§ 508.0. O&P, office and professional district.

508.1. Intent: District O&P is intended to provide areas for public, semipublic, institutional, professional and office types of uses. Land space and aesthetic requirements of these uses make desirable either a central location or a suburban location near residential neighborhoods. Residential development is permitted in this district.

508.2. Permitted uses: The listing of permitted uses is set out in appendix "A" of these regulations.

508.3. Conditional uses: The listing of conditional uses is set out in appendix "A" of these regulations.

508.4. Intensity of use regulations:

a.

Minimum lot area:

Single-family dwelling—7,200 square feet per family.

Two-family dwelling—4,000 square feet per family.

Three-family dwelling—3,000 square feet per family.

Low-rise multifamily—2,000 square feet per family.

High-rise multifamily—900 square feet per family.

b.

Maximum lot coverage: 40 percent.

508.5. Height regulations: 35 feet or 2½ stories.

508.6. Yard regulations:

a.

Minimum side yard: 25 feet measured from property line.

b.

Minimum side yard: Eight feet except when abutting street or R zone—15 feet or 40 percent of height.

c.

Minimum rear yard: Ten feet except when abutting R zone—25 feet.

508.7. Parking and loading regulations: See article VII.

508.8. Use limitations:

a.

Residential development is permitted in the O&P district if it can be shown that such development will be compatible with surrounding uses.

b.

Existing residential structures may be altered, remodeled or improved subject to any restrictions and regulations which would be applicable to residences located in the corresponding residential district.

c.

No merchandise shall be handled or displayed and no equipment or vehicle, other than motor passenger cars, shall be stored outside a building in this district for more than 24 hours in a 30-day period.

d.

A pharmacy wherein retail sale only of prescription medicines, drugs, pharmaceuticals or orthopedic devices, customarily incident to the practice of medicine, shall be allowed as an accessory use in an office building provided not less than five physicians occupy offices within the building.

e.

Exterior lighting fixtures shall be shaded so that no direct light is cast upon any property located in a residential district.