Chapter 18.07
PAO – PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE DISTRICT

Sections:

18.07.010    Purposes.

18.07.020    Permitted uses.

18.07.030    Conditional uses.

18.07.040    Screening and landscaping.

18.07.050    Performance standards.

18.07.060    Required yards.

18.07.070    Minimum lot size.

18.07.080    Coverage.

18.07.090    Height of structures.

18.07.100    Off-street parking.

18.07.110    Design review.

18.07.120    General provisions and exceptions.

18.07.010 Purposes.

The purpose of the PAO professional and administrative office district is to establish an area in which professional offices may be permitted which are found to be:

A. Permanent transitional use between nonresidential districts and residential districts.

B. Consistent with the land use element of the Dixon General Plan.

C. Noncommercial in nature and which do not involve the manufacture, processing or sale of products or materials to the general public and which are compatible with residential areas. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1); Ord. 15-002 § 11.]

18.07.020 Permitted uses.

The following uses shall be permitted:

A. Health services, legal and miscellaneous personal services, professional and administrative offices, including but not limited to the following:

1. Advertising agencies;

2. Attorneys;

3. Business associations;

4. Business services, general;

5. Civic, social and fraternal organizations;

6. Computer and data processing services;

7. Credit agencies other than banks;

8. Employment agencies;

9. Engineers, architects and planners;

10. Fitness centers;

11. Insurance agencies;

12. Labor unions and similar labor organizations;

13. Management, consulting and public relations services;

14. Medical and dental clinics and laboratories;

15. Other investment offices;

16. Political organizations;

17. Professional membership organizations;

18. Real estate services;

19. Security and commodity brokers.

B. Accessory and temporary uses, subject to the provisions of Chapter 18.22 DMC.

C. Windmills in conjunction with a permitted or conditional use. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1); Ord. 15-014 § 2.]

18.07.030 Conditional uses.

The following uses shall be permitted upon granting of a use permit as provided in Chapter 18.25 DMC.

A. Government offices.

B. Child care centers.

C. Massage establishments. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1); Ord. 15-014 § 2.]

18.07.040 Screening and landscaping.

In addition to the provisions of Chapter 18.33 DMC, the following shall be required:

A. Where a site adjoins an R district, a solid masonry wall, six (6) feet in height, shall be located on the property line except in a required front yard. In addition, the Design Review Commission shall require that the ten (10) feet adjoining the property line be landscaped with plant materials and permanently maintained when such landscaping is necessary to ensure privacy, or to insulate adjoining dwellings against noise.

B. In a PAO district, not less than ten (10) feet of a required yard adjoining a street shall be landscaped and permanently maintained.

C. No fence, wall or hedge shall exceed six (6) feet in height if located in a required side or rear yard or three (3) feet in height if located in a required front yard. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]

18.07.050 Performance standards.

All existing and proposed uses shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 18.28 DMC. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]

18.07.060 Required yards.

A. The minimum front yard shall be twenty (20) feet, subject to the following exceptions:

1. The minimum front yard may be reduced by five (5) feet when all required off-street parking spaces are located on the rear half of the site or are entered parallel to the front property line of the site; provided, that the front yard shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet.

2. The required front yard shall be landscaped and permanently maintained, as provided in Chapter 18.33 DMC.

3. Where a site adjoins or is located across the street from a commercial district, the minimum front yard may be reduced to ten (10) feet.

B. The minimum side yard required shall be ten (10) feet, subject to the following exceptions:

1. On a reversed corner lot adjoining a key lot in an R or A district, the minimum side yard adjoining the street shall be not less than the required front yard on the key lot.

2. The minimum side yard adjoining an R or A district shall be twenty (20) feet.

3. The minimum side yard across a street or alley from or adjacent to a “C” district shall be ten (10) feet.

4. Five (5) feet shall be added to each required side yard for each ten (10) feet of height above the lowest twenty (20) feet of height of structure.

C. The minimum rear yard required shall be twenty-five (25) feet, subject to the following exceptions:

1. The minimum rear yard across a street or alley from or adjacent to a commercial district shall be ten (10) feet.

2. Five (5) feet shall be added to the rear yard for each ten (10) feet of height above the first twenty (20) feet of height of a structure. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]

18.07.070 Minimum lot size.

The minimum lot size shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]

18.07.080 Coverage.

The maximum site area covered by structures shall not exceed forty percent (40%). [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]

18.07.090 Height of structures.

The maximum height of any structures shall be thirty (30) feet. The maximum height of any freestanding sign shall be eight (8) feet. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]

18.07.100 Off-street parking.

Off-street parking and off-street loading shall be provided as prescribed in Chapter 18.27 DMC. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]

18.07.110 Design review.

All uses shall be subject to design review as prescribed in Chapter 18.23 DMC. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]

18.07.120 General provisions and exceptions.

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapter 18.20 DMC. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]