HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - legal opinion on proper zoning for bacteriology laboratory aQdd
To: Dean Brennan, Planning & Housing 0
FROM : John R. Klaus , City Attorne*
DATE : May 24 , 1983
SUBJECT : Proper Zoning District for Bacteriology Laboratory
This is in response to your memo of May 19 , subject as above ,
in which you asked if a "bacteriology laboratory" is a per-
mitted use in the P-C zoning district.
As you undoubtedly know under the present zoning ordinance ,
"laboratory" is an expressly permitted use only in the General
Industrial and Planned Industrial zoning districts . "Laboratory-
Medical and Dental" is an expressly permitted use in the Hospital-
Medical district.
Years ago "laboratories" were on expressly permitted use in
the old C-2 through C-4 districts, but not in the C-5 district.
P-C is the descendant of and heir to many of the policies of
the old C-5 district. In other words , this City has never
expressly permitted "laboratories" in its planned commerical
district. By contrast, "laboratory" has been a permitted use
in other commercial districts and would, in most instances ,
fit easily under the "commercial services" rubric of the present
day General Commercial and Concentrated Commercial districts .
However, if this "laboratory" is to be in the basement of a
duplex, it would seem to be a very small scale activity, much
akin to a physician, dentist or other health field practitioner' s
office, and therefore a use that could perhaps be accepted in
the P-C district under the rubric of "professional office" .
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