Chapter 2 Zoning Districts Part 3 Office-Residential Zoning Districts

2.3.1 OR Office/Residential District

The following provisions shall apply in the OR Office/Residential District unless otherwise provided in these regulations:

  1. Permitted Uses:


    Accessory buildings or uses
    Agricultural uses
    Bed and Breakfasts
    Churches, parish halls and temples
    Colleges, schools and institutions of learning (except training schools)
    Convents and monasteries which accommodate eight or fewer persons
    Country clubs
    Day care centers, day nurseries, nursery schools and kindergartens
    Doctors offices, including accessory medical laboratories as Part of a planned medical complex or medical office building
    Dwellings, Single-family
    Garage or yard sale
    Golf courses, except miniature courses, driving ranges, or privately owned golf courses operated for commercial purposes
    Home occupations
    Libraries, museums, historical buildings and grounds, arboretums, aquariums, and art galleries
    Offices, professional and business
    Parks, playgrounds, and community centers
    Residential care facilities
    Temporary buildings, the uses of which are incidental to construction opera­tions being conducted on the same or adjoining lot or tract, and which shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of such construction, or upon the expiration of a period of two years from the time of erection of such temporary buildings, whichever is sooner
  2. Conditional Uses

    Certain uses may be permitted in this district upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit by the Board of Zoning Adjustment. Refer to Chapter 4 Part 2 for a listing of uses and requirements that apply to specific uses.
  3. Property Development Regulations

    Refer to the applicable Form District regulations in Chapter 5 for lot size, setback, building height and other restrictions.
  4. Maximum Density and FAR
    1. Maximum Floor Area Ratio: 0.35
    2. Maximum Density: 12 dwellings per acre

2.3.2 OR-1 Office/Residential District

The following provisions shall apply in the OR-1 Office/Residential District unless otherwise provided in these regulations:

  1. Permitted Uses:

    All uses permitted in the OR Office Residential District, as well as the following use(s):
    Artist studios
    Assisted Living Residence
    Barbers/Cosmetologists/Hairdressers/Manicurists
    Boarding, lodging houses
    Community residences
    Computer programming services
    Convents and monasteries
    Dwellings, Multiple family
    Dwellings, Two-family
    Family care home (mini-home)
  2. Conditional Uses:

    Certain uses may be permitted in this district upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit by the Board of Zoning Adjustment. Refer to Chapter 4 Part 2 for a listing of uses and requirements that apply to specific uses.
  3. Property Development Regulations

    Refer to the applicable Form District regulations in Chapter 5 for lot size, setback, building height and other restrictions.
  4. Maximum Density and FAR
    1. Maximum Floor Area Ratio: 1.0
    2. Maximum Density: 34.84 dwellings per acre

2.3.3 OR-2 Office/Residential District

The following provisions shall apply in the OR-2 Office/Residential District unless otherwise provided in these regulations:

  1. Permitted Uses:

    All uses permitted in the OR Office Residential District, as well as the following use(s):
    Artist studios
    Assisted Living Residence
    Barbers/Cosmetologists/Hairdressers/Manicurists
    Boarding, lodging houses
    Community residences
    Computer programming services
    Convents and monasteries
    Dwellings, Multiple family
    Dwellings, Two-family
    Family care home (mini-home)
  2. Conditional Uses:

    Certain uses may be permitted in this district upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit by the Board of Zoning Adjustment. Refer to Chapter 4 Part 2 for a listing of uses and requirements that apply to specific uses.
  3. Property Development Regulations

    Refer to the applicable Form District regulations in Chapter 5 for lot size, setback, building height and other restrictions.
  4. Maximum Density and FAR
    1. Maximum Floor Area Ratio: 3.0
    2. Maximum Density: 58.08 dwellings per acre

2.3.4 OR-3 Office/Residential District

The following provisions shall apply in the OR-3 Office/Residential District unless otherwise provided in these regulations:

An apartment and office building district allowing businesses normally incidental to the primary uses located within the same building, and not allowing such incidental business uses to be accessible and evident from the outside of the building.

  1. Permitted Uses:

    All uses permitted in the OR Office Residential District, as well as the following use(s):
    Apartment hotels, and office buildings, including businesses customarily incidental to such uses conducted for the convenience of the occupants and provided all entrances, designs, signs, and show windows for such uses shall not be evident from the outside of the building
    Artist studios
    Assisted Living Residence
    Barbers/Cosmetologists/Hairdressers/Manicurists
    Boarding, lodging houses
    Business schools
    Community residences
    Computer programming services
    Convents and monasteries
    Dwellings, Multiple family
    Dwellings, Two-family
    Family care home (mini-home)
    Fraternities, sororities, clubs and lodges excluding those the chief acti­vity of which is a service customarily carried on as a business
    Medical laboratories, excluding for-profit blood collection centers
    Photographic portrait studios
  2. Conditional Uses:

    Certain uses may be permitted in this district upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit by the Board of Zoning Adjustment. Refer to Chapter 4 Part 2 for a listing of uses and requirements that apply to specific uses.
  3. Property Development Regulations

    Refer to the applicable Form District regulations in Chapter 5 for lot size, setback, building height and other restrictions.
  4. Maximum Density and FAR
    1. Maximum Floor Area Ratio: 4.0
    2. Maximum Density:
      1. For 0 bedroom dwelling units only 435 dwellings per acre
      2. For 1 bedroom dwelling units only 217 dwellings per acre
      3. For 2 or more bedroom dwelling units only 145 dwellings per acre
    3. Use Mix: When authorized by the form district regulations, the amount of office and residential uses situated above ground level uses specified in the applicable Part of Chapter 5 shall be excluded from calculation of the site’s permissible floor area ratio. When specifically authorized by the form district regulations, calculation of permissible residential density shall be based on the net site area, regardless of the amount of non-residential floor area constructed on the site.

2.3.5 OTF Office/Tourist Facility District

The following provisions shall apply in the OTF Office/Tourist Facility District unless otherwise provided in these regulations:

Apartment, hotel and office building district, allowing businesses normally incidental to the primary uses located within the same building and allowing such incidental business uses to be accessible and evident from the outside of the building.

  1. Permitted Uses:

    All uses permitted in the OR Office Residential District, as well as the following use(s):
    Apartment hotels
    Artist studios
    Assisted Living Residence
    Barbers/Cosmetologists/Hairdressers/Manicurists
    Boarding, lodging houses
    Business schools
    Clubs, private nonprofit
    Commercial business may be conducted in the structure of the primary use, provided that such business is customarily incidental to the primary use and for the convenience of the occupants
    Community residences
    Computer programming services
    Convents and monasteries
    Dwellings, Multiple family
    Dwellings, Two-family
    Extended stay lodging
    Family care home (mini-home)
    Fraternities, sororities, clubs and lodges excluding those the chief
    activity of which is a service customarily carried on as a business
    Hotels
    Libraries, museums, historical buildings and grounds, arboretums, aquariums and art galleries
    Medical laboratories, excluding for-profit blood collection centers
    Motels
    Photographic portrait studios
    Tourist homes
  2. Conditional Uses:

    Certain uses may be permitted in this district upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit by the Board of Zoning Adjustment. Refer to Chapter 4 Part 2 for a listing of uses and requirements that apply to specific uses.
  3. Property Development Regulations:

    Refer to the applicable Form District requirements in Chapter 5 for lot size, setback, building height and other restrictions.
  4. Maximum Density and FAR
    1. Maximum Floor Area Ratio: 4.0
    2. Maximum Density:
      1. For 0 bedroom dwelling units only 435 dwellings per acre
      2. For 1 bedroom dwelling units only 217 dwellings per acre
      3. For 2 or more bedroom dwelling units only 145 dwellings per acre
    3. Use Mix: When authorized by the form district regulations, the amount of office and residential uses situated above ground level uses specified in the applicable Part of Chapter 5 shall be excluded from calculation of the site’s permissible floor area ratio. When specifically authorized by the form district regulations, calculation of permissible residential density shall be based on the net site area, regardless of the amount of non-residential floor area constructed on the site.