§ 45-519. Community facilities.

These uses may be erected or operated in the districts as set forth in Article IV., Summary of Uses by District, in cases where (a) access is provided from a public street directly to the property; (b) no use is operated for commercial gain; (c) no building or structure, nor accessory building or structure is located within one hundred (100) feet of any side or rear property line which is zoned single-family residential; and, (d) any parking lot or street serving such use is located twenty-five (25) feet or more from a side or rear property line zoned single-family residential. Community facilities included in this group are as follows:

(1)

Public elementary or secondary school for academic instruction.

(2)

Private or parochial school, elementary or secondary school, offering a curriculum the same as that offered in the public school system of Newport News, subject to the same regulations as found in subsection (9), herein, as to dwelling facilities.

(3)

Community facilities that are places of assembly; provided, that no community facility that is a place of assembly shall be erected on a site of less than three (3) acres in any residential district. Community facilities that are places of assembly include, but are not limited to: stadiums; sports arenas; theatres; amphitheatres; churches, synagogues or other places of worship; museums; libraries; concert halls; elementary and secondary schools, whether public, private or parochial; and colleges and universities, provided that colleges and universities shall meet the acreage requirements of subsection (9) below.

(4)

Preschool or day school, when necessary to either a private school as defined herein or a permanent place of worship as defined herein.

(5)

Public park or recreational area, or non-public park or recreational area, when open for general public use and when operated as a nonprofit activity.

(6)

Golf course and golf course club houses, including pro shops, locker rooms, practice greens or tees, but not including commercial miniature golf courses or a practice driving ranges or any golf course lighted for night play.

(7)

Neighborhood swimming pool, together with accessory buildings operated by a nonprofit organization.

(8)

Community or individual fallout shelter.

(9)

College or university, but not a business or trade school; provided however, that:

a.

The maximum number of dwelling units erected on the campus shall not exceed the number of dwelling units which otherwise would be permitted on the same site under the regulations of a planned residential development in Article XV, Planned Residential Development Regulations. For the purpose of computing the density of dormitory housing facilities, sleeping space for each six (6) persons shall be counted as one (1) dwelling unit.

b.

The minimum site area of a college or university campus shall be thirty (30) acres.

c.

Access to the campus shall be from a major thoroughfare.

(10)

Community building such as a museum or library.

(11)

Institutional uses, including accessory dormitories, nursing homes, and hospitals.

(12)

Any use customarily incidental or accessory to the above uses.

(Ord. No. 5028-97, § 1; Ord. No. 5753-02)

(Ord. No. 5028-97, § 1; Ord. No. 5753-02)