[Vision2020] Proposed zoning code revision (attached)

[Donovan Arnold]

Kit,

Thank you for posting this. I think these changes are
wonderful, fair, and address all the problems facing
Moscow, except however, for two.

The Industrial Zoning Code does not permit use of an
educational institution. The University of Idaho has
buildings outside the U district that are educational
and industrial. In fact, one of their buildings is
currently in violation of the zoning code. I suggest
they amend it to solve this problem.

Second, why not change the definition of educational
institution to not mention accreditation. The function
and nature of an accredited college and a
non-accredited college are very similar in their
impact on a zoning district. If not, then we need a
new definition of a college that is not accredited.

Thanks again.

Donovan J Arnold



--- Kit Craine <kcraine at moscow.com> wrote:

> Attached is a proposed revision of Moscow's Zoning
> Code. On Tuesday, 
> July 5, 2005, the Council should be considering
> whether to send this to 
> the Planning and Zoning Commission for a public
> hearing as the first 
> step in passing this code.
> 
> Things that have a line through them are being
> deleted. Underlined 
> language is new stuff.
> 
> The proposal will do the following:
> 
> 1) Make schools, educational institutions, and
> commercial schools (all 
> as defined by the code) conditional uses everywhere
> in town except for 
> Industrial zones and Alturus. Commercial schools
> will be allowed as 
> conditional uses in Industrial zones.
> 
> Currently, these are allowed as conditional uses in
> all residential 
> zones except Suburban Residential (SR) and in
> Residential/Office zone 
> (RO). Commercial schools are allowed by right in the
> Central Business 
> District, Greater Business District, and Motor
> Business Districts 
> (Commercial schools would lose this right). Schools,
> Commercial 
> Schools, and Educational Institutions  are excluded
> from other 
> commercial zones.
> 
> 2) Allow monasteries and convents as new uses by
> right in the Central, 
> Greater, and Motor Business zones.
> 
> Currently, these are a use by right in the
> Neighborhood Business 
> district and conditional uses in all residential
> districts, plus the 
> Residential/Office district.
> 
> 3) Allow places of worship and religious practice
> which are similar to 
> churches, convents, monasteries, synagogues, and
> mosques as new uses by 
> right in the Central, Greater, and Motor Business
> zones. Currently, 
> these are conditional uses in residential zones.
> 
> 4) 1) Make schools, educational institutions, and
> commercial schools 
> (all as defined by the code) conditional uses within
> the University 
> zone (a special zone that was created for the
> educational institution 
> know as the University of Idaho.)
> 
> Currently, the University of Idaho and its related
> facilities are the 
> only educational uses within the University zone.
> 
> 5) Revise the definition of "institution,
> educational"
> 
> 
> Kit Craine
> 
> 
> >
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