(A) This district is intended to provide for institutional development and, where appropriate, to serve as a transitional buffer between residential and non-residential districts. To ensure that conflict in land use is kept to a minimum, strict development controls are employed, such as limits on retail uses, buffers, height and signs. This district is intended to be easily accessible, and therefore, placed adjacent to or accessible from a thoroughfare of not less than 60 feet right-of-way.
(B) The following uses are permitted:
(1) Adult day care centers.
(2) Colleges, universities, public elementary and secondary schools and private schools having curricula approximately the same as ordinarily given in public schools and including dormitories when located on the campus of any of the above.
(3) Libraries, museums, and art galleries.
(4) Nursery schools and kindergartens, provided that at least 100 square feet of outdoor play area is provided for each child.
(5) Assisted living and nursing homes.
(6) Offices, business, professional, and public.
(7) Public-private partnership facilities.
(8) Public safety facilities, including armories.
(9) Independent living facilities.
(10) Specialized community residential center for individuals with developmental disabilities, with lodging facilities for visitors.
(11) Restaurants.
(12) Event center/assembly hall.
(13) Orphanages and adoption care facilities.
(C) The following special uses are permitted when authorized by the City Council after the Council holds a public hearing: battered group care facilities, camps and retreats, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities when located at least one half mile from the same use.
(Ord. 11-24, passed 7-18-11; Am. Ord. 15-34, passed 11-2-15; Am. Ord. 16-09, passed 4-4-16; Am. Ord. 18-31, passed 9-4-18; Am. Ord. 21-02, passed 1-19-21; Am. Ord. 21-26, passed 7-12-21)