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Section 12.17.6A2 Schools in the M zones.
Q - This code section specifies that in the M1 zone, the uses permitted include those
commercial uses permitted in the C2 zone thereby implying that an elementary or high
school would be permitted since they are permitted in the C2 zone. However, section
12.24U24 requires conditional use permit for elementary, middle and high schools when
located in M zones. Which section governs?
A - A school shall be considered as a philanthropic use and not a commercial use.
Per Planning’s Use List of ZA 2015-2348(ZAI), the following uses are permitted by right
without a CUP under Section 12.24U24.
a. Nursery School – RAS3, R4, RAS4, R5, CR, C1, C1.5, C2, C4 and C5
b. Public School (Elementary, Middle or High schools) – RAS3, R4, RAS4, R5, CR, C2,
C4 and C5
c. Private School (Elementary, Middle or High schools) – RAS3, RAS4, CR, C2, C4 and
C5
d. Charter School – Same as Public as Public School (Elementary, Middle or High
schools)
e. Tutoring Center for School-Age for Children – RAS3, R4, RAS4, R5, CR, C2, C4 and
C5
f. College – RAS3, R4, RAS4, R5, CR, C2, C4 and C5
g. Art School, Professional or Scientific School – CR*, C1. C1.5, C2, C4, C5, CM, M1,
M2 and M3
h. Dance, Drama, Music, School - C2, C4, C5, CM, M1, M2 and M3
i. Trade School, technical or occupational – C2, C4, C5, CM, M1, M2 and M3
*CR zone: school with classroom or lecture instruction only, not including dancing
school music school, trade school, nor any school specializing in the manual training,
shop work or in the repair or maintenance of machinery or mechanical equipment.
Under Section 12.24U24, a CUP is required for the following developments:
a. All Public schools, Elementary and High school (kindergarten through 12
th
grade).
b. Private schools , Elementary and High (kindergarten through 12
th
grade) in the A, RE,
RS, R1, RU, RZ, RMP, RW1, R2, RD, RW2, R3, C1, C1.5 or M zones…including
middle schools;
c. Private schools (other than elementary, middle or high or nursery schools) in the A, R,
CR, C1, or C1.5 zones…such as Colleges and Universities.