1263.14 HOSPITALS.

   Hospitals may be granted a Conditional Use Permit only in the C3 and CM Districts.

   A.    Site Distance. Hospitals shall be located a minimum of five hundred (500) lineal feet from any residential use.

   B.    Site Design.

      1.    The location, configuration, and manner of operating of off-street parking and loading areas, service areas, circulation systems, entrances, exits, lighting, or similar areas shall be designed to avoid adverse effects on: 1) residential uses adjoining the development, 2) traffic congestion, and 3) hazard to vehicular or pedestrian traffic.

      2.    Exterior site plans shall include adequate lighting, sidewalks, and drop-off zones and shall provide for the separation of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

   C.    Conformity with Other Regulations. Hospitals shall meet all applicable federal, state, or local requirements, such as but not limited to, licensing, health, and safety regulations.

   D.    No Nuisance. Such uses shall not create a nuisance in terms of their smell, noise, or any other reason, shall comply with the applicable Codes of the City of Shaker Heights, and shall be further regulated pursuant to Section 1260.06, Environmental Performance Standards, of this Zoning Ordinance.

   E.    Landscaping and Buffering.

      1.    Such uses shall be buffered with landscaping pursuant to Section 1253.09, Landscape Buffers and Screening. Where abutting residential districts, such buffer shall include a solid brick wall of at least six (6) feet in height.

      2.    Parking lots shall be landscaped pursuant to Section 1253.08, Parking Lot Landscaping.