17.08.020 Special permit uses.
The following uses are permitted in the several districts provided that they conform to the development standards listed in this section in addition to conforming to the development standards of the zoning district in which the use is located:
A. Churches (excluding drive-in churches, which are conditional uses):
1. Minimum lot area: Minimum lot area is one acre.
2. Front yard: There shall be a front yard of at least 25 feet in depth.
3. Side yard: Each side yard shall be a minimum of 15 feet in width.
4. Rear yard: There shall be a rear yard of at least 20 feet in depth.
5. Ingress and egress: A separate entrance and exit shall be provided. Loading and unloading areas shall be provided and shall be located off public streets.
6. Landscaping: All yard areas must be landscaped.
7. Day care centers: Day care centers in churches must also provide the required play area as provided in subsection B of this section.
8. Parking – Signs: Off-street parking and sign regulations shall be observed.
B. Nurseries and day care centers:
1. Minimum lot area: Minimum lot area is 9,600 square feet.
2. Front yard: There shall be a front yard of at least 25 feet minimum depth.
3. Side yard: Each side yard shall be a minimum of eight feet in width.
4. Rear yard: The rear yard shall be at least 20 feet minimum depth.
5. Play area: A fenced and screened play lot on or adjoining the premises shall be provided, with a minimum area of 400 square feet, plus an additional 40 square feet for each child in excess of 10.
6. Ingress and egress: A separate entrance and exit shall be provided. Loading and unloading areas shall be provided and shall be located off the public street.
7. Landscaping: Landscaping shall be provided to a minimum width of eight feet along property lines abutting residential uses. Landscaping shall be provided in a manner assigned by the town planner at the time of the development plan review.
8. Parking – Signs: Off-street parking and sign regulations shall be observed.
C. Gasoline service stations (with or without retail convenience grocery sales). The provision of gasoline pumps shall not be considered incidental or secondary to a permitted use, and must conform to the requirements of this section.
1. Minimum lot area: Minimum lot area is 15,000 square feet.
2. Lot frontage: There shall be at least 120 feet of frontage on a public street.
3. Pump setbacks: The pump island shall be set back 15 feet from the public right-of-way and any property lines.
4. Lubrication facilities: Lubrication shall be done within an enclosed building.
5. Buffering of adjacent property: A solid or woven fence, free of advertising, shall be maintained along property lines, which flank residential districts.
6. Lighting: Lighting devices shall be shaded so as not to glare into residential districts.
7. Hours: Gasoline service stations abutting residential districts shall limit their hours of operation from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Signs shall not be lit when the service station is closed. (Abutting residential districts are not defined as those across a public street.)
8. Ingress and egress: Driveway widths shall not be greater than 30 feet and driveways shall not be closer together than 25 feet. Driveways shall be not closer than five feet to a property line. There shall be not more than two driveways per public right-of-way.
9. Parking: Off-street parking shall be provided in compliance with Chapter 17.05 SPMC.
10. Signs: The sign regulations of Chapter 17.06 SPMC shall apply.
11. Grocery sales facilities: Convenience grocery sales facilities shall be limited to a maximum size of 3,000 square feet of gross floor area in zones, which do not allow retail grocery sales as a principally permitted use.
12. General development standards: Development standards and criteria of the underlying zoning district shall apply unless otherwise noted in this section.
13. Storage of motor fuels: Quantity limitations on hazardous substance land uses, including on-site hazardous waste treatment or storage facilities, shall not apply to motor fuels that may be stored on the site for the permitted use.
D. Drive-in restaurants:
1. Minimum lot area: Minimum lot area is 15,000 square feet.
2. Front yard: There shall be a front yard of at least 25 feet in depth.
3. Side yard: Each side yard shall be at least 20 feet in width.
4. Rear yard: There shall be a rear yard of at least 20 feet in depth.
5. Ingress and egress: Driveway widths shall not be greater than 30 feet, and driveways shall not be closer together than 25 feet. Driveways shall not be closer than five feet to a property line. There shall be not more than two driveways per public right-of-way.
6. Landscaping: A 10-foot strip is required along street rights-of-way, except at points of ingress and egress to the property. A five-foot strip of landscaping along side lot lines shall be provided. Landscaping shall be provided in a manner assigned by the planning commission and town council at the time of development plan review. [Ord. 378 § 2 (Exh. 1), 1999.]