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(a) Airport

The standards of this Code may be varied for an airport use as part of the review and approval of a Master Plan in the Public and Institutional zone district.

(b) Educational Class

This use shall be limited to a maximum class size of twenty-five (25) persons, including instructors, at one time. In the RS-20 and RS-30 zone districts this use shall be limited to one (1) class per day.

In the P-I zone district, hospitals shall only be located within urban growth boundaries.

(d) Institute

In the Urban Areas, and unless the property is located in a P-I zone district, the maximum size of a lot or parcel containing an Institute shall be five (5) acres, and the maximum size of a structure containing an Institute use shall be the same as for a single family dwelling in the zone district where the lot or parcel is located. Within the P-I zone district, larger parcels and structures may be permitted pursuant to the Master Plan.

(e) Public Facilities, Major

LIR-35 Zone District
- In the LIR-35 zone district, only utility facilities are permitted, and only as an accessory special review use. Utility facilities that are accessory to uses on other properties are also permitted through this process.
Activities of State Interest
- Any Major Public Utility that is listed as an Activity of Local and State Interest in Sec. 2-40-120 shall comply with all applicable requirements for that use.

(f) Public Utilities, Minor

Utility Extensions in the Rural/Remote Zone District

The following criteria are to be used in conjunction with the special review criteria established in Sec. 2-40-20 of this Land Use Code in order to allow the extension of utilities such as electricity, water, sewer, telephone and cable on lands located within the Rural/Remote zone district:

(a) Is the extension of the utility service less disruptive to the environment than an alternative source?
(b) Does the proposed utility extension encroach upon or impact environmental hazards or resources such as floodplain, geologic hazards, slopes exceeding fifteen (15) percent in grade, wildlife habitat, wildfire, groundwater, ridgelines, vegetation, agricultural lands (irrigated meadows, dry land pastures or other environmentally significant features)?
(c) Is there a significant visual change or impact to the land area affected by the utility extension?
(d) Can the visual impact be mitigated?
(e) Does the extension visually impact surrounding properties?
(f) Do reclamation and landscaping measures appear natural as related to the former condition and surrounding environment?
(g) Does the utility extension comply with the intent of the Rural/Remote zone district?

(g) Religious Institution

Outside of the urban growth boundaries:

No religious institution shall have a floor area exceeding (a) fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet, or (b) the maximum size of a house available in the same zone district through the purchase of transferable development rights, and
No religious institution shall have a main worship or sanctuary area with a seating capacity of greater than two hundred (200) persons.

(h) School or University

No school subject to the land use controls of Pitkin County and located outside the urban growth boundaries shall have a floor area exceeding (a) fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet, or (b) the maximum size of a house available in the same zone district through the purchase of transferable development rights.
No school subject to the land use controls of Pitkin County and located outside the urban growth boundaries shall have a main assembly area with a seating capacity of greater than two hundred (200) persons.
Universities shall be permitted only within portions of the P-I zone district located within the Aspen Urban Growth Boundary.

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