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Vernal City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 16

55 HC-1 Health Care Zone

Section 16.55.010 Purpose And Intent

The health care zone (HC-1) is established to provide areas to accommodate medical and dental professional offices, clinics, laboratories, warehouses, research facilities and other similar health care service establishments, including limited outside storage of materials and vehicles when incidental to a permitted use.

(Ord. 93-06 § 1 (part): prior code § 03-26A-001)

Section 16.55.020 Site Development Standards

  1. Minimum lot area: None;
  2. Minimum lot width: 70 feet;
  3. Minimum yard setbacks:
    1. Front: ten (10) feet except;
      1. Bus shelters.
        1. Bus shelters must not interfere with ADA accessibility or pedestrian movements.
        2. Must be set back a minimum of five (5) feet from a barrier curb or where no curb is present, behind the edge of the sidewalk or ten (10) feet back from edge of travel way.
        3. Bus shelters must not interfere with any clear vision triangle.
        4. The entity installing the bus shelter shall be responsible for its maintenance.
    2. Side: none, except fifteen (15) feet adjacent to a residential zone boundary or use,
    3. Side facing street on corner lot: ten (10) feet,
    4. Rear: none, except fifteen (15) feet adjacent to a residential zone boundary or use;
  4. Building height:
    1. Minimum: one story,
    2. Maximum: none;
  5. Landscaping shall be in conformance with Chapter 16.27 herein;
  6. Fence requirements: Developments adjacent to property zoned and/or used for residential purposes shall install a six (6) foot sight obscuring fence between commercial and residential properties. The fence shall be installed so as not to create a safety hazard for vehicular and pedestrian traffic and in accordance with the clear vision triangle requirements set forth in this Title.

(Ord. 93-06 § 1 (part): prior code § 03-26A-002) (Ord. No. 94-22, Amended, 11/2/94; Ord. No. 96-27, Amended, 11/20/96)
(Ord. 2017-12, Amended, 06/21/2017; Ord. 2016-13, Amended, 11/02/2016; 2014-38, Amended, 12/03/2014; Ord. 2014-38, Amended, 11/19/2014; Ord. 2007-26, Amended, 10/17/2007)

Section 16.55.030 Uses

In the following list of possible uses, those designated as "P" are permitted uses while those designated as "C" will be allowed only when authorized by a conditional use permit obtained as provided in Chapter 16.14 of this code. Uses not listed are not permitted unless ruled by the Planning Commission to be similar to other permitted uses.

USESHC-1
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to a permitted use
P
Barber/beauty shopC
Bed and BreakfastC
Clinics, medical or dentalP
Florist shop
C
Laboratory: dental, medical or mortuary
P
Office buildings, health care providers
P
Temporary building for uses incidental to construction work. Such building shall be removed upon completion of construction work
P
Tower, Small Cellular
P
Vehicle storage when enclosed in a building or within a six (6) foot non-see-through fence, incidental to a permitted use
C
Vehicle repairs and maintenance, when incidental to health care offices and not open to the general public
C
Warehouse storage, incidental to a permitted use
C
Other uses not listed above but ruled by the Planning Commission to be similar to uses listed aboveC

(Ord. 93-06 § 1 (part): prior code § 03-26A-003) (Ord. No. 94-17, Amended, 08/11/94; Ord. No. 96-25, Amended, 10/02/96; Ord. No. 96-28, Amended, 11/20/96)
(Ord. 2017-11, Amended, 08/16/2017)