18.25.040 Institutional (light and intensive).
(a) The institutional district is intended to provide for public and quasi-public educational, recreational, health, utility, administrative, and institutional land uses and structures.
(b) Within land classified as institutional, the following uses, structures, buildings and development shall be permitted:
(1) Public and private schools;
(2) Churches and cemeteries;
(3) Public and quasi-public buildings;
(4) Parks, playgrounds, and recreational facilities;
(5) Clinics and similar medical facilities;
(6) Telecommunication and radio towers and facilities;
(7) Museums;
(8) Public safety buildings; and
(9) Any other facility, building, structure or use which is public or quasi-public in nature.
(c) Other operations similar to those listed in subsection (b) of this section will be considered permitted uses when the use or service is similar, the number and types of persons employed is similar, the number and type of vehicles attracted to the premises is similar and the effect on adjacent properties is similar to the uses described in subsections (b)(1) through (b)(9) of this section. The Zoning Administrator shall make a use determination regarding similarity.
(d) Ancillary uses not listed in subsection (b) or (c) of this section which are provided in a multi-use structure may be allowed when such use is not the primary activity associated with the facility nor does it occur on more than 25 percent of the facility’s usable area. Ancillary uses must be supportive of the primary use of the property. The Zoning Administrator shall make a determination regarding ancillary uses. [Code 1979 § 15.02.040.]