§ 404.130. SO, Service/Office District.

A. 

Intent. The SO, Service/Office District is intended to provide areas for public, semipublic, institutional, professional and office uses either as concentrations of employment-related activity or supporting uses when tightly integrated with neighborhood centers, business hubs or the corridor reinvestment areas of the Comprehensive Plan.

B. 

Uses. Uses shall be allowed in the SO District in accordance with the Use Table of Section 405.030.

C. 

Building Types. Building types shall be allowed in the SO District in accordance with the Building Type Table of Section 405.010, and include the following:

1. 

Live/work (limited).

2. 

Small commercial.

3. 

General commercial.

4. 

Small industrial/workshop (limited).

5. 

Small civic (limited).

D. 

Performance And Design Standards.

1. 

Building And Use Limits. Any use, building type or site design that has a potentially negative impact on the compact, pedestrian-oriented, neighborhood scale of this district shall be limited to secondary blocks or streets that are not the prime frontages. Businesses larger than five thousand (5,000) square feet, car-oriented sites, drive-throughs or similar uses shall not be permitted where they interrupt this character, shall not be allowed to front activity streets, and only be allowed where they contribute to the overall vitality and intent of the district.

2. 

Outdoor Storage And Display. No outdoor display or storage of merchandise shall be allowed within the SO District, except that the Director of Community Development may approve sidewalk accessory uses or temporary displays of seasonal merchandise in accordance with the standards of Section 405.070.

3. 

Frontage Types. Buildings in the SO District may use the following frontage types in Section 407.030: frontage plaza, courtyard or terrace. Buffer frontages may be required on standard street type. Enhanced streetscape frontages shall only be allowed on activity streets.

4. 

Institutional/civic Uses. Any permitted civic uses shall be in small civic building types located at prominent locations to serve as a focal point and gathering place.

R.O. 1996 § 404.130; Ord. No. 4558 § 1, 8-3-2015