(A) The purpose of the use classifications shall be to provide a consistent set of terms encompassing and defining uses permitted or specifically permitted in the various districts, and to provide a procedure for determination of the applicable use classification of any activity not clearly within any defined use classification.
(B) In the event of any question as to the appropriate use classification of any existing or proposed use or activity, the Building and Zoning Officer shall have the authorization to determine the appropriate classification, subject to the right of appeal pursuant to §§ 155.295 through 155.302. In making such determination, the Building and Zoning Officer shall consider the characteristics of the particular use in question, and shall consider any functional, product, service or physical facility requirements common with or similar to uses cited as examples of use classifications.
(1) General description of residential use types. Residential use types include the occupancy of living accommodations on a wholly or primarily non-transient basis, but exclude institutional living arrangements involving those providing 24-hour skilled nursing or medical care and those providing forced residence, such as asylums and prisons.
(a) Single-family residential. The use of a site for only one dwelling unit.
(b) Duplex residential. The use of a site for two dwelling units within a single building.
(c) Two-family residential. The use of a site for two dwelling units, each in a separate building.
(d) Townhouse residential. The use of a site for three or more townhouse dwelling units, constructed with common or adjacent walls and each located on a separate ground parcel within the total development site, together with common area serving all dwelling units.
(e) Multiple-family residential. The use of a site for three or more dwelling units, within one or more buildings.
(f) Group residential and assisted elderly housing.
1. Group residential. The residential occupancy of living accommodations by groups of more than five persons not defined as a family on a weekly or longer basis. Typical uses include occupancy of fraternity or sorority houses, dormitories, residence halls or boarding houses.
2. Assisted elderly housing. A specific type of group residential housing; private or private non-profit, elderly housing comprised of individual studio, one bedroom and two bedroom dwelling units for residents over the age of 55. On-site services and facilities such as meals, cleaning, laundry, recreation, fitness, transportation and social activities are normally an integral part of the development. Medical services may be offered, but no long-term hospital or nursing home care is provided within the assisted elderly housing development.
(g) Mobile home residential. The residential occupancy of mobile homes by families on a weekly or longer basis. Uses only include mobile home parks or mobile home subdivisions.
(2) General description of commercial use types. Commercial use types include the sale, rental, service and distribution of goods; and the provision of services other than those classified as industrial or civic uses.
(a) Administrative and business offices. Offices of private firms or organizations which are primarily used for the provision of executive, management or administrative services. Typical uses include administrative offices, and services including real estate, insurance, property management, investment, personnel, travel, secretarial services, telephone answering, photocopy and reproduction, and business offices of public utilities, organizations and associations, or other use classifications when the service rendered is that customarily associated with administrative office services.
(b) Agricultural sales and services. Establishments or places of business engaged in sale from the premises of feed, grain, fertilizers, pesticides and similar goods or in the provision of agriculturally related services with incidental storage on lots other than where the service is rendered. Typical uses include: nurseries, hay, feed or grain stores and tree service firms.
(c) Animal husbandry, limited. The raising of the usual farm animals (excluding swine), either for reproductive stock or for slaughter.
(d) Automotive and equipment services. Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in automotive related or equipment sales or services. The following are automotive and equipment use types.
1. Automotive washing. Washing and cleaning of automobiles and related light equipment. Typical uses include auto laundries or car washes.
2. Service station. Provision of fuel, lubricants, parts and accessories, and incidental services to motor vehicles.
3. Commercial off-street parking. Parking of motor vehicles on a temporary basis within a privately owned off-street parking facility, other than accessory to a principal use. Typical uses include commercial parking lots or parking garages.
4. Automotive rentals. Rental of automobiles, non-commercial trucks, trailers and recreational vehicles, including incidental parking and servicing of vehicles available for rent or lease. Typical uses include auto rental agencies, trailer rental agencies and taxi parking and dispatching.
5. Automotive sales. Sale or rental of automobiles, non-commercial trucks, motorcycles, motor homes, recreational vehicles or boats, including incidental storage, maintenance and servicing. Typical uses include new or used car dealerships, motorcycle dealerships and boat, trailer and recreational vehicle dealerships.
6. Equipment sales. Sale or rental of trucks, tractors, construction equipment, agricultural implements, mobile homes and similar heavy equipment, including incidental storage, maintenance and servicing. Typical uses include truck dealerships, construction equipment dealerships and mobile home sales establishments.
7. Automotive repair services. Repair of automobiles, non-commercial trucks, motorcycles, motor homes, recreational vehicles or boats, including the sale, installation and servicing of equipment and parts. Typical uses include new and used car dealerships, motorcycle dealerships, and boat, trailer and recreational vehicle dealerships.
8. Equipment repair services. Repair of trucks, tractors, construction equipment, agricultural implements and similar heavy equipment. Typical uses include truck repair garages, tractor and farm implement repair services and machine shops, but excluding dismantling or salvage.
9. Vehicle storage. Long-term storage of operational or non-operational vehicles. Typical uses include storage of private parking tow aways or impound yards, but exclude dismantling or salvage.
(e) Building maintenance services. Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of maintenance and custodial services to firms rather than individuals. Typical uses include janitorial, landscape maintenance or window cleaning services.
(f) Business support services. Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in the sale, rental or repair of equipment and supplies used by office, professional and service establishments to the firms themselves rather than to individuals, but exclude automotive, construction and farm equipment. Typical uses include office equipment and supply firms, small business machine repair shops or hotel equipment and supply firms.
(g) Business or trade school. A use providing education or training in business, commerce, language or other similar activity or occupational pursuit, and not otherwise defined as a home occupation, college or university, or public or private educational facility.
(h) Cocktail lounge. A use engaged in the preparation and retail sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, including taverns, bars and similar uses.
(i) Commercial recreation. Establishments or places primarily engaged in the provision of sports, entertainment or recreation for participants or spectators. The following are commercial recreation use types.
1. Indoor sports and recreation. Uses conducted within an enclosed building. Typical uses include bowling alleys, billiard parlors, ice and roller skating rinks, and penny arcades.
2. Outdoor sports and recreation. Uses conducted in open or partially enclosed or screened facilities. Typical uses include driving ranges, miniature golf courses, golf courses, swimming pools, tennis courts and racquetball courts.
3. Indoor entertainment. Predominately spectator uses conducted within an enclosed building. Typical uses include motion picture theaters, meeting halls and dance halls.
4. Outdoor entertainment. Predominately spectator uses conducted in open facilities. Typical uses include sports arenas, racing facilities and amusement parks.
(j) Communication services. Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of broadcasting and other information relay services accomplished through the use of electronic and telephonic mechanisms but excludes those classified as major utility facilities. Typical uses include television studios, telecommunication service centers or telegraph service offices.
(k) Construction sales and services.
1. General. Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in construction activities and incidental storage on lots other than construction sites as well as the retail or wholesale, from the premises, of materials used in the construction of buildings or other structures other than retail sales of paint, fixtures and hardware; but excludes those classified as one of the automotive and equipment service use types. Typical uses include building materials stores, tool and equipment rental or sales, or building contractors.
2. Building contractor facility. An establishment or place of business involving one or more of the building trades, including shops, offices, storage of tools, materials, equipment and vehicle storage areas within enclosed structures. No equipment or materials associated with the building contractor facility shall be displayed or stored where visible from anywhere off the premises. Typical uses include: electricians, plumbers, heating and air conditioning contractors, plasterers, painters, carpenters, floor covering and tile installers.
(l) Consumer repair services. Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of repair services to individuals and households rather than firms, but excluding automotive and equipment use types. Typical uses include appliance repair shops, watch or jewelry repair, or musical instrument repair firms.
(m) Convenience storage. Storage services primarily for personal effects and household goods within enclosed storage areas having individual access, but excluding use as workshops, hobby shops, manufacturing or commercial activity. Typical uses include mini-warehousing.
(n) Convenience store. An establishment engaged in the retail sale of food and household products, including gasoline. However, the repair, storage or servicing of vehicles shall not be permitted.
(o) Financial services. Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of financial and banking services. Typical uses include banks, savings and loan institutions, loan and lending activities, and similar services.
(p) Food sales. Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in the retail sale of food or household products for home consumption. Typical uses include groceries, delicatessens, meat markets, retail bakeries and candy shops.
(q) Funeral services. Establishments engaged in undertaking services such as preparing the human dead for burial and arranging and managing funerals. Typical uses include funeral homes or mortuaries.
(r) General retail sales. Sale or rental of commonly used goods, and merchandise for personal or household use, but excludes those classified more specifically in this section inclusive. Typical uses include department stores, apparel stores, furniture stores or establishments providing the following products or services: household cleaning and maintenance products, drugs, cards and stationery, notions, books, tobacco products, cosmetics and specialty items; flowers, fabrics and like items; cameras, photography services, household electronic equipment, records, sporting equipment, kitchen utensils, home furnishing and appliances, art supplies and framing, arts and antiques, paint and wallpaper, carpeting and floor covering, interior decorating services and office supplies; bicycles; and automotive parts and accessories (excluding service and installation).
(s) Kennels. Boarding and care services for dogs, cats and similar small animals. Typical uses include boarding kennels, pet motels or dog training centers.
(t) Laundry services. Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of laundering or dyeing services other than those classified as personal services. Typical use types include bulk laundry and cleaning plants, diaper services or linen supply services.
(u) Liquor sales. Establishments or places of business engaged in retail sale for consumption off the premises of alcoholic beverages. Typical uses include liquor stores, bottle shops or any licensed sales for off site consumption.
(v) Medical offices. A use providing consultation, diagnosis, therapeutic, preventative or corrective personal treatment services by doctors, dentists, medical and dental laboratories, and similar practitioners of medical and healing arts for humans, licensed for such practice by the state.
(w) Parking facility. An area on a lot or within a building, or both, including one or more parking spaces together with driveways, aisles, turning and maneuvering areas, clearances, and similar features, and meeting the requirements established by this chapter. The term parking facility shall include parking lots, garages and parking structures.
(x) Personal improvement services. Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of informational, instructional, personal improvement and similar services of a non- professional nature. Typical uses include photography studios, driving schools, health or physical fitness studios, reducing salons, dance studios, handicraft and hobby instruction.
(y) Personal services. Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of frequently or recurrently needed services of a personal nature. Typical uses include beauty and barber shops, seamstress, tailor, shoe repair shops, self-service laundry, apparel cleaning or dry cleaning services.
(z) Pet services. Retail sales and grooming of dogs, cats, birds, fish and similar small animals customarily used as household pets. Typical uses include pet stores, dog bathing and clipping salons or pet grooming shops.
(aa) Professional office. A use providing professional or consulting services in the fields of law, architecture, design, engineering, accounting and similar professions.
(bb) Research services. Activities engaged in investigation in the natural, physical or social sciences including design, engineering, product development and product testing, which may involve animals or human subjects under controlled conditions.
(cc) Restaurant (convenience). A use engaged in the preparation and retail sale of food and beverages, excluding alcoholic beverages, for on-premises consumption. Typical uses include soda fountains, ice cream parlors, sandwich shops, cafes and coffee shops.
(dd) Restaurants.
1. Restaurant (general). A use engaged in the preparation and retail sale of food and beverages, including the sale of alcoholic beverages when conducted as an accessory or secondary feature and producing less than 50% of the gross income. A general restaurant may include live entertainment. Typical uses include restaurants, coffee shops, dinner houses and similar establishments with incidental alcoholic beverage service.
2. Restaurant (limited). A use engaged in the preparation and retail sale of food and beverages, including the sale of alcoholic beverages when conducted as an accessory or secondary feature and producing less than 50% of the gross restaurant income. Such use shall not incorporate seating for more than 30 patrons, shall not be open to the public more than five hours per day, shall not be open to the public more than five days in any calendar week and shall not be open to the public after 9:00 p.m. No sign is permitted, except an identification sign not exceeding six square feet in area.
(ee) Recycling services. Activities by which discarded materials are collected, sorted, processed and converted into raw materials for use in the production of new products. The following are recycling services use types:
1. Can and bottle redemption center. An Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) approved redemption center that receives from individuals carbonated and alcoholic drink containers for the purpose of returning them to their original distributors.
2. Cathode ray tube (CRT) collection facility. The site where ongoing CRT collection is the only CRT recycling activity performed.
3. Cathode ray tube (CRT) recycling facility. Any process by which discarded CRTs of electronic materials that would otherwise become waste are processed and returned to use in the form of raw materials or products. CRT recycling includes, but is not limited to, CRT demanufacturing, CRT processing and CRT refurbishing.
4. Construction and demolition debris recycling facility. A site used to sort, process and store materials generated as the result of construction activity, building demolition and the repair or renovation of structures, but excluding tree and other yard waste.
5. Discarded appliance demanufacturing. The removal of components from discarded appliances, including, but not limited to, PCB containing capacitors, ballasts, mercury containing components, fluorescent tubes and refrigerants.
6. Materials recovery facility (MRF). A facility that receives materials other than those described in other recycling services use types for recycling. The MRF separates, removes contamination, sorts, densifies and stores recyclable materials. Each material is prepared to meet the requirements of a specific market. MRFs are generally considered to be handlers of materials. Typical materials recycled at an MRF are paper and plastic.
7. Waste tire storage and processing facility. A site covered by a permit issued by the IDNR that is used for the processing of waste tires.
8. Scrap and salvage facility. A facility primarily engaged in the storage, sale, dismantling or other processing of used or waste metals that are not intended for reuse in their original forms. Typical uses include automotive wrecking yards and junkyards.
(ff) Veterinary services. Veterinary services for animals. Typical uses include pet clinics, dog and cat hospitals, and veterinary hospitals.
(gg) Visitor habitation. Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of lodging services on a less than weekly basis with incidental food, drink and other sales and services intended for the convenience of guests. The following are visitor habitation use types.
1. Campground. Campground facilities providing camping or parking areas and incidental services for travelers in recreational vehicles or tents. Typical uses include recreational vehicle parks.
2. Hotel/motel. Lodging services involving the provision of room and/or board. Typical uses include hotels, motels or transient boarding houses.
3. Bed and breakfast facility. An establishment offering limited visitor habitation, which meets the following requirements: owner/occupied, no more than six guestrooms, food and beverage to be provided to guests only, lodging periods not to exceed seven consecutive days, with two off-street parking spaces provided for each guestroom. No signs are permitted, except an identification sign not exceeding six square feet in area.
(hh) Sexually-oriented business. Sexually-oriented book or video stores, motels, motion picture arcades, motion picture theaters or cabarets.
(ii) Food processing. Activities involving the processing of animal or vegetable food substances to a finished product suitable for wholesale or retail sales in compliance with the following criteria:
1. Gross production floor area (excluding offices, restrooms, locker rooms, maintenance and storage areas of the facility) shall not exceed 50,000 square feet;
2. The number of production employees (excluding clerical, management, maintenance and other non-production employees) shall not exceed 300 per day for all shifts;
3. a. No noticeable noise or offensive odor shall be emitted from the property.
b. The Board of Adjustment may require an applicant for a special exception use permit for a food processing facility to provide to the Board a written certification by a registered engineer that the equipment, processes, procedures and operating methods to be used in the facility incorporate the maximum achievable control technology (MACT) to accomplish the elimination or maximum achievable reduction of odor emissions from the facility.
4. No activities involving the processing or manufacture of sauerkraut, fish products, gelatin, meat by-products not for human consumption, vinegar, chemicals or yeast shall be permitted. The processing or manufacture of starch, dextrin, glucose, sugar or similar substances shall not be permitted, but these substances may be used in permitted processing or manufacturing;
5. No open or external storage shall be permitted; all food processing shall be accomplished within an enclosed facility;
6. No slaughtering, rendering, refining or distilling of animal, dairy or vegetable products shall be permitted, but animal, dairy or vegetable products may be otherwise processed and packaged; and
7. No food processing use shall be permitted within 300 feet of the boundary of any residential zoning district.
(jj) Artists’ school. A use providing education, training, internship or apprenticeship in the design, creation, distribution and marketing of objects of physical art. Such use may include artists’ studios, sales galleries and living quarters.
(kk) Micro-brewery, micro-winery or micro-distillery. A facility for the production, packaging and distribution of alcoholic beverages including, but not limited to, beers, ales, malt beverages, wines or spirituous liquors for retail or wholesale purposes, on- or off-premises, with a capacity of not more than 10,000 barrels per year. This definition shall also include, but not limited to, uses considered a brew-pub, craft brewery or taproom. For purposes of a micro-distillery, including, but not limited to, craft distillery or native distillery, such establishments shall be defined as not producing more than 100,000 proof gallons per year in accordance with the State Alcoholic Beverages Division. Such establishment may include other accessory uses such as a tasting room, restaurant, bar or live entertainment as otherwise permitted in the city code.
(ll) Brewery, winery or distillery. A place where beer, wine, liquors or other alcoholic beverages are commercially produced, distilled, packaged and distributed for primarily off-site consumption. Such commercial/industrial establishments or manufacturing facilities will have a capacity in excess of 10,000 barrels per year; or in the case of distilleries shall have a capacity in excess of 100,000 proof gallons per year in accordance with the State Alcoholic Beverages Division. Accessory uses such as a tasting room, gift shop, café or other ancillary uses may be included as part of the primary production related facilities.
(mm) Data center. Computer based businesses that focus on data storage, processing or distribution of data, including computer warehousing, telecommunications and computer repair.
(nn) Custom meat business. Custom animal slaughter and meat processing for direct retail sales to consumers in compliance with the following provisions:
1. Operation pursuant to a sanitary sewer pre-treatment agreement approved by the Department of Public Works providing for sanitary waste of acceptable strength and volume;
2. Operation in full compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations;
3. All operations to be conducted within an enclosed structure. No external livestock pens. No open storage;
4. No noticeable noise, odor or air pollution shall be generated; and
5. No slaughter is permitted in the CBD Zoning District.
(3) General description of industrial use types. Industrial use types include the on-site extraction or production of goods by non-agricultural methods, and storage and distribution of products.
(a) Basic industry. A use engaged in the basic processing and manufacturing of materials or products predominately from extracted or raw materials, or a use engaged in storage of, or manufacturing processes utilizing flammable or explosive materials, or storage or manufacturing processes which potentially involve hazardous or commonly recognized offensive conditions.
(b) Custom manufacturing. Activities involving the manufacture, assembly or processing of materials or products in compliance with the following criteria:
1. Gross production floor area (excluding offices, restrooms, locker rooms, maintenance areas and storage areas of the facility) shall not exceed 15,000 square feet;
2. The number of production employees (excluding clerical, management, maintenance and other non-production employees) shall not exceed 75 per enterprise per day for all shifts combined;
3. No sanitary waste of greater strength than normal domestic wastewater shall be produced;
4. No individual unit of mechanical equipment in excess of 100 horsepower shall be used in production;
5. No noticeable noise, odor or air pollution shall be generated;
6. No activities involving the processing of sauerkraut, fish products, gelatin, meat by-products not for human consumption, starch, dextrin, glucose, sugar, vinegar, chemicals or yeast shall be permitted;
7. No open or external storage shall be permitted; all custom manufacturing shall be accomplished in enclosed facilities;
8. No rendering, smoking, cooking, refining or distilling of animal, dairy or vegetable products shall be permitted; and
9. Not more than two custom manufacturing enterprises shall be permitted on one lot.
(c) Light manufacturing. A use engaged in the manufacture, predominately from previously prepared materials, of finished products or parts, including processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment and packaging of such products, and incidental storage, sales and distribution of such products, but excluding basic industrial processing.
(d) Resource extraction. A use involving the on-site extraction of surface mineral products or natural resources. Typical extractive uses are quarries, borrow pits, sand and gravel operations, oil and gas extraction, and mining operations.
(e) Stockyards. Stockyard services involving the temporary keeping of livestock for slaughter, market or shipping. Typical uses include stockyards or animal sales and auction yards.
(f) Warehousing and distribution. Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in wholesaling, storage, distribution and handling of materials and equipment other than live animals and plants. The following are wholesaling, storage and distribution types.
1. Limited warehousing and distribution. Wholesaling, storage and warehousing services within enclosed structures. Typical uses include wholesale distributors, storage warehouses or moving and storage firms.
2. General warehousing and distribution. Open air storage, distribution and handling of materials and equipment. Typical uses include monument or stone yards, grain elevators or open storage yards.
(g) Major food processing. Activities involving the processing of fowl as an edible product suitable for wholesale or retail sales in compliance with the following criteria.
1. The normal operation of the facility shall not generate objectionable noise or odor beyond the boundaries of the property on which the use is located. A proposed major food processing operation shall be considered a potential significant odor generator and shall be subject to the requirements of §§ 93.040 through 93.045.
2. No activities involving the processing or manufacture of sauerkraut, fish products, gelatin, vinegar, chemicals or yeast shall be permitted. The primary use shall not be rendering or production of inedible product. The processing or manufacture of starch, dextrin, glucose, sugar or similar substances shall not be permitted, but these substances may be used in permitted processing.
3. No open or external storage shall be permitted; all food processing shall be accomplished within an enclosed facility.
4. Before a zoning compliance permit for a major food processing use is issued, the applicant shall comply with all applicable provisions of Chapter 51, including pretreatment, flow and strength measurement, and an appropriate industrial agreement.
(4) General description of civic use types. Civic use types include the performance of utility, educational, recreational, cultural, medical, protective, governmental and other uses which are strongly vested with public or social importance.
(a) Administrative services. Offices, administrative, clerical or public contact services that deal directly with the citizens, together with incidental storage and maintenance of necessary vehicles. Typical uses include federal, state, county or municipal offices.
(b) Aviation facilities. Landing fields, aircraft parking and service facilities, and related facilities for operation, service, fueling, repair, storage, charter, sales and rental of aircraft, and including activities directly associated with the operation and maintenance of airport facilities and the provision of safety and security.
(c) Cemetery. Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the dead and dedicated for cemetery purposes, including columbariums, crematoriums, mausoleums and mortuaries when operated in conjunction with and within the boundary of such cemetery.
(d) Club or lodge. A use providing meeting, recreational or social facilities for a private or non-profit association, primarily for use by members and guests. Typical uses include private social clubs and fraternal organizations.
(e) College and university facilities. An educational institution of higher learning which offers course study designed to culminate in the issuance of a degree.
(f) Community recreation. A recreational facility for use by residents and guests of a particular residential development, planned unit development or limited residential neighborhood, including both indoor and outdoor facilities.
(g) Convalescent services. A use providing bed care and inpatient services for persons requiring regular medical attention, but excluding a facility providing surgical or emergency medical services, and excluding a facility providing care of alcoholism, drug addiction, mental disease or communicable disease.
(h) Cultural services. A library, museum, art gallery or similar non-profit use affording display, preservation and exhibition of objects of permanent interest in one or more of the arts and sciences.
(i) Daycare services (limited). A facility or use of a building or a portion thereof, for the care of six or fewer individuals, not including members of the family regularly residing at the facility. This term includes nursery schools, preschools, daycare centers for children or adults and similar uses.
(j) Daycare services (general). A facility, or use of a dwelling unit or portion thereof, for the care of seven or more individuals. This term includes nursery schools, preschools, daycare centers for children or adults and similar uses.
(k) Detention facilities. A publicly operated use providing housing and care for individuals confined by law.
(l) Guidance services. A use providing counseling, guidance, recuperative, vocational or similar services to persons requiring rehabilitation assistance as a result of mental illness, alcoholism, detention, drug addiction or similar condition, either on a residential or daytime care basis.
(m) Hospital services. A facility providing medical, psychiatric or surgical services for sick or injured persons primarily on an inpatient basis, and including ancillary facilities for outpatient and emergency treatment, diagnostic services, training, research, administration and services to patients, employees or visitors.
(n) Local utility services. Services which are necessary to support principal development and involve only minor structures such as lines, poles, transformers, control devices, meters, regulators, piping and junction boxes which are necessary to support principal development.
(o) Maintenance and service facilities. A facility supporting maintenance, repair, vehicular or equipment servicing, materials storage and similar activities, including corporation yards, equipment service centers and similar uses having characteristics of commercial services, or contracting or industrial activities.
(p) Major utility facilities. Generating plants, electrical switching facilities, primary substations, primary electric transmission lines, refuse collection or disposal facilities, water and wastewater treatment plants, and similar facilities of public agencies or public utility firms having potentially significant impact upon surrounding uses.
(q) Military installations. Military facilities of the federal or state governments.
(r) Park and recreation services. Publicly owned and operated parks, playgrounds, recreation areas or open spaces.
(s) Parking facility. An area on a lot or within a building, or both, including one or more parking spaces together with driveways, aisles, turning and maneuvering areas, clearance and similar features, and meeting the requirements established by this chapter. The term parking facility shall include parking lots, garages and parking structures.
(t) Postal facilities. Postal services, including post offices, bulk mail processing or sorting centers, operated by the United States Postal Service.
(u) Primary educational facilities. A public, private or parochial school offering instruction at the elementary school level in the branches of learning and study required to be taught in the public schools in the state.
(v) Public assembly. Publicly owned and operated facilities for major public assembly, recreation, sports, amusement or entertainment, including civic or community auditoriums, sports stadiums, convention facilities, fairgrounds and exhibition facilities.
(w) Railroad facilities. Railroad yards, equipment servicing facilities and terminal facilities.
(x) Religious assembly. A use located in a permanent building and providing regular organized religious worship and religious education incidental thereto, but excluding primary or secondary educational facilities.
(y) Residential care services. A use, other than a hospital or convalescent facility, providing care for ambulatory persons in a residential environment, including overnight occupancy or care for extended periods of time.
(z) Safety services. Facilities for conduct of public safety and emergency services, including police and fire protection services and emergency medical and ambulance services.
(aa) Secondary educational facilities. A public, private or parochial school offering instruction at the junior and senior high school levels in the branches of learning and study required to be taught in the public schools of the state.
(bb) Transportation terminals. A facility for loading, unloading and interchange of passengers, baggage and incidental freight or package express between modes of transportation, including bus terminals, railroad depots, airport terminals and public transit facilities.
(Prior Code, § 9-2-2) (Ord. passed 10-11-1990; Ord. 407, passed 1-20-1992; Ord. 463, passed 8-21-1995; Ord. 489, passed 2-2-1998; Ord. 540, passed 12-18-2000; Ord. 544, passed 3-19-2001; Ord. 579, passed 1-6-2003; Ord. 583, passed 4-7-2003; Ord. 643, passed 1-16-2006; Ord. 655, passed 6-4-2007; Ord. 727, passed 8-15-2011; Ord. 756, passed 9-16-2013; Ord. 763, passed 5-5-2014; Ord. 764, passed 6-2-2014; Ord. 780, passed 4-6-2015; Ord. 853, passed 10-4-2019; Ord. 876, passed 1-17-2022; Ord. 880, passed 2-7-2022) Penalty, see § 155.999