[Added 5-24-76 by Ord. No. 76-8-DDD; amended 4-11-77 by Ord. No. 77-8-LLL; 6-24-91 by Ord. No. 91-72]
Uses permitted shall be
A.General offices, including but not limited to
(1)Finance insurance and real estate services These include banking services, bank-related functions, savings and loan associations, actuarial business and personal credit services, security brokers, dealers and flotation services, commodity contracts, brokers and dealers services, security and commodity exchanges, security and commodity allied services, insurance carriers, insurance agents, brokers and services, real estate operators, except developers and resources, real estate agents, brokers and management services, title abstracting services, real estate subdividing and development services, real estate operative builders, combination of real estate, insurance, loan and law services, other real estate and related services, holding and investment services, and other finance, insurance, travel and real estate services
(2)Personal services photographic services, beauty services, and barber services
(3)Business services advertising services, outdoor advertising services, other advertising services, consumer and mercantile credit reporting services, adjustment and collection services; direct mail advertising services; blueprinting and photocopying services, stenographic services and other duplicating and mailing services, news syndicate services and informant services
(4)Research, development and testing services business and management consulting services, and detective and protective services
(5)Professional services physician services, chiropractic services, psychologist and psychiatric services, dental services, medical laboratory services, dental laboratory services, legal services, engineering and architectural services, educational and scientific research services, accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services, urban planning services, data processing services, and other professional services
(6)Governmental services executive, legislative and judicial functions, and postal services
(7)Miscellaneous services business associations, professional membership organizations, labor unions and similar labor organizations, and civic, social and fraternal associations
B.Residential dwellings Where a single-family dwelling existed on a lot in a residential zone at the time this section was adopted (May 24, 1976), the residential use may be thereafter continued and the structure may be thereafter enlarged or expanded as long as the proposed alteration conforms to the minimum requirements for height, area, yard and off-street parking as they existed prior to May 24, 1976 If the proposed alteration does not conform to the prior bulk regulations, an application for a bulk variance shall be made to the Zoning Board of Adjustment
[Added 8-27-79 by Ord No 79-159]
C.Undertaking establishments
[Added 9-28-81 by Ord No 81-400]
Accessory uses permitted shall be
A.Any accessory building and uses permitted in the C-2 District
The following additional uses may be permitted by the Planning Board in this zone, upon a showing by the developer that each proposed use will Comply with the appropriate criteria set forth below
A.Recreational activities such as tennis courts, athletic clubs and gymnasiums, provided, however, that the criteria set forth in §228-8H shall apply, except for the area and bulk requirements which shall comply with the standards described in this OP-1 Zone
B.Restaurants DELETED 6-24-91 BY ORD. NO. 91-72.
A
[Amended 5-22-78 by Ord No 78-29] All uses not specifically listed above as permitted are hereby prohibited and specifically the following
(1)Fast-food restaurants
(2)Mechanical amusement devices and mechanical amusement facilities
[Added 6-25-79 by Ord No 79-146]
(3)Sex clubs and massage parlors
[Added 12-13-82 by Ord No 82-480]
(4)Limousine or livery service
[Added 8-28-89 by Ord No 89-51]
No building or structure in an OP-1 District shall be erected or enlarged to exceed thirty-five (35)feet in height, measured as the average grade around the structure, or two and one-half (2 1/2) stories
A.Minimum lot size for office and residential use shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet Minimum lot size for undertaking establishments shall be 1 5 acres.
[Amended 9-28-81 by Ord No 81-400]
B.Maximum coverage for buildings and structures shall be thirty percent (30%) of the total lot area Total lot coverage, including buildings, structures, parking, loading, drives, walkways and other paved surfaces, shall not exceed sixty-five percent (65%) of the total lot area
C.Every lot used for buildings and uses permitted in the OP-1 District as listed under §228-86A shall have a minimum width of one hundred twenty (120) feet at the street line, except that one (1) side of a corner lot shall have a minimum of one hundred sixty (160) feet at the street line
D.Front yards of business lots shall have a minimum depth of twenty (20) feet from the street line off-street parking space is to be provided at the side or rear of the building and a minimum depth of sixty (60) feet from the street line if off-street parking space is to be provided in front of the building In any location where the land on the opposite side of the street is in a residence district, the twenty-foot strip of front yard adjacent to the street line shall be improved with a landscaped buffer, installed with a mixture of deciduous and coniferous plant materials at a minimum height of four (4) feet and maintained at a height of a minimum of six (6) feet, excluding areas necessary for adequate sight distance, and this area shall not be used for off-street parking purposes or for the display of merchandise An earth berm of a minimum of three (3) feet may be installed in such a twenty-foot landscaped buffer area, in which case the height of the plant materials may be revised as approved by the Planning Board at the time of site plan approval
E.Side yards of business lots shall have a minimum width of twenty (20) feet each from the side lot lines
F.Rear yards of business lots shall have a minimum depth of sixty (60) feet from the rear lot line
G.An attached group of businesses and offices may be considered as one (1) building in applying the above yard space requirements
H.In any OP-1 Zone where the zone line is immediately contiguous or adjacent to any residential zone, a fifty foot landscaped buffer shall be installed of deciduous and coniferous plant materials at a minimum height of five (5) feet and maintained at a minimum height of not less than fifteen (15) feet An earth berm of a minimum height of five (5) feet may be constructed, in which case the Planning Board may lessen the requirements for plant materials The Planning Board may waive the requirements for buffering if equivalent screening is provided by parks or by topography or other natural conditions Such a buffer area is required to shield adjacent residential areas from parking lot illumination, headlights and fumes and to diminish the visual encroachment of residential privacy and residential neighborhood characteristics
I.All buildings within two hundred (200) feet of residential zones shall be designed in a residential character emulating the architectural style of residential areas in scale, height of buildings, facade materials and general structural treatment
[Amended 12-13-93 by Ord. No. 93-72]
Parking shall be provided at the rate of spaces to be approved by the Planning Board as provided for in §228-151
[Deleted 12-27-93 by Ord. No. 93-73]
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