19-5.21 OB-4 OFFICE BUILDING DISTRICT.



19-5.2101 Primary Intended Use.

This zone is designed for the use of office buildings for professional and business occupancy situated in a campus-like setting with a minimum of interruption of the natural setting of the area. To this end, the standards established for this zone are designed to be the minimum required to achieve this objective while permitting maximum flexibility for reasonable development within the zone. Businesses engaged in the retail sales of goods or the repair and/or servicing of goods are expressly prohibited. (Ord. #2-77, 19-5 2101)

19-5.2102 Prohibited Use.

Any use other than those listed in subsection 19-5 2101 is prohibited (Ord #2-77, 19-5 2102)

19-5.2103 Required Conditions.

In the OB-4 Office Building District, the following requirements shall be complied with-

a. Height No building shall exceed two (2) stories provided the building is not higher than twenty-eight (28') feet.

b. Front Yard. There shall be a front yard setback of one hundred (100') feet. Off-street parking is not permitted in the front yard

c. Side Yard There shall be two (2) side yards and no side yard shall be less than one hundred (100') feet Off-street parking as regulated in Section 19-5 8 is permitted provided no parking area or access drive is closer than twenty-five (25') feet to any property line, nor ten (10') feet to any building

d. Rear Yard there shall be a rear yard of at least one hundred (100') feet unobstructed by buildings or other permanent structures provided a fence may be permitted. Off-street parking as regulated in Section 195 8 is permitted in the rear yard provided no parking area or access drive is closer than twenty-five (25') feet to any property line, nor ten (10') feet to any building.

e. Special Boundary Line Buffer Area Where a lot in the OB-4 Zone abuts a residential zone boundary line, buildings shall be set back one hundred fifty (150') feet from such zone boundary and off-street parking and access drives shall be set back fifty (50') feet to establish a buffer area as defined herein Said buffer area shall be suitably landscaped as approved by the Planning Board.

f. Lot Area Each lot in the OB-4 Office Building District shall contain a minimum lot area of at least four (4) acres and shall have a lot frontage at the front street property line of at least four hundred (400') feet

g. Maximum Floor Area Ratio. The gross floor area of all floors of all buildings shall not exceed twenty-five (25%) percent of the total lot area.



h. Landscaping Those portions of all yards that are not used for off-street parking shall be planted and regularly maintained as approved by the Planning Board

i Nuisances No noise, smoke, fumes, glare, vibrations or odors shall be emitted form any structure or accessory use of the property.

j. Access. Access to any lot may be only from a State highway.

**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection (j.) has been added as per Ord. No. 12-02.

Before the issuance of a building permit for any use within this zone, the Planning Board shall review and approve a site development plan of the proposed use and shall ascertain that all requirements of this Article are complied with. (Ord #2-77, 19-5 2103; Ord #28-81, 9)

19-5.2104 Permitted Accessory Uses.

Permitted accessory uses are established as follows:

a. The installation of wireless telecommunications antenna on existing structures subject to minor site plan approval pursuant to Section 19-4, 1405A, and consistent with Visual Compatibility Requirements of Section 19-6.726 of this Chapter.

**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection has been added as per Ordinance No. 3-99.

19-5.2105 Permitted Conditional Uses.

Permitted conditional uses are established as follows:

a. Wireless communications towers in compliance with Section 19-5.726a(2), (3) and (4) and Section 19-5.1009 of thus Chapter.

**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection has been added as per Ordinance No. 3-99.