The Institutional/Office (I/O) District is created
to permit the development of institutional-type uses primarily for
functions of government, together with medical facilities, schools
and accessory uses as may be necessary or normally compatible with
institutional-type offices. It is intended to permit the establishment
of such facilities in planned centers with carefully organized buildings,
service areas, parking areas and landscaped open space. Facilities
in Institutional/Office Districts will serve demonstrated public needs
while minimizing impacts on surrounding neighborhoods.
No building or premises shall be erected, structurally
altered, enlarged or maintained, nor shall any land be used, except
for the following purposes:
A.
Governmental offices and office buildings.
B.
Public utility buildings and installations.
C.
Religious institutions.
D.
Schools and academies, both public and private.
E.
Day-care and child-care facilities.
F.
Libraries.
G.
Accessory buildings and uses.
H.
Medical offices (excluding drug and alcohol rehabilitation
centers).
I.
Safety organizations (rescue squad, Fire Department).
J.
Adult day-care facilities.
K.
Assisted living facilities.
[Added 8-10-2020 by Ord. No. 202]
A.
The following uses of land and buildings within the I/O District shall be allowed only by special exception to this chapter, granted only by the Board of Zoning Appeals. Standards and procedures for special exceptions are contained in Article XVII.
B.
The Board of Appeals' approval is limited to the establishment
of the special exception use in a particular location, though the
Board may require a concept plan in making its determination. The
approval of the site plan for development is the responsibility of
the Planning and Zoning Commission.
C.
Once a special exception use is established, it may
be expanded or enlarged through the site plan approval process. Board
of Appeals approval is not required for additions to an established
special exception use. However, Board approval is required if another
or different special exception use is proposed for a site.
D.
Special exception uses existing at the time of the
establishment of this zoning district, and the concurrent rezoning
of certain parcels of land to the Institutional/Office District, shall
be considered special exception uses approved by the Town Board of
Appeals.
E.
Special exception uses are as follows:
A.
Minimum lot area. All uses, structures and buildings
permitted in the I-O District shall be located on a lot having a minimum
area of 10,000 square feet.
B.
Front yard. A minimum front yard of 70 feet shall
be established from the street right-of-way line for I-O uses.
C.
Rear and side yards. A minimum rear and side yard
of 20 feet shall be maintained between any structure, use, parking
area or driveway and the side lot of adjacent properties. When the
I-O side or rear yard adjoins a residential district, the minimum
side or rear yard, as applicable, shall be 50 feet.
D.
Landscape.
(1)
The front yard shall be maintained as landscaped open
space and shall not be used for any building, structure, use or parking
area except for access roads, driveways and permissible identification
signs. Such side yards shall consist of a minimum landscaped buffer
area as determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
E.
Buffering and screening. It is required that the buffering
and screening be specifically addressed when the concept plan/site
plan is submitted. Issues to be addressed:
F.
Height. A maximum height of three stories and 45 feet
shall be established for any building or structure in the I-O Zone.
Principal structures may be erected to a height not exceeding 100
feet when the required side and rear yards are each increased by at
least one foot for each additional foot of building height above the
height restriction.
G.
Location of parking. Parking facilities shall be located
on the side and the rear yards of the property. No parking shall be
permitted in the required front yard of the property. (This means
all parking must be at least 70 feet from the street right-of-way.)
