Approved Uses by Zoning — Office Commercial (OC)
Uses permitted by right under the municipality’s zoning for this district. The property may carry additional restrictions (deed, association or lease), so tenants are responsible for confirming their intended use with the municipality and landlord before committing.
Allowed by right
Accessory to other uses, land and/or structures to principal uses permitted by right, Apparel & accessory retail sales rental stores, Art & drafting supply stores, including picture frames, Art merchandising studios, Barber & beauty shops, Bed and breakfast inns 3 (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Book & stationary stores, Business and commercial machine sales, Candy, nut and confectionary stores, Clinics-public & private (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Coin & philatelic stores, Columbariums as access, use in rel. inst., other than cemeteries, public or private (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Community centers, Community residential homes (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Convents, monasteries and seminaries, Cultural facilities, public and private, Day care facilities, children as accessory use in houses of worship, schools, both public and private, Day care homes, accessory, children (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Day care homes, family accessory, children (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Delicatessens, Drive thru facilities, except restaurants, as principal uses (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Exercise studios and health clubs, Family community residence (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Financial institutions, banks, savings & loans & credit unions < 3,000 sq. ft., Financial institutions, banks, savings & loans & credit unions > 3,000 sq. ft., Flower shops and florists, Gift, novelty, souvenir and sundry shops, Government operated social services facilities (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Home occupations, accessory to res. uses (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Hotels and motels (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Hotels and motels, limited service (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Interior decorators, Lakes, ponds, man-made, accessory (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Mailing services, Motor vehicle title and tag service, Newspaper & magazine shops, Office & related use, including business services except as otherwise listed, Office support retail not occupying more than 20% of the gross square feet, Offices or facilities, quasi- public assoc. and organizations, not-for-profit, Offices, for the hiring of temporary nonmanual labor, Offices, professional (medical), Offices, professional (non- medical), Offices, real estate, Offices-government administrative, Photocopy services, Post offices, Printing and type setting services, Public safety facilities operated by public agencies, Radio and television broadcasting studios and facilities, Recovery community (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Research & development facilities not of an industrial nature, Residential, multifamily, Residential, single-family attached and detached, Residential, townhouses, Restaurants serving a limited clientele (private clubs & lodges), Restaurants serving the general public, but not drive-in or drive thru, Sandwich shops and snack bars, Schools - public, vocation and trade not involving industrial equipment (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Schools, commercial, vocation and trade not involving industrial equipment (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Solar energy systems, primary use tier 1: 0-10kw 13, Solar energy systems, primary use tier 2: 10-100kw 13 (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Special noncommercial events of public interest (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Tax return preparation services, Temp model dwellings and sales offices (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Temporary borrow pits, borrow piles and similar excavations (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Temporary offices and facilities for construction, storage/security (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Tobacco shops, Transitional community residence (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Travel agencies or transportation tickets, Utility facilities, light, public and private (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Veterinary clinics and hospitals, animal shelters, enclosed (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Veterinary clinics and hospitals, animal shelters, enclosed, not-for-profit (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements), Watch and shoe repair establishments, Yard and garage sales, temporary (subject to Sec. 94-273 extra requirements)
With special approval
Bars and lounges and related entertainment (special use Class B), Churches, synagogues & other houses of worship (special use Class B), Day care facilities, adult (special use Class B), Day care facilities, children as principal use (special use Class B), Drive thru facilities, except restaurants, for uses permitted as special uses (special use Class B), Helipads, helistops, w/out permanent mooring and service facilities (special use Class B), Hospitals - public & private (special use Class A), Nonconformities, alterations that reduce the impact of a major nonconforming use (special use Class B), Nonconformities, alterations that reduce the impact of a minor nonconforming use (special use Class B), Nonconformities, change from a major nonconforming use to a minor nonconforming use (special use Class B), Nonconformities, change from one minor nonconforming use to another minor nonconforming use (special use Class B), Parking garages as principal uses (special use Class A), Parking lots as principal, accessory or off-site uses (special use Class B), Private use on public (city owned) land (special use Class A), Public safety facilities operated by private agencies (special use Class B), Recreation, outdoor amusements, temp (special use Class B), Schools - public and private, elementary, intermediate and secondary (special use Class B), Solar energy systems, primary use tier 3: 100-2mw 13 (special use Class B)
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