It is the intent of the “C-O” Office and Institution District to permit public, quasi-public, institutional and professional service uses. Density and intensity of use may be considered moderate. Uses in this district are intended to be compatible with adjoining residential districts.

The regulations set forth in this Article, or set forth elsewhere in this Regulation, when referred to in this Article are the regulations for “C-O” Office and Institution District. In District “C-O”, no structure or land shall be used and no structure altered, enlarged or erected which is arranged, intended or designed for other than the uses listed in Use Regulations below.

1.    The tract for uses other than residential shall be not less than 10,000 square feet in area.

2.    The location of office and institutional uses shall be on property which has an acceptable relationship to major streets.

1.    Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the uses permitted in “C-0” Office and Institution District.

2.    Boarding and lodging houses.

3.    Churches.

4.    Lodges and private clubs.

5.    Hospital, but not animal or mental.

6.    Medical, dental offices and health clinics, including apothecary (for people only).

7.    Non-profit institutions of a religious, educational, eleemosynary or philanthropic nature.

8.    Office buildings for professional, commercial, industrial, religious, instructional, public and semi-public purposes, providing no goods, wares or merchandise shall be prepared for sale, stored or sold on the premises.

A portion of the office building may be occupied and used as a drug store, barber shop, cosmetologist's shop, cigar stand, restaurant or newsstand, when such uses are located entirely within and accessory to the building with no entrance from the street or visible from any sidewalk, and have no sign or display visible from outside the building indicating the existence of such use.

9.    Parks, playgrounds and community buildings owned and operated by the locality.

10.  Public libraries.

11.  Public and parochial schools.

12.  Undertaking and funeral service establishment.

13.  Multiple-family dwellings.

14.  Single-family dwellings.

15.  Two-family dwellings.

16.  Nursing and convalescent homes.

17.  Group day care centers.

Except as hereinafter provided, every dwelling hereafter erected, enlarged, relocated or reconstructed shall be located upon lots, tracts or parcels containing the following areas:

1.    A lot on which a single-family dwelling is erected shall contain not less than 5,000 square feet of area.

2.    A lot on which a two-family dwelling is erected shall contain an area of not less than 3,000 square feet per family unit.

3.    A lot on which there is erected a multiple dwelling shall contain an area of not less than 5,000 square feet, or 2,500 square feet per family, whichever area is the larger, except that this regulation shall not apply to dormitories or rooming and lodging houses where no cooking is done in individual rooms or apartments.

4.    Where a single lot of record, as defined in the definitions section of this regulation has less area than herein required and was recorded prior to the effective date of this regulation, may be used only for residential purposes.

5.    Multiple-family uses shall not cover more than 40 percent of the lot area.

1.    Front Yards:

a.     The front yard shall be a minimum of 25 feet in depth measured from the front lot line except on collector streets, the minimum front yard shall be 65 feet measured from the centerline of the street and except on arterial streets, the minimum front yard shall be 75 feet measured from the centerline of the street.

b.    Where lots have double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.

c.     Where a lot is located at the intersection of 2 or more streets, there shall be a front yard on each side of a corner lot except that the buildable width of such a lot shall not be reduced to less than 28 feet, except where necessary to provide a yard along the side street with a depth of not less than 5 feet. No accessory building shall project beyond the front yard line on either street.

2.    Side Yards: There shall be a side yard on each side of a building, having a width of not less than 5 feet.

3.    Rear Yards: There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 25 feet or 20 percent of the depth of the lot, whichever amount is smaller.

Whenever land or structure is to be occupied for other than residential purposes in the district and said land adjoins a residential district, a minimum 5-foot side yard and 15-foot rear yard landscape screen shall be provided between the two districts. The landscape screen shall consist of trees, shrubs and evergreens and shall be adequately maintained by the property owner.

(See the Article on Parking and Loading Regulations.)

(See the Article on Sign Regulations.)