The purpose of the Institutional (IN) Zone is to provide areas of the City that are suitable for public, educational, religious, recreational, and incidental support facilities to serve the community. The Zone is intended to:

(1)

Be consistent with the Institutional land use designation in the Tualatin Comprehensive Plan;

(2)

Support lands and facilities that are owned and operated by governmental or nonprofit entities and that serve and benefit the community; and

(3)

Provide for location and development of permitted and conditionally permitted uses in a manner that is harmonious with adjacent and nearby residential, commercial, or manufacturing planning zones and uses; and protects the health, safety, and general welfare of adjacent residential, commercial, and manufacturing uses.

(Ord. No. 1422-19, § 1, 7-8-19; Ord. No. 1450-20 meeting, § 3, 12-14-20)

(1)

Use Categories. Table 49-1 lists use categories Permitted Outright (P) or Conditionally Permitted (C) in the IN zone. Use categories may also be designated as Limited (L) and subject to the limitations listed in Table 49-1 and restrictions identified in TDC 49.210. Limitations may restrict the specific type of use, location, size, or other characteristics of the use category. Use categories which are not listed are prohibited within the zone, except for uses which are found by the City Manager or appointee to be of a similar character and to meet the purpose of this zone, as provided in TDC 31.070.

(2)

Overlay Zones. Additional uses may be allowed in a particular overlay zone. See the overlay zone Chapters for additional uses.

Table 49-1
Use Categories in the IN Zone

(Ord. No. 1422-19, § 1, 7-8-19)

(1)

Accessory Uses Conditionally Permitted. The following uses may be permitted as a conditional use when incidental and subordinate to a permitted or conditionally permitted primary use:

(a)

Child day care center;

(b)

Exterior lighting, if the height of the fixture or standard is greater than the tallest permitted building on the site; and

(c)

Outdoor public address or audio amplification system.

(Ord. No. 1422-19, § 1, 7-8-19)

Development standards in the IN zone are listed in Table 49-2. Additional standards may apply to some uses and situations, see TDC 49.310.

Table 49-2
Development Standards in the IN Zone

(Ord. No. 1422-19, § 1, 7-8-19)

The following architectural features may project into a required front or rear yard setback area not more than three feet, and into a required side yard not more than two feet: cornices, eaves, canopies, decks, sun-shades, gutters, chimneys, flues, belt courses, leaders, sills, pilasters, lintels, ornamental features, and other similar architectural features.

To preserve natural areas and habitat for fish and wildlife, the decision-making authority may provide a setback reduction for developments that are adjacent to Greenways or Natural Areas that dedicate land for conservation or public recreational purposes, in accordance with the following standards:

(1)

Setback Reduction. All permitted uses may be allowed a reduction of up to 35 percent of the front, side or rear yard setbacks, as determined through the Architectural Review process, if as a result the buildings are farther away from fish and wildlife habitat areas. Setback areas that abut property lines in the RL zone are not eligible for the setback reduction.

(2)

Location of Greenway or Natural Area Lot. Each lot must be located wholly in one of the following conservation or protection areas:

(a)

Natural Resource Protection Overlay (NRPO) District (TDC Chapter 72); or

(b)

Clean Water Services Vegetated Corridor.

(3)

Ownership of Greenway or Natural Area Lot. The ownership of each Greenway or Natural Area Lot must be one of the following:

(a)

Dedicated to the City at the City's option;

(b)

Dedicated in a manner approved by the City to a non-profit conservation organization; or

(c)

Retained in private ownership.

(4)

Ownership Considerations. The decision-making authority must consider, but not limited to, the following factors when determining the appropriate ownership of the Greenway or Natural Area Lot:

(a)

Does the Park and Recreation Master Plan designate the lot for a greenway, pedestrian or bike path, public park, recreation, overlook or interpretive facility, or other public facility;

(b)

Does the lot include one or more designated Heritage Trees, or one or more significant trees;

(c)

Does the lot provide a significant view or esthetic element, or does it include a unique or intrinsically valuable element;

(d)

Does the lot connect publicly owned or publicly accessible properties;

(e)

Does the lot abut an existing park, greenway, natural area or other public facility;

(f)

Does the lot provide a public benefit or serve a public need;

(g)

Does the lot contain environmental hazards;

(h)

Geologic stability of the lot; and

(i)

Future maintenance costs for the lot.

(Ord. 1414-18, 12-10-18; Ord. 1427-19, § 23, 11-25-19)