Elkins City Zoning Code
EDUCATIONAL E
DISTRICT
§ 152.130 EDUCATIONAL (E) DISTRICT.
The purpose of the Educational (E) District is to provide for buildings and premises used by educational institutions. In addition to buildings and uses associated directly with instructional activities, this district also allows non-instructional uses related to or typically associated with educational institutions, such as those necessary to meet the lodging, health, safety, and entertainment needs of a student population and which may also benefit the larger community.
(Ord. 301, passed 8-18-2022)
§ 152.131 PERMITTED USES IN THE EDUCATIONAL (E) DISTRICT.
The following shall be uses permitted by right in the Educational (E) District:
Amphitheater |
Bed and breakfast inn II |
Broadcasting studio (radio/television) |
Bus/transit shelter |
Catering business |
Clinic |
Cultural service |
Dock |
Dwelling, single-family |
Dwelling, two-family |
Educational institution |
Equipment rental/repair |
Essential utilities and equipment |
Event, mass gathering |
Greenhouse, noncommercial |
Group residential facility |
Group residential home |
Health club |
Home-based business (low impact) |
Home-based business (no impact) |
Hotel/motel |
Laboratory |
Museum |
Park |
Parking lot |
Pharmacy |
Places of worship/religious institution |
Reception facility |
Recreation, commercial indoor |
Recreation, municipal |
Restaurant |
School, preK-12 |
Solar energy facility, small |
Solar energy facility, large |
Sports arena |
Studio, dancing, music, or art |
Tavern/drinking establishment |
Temporary shelter |
Theater |
Wind energy facility, small |
Wireless telecommunications facility, small cells
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(Ord. 301, passed 8-18-2022; Ord. 308, passed 11-3-2022; Ord. 329, passed 5-16-2024)
§ 152.132 CONDITIONAL USES IN THE EDUCATIONAL (E) DISTRICT.
The following shall be conditional uses in the Educational (E) District:
Conversion of school/church |
Hospital |
Parking structure
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(Ord. 301, passed 8-18-2022)
§ 152.133 EDUCATIONAL (E) DISTRICT LOT REQUIREMENTS.
Max. building height | 100 feet |
Min. lot size (sq. ft.) | No minimum |
Min. lot width | No minimum |
Max. lot coverage (as a %) | The maximum percentage of lot occupancy may be 100%; provided, that the Building Code and the sanitary provisions of this city code of ordinances, and the provisions of this code with reference to parking area, are fully complied with. |
Min. front setback | Average of two adjoining properties which have pre- existing structures* 15 feet for vacant lots** |
Min. side setback | 5 feet |
Min. rear setback | Not less than 15% of the depth of the lot |
*Only the setbacks on the lots that abut each side of the site and are on the same street may be used. Setbacks across the street or along a different street may not be used. ** When one adjacent lot is vacant, the average is of the setback of the adjacent non-vacant lot and the required setback for the vacant lot. When the subject lot is a corner lot, the average is of the setback of the adjacent non-vacant lot and the required setback of the subject lot.
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(Ord. 301, passed 8-18-2022)