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Home My WebLink About09.05 TOZ City of Rexburg Development Code: TOZ SECTION 9.5: TECHNOLOGY AND OFFICE ZONE (TOZ) *All Zoning Standards apply. (See 3.01-3.06) 9.05.010. Purpose and Objectives 9.05.090. Building Height 9.05.020. Permitted Uses 9.05.100. Distance Between Buildings 9.05.025. Conditional Uses 9.05.110. Permissible Lot Coverage 9.05.030. Lot Area 9.05.120. Parking, Loading and Access 9.05.040. Lot Width 9.05.130. Conditional Use Permit for Parking 9.05.050. Lot Frontage Reduction 9.05.060. Prior Created Lots 9.05.140. Project Plan Approval 9.05.070. Yard Requirements 9.05.150. Other Requirements 9.05.080. Projections into Yards 9.05.010. Purpose and Objectives The TOZ zone is created to take advantage of the technology developed and expertise available at the University and the transfer of technology to the private sector. It is intended that a high-quality environment be established in this zoning district compatible with the BYU-I Campus and the City Central Business District. Permitted uses include but are not limited to those directly involved in research and development, manufacture of prototype goods or goods from prototype machinery or processes; limited Light Industrial beyond prototype compatible with a research and development environment; and a limited range of office uses that could provide services to the research and development functions or could be converted to research and development uses as the market for such space warrants. 9.05.020. Permitted Uses The following principal uses and structures indicated as “P”, and no others, shall be permitted in the TOZ zones. The following uses and structures indicated as “CUP” may be permitted in the TOZ zones only after a Conditional Use Permit has been approved, and subject to the terms and conditions thereof. TECHNOLOGY AND OFFICE Resource Production Agriculture - Residential - Group Housing Group Home (Disabled & Elderly; under 8 residents) - Care Facilities Day Care Centers CUP Professional Services (except hospitals, behavior, drug and alcohol P treatment, sanitariums, convalescent and rest home services.) Place of Worship Churches, Synagogues and Temples - Schools, public or Nursery Schools CUP private Food Restaurants*** CUP Manufacturing Minor assembly and other innocuous manufacturing with approval by the P Zoning Administrator Page 239 of 362 City of Rexburg Development Code: TOZ Services Advertising (office only) P Beauty and barber shop (only in historic buildings on arterial streets) P Call Centers P Computer consultants P Computer hardware renting or leasing, except finance leasing or from the P manufacturer Computer interface equipment for industrial process control-mfg. P Computer output to microfilm units, computer peripheral equipment-mfg. P Computer paper-wholesale P Computer peripheral equipment repair & maintenance P Computer peripheral equipment, rental & leasing P Computer photography or portraits P Computer programming services and program software-custom P Computer repair training P Computer software publishers, pre-packaged P Computer software tape and disks, blank: rigid and floppy - mfg. P Computer software, mail-order-retail P Computer storage units mfg. P Computer Stores-retail P Computer terminals mfg. P Computer terminals-wholesale P Computer-aided engineering/design systems services also CAD, CAM. P Computerized axial-tomography (CT/Cat scanner apparatus - mfg. P Computers: digital, analog & hybrid P Consumer credit services P Duplicating, stenographic, and office services P Employment services P Executive, legislative, and judicial offices P Financial, Insurance and Real Estate Services P Miscellaneous retail trade CUP Photography studio (only in historic buildings on arterial streets) P Prescription pharmacy* (intended for the convenience of permitted P establishments and/or clients) P Software programming, systems analysis-custom P Software, computer- wholesale P Travel Agencies P Veterinarian services** P Office Only Dwelling, janitorial, and other building services P Miscellaneous business services P Miscellaneous service organizations P News syndicate services P Police protection and related activities, branch P Cemeteries - Utilities Communications (Subject to the Section Rexburg City Code) P *Prescription Pharmacy 1. No business occupies more than fifteen (15%) percent of the total floor area of the building in which it is located. 2. Has no separate entrance **Veterinarian Services 1. Experimental or scientific research activities are prohibited. 2. No on-site disposal of dead animals. 3. The facility shall be located completely within an air-conditioned and soundproofed building. 4. Animal noise shall not be audible at the nearest property line. 5. Overnight boarding shall be limited to animals receiving treatment on the premises. 6. Services shall be limited to small animals only. 7. No services shall be permitted for poisonous or dangerous animals. ***Restaurants 1. The restaurant be architecturally compatible with surrounding buildings. 2. No short order/ fast food or drive-in restaurants. 3. Signs, landscaping, number of employees, and distance from existing commercial zones, and related matters, shall be factors considered in the review and approval of a conditional use permit. a. Permitted Accessory Uses. (See 3.02.070.)Accessory uses and structures are permitted provided they are incidental to, and do not substantially alter the character of, the permitted principal use or structure. Page 240 of 362 City of Rexburg Development Code: TOZ Accessory Accessory Building P 9.05.030. Lot Area a. Min. Lot Area. The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land in the TOZ zone shall be one half (½) acre; provided, however, that smaller lots or parcels may be created as part of an approved and recorded subdivision plat, as specified in City Code. b. Min. Subdivision Area. The minimum area of land for a subdivision with such Record of Survey shall be at least one (1) acre. 9.05.040 Lot Width Each lot or parcel of land in the TOZ zone shall have an average width of not less than one hundred (100’) feet; however, narrower lots or parcels may be created as part of an approved and recorded subdivision plat. 9.05.050. Prior Created Lots (See 3.03.070.c.) 9.05.070. Yard Requirements The following minimum yard requirements shall apply in the TOZ zone: a. Front Yard. Each lot or parcel in the TOZ zone shall have a front yard of not less than ten (10’) feet from the right-of-way. 1. Front yards shall not be used for vehicular parking or maneuvering and shall be appropriately landscaped. b. Side Yard. Adjacent to Residential. 1. Each lot or parcel of land in the TOZ zone shall have a side yard of at least ten (10’) feet when located adjacent to a residential zone. Adjacent to Commercial or Industrial Zone. 2. There shall be no requirements in those instances where the side property line abuts a commercial or industrial zone. Accessory Buildings. 3.(See 3.02.070.) c. Rear Yard. No requirement. 9.05.080. Projections into Yards (See 3.02.090.) 9.05.090. Building Height a. Permitted Height. No lot or parcel of land in the TOZ zone shall have a building or structure which exceeds fifty-five (55’) feet in height, measured at the top of building’s horizontal wall. (Chimneys, flagpoles, or similar structures not used for human occupancy are excluded in determining height.) 9.05.110. Permissible Lot Coverage a. Building Coverage. In a TOZ zone, all buildings and structures shall not cover an area of more than ninety (90%) percent of the lot or parcel of land upon which they are placed. b. Parking Structures. 1. Parking structures shall be exempt from lot coverage requirements. 2. Parking structures shall be screened and buffered from adjacent properties and public view as required Design Review. 9.05.120. Parking, Loading, and Access (See 3.4.) 9.05.130. Project Plan Approval (See 3.02.130.) Page 241 of 362 City of Rexburg Development Code: TOZ 9.05.140. Other Requirements a. Highway 20 Corridor. (See 3.02.100.e.) b. Signs. (See 3.5.) Signs proposed to be erected in the TOZ zone shall be placed in the same classification with signs permitted in shopping center zones. c. Landscaping. A minimum of ten (10%) percent of the site shall be landscaped. c. Trash Storage. (See 3.02.120.) d. Walls and Fences. (See 3.02.110.) 1. A minimum vinyl fence at least six (6’) feet in height shall be erected along all property lines which lie immediately adjacent to any residential zone. a) Alternative screening may be used which may include a landscape hedge of six (6’) feet at a two (2) year maturity, wood fence, or a combination of landscaping with chain-link, with or without slats. b) In the case where there is mutual agreement by adjoining property owners and approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission or its designee, this requirement may be waived. e. Commercial Design Standards. Architectural design requirements are found in Section 7: Commercial Design Standards. f. Lighting Standards (See 3.6.) Page 242 of 362