§ 88-805-03. PUBLIC AND CIVIC USE GROUP

The public and civic use group includes uses that provide public or quasi-public services. The public and civic use group includes the following use categories:

88-805-03-A. CLUB, LODGE, OR FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION

A building and necessary grounds used for and operated by a nonprofit organization, membership to which is by invitation and election according to qualifications in the club's charter and bylaws.

88-805-03-B. COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY

Colleges and other institutions of higher learning that offer courses of general or specialized study leading to a degree. They are certified by the state or by a recognized accrediting agency. Colleges tend to be in campus-like settings or on multiple blocks. Examples include universities, liberal arts colleges, community colleges, nursing and medical schools not accessory to a hospital, conservatories and seminaries.

88-805-03-C. DAY CARE

Uses providing care, protection and supervision for children or adults on a regular basis away from their primary residence for less than 24 hours per day. There are 4 types of day care:

1.

HOME-BASED DAY CARE

Day care provided within a dwelling unit for up to 5 children or adults, in addition to members of the day care provider's household.

2.

FAMILY DAY CARE

Day care provided within a dwelling unit for up to 10 children or adults, in addition to members of the day care provider's household.

3.

GROUP DAY CARE

Day care for up to 20 children or adults, as the primary use of the land or within the day care provider's household.

4.

DAY CARE CENTER

Day care for 21 or more children or adults.

88-805-03-D. DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

Facilities for the judicially required detention or incarceration of people. Inmates and detainees are under 24-hour supervision by peace officers, except when on an approved leave. Examples include prisons, jails, probation centers, and juvenile detention homes.

88-805-03-E. HALFWAY HOUSE

A facility for rehabilitation of drug addicts; rehabilitation of alcoholics; and rehabilitation of prisoners or juvenile delinquents who are considered to be substance abusers; or for the rehabilitation of ex-offenders in a controlled environment with supervision and treatment or counseling provided on-site on an interim basis after referral from a public agency or institutional facility.

88-805-03-F. HOSPITAL

Uses providing medical or surgical care to patients and offering inpatient (overnight) care.

88-805-03-G. LIBRARY, MUSEUM, OR CULTURAL EXHIBIT

The exhibition, procurement, study, care, storage, conservation, or use of objects of lasting interest or value or literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials (such as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films); or administrative and/or educational functions supporting the foregoing.

88-805-03-H. PARK/RECREATION

Recreational, social, or multi-purpose uses associated with public parks, public open spaces, public community centers, public play fields, public or private golf courses, or other public recreation areas or buildings.

1.

COMMUNITY CENTER

A facility for meetings, recreation, or social activities.

2.

HOMES ASSOCIATION CLUBHOUSE

88-805-03-I. RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY

Religious services involving public assembly such as customarily occur in synagogues, temples, mosques, and churches.

88-805-03-J. SAFETY SERVICES

Public safety services that provide fire, police, or life protection, together with the incidental storage and maintenance of necessary vehicles. Typical uses include fire stations, police stations, and ambulance services.

88-805-03-K. SCHOOL

Public and private schools at the primary, elementary, junior high, or high school level that provide state-mandated basic education.

88-805-03-L. UTILITIES AND SERVICES

1.

MINOR, BASIC

a.

Infrastructure services that need to be located in or close to the area where the service is provided. Minor utilities and services generally do not have regular employees at the site and typically have few if any impacts on surrounding areas. Typical uses include water and sewer pump stations; underground electric distribution substations; electric transformers; water conveyance systems; stormwater facilities and conveyance systems; telephone switching equipment; and emergency communication broadcast facilities.

b.

The production, collection, or distribution of renewable energy, water, organic waste, or other similar resources at a neighborhood, district, or campus-scale are classified as minor, basic utilities and services. This includes renewable, distributed energy facilities; neighborhood composting areas; and neighborhood stormwater facilities.

c.

District, neighborhood, or campus-scale systems that produce or distribute energy from the biological breakdown of organic matter produced within that neighborhood or campus are considered minor, basic utilities and services.

d.

Energy production systems that generate energy from the byproducts of the principal use are considered accessory uses, including net metered installations and installations that generate power to sell at wholesale to the power grid.

e.

Infrastructure required for the operation of fixed-rail transportation including but not limited to OCS poles, rails, vehicle maintenance facilities, and traction power substation.

2.

MAJOR

Infrastructure services that typically have substantial land-use or operational impacts on surrounding areas. Typical uses include but are not limited to utility-scale power generation facilities, water and wastewater treatment facilities, high-voltage electric substations, water treatment plants, and major water storage facilities, such as water towers and reservoirs.

(Ord. No. 120697, § 1, 8-23-2012; Ord. No. 120783, § 1, 10-4-2012; Ord. No. 130441, § 1, 7-11-2013; Ord. No. 140919, § A, 11-13-2014; Ord. No. 170806 , § A, 10-12-2017)