(A) The following uses are conditional uses and require written approval of the Board of Adjustment: churches and other places of worship; parish houses; public libraries; hospitals for human care; nursing homes; cemeteries; schools offering general education courses; public parks; and non-commercial public recreational facilities; daycare as provided in § 158.351; public utilities; and philanthropic institutions and clubs, except a club the chief activity of which is customarily carried on as a business.
(B) The Board of Adjustment may attach certain conditions to its approval which it feels are necessary to preserve and protect the character of the district in which the proposed use would locate.
(C) Professional offices, studios or customary home occupations, which shall be those occupations that the Board of Adjustment finds to be non-objectionable in residential areas of the city, conducted within the principal building but only by a person residing in the dwelling; provided that, tools or instruments used in pursuance of these occupations are ordinarily found in the home and that not more than 25% of the total floor area in any dwelling unit is devoted to the use. No displays or change in facade such as an unusual looking window or door shall indicate from the exterior that the building is being utilized in whole or in part for any purpose other than a dwelling.
(1989 Code, § 154.082) (Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2319, passed 11-8-1999; Am. Ord. 2774, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018)