The city planning commission may permit the erection and use of a building or an addition or enlargement to an existing building, of a public service corporation to be used for public utility purposes in any district permitting such use when they shall find such use, building or structure in compliance with the following:

(1)

Uses permitted. Permitted uses are public utility building, telephone exchanges, transformer stations and substations with service yards, but without storage yards.

(2)

Yard requirements. Irrespective of the yard requirements of the district in the yard is located.

a.

Front yards. A front yard of not less than 25 feet shall be provided and landscaped and the planting maintained in a healthy growing condition.

b.

Side yards. Two side yards shall be provided, each shall be not less than 20 feet in width and each shall be landscaped with an eight foot wide greenbelt planting which shall be maintained in a healthy growing condition.

c.

Rear yards. A rear yard shall be provided which shall be not less than 20 feet in depth and shall be landscaped with an eight foot wide greenbelt planting which shall be maintained in a healthy growing condition.

(3)

Height of building. Height of buildings is two stories or 35 feet.

(4)

Off-street parking. The number of parking spaces provided shall equal the number of persons in the largest shift.

(5)

Copies of proposed plan. Four certified copies of the proposed plan, including specific reference to such conditions, shall be attached to the resolution by the city planning commission. One copy shall be for the files of the city clerk, one copy for the building inspector, one copy for the planning commission and one for the public utility company or the petitioner.

(Code 1969, § 5.265; Code 1977, § 28-449)