A. Community Service:
Characteristics: Uses of a public, nonprofit or charitable nature providing ongoing education, training or counseling to the general public on a regular basis, without a residential component.
Examples of principal uses:
Community centers.
Libraries.
Museums.
Philanthropic institutions.
Senior centers.
Social service facilities.
Youth club facilities.
Examples of accessory uses:
Associated offices.
Food preparation and dining facilities.
Health, arts and crafts, child care and therapy areas.
Indoor or outdoor recreation and athletic facilities.
Limited retail sales.
Meeting areas.
Parking.
Uses not included:
Athletic or health clubs (see subsection 15.3.1.9F, "Retail Sales And Service", of this chapter).
Churches, mosques, synagogues, or temples (see subsection H, "Religious Institutions", of this section).
Counseling in an office setting (see subsection 15.3.1.9C, "Offices", of this chapter).
Parks (see subsection F, "Parks And Open Areas", of this section).
Soup kitchen (see subsection I, "Social Service Institutions", of this section).
Treatment centers, transient lodging or shelters for the homeless (see subsection I, "Social Service Institutions", of this section). (Ord. 2013-20)
B. Day Care:
Characteristics: Uses providing care, protection and supervision for more than six (6) children or adults on a regular basis away from their primary residences. Care is typically provided to an individual for less than eighteen (18) hours each day, although the facility may be open twenty four (24) hours each day.
Examples of principal uses:
Adult day care programs.
Child care center.
Child care institution.
Day care.
Latch key programs.
Nursery schools.
Preschools.
Examples of accessory uses:
Associated offices.
Counseling in an office setting (see subsection 15.3.1.9C, "Offices", of this chapter).
Food preparation and dining facilities.
Health, arts and crafts and therapy areas.
Indoor or outdoor recreation facilities.
Parking.
Uses not included:
In-home child care for fewer than six (6) persons (see subsection 15.3.1.7A, "Household Living", of this chapter).
On site schools or facilities operated in connection with a business or other principal use where children are cared for while parents or guardians are occupied on the premises (see subsection H, "Religious Institutions", of this section).
C. Educational Facilities:
Characteristics: Public and private (including charter or religious) schools at the primary, elementary, middle, junior high or high school level that provide basic academic education. Also includes colleges and other institutions of higher learning that offer courses of general or specialized study leading to a degree, usually in a campus setting.
Examples of principal uses:
Boarding schools.
Community colleges.
Elementary schools.
High schools.
Liberal arts colleges.
Middle schools.
Military academies.
Nursing and medical schools not accessory to a hospital.
Private schools.
Seminaries.
Universities.
Examples of accessory uses:
Adult continuing education programs.
Associated offices.
Auditoriums.
Before and after school child care.
Cafeterias.
Child care.
Food services.
Health facilities.
Housing for students and faculty.
Laboratories.
Libraries.
Maintenance facilities.
Meeting areas.
Parking.
Play areas.
Recreational and sports facilities.
Support commercial (a college operated bookstore, for example).
Theaters.
Uses not included:
Business, driving, fitness/wellness, trade and other commercial schools (see subsection 15.3.1.9F, "Retail Sales And Service", of this chapter).
Dance, art, music studios or classes (see subsection 15.3.1.9F, "Retail Sales And Service", of this chapter).
Preschools or nursery schools (see subsection B, "Day Care", of this section). (Ord. 2013-31)
D. Government Facilities:
Characteristics: Offices, storage, maintenance and other facilities for the operation of local, state or federal government agencies.
Examples of principal uses:
City hall.
Courthouse or judicial building.
Detention centers.
Emergency medical and ambulance stations.
Fire stations.
Government offices.
Local, state, or federal offices.
Municipal office center.
Police stations.
Post offices.
Examples of accessory uses:
Associated helicopter landing facilities.
Auditorium and meeting rooms.
Cafeterias.
Camouflage telecommunications.
Child care.
Holding cells.
Infirmaries.
Limited fueling facilities.
Parking.
Satellite offices.
Uses not included:
Educational facilities (see subsection C, "Educational Facilities", of this section).
Maintenance facilities (see subsection 15.3.1.10A, "Light Industrial Service", of this chapter).
Parks and recreational facilities (see subsection F, "Parks And Open Areas", of this section).
Utilities (see subsection J, "Utilities", of this section).
Waste related service (see subsection 15.3.1.10C, "Waste Related Service", of this chapter).
E. Medical Facilities:
Characteristics: Uses providing medical or surgical care to patients, with or without inpatient care.
Examples of principal uses:
Blood plasma donation centers.
Emergency and walk-in clinics.
Hospitals.
Medical and dental clinics.
Medical centers.
Examples of accessory uses:
Associated helicopter landing facilities.
Associated offices.
Cafeterias.
Chapel or other ancillary worship space.
Child care.
Housing for staff or trainees.
Laboratories.
Limited support retail.
Maintenance facilities.
Meeting areas.
Outpatient clinics.
Parking.
Pharmacies.
Recreational facilities.
Teaching facilities.
Temporary housing for relatives of patients.
Uses not included:
Exclusive care and treatment for psychiatric, alcohol, or drug problems, where patients are residents (see subsection I, "Social Service Institutions", of this section).
Nursing and medical schools not accessory to a hospital (see subsection C, "Educational Facilities", of this section).
F. Parks And Open Areas:
Characteristics: Uses focusing on natural areas consisting primarily of vegetation, with passive or active outdoor recreation areas; also includes community gardens and other open spaces with structures occupying less than five percent (5%) of the land area.
Examples of principal uses:
Botanical gardens.
Community gardens.
Country club or golf course.
Forest and nature preserves.
Game preserves.
Memorial parks.
Miniparks.
Nature preserves.
Neighborhood parks.
Parks.
Reservoir.
Squares, plazas or greens.
Tot lot and playgrounds.
Examples of accessory uses:
Basketball courts.
Boat docks.
Boathouse.
Clubhouses.
Concessions.
Garden sheds.
Gazebos.
Golf driving ranges and miniature golf facilities.
Maintenance facilities.
Parking.
Play equipment.
Recreational trails.
Swimming pools.
Tennis courts.
Water park.
Uses not included:
Athletic or health clubs (see subsection 15.3.1.9F, "Retail Sales And Service", of this chapter).
Membership clubs and lodges (see subsection 15.3.1.9B, "Entertainment", of this chapter).
Water towers, tanks and standpipes (see subsection J, "Utilities", of this section).
G. Passenger Terminal And Services:
Characteristics: Facilities for the takeoff and landing of airplanes and helicopters and terminals for rail, bus, taxi or transit services.
Examples of principal uses:
Airports.
Bus passenger terminals.
Heliports.
Landing strips.
Taxi dispatch center.
Train passenger terminals.
Examples of accessory uses:
Associated offices.
Concessions, including food services and retail.
Freight handling areas.
Fueling facilities.
Limited retail.
Maintenance facilities.
Parking.
Uses not included:
Hotel and similar accommodations except as expressly permitted in applicable zoning district.
H. Religious Institutions:
Characteristics: Places of assembly for worship services and related activities.
Examples of principal uses:
Churches.
Mosques.
Synagogues.
Temples.
Examples of accessory uses:
Associated offices.
Food services and dining areas.
Meeting room/classroom for meetings or classes not held on a daily basis.
On site child care, schools or facilities where children are cared for while parents or guardians are occupied on the premises.
Parking.
Preschools, child care centers, nursery schools, latch key programs, intermediate child care, or adult day care programs (see subsection B, "Day Care", of this section).
Soup kitchen.
Uses not included:
Athletic or health clubs (see subsection 15.3.1.9F, "Retail Sales And Service", of this chapter).
Educational facilities (see subsection C, "Educational Facilities", of this section).
Senior centers, community centers or social service facilities (see subsection A, "Community Service", of this section).
Staff residences located on site.
Treatment centers, transient lodging or shelters for the homeless (see subsection I, "Social Service Institutions", of this section).
I. Social Service Institutions:
Characteristics: Uses that primarily provide treatment for individuals with psychiatric, alcohol or drug problems, and transient housing related to social service programs.
Examples of principal uses:
Alternative- or post-incarceration facility.
Exclusive care and treatment for psychiatric, alcohol, or drug problems, where patients are residents (NAICS 62221, 6232).
Halfway house.
Neighborhood resource center.
Rehabilitative clinic.
Social service facility, soup kitchen, transient lodging or shelter for the homeless (NAICS 624, 6242).
Examples of accessory uses:
Adult educational facility.
Ancillary indoor storage.
Associated office.
Day care.
Food services and dining area.
Meeting room.
Parking.
Staff residences located on site.
Uses not included:
Assisted living facility with individual self-contained dwelling units (see subsection 15.3.1.7A, "Household Living", of this chapter).
Assisted living facility without individual dwelling units, community residential home (see subsection 15.3.1.7B, "Group Living", of this chapter).
Cemetery, columbarium, mausoleum, memorial park (see subsection F, "Parks And Open Areas", of this section).
Educational facility (see subsection C, "Educational Facilities", of this section).
Philanthropic institution (see subsection A, "Community Service", of this section).
J. Utilities:
Characteristics: Public or private facilities that are parts of local infrastructure system providing sewer, water, stormwater, telecommunications, electrical, natural gas or other utility services; "minor utilities" generally do not have permanent on site staff; "major utilities" typically have on site staff on a regular basis.
Examples of principal uses:
Minor utilities:
Lift stations.
Stormwater retention and detention facilities.
Telephone exchanges.
Water and wastewater pump stations.
Major utilities:
Electrical generating plants and substations.
Electrical transmission facilities.
Stormwater pumping station.
Telecommunications tower and facilities.
Television and radio broadcasting transmitters.
Wastewater treatment plants.
Water towers, tanks, or standpipes.
Water treatment plants.
Examples of accessory uses:
Cell antennas.
Control, monitoring, data or transmission equipment.
Parking.
Security measures, such as fences.
Storage.
Uses not included:
Maintenance yards and buildings (see subsection 15.3.1.10A, "Light Industrial Service", of this chapter).
Reservoir (see subsection F, "Parks And Open Areas", of this section).
TV and radio studios (see subsection 15.3.1.9C, "Offices", of this chapter).
Utility offices (see subsection 15.3.1.9C, "Offices", of this chapter).
(Ord. 2013-20; Ord. 2023-18)