The Public Facilities Districts are intended to accommodate a wide range of public and quasi- public uses distributed throughout the community, such as locations that support government, civic, cultural, recreational, health and infrastructure, including but not limited to public and private educational institutions, child care centers, transportation facilities, public buildings and facilities, community and group meeting centers, fire stations, museums, hospitals, cemeteries, libraries and similar compatible uses. These districts also accommodate large scale public facilities such as sewerage treatment plants.
The Institutional Park district is intended to eliminate the ambiguity of maintaining unrelated use districts, areas that are under public or public-related ownership and where the use for the public or quasi-public purpose is anticipated to be permanent.
A. Uses. Uses in the P-1 Institutional Park District are allowed and/or limited as set forth below and in the referenced sections of this Municipal Code.
1. Permitted Principal Uses:
Public or private schools, colleges, and universities, provided that the lot area is not less than two acres
Religious and charitable institutions
Public recreational and community center buildings and grounds
Public emergency shelters
Churches, including residential quarters for clergy
Nursing homes, assisted living facilities
Libraries, museums, and art galleries
Lodges (e.g. Moose Lodge, Knights of Columbus, Lions Club)
Government buildings, post offices
Public utility buildings and facilities
2. Permitted Accessory Uses:
Garages for the storage of vehicles used in conjunction with the operation of a permitted use
Gift store operated in conjunction with a permitted use
Service buildings and facilities normally accessory to the permitted uses, including but not limited to residential quarters for caretakers
Off street parking and loading areas associated with a permitted use
Open space and recreational uses listed under s. 39-74.A.1 associated with a permitted use
See s. 35-21 of this Chapter
3. Conditional Uses. The following are conditional uses in the P-1 District. See s. 35-100.
Hospitals and Sanitariums
Music halls
Penal Institutions
Cemeteries
Crematories
Police, Fire and Rescue Stations
Recycling drop-off sites (municipally owned)
Sewerage Treatment Plants
Child Care Centers, providing that traffic is managed in a manner to minimize danger to children
Gift store operated in conjunction with a conditional use
Clubs, fraternities, lodges, sororities, religious, and charitable institutions where the principal use of the facility is to provide lodging and meals to the members of the organization, provided that setbacks are met. This provision is not intended to limit “community living arrangements” as defined by statute.
Service buildings and facilities normally accessory to the conditional uses, including but not limited to residential quarters for caretakers
Off street parking and loading areas associated with a conditional use
Open space and recreational uses listed under 35-74.A.1. associated with a conditional use
Buildings and uses in existence on the date of the adoption of this section that are conditional uses under the P-1 zoning shall be deemed to have conditional use approval for the existing uses, which shall be documented by the Zoning Administrator. The addition of a use or construction of an additional building on the property shall require that the owner obtain conditional use approval for the new use or building.
B. Area requirements
Lot | Width: Sewered | No Minimum, provided all setbacks are met |
Width: Unsewered | 150 feet | |
Area: Sewered | No Minimum, provided all setbacks are met | |
Area: Unsewered | 40,000 sq. feet | |
Building | Height (to peak of roof) | Maximum 35 feet |
Yard (Setbacks) | Street | Minimum 50 feet |
Side | Minimum 50 feet | |
Rear | Minimum 50 feet | |
C. Multiple Buildings on a Lot. Notwithstanding s. 35-15, more than one main building may be present on a lot in the P-1 District, provided, however, that the presence of more than one main building shall transform a permitted use to a conditional use. The number of buildings and their uses, the lot width and area, the minimum setbacks of all proposed structures and uses from the property lines, the distances between the buildings and the lighting and landscaping plans shall be established by the Village Plan Commission. See s. 35-100.
D. Nonconforming Structures. See s. 35-200.
E. Exterior lighting standards and lighting plan required. Exterior lighting plans shall be required for new development or redevelopment of existing exterior lighting in the P-1 District. At the time any exterior light is installed or substantially modified in a P-1 District, and whenever a zoning permit application is made for new development or redevelopment, an exterior lighting plan shall be submitted to the Plan Commission in order to determine whether the requirements of this subsection have been met and that adjoining property will not be adversely impacted by the proposed lighting.
1. Exterior lighting in the P-1 District shall be limited to total-cutoff-type luminaires (with angle greater than 90°). The maximum permitted illumination shall be two footcandles and the maximum permitted luminaire height shall be 30 feet as measured from surrounding grade to the bottom of the luminaire. (Note: This standard does not address illumination levels or fixture height which may be required by the Village of Rochester for the adequate lighting of public street rights-of-way. It represents maximum illumination levels on private property.)
2. Ball diamonds, playing fields, golf driving ranges, tennis courts, and similar outdoor recreational facilities have unique requirements for nighttime visibility and generally have limited hours of operation. These uses (excluding their associated off-street parking lots) may be exempted by the Plan Commission from the exterior lighting standards of this subsection if the applicant can satisfy the Plan Commission, upon site plan and lighting plan review, that the following requirements are met:
a. Any exterior light sources shall not exceed the maximum permitted post height of 70 feet.
b. If the luminaire is shielded in either its orientation or by a landscaped bufferyard to prevent light and glare spillover to adjacent residential property(s) or residential zoning districts, then the luminaire may exceed a total cut-off angle of 90°. The maximum permitted illumination at the interior bufferyard line of all required bufferyards shall not exceed two footcandles.
3. A lighting plan submitted pursuant to the requirements of this subsection shall have, at a minimum, the following elements:
a. A catalog page, cut sheet, or photograph of the luminaire, including the mounting method, a graphic depiction of the luminaire lamp (or bulb) concealment, and graphic depiction of light cutoff angles.
b. A photometric data test report of the proposed luminaire graphically showing the lighting distribution in all angles vertically and horizontally around the luminaire.
c. A plot plan, drawn to a recognized engineering or architectural scale, indicating the location of the luminaire(s) proposed, mounting and/or installation height in feet, the overall illumination levels (in footcandles) and lighting uniformities on the site, and the illumination levels (in footcandles) at the property boundary lines. This may be accomplished by means of an isolux curve or computer printout projecting the illumination levels.
4. For the purposes of this subsection, light shall be measured as follows:
a. Metering equipment. Lighting levels shall be measured in footcandles with a direct-reading, portable light meter. The meter shall be read within an accuracy of plus or minus 5%. The meter shall have been tested, calibrated, and certified by an independent commercial photometric laboratory or the manufacturer within 30 days of its use.
b. Method of measurement. The meter sensor shall be mounted not more than six inches above ground level in a horizontal position at the interior line of the bufferyard or at the property line, as required herein. Readings shall be taken only after the cell has been exposed long enough to provide a constant reading. In order to eliminate the effects of moonlight and other ambient light, measurements shall be made after dark with the light source in question on, then with the same sources off. The differences between the two readings shall be compared to the maximum permitted illumination allowed under this subsection.
(Ord. 2022-2, passed 6-6-2022)