Chapter 12 — Commercial and Office Districts, Article 6 — BUSINESS PARK (BP)
Purpose and Intent.
These districts are established to promote sound and harmonious economic development by providing high-quality business and distribution sites for research laboratories, wholesale centers, and commerce in an attractive, campus-style setting with good access to major roads and provided with public water supply and sewerage. Generally, a business park requires ten acres or more of land, with frontage on a state highway or with arterial access connecting to a nearby state highway, and requires the development of one or more new public roads built to accommodate large trucks. Business parks are intended to accommodate the overnight parking and storage of trucks and truck trailers subject to consistency with a campus-style environment. Roads and utilities are installed for multiple development sites that are graded and prepared for individual sale or lease. Campus developments that include individual sites to be sold and developed must comply with applicable requirements for subdivisions. In addition, proposals for BP districts are expected to submit for public review, and abide by, a set of restrictive covenants designed to ensure an attractive campus-style environment and compatibility with adjacent land uses.
Permitted and Conditional Uses.
As provided in Table 12.1; and subject to the following provisions which apply to all uses in this district:
Certain specific uses are regulated by Chapter 16.
Performance Standards.
As provided in Table 12-2.
Site Development Regulations.
As provided in Chapter 12, Article 10. Newly established BP districts are not required to conform to Chapter 13, design guidelines for activity centers. However, development is expected to be consistent with principles of campus planning for business parks and compatibility as may be articulated in restrictive covenants.