§ 1308. O & I office and institutional district.

The O & I office and institutional district is established as a district for office and institutional uses and serves as a transition district between residential districts and districts of higher intensity uses.

1308.01 The following uses are permitted in the O & I office and institutional district:

a.

Accessory retail uses, incidental such as cafeterias, gift or variety shops, soda bars conducted solely for the convenience of employees, patients, patrons, or visitors on the premises wholly within the principal building and without exterior advertising display.

b.

Accessory uses clearly incidental to a permitted use and which will not create a nuisance or hazard.

c.

Agencies and offices rendering specialized services in the professions, finance, real estate and brokerage, including service agencies not involving on-premises retail trade or on-premises services with and to the general public, nor wholesale trade on-premises, nor maintenance of a stock of goods for sale to the general public.

d.

Apothecary shop operated as a retail use, the primary use of which is for a hospital, clinic, or physicians' offices, provided that said apothecary shop shall sell only drugs, prescription medicines (both ethical and proprietary), medicinal supplies and pharmaceutical products.

e.

Assembly halls, coliseums, gymnasiums and other similar structures provided such facilities are operated by clubs or other organizations no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private person, corporation, or shareholder.

f.

Automobile parking operated in conjunction with permitted uses and in accordance with the requirements of article XVI.

g.

Banks.

h.

Business signs announcing the name of a subdivision, mobile home court or group housing project located on the premises at major entrances; provided, that such signs are neatly constructed and maintained; limited to announcing only the name and do not obstruct corner visibility.

i.

Business signs in the nature of temporary real estate signs not to exceed four square feet in area.

j.

Business signs not over two square feet in area attached flat against the building in association with an incidental home occupation.

k.

Business signs not to exceed eight square feet for any church, school or other public or semipublic institution.

l.

Churches and other places of worship, including parish houses and Sunday school buildings.

m.

Colleges, business colleges, trade schools, music conservatories, dancing schools and similar organizations all without students in residences offering training in specific fields.

n.

Dwellings, multifamily.

o.

Dwellings, single-family.

p.

Dwellings, two-family.

q.

Exhibitions designed to judge or display the intrinsic excellence of the objects or properties exhibited when sponsored by civic or charitable organizations and when the net proceeds are used clearly for civic or charitable purposes.

r.

Finance and loan companies.

s.

Fuel oil and kerosene for heating purposes in aboveground containers provided the same comply with applicable codes.

t.

Funeral homes, undertaking establishments, embalming, crematoria.

u.

Gasoline storage aboveground provided the same comply with applicable codes and regulations.

v.

Gasoline storage, underground, provided the same comply with applicable codes.

w.

Government buildings: buildings used exclusively by the federal, state, county, or city government for public purposes.

x.

Hospitals and sanitariums.

y.

Reserved.

z.

Laboratories for research and testing.

aa.

Jails and penal institutions.

bb.

Libraries, museums, and art galleries.

cc.

Lodges, fraternal and social organizations provided such facilities are operated by clubs or other organizations, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private person, corporation, or shareholder.

dd.

Musical, dramatic and other artistic programs or events.

ee.

Newsstands.

ff.

Nonconforming uses and buildings as provided in article IV.

gg.

Office buildings: governmental and private office buildings including professional offices.

hh.

Orphanages and charitable institutions, all provided that no buildings so used shall be within 100 feet of any plot line.

ii.

Police, fire, rescue squad and civil defense stations.

jj.

Public grade schools and private schools having curricula approximately the same as ordinarily given in public schools including gymnasiums, and administrative offices, and assembly halls in conjunction therewith.

kk.

Public schools and private schools with enrollments not to exceed 150 students but not including gymnasiums.

ll.

Private or public colleges and universities.

mm.

Radio and television stations.

nn.

Railroad rights-of-way.

oo.

Sporting events such as baseball, football, basketball, track meets, and similar games, including accessory concessions, in accordance with the grounds and facilities permitted in the district by this ordinance.

pp.

Telephone exchange operation exclusive of structures that may be entered by service personnel provided same complies with section 1403 of this ordinance.

(Ord. of 4-19-84; Ord. of 12-4-95(1); Ord. of 12-4-95(2))

1308.02 The following uses may be permitted upon the approval of the Halifax County board of adjustment, in accordance with article VII, section 701.03 of this ordinance. It shall be the duty of the board of adjustment to hold a public hearing in regard to any proposed conditional use in order to review the plans for the location and use of all buildings, structures, and open land. The board of adjustment shall evaluate the effect of the proposed conditional use on the surrounding property and on the traffic capacity of the existing road system.

a.

Day care facilities and kindergartens operated as an incidental home occupation with an outdoor play area equivalent to at least 100 square feet per child as permitted by article XIV, section 1405 of this ordinance.

b.

Day nurseries and kindergartens with an outdoor play area equivalent to at least 100 square feet per child as permitted in article XIV, section 1405 of this ordinance.

c.

Grounds and facilities for open air games and sports, country clubs, community centers, branch libraries, and other similar properties operated exclusively for pleasure, recreation and other social, athletic or educational purposes limited to not more than 300 participants, including spectators, provided such grounds and facilities are operated by clubs or other organizations, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private person or shareholder.

d.

Public utility transformer substations, transmission towers, and water tanks on towers, and telephone central offices but not service or storage yards are permitted as a conditional use in all districts subject to the conditions as specified in article XIV, section 1403. Public utility distribution lines shall be permitted as a permitted use in all zoning districts.

e.

Reclamation landfills, temporary.

f.

Temporary uses subject to appeal to the board of adjustment.

g.

Telephone exchange operation whose enclosure is designed to be entered by service personnel provided same complies with section 1403 of this ordinance.

h.

Home occupations. Refer to section 1001.28.

(Ord. of 12-4-95(1); Ord. of 12-4-95(2))

Editor's note— Two ordinances adopted Dec. 4, 1995, set out provisions adding subsection g. to section 1308.02. At the editor's discretion, the provisions in Ord. of 12-4-95(2) have been codified as subsection h.

1308.03 The following use may be permitted by the Halifax County board of commissioners, in accordance with article VII of this ordinance. It shall be the duty of the board of commissioners to hold a public hearing in regard to any proposed special use to review the plans for the location and use of all buildings, structures, and open land. The board of commissioners shall evaluate the effect of the proposed special use on the surrounding property and on the capacity of the existing road system.

a.

Planned unit developments, subject to conditions of article XIV, section 1407 of this ordinance.

1308.04 Dimensional requirements:

a.

Where the principal use is for dwellings in this district the dimensional requirements of the R-6 residential district shall be observed.

b.

Other principal uses:

1.

Minimum required front yard—15 feet.

2.

Minimum required side yard. At least eight feet on each side of every principal building except that any side yard abutting a street shall be at least 15 feet.

3.

Minimum required rear yard—15 feet.

4.

Height of building. No building shall exceed 35 feet in height unless the depth of front and width of side yards required herein shall be increased one foot for each two feet, or fraction thereof, of building height in excess of 35 feet.

1308.05 Location of accessory buildings: No accessory building shall be erected in any required front or side yard or within 15 feet of any street line or within three feet of any lot line not a street line. An accessory building may be located in a rear yard provided it is located a distance not less than eight feet from any principal building and three feet from the rear lot line; and provided further that on reversed corner lots no accessory building shall extend toward the street line beyond the required front yard line of the lot to the rear or nearer than 15 feet to the street line whichever is the greater.

1308.06 Corner visibility: On a corner lot, within the triangular area formed by the centerline of the intersecting streets and a direct line joining points on such centerline at a distance of 80 feet from their intersection, there shall be no obstruction to vision between a height of two feet and a height of ten feet above the average centerline grade of such streets, such grades being measured along the above cited 80-foot street portions.

1308.07 Offstreet parking: As required by article XVI.

1308.08 Offstreet loading and unloading: As required by article XVI.