17.47.010 Purpose and objectives.
1. The purpose of the Research and Business (R&B) zone is to provide an aesthetically attractive working environment exclusively for and conducive to the development and protection of offices, research and development institutions, and certain specialized assembling and packaging uses as a secondary use to the primary function of the building. The essential purpose of this zone is to achieve development in a park-like setting that is an economic asset to the owners, neighbors, and the community. This zone is more restrictive than other commercial and manufacturing zones in the city with grounds that have an abundance of landscaping, and land uses that do not create air, ground, noise, or water pollution. Because the zone may be located adjacent to residential development it must be properly screened with a wall and landscaping to create compatibility. The zone should always be located adjacent to collector or arterial streets. The zone is to be characterized by attractively designed buildings and off-street parking lots situated among lawns, shrubs, and trees which give a more pleasing appearance than other commercial and business zones.
2. The objectives of this chapter are to establish a zone with rules, regulations, standards, and procedures to:
a. Strengthen and sustain the economic potential of the city and to create jobs.
b. Advance and promote sound growth and the general welfare.
c. Implement the adopted policies of the Lindon City general plan.
d. Ensure efficient, safe, and aesthetic land development.
e. Provide a unique work environment that will attract skilled and professional people.
f. Provide a work place that is architecturally and aesthetically pleasing and compatible with surrounding areas.
g. Preserve existing natural resources and give proper consideration to the physical constraints of the land.
h. Provide for safe and efficient vehicular and pedestrian circulation.
i. Provide for compliance with appropriate design standards to ensure adequate light and air, proper building arrangements, and minimum adverse effect on surrounding property.
j. Ensure the provision of adequate water supply, drainage and stormwater management, sanitary facilities, and other utilities and services.
k. Develop proper safeguards to minimize the impact on the environment, including but not limited to air and water pollution, hazardous waste contamination, noise levels, soil erosion and sedimentation. (Ord. 98-7, adopted, 2000)