Draft Amendment

20-218 GPI, General Public and Institutional Use District

(a) Purpose

The GPI District is a Special Purpose Base District primarily intended to

accommodate institutional uses occupying significant land areas but not appropriate

for development in the H District or on property designated on the official zoning

map as U. The District regulations are designed to offer the institution maximum

flexibility for patterns of uses within the District while ensuring that uses and

development patterns along the edges of the District are compatible with adjoining

land uses.

(b) Principal Uses

Principal Uses are allowed in GPI Districts in accordance with the Use Table of

Article 4.

(c) Accessory Uses and Structures

Accessory Uses and Structures are permitted by right in connection with any

lawfully established Principal Use, except as otherwise expressly provided in this

Development Code. Also, Accessory Uses are subject to the same regulations as the

Principal Use. Accessory Uses and Structures, are subject to the regulations of Sec.

20-532 et seq.

(d) Density and Dimensional Standards

Unless otherwise expressly stated, all development in GPI Districts shall comply with

the Density and Dimensional Standards of Article 6. Setbacks for the GPI District

are the same as those established in 20-601(b) for the IBP District. The GPI may

include a Type 3 Bufferyard, expanded to a width of 75 feet, along the border. The

Height standards of 20-602(h)(2) shall apply to uses in the GPI District.

(e) Street Access

The GPI District is intended to be implemented along Collector and/or Arterial

Streets. Development in the GPI District shall take its primary Access from Collector

and/or Arterial Streets, except when the zoning use is for major utilities and services, minor utilities or other similar uses not suitable for Arterial or Collector streets.

Development in the GPI District may take it’s secondary Access from a Local Street or Alley except where the zoning of the property across

the Street or Alley is in an RS Zoning District; in those cases, the GPI development

shall be allowed only emergency Access to the Local Street or public Alley.

(f) Development Standards Required

Subject to the standards of this Article, the institution responsible for the property

within the GPI District shall from time to time prepare and update an Institutional

Development Plan for all of the property contained within the GPI District. The

procedure for review and action on the Institutional Development Plan is set out in

Sec. 20-1307.

(g) Expansion

The GPI District should generally be expanded in logical increments that preserve

an orderly boundary between the institutional use and any adjoining residential

uses.

(h) Other Regulations

There are a number of other Development Standards that may apply to

development in Base Districts, including but not limited to the following:

(1) General Development Standards

See Article 11.

(2) Landscaping

See Article 10.

(3) Off-Street Parking and Loading

See Article 9.

(4) Outdoor Lighting

See Sec. 20-1103.

(5) Overlay Districts

See Article 3.