The SZ school district is designed and intended to provide for those uses and activities which serve the public and private schools, their accessory activities, structures, and uses. It is the purpose of the "SZ" school zone to provide regulations for the use and development of federal, state, county, or locally owned land in order to implelnent the city's adopted general plan.

(Ord. No. 496, § 15, 7-23-2024)

A.

Schools, public and private.

B.

Student housing.

C.

Transportation facilities.

D.

Administrative offices associated with operations and activities.

E.

Stadiums and associated athletic facilities.

F.

Uses, buildings and structures incidental, accessory and subordinate to permitted uses.

G.

Any uses which the city council finds to be similar to and within the intent and purpose of the SF zone, are no longer obnoxious or detrimental to the public welfare and are found by the city council to be compatible with adjoining land uses, and which are of a compatible nature and of the same class as the uses enumerated above.

(Ord. No. 496, § 15, 7-23-2024)

Premises in the SZ (school zone) may be used for accessory uses, provided such uses are established on the same lot or parcel of land, are incidental to and do not substantially alter the character of any permitted principal use.

(Ord. No. 496, § 15, 7-23-2024)

Public facilities owned and developed by federal, state, county, or city schools are permitted under federal or state criteria and processes. Private facilities in the SF zone shall be permitted when approved as per chapter 17.05, Uses Permitted Subject to Administrative Approval.

(Ord. No. 496, § 15, 7-23-2024)

A.

Site area: The minimum site area — No requirement.

B.

Lot frontage and depth: No requirement

C.

Building height: The maximum height shall be thirty-five (35) Feet.

D.

Yards:

1.

Front: Twenty-five (25) feet, where structures are proposed adjacent to residential districts.

2.

Side: No requirements, except where the site is adjacent to residential districts, in which case the side yard requirement shall be ten (10) feet.

3.

Rear: No requirements, except where the site is adjacent to residential districts, in which case the side yard requirement shall be ten (10) feet.

(Ord. No. 496, § 15, 7-23-2024)

Off-street parking shall comply with the standards contained in chapter 17.48, Automobile Parking Requirements.

(Ord. No. 496, § 15, 7-23-2024)

Signage shall comply with the standards contained in chapter 17.62, Sign Regulations (private property).

(Ord. No. 496, § 15, 7-23-2024)

Findings required to approve developments within the school zone shall be as follows:

A.

That the development is consistent with the city general plan and this title.

B.

That the development accessory buildings, and facilities, located in established areas, have an adequate appearance so as to be in harmony with the character and quality of surrounding development within the zone.

C.

That the development as proposed will not be detrimental to surrounding developments or improvements nor be inferior construction or appearance or quality.

D.

That the development as proposed will provide quality development, including ample landscaping and screening, adequate parking and circulation, and other amenities necessary to preserve compatibility with surrounding development and prevent nuisances.

(Ord. No. 496, § 15, 7-23-2024)