§126.0203 When a Neighborhood Use Permit Is Required

• (a) An application for the following uses in certain zones may require a Neighborhood Use Permit. To determine whether a Neighborhood Use Permit is required in a particular zone, refer to the applicable Use Regulation Table in Chapter 13:

Artisan Food and Beverage Producer Automobile service stations

Boarding kennels/pet day care facilities

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Community gardens Comprehensive sign plans Eating and drinking establishments abutting residential zones (under circumstances described in Section 141.0607) Employee housing Home occupations (under circumstances described in Section 141.0308) Interim ground floor residential use Neighborhood identification signs Parking facilities as a primary use Recycling facilities (under circumstances described in Section 141.0620) Revolving projecting signs Sidewalk cafes that deviate from the requirements of Section 141.0621(a) Signs with automatic changing copy Active Sidewalks (under certain circumstances described in Section 141.0621(c)) Streetaries (under certain circumstances described in Section 141.0621(b)) Temporary construction storage yards located off-site Theater marquees Urgent care facilities Veterinary clinics and animal hospitals Wireless communication facilities (under certain circumstances described in Section 141.0420)

• (b) The following activities require a Neighborhood Use Permit in any zone:

  • (1) Resumption of a previously conforming use that has been discontinued for more than 2 years, as described in Section 127.0108; or

  • (2) Expansion of a previously conforming use of up to 20 percent of the existing gross floor area of the structure , as described in Section 127.0109.

(Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.) (Amended 8-10-2004 by O-19308 N.S.; effective 4-11-2007.) (Amended 11-13-08 by O-19803 N.S; effective 12-13-2008.) (Amended 8-4-2011 by O-20081 N.S.; effective 10-6-2011.) (Amended 6-18-2013 by O-20261 N.S.; effective 7-19-2013.) (Amended 12-1-2016 by O-20752 N.S.; effective 12-31-2016.) (Amended 8-9-2019 by O-21114 N.S.; effective 9-8-2019.) (Amended 4-14-2021 by O-21305 N.S.; effective 5-29-2021.)

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(Amended 11-23-2021 by O-21391 N.S.; effective 1-6-2022.) (Amended 5-23-2022 by O-21458 N.S.; effective 6-22-2022.)