§ 5.6. Professional district, P.

The P zone is established to encourage and provide a suitable atmosphere for professional offices and related activities. The district is intended to group professional and similar uses with a minimum of interference from traffic and conflicting uses. The district is required to protect the future development of land in accordance with the comprehensive development plans of the city.

5.6.1. Uses permitted.

(a)

Professional (including medical, dental, legal, financial, architectural, real estate or insurance) offices.

(b)

Governmental offices.

(c)

Public and quasi-public buildings and utility offices, substations and exchange.

(d)

Clinics for humans.

(e)

Business and vocational schools and colleges.

(f)

Private and public club and meeting halls.

(g)

Churches and associated buildings.

(h)

Reserved.

(i)

Parking lots and structures.

(j)

Flower, book and gift shops.

(k)

Pharmacies; provided that merchandise is limited to drugs and medical supplies and devices.

(l)

Accessory use of building and uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses; provided that accessory buildings that are not a part of the main structure shall be located in the rear yard not less than ten (10) feet from any side or rear yard.

(m)

Any advertising sign; provided that it does not advertise a business or service not located on the premises, that if such sign is attached to a building, it does not exceed the width of said building and does not protrude into a public or railroad right-of-way. In no case shall such sign exceed thirty (30) square feet in area.

(n)

A nursery, preschool or kindergarten, provided that a minimum open play area of one hundred (100) square feet is provided for each child and that such outdoor area is enclosed on all sides to a height of at least three (3) feet, six (6) inches by a fence. A planted buffer strip at least five (5) feet wide shall enclose such play area on all sides.

5.6.2. Conditional uses permitted.

(a)

Nonmechanical car wash.

(Ord. No. 78-29, § 1, 11-20-78; Ord. No. 79-16, § 2, 7-2-79; Ord. No. 86-23, § 1, 10-16-86; Ord. No. 87-22, 8-20-87; Ord. No. 90-4, 1-18-90; Ord. No. 91-2, 1-17-91; Ord. No. 95-10, 7-6-95)