Conditional use criteria for music and dance schools and studios shall be as follows:
A. The facility shall adhere to all occupancy, ADA, international building code, and egress requirements.
B. If necessary, prior to operation the facility shall be insulated with sound dampening materials to mitigate noise impacts to adjacent properties.
C. Parking shall be one space for every twenty five (25) students present at a given time on a typical day, plus one space for each employee and teacher on a maximum shift. If a performance/assembly area is present, an additional one space per eight (8) seats plus one space for each one hundred (100) square feet of space without seats shall be provided. Shared parking opportunities shall be evaluated on a case by case basis.
D. A safe student pick up and drop off zone shall be provided where possible with twenty feet (20') of signed loading area for each fifteen (15) students on site during lessons.
E. All landscaping and parking lot improvements shall be completed prior to occupancy unless occupancy occurs between November and April, in which case the owner/occupant may delay landscaping and hard surfacing until May 15 to avoid inclement weather.
F. Access to the facility from an alley rather than the collector street may be allowed with city council approval.
G. Signage requirements shall adhere to residential district requirements (see section 11-5-6-4 of this title).
H. New buildings and exterior modifications to existing buildings shall maintain the residential character of the adjacent neighborhood by being architecturally compatible with and in scale with nearby buildings. (Ord. 09-09, 8-3-2009)