The institutional district is intended to accommodate civic, educational, and cultural uses, such as libraries, meeting halls, schools, fire and rescue stations, post offices, government buildings, memorials, amphitheaters, museums, places of worship, and similar facilities.

(Ord. No. 16-06, 2-1-16)

Uses permitted in the institutional district are as follows:

A.

Farms, tree and plant nurseries;

B.

Cemeteries;

C.

Game, wildlife, and nature study preserves and reservations;

D.

Schools and churches, and other public buildings, and those accessory uses commonly associated with them, such as retreats and conferences;

E.

Flood control, water protection works, sewage treatment plants, and other municipal public works;

F.

Nursing homes;

G.

Senior housing utilizing buildings in existence as of September 1, 2010.

H.

Accessory buildings, structures and uses.

(Ord. No. 16-06, 2-1-16; Ord. No. 16-08, 10-3-16)

Required lot area, lot width and yards in the INST district are as follows, except as specified in subsection F., nursing homes, and subsection G., senior housing:

A.

Minimum area: Not specified.

B.

Front yard: Fifty (50) feet.

C.

Rear yard: Fifty (50) feet.

D.

Side yard: Fifteen (15) feet.

E.

For structure higher than twenty-five (25) feet, the yard requirements shall be as follows:

1.

All yards: between the foundation and the nearest lot line, a distance of two and one-half times the height of the structure shall be maintained.

F.

Nursing homes shall comply with the following standards:

1.

Minimum lot area: Five acres;

2.

Minimum lot width: Two hundred (200) feet;

3.

Minimum front yard: One hundred (100) feet;

4.

Minimum rear yard: One hundred (100) feet;

5.

Minimum side yard: Fifty (50) feet;

6.

Maximum height: Fifty (50) feet or five stories;

7.

Maximum lot area per bed of five thousand (5,000) square feet.

G.

Senior housing in existing buildings.

1.

Minimum Original Lot Size. Minimum original lot size for consideration under this provision is fifty (50) acres, which must be contiguous and under one ownership, and situated entirely within the corporate boundaries of the town.

2.

Yield Plan. A boundary survey and/or a record plat, prepared by a surveyor licensed to practice in the state, must be submitted to the town. The town will use this plan to make its unit yield count determination.

3.

Unit Count Determination. Each unit will require a minimum gross area of one and forty-four-hundredths acres of land.

4.

Minimum Lot Size. The minimum lot size for any new lot created to site the herein noted senior housing will be a minimum of two acres, plus two thousand (2,000) square feet per unit. This must be a freestanding lot of record and must be reviewed and approved by the town and must be recorded in the land records of the county.

5.

Minimum Building Restriction Lines.

Front: 25 ft.

Side: 15 ft.

Rear: 25 ft.

However, a lot may have up to two zero building restriction lines if those sides of the lot are passing through the previously existing building. If this option is utilized, all remaining building restriction lines must be a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet.

6.

Parking. Parking must be provided on the lot created for the senior housing and will be provided at the rate of two spaces per unit.

7.

Public Services/Infrastructure. The units created hereby will have to be metered and serviced independently of the original building or any part thereof, if only part of the original building is being used for the senior housing.

8.

Public Access. The lot created for this purpose must have clear unobstructed access to a public road, as determined by the town.

9.

Site Plan Requirements. A standard site plan, per the town standards and regulations, must be submitted to the town for review and approval.

(Ord. No. 16-06, 2-1-16)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 16-08, adopted Oct. 3, 2016, repealed § 17.28.050, which pertained to accessory uses and derived from Ord. No. 16-06, adopted February 1, 2016.