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3. Public, Institutional, and Civic Uses:
3. Public, Institutional, and Civic Uses:
A. Adult or Child Daycare Facilities and Centers (Small and Large): Adult or Child Daycare Facilities and Centers (Small and Large) shall comply with the applicable standards below.
(1) Standards for All Adult Daycare Facilities and Centers (Small and Large):
(a) Provide adequate access to the facility for people with disabilities.
(b) Comply with the regulations where applicable by law or jurisdiction of the Fire Department and the health inspector.
(c) Maintain any required licenses, as required by local or state law, in effect at all times.
(2) Standards for All Child Daycare Facilities and Centers (Small and Large):
(a) Provide a minimum outdoor play area of 100 square feet per child on site. This area requirement may be waived or modified if appropriate open space with connecting public sidewalks or paths are located near the facility and that open space can be used by the children as a play area; or the program of the facility is such that the size of a group of children using the play area at any one time conforms to the 100 square feet per child criteria.
(b) Provide a minimum of 35 square feet of indoor gross floor area per child.
(c) Maintain a valid Daycare license, as required by local or state law, in effect at all times.
(d) Comply with the regulations where applicable by law or jurisdiction of the Fire Department and the health inspector.
(e) Provide adequate lot size for parking, child pick-up area, play area, screening, and setbacks.
(f) Discretionary Conditions for Approval: The Planning Director may condition the approval of a Child Daycare Facility or Center on the following conditions to protect the health, safety and welfare of the children:
i. Additional fencing or landscape screening of the facility to protect the children from adverse activities such as traffic on arterial or collector streets or intersections, or to screen adjacent properties;
ii. Additional setback from any property line to play areas to protect children from busy streets, irrigation ditches, animal pastures, and other similar conflicts; or
iii. Any other conditions deemed necessary by the Planning Director to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the children.
(3) Additional Criteria for Adult and Child Daycare Uses by Type: In addition to the applicable criteria above, an Adult or Child Daycare use shall be subject to additional standards as indicated in Table 11-03.2.
TABLE 11-03.2: ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR ADULT AND CHILD DAYCARE USES BY TYPE | |||
CRITERIA | PRINCIPAL USES | ||
ADULT OR CHILD DAYCARE FACILITY | ADULT OR CHILD DAYCARE CENTER, SMALL | ADULT OR CHILD DAYCARE CENTER, LARGE | |
NUMBER OF PERSONS ALLOWED | 7-12 | 13-25 | 26 |
TABLE 11-03.2: ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR ADULT AND CHILD DAYCARE USES BY TYPE | |||
CRITERIA | PRINCIPAL USES | ||
ADULT OR CHILD DAYCARE FACILITY | ADULT OR CHILD DAYCARE CENTER, SMALL | ADULT OR CHILD DAYCARE CENTER, LARGE | |
NUMBER OF PERSONS ALLOWED | 7-12 | 13-25 | 26 |
The use shall provide for an on-site pick-up area designed to ease the flow of traffic and to prevent vehicles from backing onto the roadway (backing in an alley is permissible). | Applicable if located on a collector or arterial street | Applicable | |
Allowable signage shall be non- illuminated and as indicated. The applicant's proposal for signage should be submitted and considered during the review process. | One 12 sq. ft. attached sign | One 12 sq. ft. attached sign | As allowed by the applicable zoning district |
Minimum parking to be provided shall be as indicated. | 1 off-street space per employee | 1 off-street space per 10 persons, with a minimum of 2 spaces (except the MX-5 zoning district where off-street parking is not required) | |
Facility location shall be as indicated. | The project site shall be located entirely within 500 ft. of a collector or arterial roadway (as determined by the Ada County Highway District Master Street Map) | On a collector or arterial street; or if for school age children, within 300 ft. of the school grounds; or in a park, community center, or similar. | |
B. Cemetery, Mortuary or Mausoleum: In any Residential zoning district, this use shall not channel a majority of the traffic generated by the use onto a local residential street.
C. Jail or Detention Facility:
(1) This use shall be located with direct access onto a collector or arterial street.
(2) Site design and security measures shall ensure that the peace and safety of the surrounding area shall not be disturbed or impaired.
D. College or Other Institution of Higher Education: All changes of use or development where the development site is within 300 feet of a Residential zoning district shall require a Conditional Use Permit.
E. School: This use shall comply with all requirements and recommendations of the Idaho Transportation Department and the Ada County Highway District including but not limited to compliance with:
(1) All requirements and recommendations in any land use master plan, school bus plan, pedestrian plan, or crossing guard plan applicable to the property; and
(2) All requirements and recommendations related to:
(a) Access safety;
(b) Barriers between streets and school;
(c) Location of school zone;
(d) Need for flashing beacon;
(e) Need for traffic control signal;
(f) Anticipated future improvements;
(g) Speed on adjacent highways;
(h) Vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic volumes on adjacent highways;
(i) Effect upon the highway's level of service;
(j) Need for acceleration or deceleration lanes;
(k) Internal site circulation;
(l) Access control of adjacent streets;
(m) Required striping and signing modifications;
(n) Existing and planned roadway improvements to accommodate development;
(o) Proposed roadway projects in the vicinity; and
(p) Any other issues related to the operation and potential impacts of the use on public health, safety, and the surrounding area.
F. Trade or Vocational School:
(1) When this use is incorporated within an office development, it shall comply with the standards in Section 11-03-03.4.L, Office.
(2) When this use is a standalone facility, it shall require a Conditional Use Permit pursuant to Section 11-05-05.3.C.
(3) When located in the I-1, I-2, or A-1 zoning districts, this use shall only be allowed if the Planning Director determines that locating the use within the zoning district is necessary for the educational instruction of the school.
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