§ 17.6.113. Private home/charter schools.

Private home/charter schools may be permitted as a conditional use following approval by the planning commission and subject to the following conditions.

1.

Private home/charter schools are listed as a permitted or conditional use within the zone.

2.

The maximum number of students in attendance at any one time shall not exceed the occupancy load limitations as set forth the building code or fifty students, whichever is less.

3.

The parcel upon which the school is located shall contain sufficient area to accommodate the building, the minimum outdoor play area, the required off-street parking, and a safe vehicular drop-off and pick-up lane.

4.

The school shall abut upon and be accessed from a street having a right-of-way width not less than sixty feet and improved with adjacent sidewalk for a distance of not less than five hundred feet from the proposed school.

5.

The layout of the safe drop-off lane and the vehicular access and circulation plan shall be approved by the chief of police or his designated representative, with the concurrence of the city engineer.

6.

The number of off-street parking spaces on the site shall be not less than one space for each teacher and staff member, one space for each student of driving age, and one additional visitor space for each classroom.

7.

The applicant shall provide evidence of approval of the facility for the intended purpose by the state or that the facility would meet the state guidelines for physical facilities for the number of occupants proposed, where state approval is not required. The city may also require inspection and approval of local fire and health authorities.

8.

The proposed facility shall include an outdoor play area of not less than fifty square feet per student for the maximum number of students authorized.

9.

The structure shall conform to all building code requirements applicable to the intended use and shall be capable of use as a school facility without structural or landscaped alterations that would change the residential character of the structure.

10.

The application shall contain a site plan, prepared in substantial compliance with the provisions of Section 17.6.101. The plan shall show both the entire property and a floor plan of the structure and shall identify those portions proposed to be used for school purposes.

11.

The facility shall be registered with the business license division of the city and an annual business license secured.

12.

Signs shall be limited to one facility identification sign containing not less than eight square feet and shall contain no advertising.

13.

The structure shall contain adequate rest room and kitchen facilities to accommodate the number of students and staff as established pursuant to the terms of the building code and shall conform with all applicable standards of the Americans With Disabilities Act.

14.

The parcel upon which the school is located shall contain and be served by all required public improvements, constructed in accordance with city standards, as determined by the city engineer.

(Ord. No. 01-04-19)