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18.40.010 Chapter 18.40 O OFFICE DISTRICT Sections: 18.40.010 Purpose 18.40.020 Required Conditions 18.40.030 Permitted Uses 18.40.040 Conditional Uses 18.40.050 Prohibited Uses 18.40.060 Underground Utilities 18.40.070 Off-Street Parking 18.40.080 Off-Street Loading 18.40.090 Signs 18.40.100 Design Review 18.40.010 Purpose: In addition to the objectives pre- scribed in Section 18.04.010 of this Title, the O Office District is included in this Title to achieve the following purposes: A. To provide opportunities for of- fices of a semicommercial character to locate outside of commercial districts; B. To establish and maintain in por- tions of the City the high standards of site planning, architecture and land- scape design sought by many business and professional offices; C. To provide adequate space to meet the needs of modern offices, in- cluding off-street parking of automo- biles and, where appropriate, off-street loading of trucks; D. To provide space for semipublic facilities and institutions that appropri- ately may be located in office districts; E. To minimize traffic congestion and to avoid the overloading of utilities by preventing the construction of build- ings of excessive size in relation to the amount of land around them; F. To protect offices from the noise, disturbance, traffic hazards, safety hazards, and other objectionable influ- ences incidental to certain commercial uses; G. To protect offices from fire, ex- plosion, noxious fumes and other haz- ards. (Prior Code § 2-6.35) 18.40.020 Required Conditions: A. All uses shall comply with the regulations prescribed in Chapter 18.84 of this Title; B. All professional pursuits and busi- nesses shall be conducted entirely with- in a completely enclosed structure, except for off-street parking and load- ing areas; C. No use shall be permitted, and no process, equipment or material shall be employed which is found by the Plan- ning Commission to be objectionable to persons residing or working in the vicinity or injurious to property located in the vicinity by reason of odor, insect nuisance, fumes, dust, smoke, cinders, dirt, refuse, water-carried wastes, noise, vibration, illumination, glare, unsightli- ness or truck traffic, or to involve any hazard of fire or explosion. (Prior Code § 2-6.36) 511 (Pleasanton 5-99)