Zoning Dictionary

A use of facility in which food, lodging and care or supervision are provided, with or without charge to persons unrelated to the operator of the facility, who on account of age, infirmity, physical or mental disability, require special care.

An organized body or society for promoting a charitable, benevolent, or educational objective, and the building or buildings for carrying on the work of such an organization. This shall include a community center (public), welfare, or health center.

Any public or private building or structure which is designed for the assembly or collection of persons at any one time. A parcel of land or a building or structure or part thereof designed, adapted or used for purpose of assembly, where persons may congregate for civic, political, religious, educational, social, recreation, amusement, or dining […]

Churches, chapels, temples, parish halls and synagogues including offices for the administration of the religious institution, convents, seminaries, monasteries, rectories, parsonages and parish houses. Lands or buildings used for worship by an association of persons that is: charitable under the laws of State/Province; and organized for the advancement of religion and for the conduct of […]

A building or part thereof used for the consultation, diagnosis, surgical, or therapeutic treatment of persons by one or more members of the medical and/or dental professions and drugless practitioners.

A government-owned building dominated by a single spacious room, used by various groups and organizations for functions involving large numbers of people, such as general meetings, dances, and concerts.

A facility necessary to respond to an immediate hazard to the public health and safety, and that is owned, leased, or operated by the City. Public safety facilities include fire and police stations, flood control facilities, water towers and pump stations needed for emergency service, and emergency communication broadcast facilities.