§ 154.041 USE REGULATION OF SPECIAL USE PERMITS.
   Any use which is not contrary to city, county, state or federal laws which is not listed as an allowed use in this chapter shall hereby be deemed a special use permit use in any district and subject to the provisions of this subchapter. The following uses are hereby authorized in the specified districts upon compliance with all of the requirements herein:
   (A)   Any public building to be erected or used by the city, county, state or federal government in any district.
   (B)   Parochial or private schools, kindergartens and child care centers, provided the building or buildings are set back from all required yard lines in the district in which they are located, two feet for each foot of building height and provided off-street parking facilities are provided, and a minimum building area of 30 square feet per pupil and a minimum site area of 200 square feet and 80 square feet of outdoor play space per pupil are provided in any district.
   (C)   Institutions of a religious, educational or philanthropic nature in any district.
   (D)   Commercial amusement enterprises such as circuses, carnivals, driving ranges, pony rides, miniature golf courses, rodeos, water slides, miniature train rides, go-cart tracks, giant slides, motorcycle tracks, skateboard tracks or arenas, and similar enterprises, in any district other than residential.
   (E)   Stables on sites of five acres or more, in agricultural or commercial districts only.
   (F)   Any installation of public utility either privately or publicly owned, fire stations, public museums, public libraries, water supply reservoir, water pumping plant, water tower, or sewage lift station, in any district.
   (G)   Gas and electrical public utility regulating stations in any district.
   (H)   Drama schools or drama studios in a commercial district only.
   (I)   Dancing schools or dance studios in a commercial district only.
   (J)   Private recreation and cultural activities including museums, libraries, amusement parks or centers, playgrounds, community centers, tennis facilities, gymnasiums, swimming facilities, and the like; as well as private residential or recreational clubs and community buildings in any district with the following special conditions:
      (1)   Outdoor lighting shall be constructed and maintained or screened so as to eliminate direct rays or glare and minimize reflective rays of light on adjoining property; and
      (2)   Any special condition or restriction, including a time limit for occupancy or site of tract, necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare as may be required by the City Council.
   (K)   Greenhouses and nurseries in any district, subject to parking space requirements deemed appropriate by the City Council.
   (L)   Golf course or putting course, in any district.
   (M)   Hospital, dental and medical offices or clinics in excess of 14,000 square feet in a commercial district only.
   (N)   Rock quarries, sand, gravel and earth excavations, in any district. At the time the permit is granted, the City Council may impose reasonable conditions for the protection of public health and safety, and may provide for the restoration of such property to a usable condition after uses have been terminated.
   (O)   An establishment whose major income is derived from operating a penny arcade, game room, or amusement center, where billiard machines, shooting gallery, marble machine, marble table, marble shooting machine, miniature racetrack machine, bowling machine, air hockey game, foosball table, pinball machine, video games or similar device, is operated by a coin or token, or for an admission charge or fee, and which dispenses or affords skill or pleasure, in a commercial district only.
   (P)   College, university or private boarding school, in any district.
   (Q)   Mini-warehouses or mini-storage buildings in commercial or industrial districts only.
   (R)   Permanent concrete batch plants or transit batch plants in an industrial district only.
   (S)   Live/work units in commercial or industrial districts only.
(Ord. 927, passed 4-12-05; Am. Ord. 1086, passed 11-15-16) Penalty, see § 154.999