A.

Intent. The intent of the Institutional (IN) zoning district is to provide appropriate locations for institutional uses so that traffic and other potential neighborhood impacts may be addressed.

B.

Uses. The following uses are allowed in the Institutional (IN) zoning district:

1.

Permitted uses.

a.

Athletic fields.

b.

Community based residential facilities.

c.

Fire and police stations and other governmental facilities.

d.

Municipal facilities, except for garages.

e.

Nursery schools, elementary schools, and junior and senior high schools (Non-boarding).

f.

Public libraries.

g.

Public museums.

h.

Public parks and playgrounds.

i.

Religious institutions, convents, seminaries, monasteries, rectories, parsonages, and parish houses.

2.

Conditional uses (subject to the regulations specified in RCO 18-10.10).

a.

Colleges, junior colleges, and universities.

b.

Nursery schools, elementary schools, and junior and senior high schools (boarding).

c.

Vocational schools.

3.

Accessory uses (subject to the regulations specified in RCO 18-01.09(C)).

a.

Garages for storage of vehicles used in conjunction with the operation of a permitted use.

b.

Outbuilding(s) for the storage of common supplies provided they are identified in a Town-approved site plan.

c.

Residential quarters for caretakers or clergy.

C.

Dimensional regulations.

1.

Lots.

a.

Publicly sewered lots in the Institutional (IN) zoning district shall have an area of at least 12,000 square feet and at least 100 feet of frontage. Such minimum lot frontage may be measured at the building setback line if said lot is located on the outer radius of a street, such as a cul-de-sac. In no case shall frontage measured at the right-of-way line of a cul-de-sac or curved street be less than 70 feet.

b.

Privately sewered lots in the Institutional (IN) zoning district shall have an area of at least 40,000 square feet and a frontage of at least 200 feet. Such minimum lot frontage may be measured at the building setback line if said lot is located on the outer radius of a street, such as a cul-de-sac. In no case shall frontage measured at the right-of-way of a cul-de-sac or curved street be less than 115 feet.

2.

Setback regulations.

3.

Number of structures.

a.

Only one principal structure shall be located on a lot in the IN Institutional District.

b.

Only one accessory building with a maximum of 225 square feet of total floor area shall be located on a lot and shall be of similar and complementary construction.

4.

Height regulations.

a.

Principal structure: 35 feet maximum, except as provided in RCO 18-01.09(F).

b.

Accessory structures shall not exceed the height of the principal structure or 25 feet, whichever is the least, except as provided in RCO 18-01.09(E).

D.

Building size.

1.

Minimum size of a principal structure shall be 2,000 square feet of first floor area.

E.

Parking.

1.

Off-street parking shall be located behind or to the side of the principal structure.

2.

Parking shall conform to the requirements set forth in RCO 18-05.00, Off-Street Parking Requirements.

F.

Signs.

1.

Signage shall meet the requirements as set forth in RCO 18-04.00, Sign Code.

G.

Other requirements.

1.

Outside refuse bins shall be located behind the principal structure and screened from view by use of solid screening or opaque fencing material. Plastic or wooden slats through cyclone fencing shall not be deemed sufficient.

2.

Exterior lighting shall be contained within the Institutional (IN) zoned lot, excepting a maximum of five percent of the total illumination may spill over into adjacent properties.

3.

A minimum of 25 percent green space shall be required for lots zoned Institutional (IN).

4.

Where a side or rear lot line in an Institutional (IN) district coincides with a side or rear lot line in any adjacent residential district, a fence or berm shall be provided along such side or rear lot line not less than 15 feet in depth and shall contain landscaping and plantings to provide an effective screen. Such screening shall consist of a landscaped area at least six feet wide, planted with a mixture of deciduous and evergreen shrubs and shall be an effective visual barrier. All trees shall be a minimum of 1½ inch in diameter at base when planted.

(Ord. No. 2022-01, 4-4-2022)