The S - Special Institutional District is intended
to provide for certain types of public or semipublic institutional
uses which can be accommodated at appropriate locations within the
city and can service the community needs without adverse effects on
surroundings, with a minimum degree of governmental regulation.
In this district, the land and structures may
be used, and structures may be erected, altered, enlarged and maintained,
for the following uses only:
A. Educational, cultural or philanthropic institutions
or unit group buildings thereof or dormitory, faculty or other similar
institutional living units.
B. Accessory use or structure customarily incident to
any of the above uses.
C. Student home.
[Added 11-14-2005 by Ord. No. 1913]
(1) No more than one building on a lot may be used as
a student home unless it is located on a college or university campus.
No more than one dwelling in a two-family dwelling may be used as
a student home. Up to 50% of dwelling units or a maximum of four dwelling
units per building may be student homes based on availability of off-street
parking.
[Amended 7-7-2008 by Ord. No. 1971]
(2) All existing and new student homes must be registered
annually with Planning and Development. Issuance of registration for
student homes shall not exceed one year and shall be based on the
period of August 1 to July 31. All student home registrations shall
expire on July 31. Student homes must pass a code compliance inspection
by the Code Enforcement Department prior to being registered and occupied.
[Amended 7-7-2008 by Ord. No. 1971; 9-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2057; 11-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2113]
(3) No student home shall be closer than 500 feet to another
student home unless it is located on a college or university campus.
The distance requirement is measured from the closest property corner
of a potential student home utilizing air measurements (GIS) equal
to or more than 500 feet. Student homes located in the Downtown District,
as shown on the City of Greensburg Downtown District Map (Attachment
3 of this chapter), are exempt from the five-hundred-foot distance requirement.
[Amended 7-7-2008 by Ord. No. 1971]
(4) Parking requirements: see §
265-65, Number of off-street parking spaces required.
The maximum heights of structures in this district shall be as specified in Article
XI.
Each lot in this district shall comply with the area requirements as specified in Article
XII; and, in addition, the minimum distance between unit group buildings shall be as prescribed for such institutional uses under §
265-122A.
The location of off-street parking facilities
in this district shall be such as to provide maximum protection and
facilitate traffic movement on abutting streets and sufficient to
provide adequate parking for the projected number of users of the
structures.