18.50.060 Use exceptions.
A use listed in NBCC 18.50.050 may be permitted upon authorization of a use exception in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) Public schools may be permitted upon findings that there is a need for the school to be within the boundaries of a school district and fulfilling that need cannot otherwise be accomplished.
(2) Fire or police stations may be permitted upon findings that there is a need for a strategic location.
(3) Other uses prohibited by NBCC 18.50.050 may be permitted upon the following findings:
(a) There are no reasonable, lower-risk alternative sites available for the proposed use;
(b) Adequate evacuation measures will be provided such that life safety risk to building occupants is minimized;
(c) The buildings will be designed and constructed pursuant to the current edition of ASCE 7 Minimum Design Loads, as adopted by the state of Oregon, in a manner to minimize the risk of structural failure during the designated tsunami event as provided in NBCC 18.50.050.
(4) Applications, review, decisions, and appeals for use exceptions authorized by this section shall be through an administrative conditional use permit process.
(5) Hotels or motels with more than 150 units shall be authorized by subsection (3) of this section in accordance with the requirements for a conditional use permit as set forth in Chapter 18.60 NBCC. (Ord. 2028 § 2, 2019)