Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 120 - Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission
Chapter 10 - Zoning Regulations for the Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning District
Subchapter 3 - Specific District Regulations
Section 120:10-3-26 - Health Center Commercial District (CHC)

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 120:10-3-26

Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024

(a) General description. The Health Center Commercial District (CHC) is a special land use district created for institutional and commercial activities associated with and supportive of uses located in the Health Center District (HC) which do not significantly impact health center functions or detract from adjacent residential districts.

(b) Uses permitted. Property and buildings in the Health Center Commercial District (CHC) shall be used for only the following purposes:

(1) Any of the following uses:
(A) Adult Day Care Center

(B) Blood Bank.

(C) Child Care Center or Childhood Development Center

(D) Community Treatment Center

(E) Dental or Medical Clinic.

(F) Dental or Medical Laboratory.

(G) Dental Supply Sales.

(H) Extended Care Facility.

(I) Humanitarian or Philanthropic Foundations.

(J) Medical Center Housing.

(K) Optometry Sales.

(L) Orthopedic Appliance Sales.

(M) Office Building.

(N) Pharmacy.

(O) Prosthesis Sales and Service.

(P) Rehabilitation Center

(Q) Residential Care Facility

(R) University Bookstore

(S) Any other institutional, residential, office or commercial activity supporting the Health Center District (HC) which, in the opinion of the Commission, is similar in character to those listed in this Subsection and is not detrimental to the area in which it is located.

(2) Premises identification signage and directional signage as define in OAC 120:10-15-3 of this Chapter relating only to the principal use.

(3) Accessory uses and buildings typically associated with the uses permitted in this Subsection.

(4) Any building used or constructed for any use permitted in this Subsection may not have more than 40% of its floor area devoted to purposes other than the principal use. Material goods offered for sale or stored in connection with the uses permitted in this Subsection shall not be displayed or stored in any yard areas or outside of the building.

(c) Height regulations. No building adjacent to residentially zoned property shall exceed 3 stories or 40 feet in height.

(d) Area regulations.

(1) Front yard. The minimum depth of the front yard shall be 25 feet. When a lot has double frontage, the front yard requirement shall be complied with on both streets.

(2) Side yard. Main and accessory buildings shall be set back from all side lot lines not less than 1 foot for each 2 feet of building height.

(3) Rear yard. Main buildings shall be set back from all rear lot lines 1 foot for each 3 feet of building height or fraction thereof.

(e) Coverage.

(1) Main and accessory building shall not cover more than 50% of the lot area and in no case shall the floor area ratio exceed 0.60.

(2) Not less than 20% of the lot area shall be maintained as and remain landscaped open area and shall not be used for any other purpose including off-street parking.

(f) Screening requirement. Any use permitted in the Health Center Commercial District (CHC) adjacent to a residentially zoned or used property shall be screened by an opaque physical barrier consisting of any one or combination of the following:

(1) Neat and orderly opaque fence 8 feet in height.

(2) A plant screen consisting of a neat, orderly and healthy screen of evergreens or other suitable plant material compatible to the Oklahoma City environment no less than 5 feet in height at the time of installation.

(3) A landscaped earth berm at least 30 inches in height above grade as approved by the Commission.

(g) Off-Street Parking. All off-street parking facilities shall be designed and constructed in accordance with Subchapter 7 and Subchapter 17 of this Chapter.

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