CHAPTER 31 Title 10 PB Professional Business Zone
CHAPTER 31
PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS OFFICE ZONE
SECTION:
10-31-1: Establishment of Zone
10-31-2: General Objectives and Characteristics of Zone
10-31-3: Use Requirements
10-31-4: Area Requirements
10-31-5: Width Requirements
10-31-6: Location of Buildings
10-31-7: Height Requirements
10-31-8: Size of Buildings
10-31-9: Supplementary Regulations
10-31-10: Special Provisions
10-31-1: ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONE: There is hereby established within the City of
Ammon and within the zoning laws of the City of Ammon, a Professional Business Office Zone,
known as a P-B Zone.
10-31-2: GENERAL OBJECTIVES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ZONE: The objective in
establishing a P-B Professional-Business Zone is to provide for business, professional
governmental and municipal offices, cultural facilities, church and school offices and structures
and certain other type uses of a semi-commercial nature. This zone is characterized by a
relatively high traffic volume and a wide variety of office-type buildings.
In order to accomplish the objectives and purposes of this ordinance and to promote the
characteristics of this zone, the following regulations shall apply in the P-B Office Zone.
10-31-3: USE REQUIREMENTS: Only the following uses shall be permitted in this zone:
(A) Business and professional offices, including incidental storage, but excluding wholesale
and retail shops or markets.
(B) Off-street parking lots in conjunction with permitted uses.
(C) Medical and dental clinics and offices.
(D) Government offices, excluding those where storage of materials or equipment is a
primary purpose.
(E) Non-profit community halls and lodges, fraternal and benevolent meeting halls and
church or school offices and structures.
(F) Mortuaries, Crematories and funeral parlors
(G) Non-flashing signs advertising the services performed within the structure as permitted
by the ordinance of the City of Ammon.
(H) Directional signs not to exceed two (2) square feet; also signs advertising parking space,
providing the signs advertising such use shall not exceed eight (8) square feet and shall
not be constructed to a height greater than four (4) feet.
(I) Small animal practice veterinary hospitals.
(J) Storage Units (by Conditional Use Permit)
(K) Other uses which have been ruled by the City Council to be similar to the uses
hereinabove listed.
10-31-4: AREA REQUIREMENTS: No area requirement, except that which is required for
off-street parking and yards are established for the P-B Zone.
10-31-5: WIDTH REQUIREMENTS: The minimum width of any building site for a main
building shall be fifty (50) linear feet, measured at the building setback line, except that the
minimum width of lots for mortuaries or funeral parlors shall be one hundred (100) feet.
10-31-6: LOCATION OF BUILDING AND STRUCTURES:
(A) Setback. All buildings shall be set back a minimum distance of thirty (30) feet
from the property line adjacent to any public street, except as herein provided
and required under the provisions of this ordinance.
(B) Side Yards. For main buildings, there shall be side yards of not less than eight
(8) feet. Side yard requirements for accessory buildings shall be the same as for
the main buildings, except that no side yard shall be required for accessory
buildings which are located more than twelve feet in the rear of the main building.
(C) Rear Yard. Ten (10) feet for all buildings, except as herein provided and required
under the provisions of this ordinance.
10-31-7: HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Maximum building height is subject to the Fire
10-31-8: SIZE OF BUILDINGS: There shall be no requirements as to the size of buildings.
10-31-9: SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS: The Supplementary Regulations to Zones,
as established by the ordinances of the City of Ammon, shall apply to the PB Zone.
10-31-10: SPECIAL PROVISIONS:
(A) Landscaping shall be as set forth in section 10-5-24.
(B) Off street parking shall be provided, as required in this ordinance, and shall be hard
surfaced.