17.07.750 - Setback and open space requirements.
17.07.760 - Parking requirements.
17.07.780 - Site plan approval.
The public institutional designation is intended to:
A.
Provide an area for activities relating to the purpose of state and local governmental entities and semi-public institutions providing necessary public services; and
B.
Provide for continued operation and facilitate managed growth of existing major institutions within the Shelton UGA;
C.
Provide and protect parks, open space and other natural, physical assets of the community to improve the aesthetic and functional features of the community.
(Ord. No. 47-09, Attach. A, 6-2-2009)
A.
Specific types of permitted uses are those, which provide a public service or fill a public need as described in the statement of intent. Any proposed use, whether new or an expansion or change of an existing use, shall be evaluated individually to determine whether it will be treated as an administrative or special use, based on its size, overall functions, and anticipated level of impact, including, but not limited to, such factors as hours of operation, relationship to adjacent land uses, trip generation and parking needs, storage needs, and environmental impact. Permitted uses include but are not limited to the following:
1.
Continuation of uses already legally existing within the zone at the time of adoption of this title;
2.
Parks, greenbelts and open space for active or passive recreation or enjoyment;
3.
Government buildings or offices such as fire stations, schools and colleges, hospitals, community meeting or recreation halls;
4.
Libraries, museums, or similar cultural facilities;
5.
Churches;
6.
Public utilities, such as electrical, sewer, water, natural gas, stormwater, telecom facilities and other similar uses;
B.
Similar or related uses permitted, and criteria for determination of similarity or relatedness, are as follows:
1.
Uses similar to, or related to, those listed in Section 17.07.720A are permitted upon a finding of the Community Development Director or his/her designee that a particular unlisted use does not conflict with the intent of this chapter or the policies of the land development plan.
2.
The criteria for such finding of similarity shall include but not be limited to the following:
a.
The proposed use is appropriate in this area;
b.
The development standards for permitted uses can be met by the proposed use;
c.
The public need is served by the proposed use.
C.
Child day care centers shall be allowed as an accessory use to those uses permitted by section 17.07.720
(Ord. No. 47-09, Attach. A, 6-2-2009)
The following accessory uses are permitted:
A.
Storage of supplies and equipment associated with a primary use, and other activities incidental to the primary use such as:
1.
Storage yards;
2.
Fleet parking;
3.
Maintenance buildings and activities;
4.
Residential uses as an incidental use to the permitted use, such as caretaker's quarters, or as an accessory use to institutional facilities such as housing for students, staff or faculty of colleges, hospitals and the like.
(Ord. No. 47-09, Attach. A, 6-2-2009)
Special uses may be permitted as provided for in Chapter 17.05 of the Mason County Code, and subject to applicable conditions as found in that chapter. Any use that, in the opinion of the Community Development Director, constitutes an essential public facility as defined in 17.06 shall require a Special Use Permit.
(Ord. No. 47-09, Attach. A, 6-2-2009)
Uses other than those identified or described in Section 17.07.720 and 17.07.730 are prohibited.
(Ord. No. 47-09, Attach. A, 6-2-2009)
17.07.750 - Setback and open space requirements.
A.
Site Area: The minimum size and shape of the site shall be appropriate to the proposed use of said site and its relationship to abutting properties and traffic patterns in the vicinity of the site.
B.
Building Height: Maximum height of buildings shall be forty-five feet.
C.
Building Setback Requirements:
1.
If adjacent properties are in the same or in a less restrictive land use district:
a.
Side Yard Minimum: Fifteen feet;
b.
Rear Yard Minimum: Fifteen feet;
2.
If adjacent properties are in any residential district:
a.
Side Yard Minimum: Twenty-five feet;
b.
Rear Yard Minimum: Twenty-five feet.
3.
Setbacks from right-of-way:
a.
If property fronts on a private street or drive, twenty-five feet;
b.
If property fronts on public street, thirty-five feet.
(Ord. No. 47-09, Attach. A, 6-2-2009)
Maximum height in the Public Institutional district shall be as follows: Forty-five feet, except when adjoining a zone with a lower height restriction, in which case any structure located within one hundred feet of the more restrictive zone shall have a maximum height as imposed by the more restrictive zone. Height may be further restricted by airport overlay zoning, where applicable. Deviation from this standard will be processed as a special use permit.
(Ord. No. 47-09, Attach. A, 6-2-2009)
17.07.760 - Parking requirements.
Parking shall meet the requirements of Chapter 17.07.800 [Article 8] of this title.
(Ord. No. 47-09, Attach. A, 6-2-2009)
Landscaping shall meet all requirements of Chapter 17.07.800 [Article 8] of this title.
(Ord. No. 47-09, Attach. A, 6-2-2009)
17.07.780 - Site plan approval.
Development within the Public Institutional Zoning District is subject to site plan approval to ensure that new development is planned in a manner consistent with this Chapter and to assure it will be compatible with adjoining development.
(Ord. No. 47-09, Attach. A, 6-2-2009)
Administrative decisions of the Community Development Director or her/his designee shall be final and conclusive, unless a written statement of appeal is filed using the appeal procedures contained in Mason County Development Code Chapter 15.11, Appeals. Said statement shall set forth any alleged errors and/or the basis for appeal and shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount as set by resolution of the board.
The timely filing of an appeal shall stay the effective date of the decision until such time as the appeal is heard and decided or is withdrawn. The burden of proof regarding modification or reversal shall rest with the appellant.
(Ord. No. 47-09, Attach. A, 6-2-2009)