512 E Silverbell Rd, Lake Orion, MI 48360

Office and Professional District

The Office and Professional District is intended to provide locations of the office-type professional and administrative services necessary for the normal conduct of a community’s activities. This district is also intended to provide locations, when located a considerable distance from residential properties, where activities of a testing, research, prototype planning or development, or a similar nature are permitted. Additionally, this District is intended to provide locations for light assembly as a special land use permit, where provided in conjunction with research and development activities. Community service activities such as training centers, meeting halls, and health clinics are also allowed; Office and Professional Districts are specifically designed to prohibit retail establishments, manufacturing or industrial activities other than light assembly, and other business activities that generate heavy traffic or constant visits of the general public. However, a limited range of convenience retail and service businesses are permitted within the Office and Professional District for the benefit of workers and visitors within the district. Any such commercial uses should be designed to complement the predominant office and research and development uses within the district.; All activities in the Office and Professional District must take place in a completely enclosed building in a well-landscaped setting. To protect the health, welfare, and safety of the community, the uses permitted in this district are not allowed to generate high noise levels or to use, store, or produce any toxic or hazardous substances. These districts shall have direct access onto an existing or proposed collector or major thoroughfare.