Subject to the requirements of Article 1 of this chapter, the Planning Commission may permit the following uses and structures on review:
A. Railroad and public utility buildings, but not open equipment storage or maintenance yards or general administrative and sales offices, provided that:
1. Any building, structure, or substation shall meet the front and rear yard setback requirements for single-family dwellings and shall provide side yard setbacks of not less than twenty-five (25) feet; and
2. Two (2) parking spaces per substation or per one (1) employee on the site, whichever is the greater, shall be provided.
B. Family day care home is permitted on review subject to the requirements in Section 122-134.
C. Home beauty shop located in a residential dwelling, provided that:
1. Such shop is operated within the main dwelling only by the residents thereof and does not exceed one (1) operator; and
2. Only one (1) sign shall be permitted; the sign shall be non-illuminated, attached to the main building, and shall not exceed two (2) square feet in area.
D. Lodges, fraternities, and sororities, except those whose chief activity is a service customarily carried on as a business or commercial operation, provided that:
1. The setback requirements for institutional buildings, provided for in this district shall be met; and
2. Off-street parking shall be provided in the amount of one (1) space for each fifty (50) square feet of floor area in the main building.
E. Off-street parking lots associated with a principal use permitted in a residential or commercial district.
F. Neighborhood commercial uses, such as neighborhood grocery stores, or bakeries, provided that:
1. No outside storage is permitted;
2. Yard setback and height restrictions shall be in accordance with the requirements for schools, churches, and other public or institutional facilities permitted in this district;
3. Restrictions on accessory uses and structures permitted in this district shall be adhered to;
4. Parking requirements shall be in accordance with the requirements for similar uses in the C-3, general commercial district; and
5. The primary function of the use is to provide necessary goods and services to the neighborhood only. Bars, taverns, clubs, and gasoline stations or combinations of gasoline stations and grocery stores shall not be considered as neighborhood commercial uses.
G. Types I and II bed and breakfast establishments.
H. Child day care center, provided that:
1. When play area abuts commercial property, a four (4) foot minimum privacy fence is required;
2. It is operated in a manner that will not alter the residential character of the neighborhood or adversely affect property values;
3. It is located on a lot having not less than six thousand five hundred (6,500) square feet of total area with a minimum outdoor play area of seventy-five (75) square feet per child enclosed by a suitable security fence;
4. It meets City-State Health Department requirements as to safety, design, facilities, and equipment;
5. Adequate off-street parking area is provided to minimize the adverse effects of increased traffic on the surrounding residential environment; and
6. All requirements of this chapter and the Code are complied with.
(Code 1991, § 12-253; Ord. No. 99-03, § 1, 1-4-1999; Ord. No. 00-25, § 12-253, 11-6-2000)