Title 18 - Unified Development Ordinance

Any building, structure, land or premises may be used, and any building or structure may be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or altered, for one or more of the following special uses, subject to approval of a special use permit by the Governing Body and subject to the development and performance standards set forth in 18.370.040, including the district restrictions therein¹:

1. A.
   Airports or aviation fields, heliports and helicopter landing pads.*
2. B.
   Asphalt plants, concrete plants and foundries.
3. C.
   Assembly halls, community centers or convention centers.
4. D.
   Utility structures including outdoor storage areas accessory to a utility maintenance facility.
5. E.
   Cemeteries, mausoleums or crematories for the disposal of the dead.
6. F.
   Clubs and drinking establishments for non-residential uses in residential districts.*
7. G.
   Drive-in theaters.
8. H.
   Group boarding homes for minors or group boarding homes for adults.
9. I.
   Hospitals, nursing or convalescent homes, and continuing care communities. 
10. J.
    Hotels or motels.
11. K.
    Farm animals, including but not limited to, horses, ponies, cows and goats on a lot or tract of less than three acres in size. Provided, however, chickens are not included in this use category and will be separately regulated.
12. L.
    Animal hospitals, large animal veterinarians, or animal kennels.*
13. M.
    Mines or quarries (including the removing, screening, crushing, washing or storage of ore, sand, clay, stone, gravel or similar materials).*
14. N.
    Nurseries, greenhouses and buildings or areas for the wholesale or retail sale of landscaping supplies, plant materials or landscape maintenance services.
15. O.
    Off-street parking lots/structures of a temporary or permanent nature.
16. P.
    Oil or gas drilling or production.*
17. Q.
    Billboards.*
18. R.
    Penal or correctional institutions.
19. S.
    Radio, television, microwave antennas or towers (unless otherwise allowed by separate city code or federal or state law).
20. T.
    Communications Facilities (Towers, Base Stations and Antennas).*
21. U.
    Reservoirs, towers, filter beds or water treatment plants.
22. V.
    Sales and display areas for manufactured homes, mobile homes or modular housing.
23. W.
    Solid waste disposal facilities or sanitary sewage plants.
24. X.
    Sports or recreation facilities of all types, private.
25. Y.
    Temporary use of land for commercial or industrial purposes.*
26. Z.
    Churches, elementary and secondary schools, and publicly-owned and operated community buildings, museums and libraries.
27. AA.
    Retail sale of building supplies, with outside storage in excess of 20% of the ground floor area of the building in a CP-2 District.*
28. BB.
    Sale, leasing, rental and servicing of construction equipment and farm machinery.
29. CC.
    Contractor’s yard and storage.
30. DD.
    Motor vehicle tow lots (but not salvage yards).
31. EE.
    Sale of used passenger cars in conjunction with either a new car dealership or a qualified rental car agency.*
32. FF.
    Indoor self-storage facilities.*
33. GG.
    Transportation facilities for public agencies (including but not limited to, school districts, municipal or public transportation agencies, and public utilities).*
34. HH.
     Car wash.*
35. II.
    Wind turbine(s).*
36. JJ.
    Municipal Facilities.
37. KK.
    Uses previously authorized by conditional use permits issued by Johnson County for properties in the areas annexed by Ordinance No. A-2367 (effective May 8, 2002) or Ordinance No. A-2719 (effective March 13, 2008). *
38. LL.
    Digital Display.*