hearing.

A.

Day Care Facilities.

B.

Wholesaling and Warehousing with less than 40 percent of the floor area in offices, provided that no outdoor storage is required.

C.

Hotels and Motels provided the minimum standards are met as specified in the C-2 zoning district.

D.

Financial Services/Institutions.

E.

Restaurants, provided the following minimum standards are met:

1.

The proposed site shall be located within a recorded concept plan or subdivision plat for a business or office park which:

a.

Has an overall area of not less than 50 acres.

b.

Has existing principal use structures already developed within the office/business park.

c.

Has controls in place through protective covenants which will ensure building appearance and landscaping compatible with the remainder of the business or office park and which will ensure compliance with the requirements of this section.

2.

No more than 10 percent of the acreage within the recorded concept plan or subdivision plat for the business or office park may be occupied by uses requiring a Special Use Permit.

3.

The proposed restaurant:

a.

Shall have a minimum of 2,000 square feet of seating area excluding kitchen facilities.

b.

Shall have sit-down waiter or waitress service.

c.

Shall not have drive-thru or pick-up windows.

d.

Shall not be adjacent to or across a public street from residentially zoned property.

4.

Restaurant appearance shall blend with campus-type office/warehouse development. Application must include landscape plan, building elevations, and signage plans.

5-160.3   All OBP Amendments to be Conditional Zoning Amendments. All OBP Office-Business Park District Amendments to the Official Zoning Map shall be conditional amendments. In addition to any other conditions that may be imposed by the Board of Commissioners pursuant to the provision for conditional zoning in this Unified Development Ordinance, a concept plan showing the approximate location of all buildings, walls, fences, property lines, landscaping, parking areas, land uses and any other features deemed appropriate by the Board of Commissioners as a result of the above concept plan review and public hearing shall be included as part of the amendment, and the use of the property for its zoned purposes shall be conditioned to said concept plan.

5-160.4   Concept Plan Review. The purpose of the site plan review is to encourage logic, imagination, innovation, and variety in the design process and ensure the soundness of the proposed development and its compatibility with the surrounding area. The Director of Planning and Development shall review plans for compliance with the zoning regulations and for compliance with concept plan review criteria. The recommendations of both the Director of Planning and Development and the Planning Commission shall be transmitted to the Board of Commissioners.

5-160.5   Concept Plan.

A.

The concept plan shall be prepared by design professionals such as planners, engineers, architects or landscape architects and shall be drawn in accordance with the following basic criteria:

1.

Scale: Generally, 1)inch equals 100 feet;

2.

Sheet Size: Generally 24 inches by 36 inches with appropriate match lines provided if more than one sheet is necessary;

3.

Vicinity Map: Drawn at a scale of not less than 1 inch equals 2,000 feet and showing adjoining roads, subdivisions and other landmarks;

4.

Existing Topography: Shown with a maximum contour interval of 20 feet;

5.

Boundary Survey: Shown and described by metes and bounds;

6.

Adjacent Properties: Names of adjacent property owners to be indicated on plan;

7.

Title Block: Indicating the name of the development, the owner, the developer, and the person or firm preparing the plan.

B.

The Concept Plan shall include the following information:

1.

A proposed land use plan for the site and including the acreage to be devoted to each land use category;

2.

The proposed location of streets, bikeways, pedestrian ways, parking area, drainage and stormwater detention facilities, utilities, public facilities, parks, recreation areas, tree areas to be retained or added and other open spaces, and including notations as to existing or proposed dimensions, capacities and/or volumes;

3.

Representative architectural sketches or renderings of typical proposed structures, signs, landscaping, screening and/or fencing;

4.

Statistical or technical data as necessary to accurately describe the proposed development including, but not limited to, the following:

a.

Total land area;

b.

Amount of land to be used for public or semi-public uses;

c.

Amount of land to be used for recreational or open space purposes;

d.

Amount of land to be occupied by streets and parking areas;

e.

Amount of any submerged land within the project boundary;

f.

The total ground coverage and floor area of all buildings;

g.

A breakdown of the number and kinds of proposed buildings, including square footage, and the number and range of lot sizes and proposed setback and yard dimensions for typical lots and/or building types.

5.

As an attachment, a report setting forth the proposed development schedule, indicating the sequence of development of the various sections thereof, and the approximate time period required for completion of each phase;

6.

As an attachment, an outline of the proposed methods for controlling and maintaining any common open space or community facilities;

7.

Such other submissions/plans as may be required to evaluate the project.