§ 16.44.040. Public/quasi-public (PF) district).

A.

Purpose and Intent. The primary purpose of the public/quasi-public district is to designate land for the conduct of public, quasi-public, and institutional activities, including the protection of areas needed for such future facilities.

B.

Use Regulations. Table 16.44.040-A identifies those uses which are permitted within the public/quasi-public district. Uses permitted subject to plot plan review are identified by a "PP," and uses permitted subject to issuance of a conditional use permit are identified by a "C." Uses not identified in the table are prohibited.

Table 16.44.040-A
Uses Permitted Within Public/Quasi-Public District

Legend

P	Permitted
MUP	Permitted Subject to Minor Use Permit
CUP	Permitted Subject to Issuance of a Conditional Use Permit (see Section 16.16.050(B) for additional information - use may be permitted without a Conditional Use Permit or subject to Minor Use Permit based on criteria listed herein)
TUP	Permitted Subject to Issuance of Temporary Use Permit

 

 

Use	PF
A. Public/Quasi-Public Uses
1. Animal shelter	CUP
2. Day nurseries and nursery schools	CUP
3. Churches	CUP
4. Clubs, lodges, fraternities and sororities	CUP
5. Educational institutions (including public or private vocational schools)	CUP
6. Fire and police stations	CUP
7. Hospitals	CUP
8. Post offices	CUP
9. Public buildings and grounds not otherwise mentioned herein	CUP
10. Public libraries and museums	CUP
11. Public parks and recreation facilities (public or private)	P
12. Public utilities and public service substations, reservoirs, pumping plants and similar installations not including public utility offices	CUP
13. Public utility services offices	CUP
14. Recreational facilities such as zoos, country clubs, tennis and swim clubs, golf courses and private ranges, equestrian centers, with incidental limited commercial uses that are commonly associated and/or directly related to the primary recreational use	CUP
15. Small cell telecommunication facilities (commercial)	MUP (subject to the telecommunication facilities siting and permit submittal requirements as adopted by city council resolution)
16. Telecommunication facilities (commercial)	CUP(subject to the telecommunication facilities siting and permit submittal requirements as adopted by city council resolution)
B. Recreational Uses
1. Convalescent homes, congregate care, assisted living facilities for senior citizens	CUP
2. Residential care facility	CUP
3. Homeless shelters within religious or social organization buildings	CUP
C. Commercial Uses (formula businesses as defined in Section 16.04.070 are prohibited on properties in the D-2.4 Overlay)
Professional office and retail uses in leased public buildings with no expansion in facilities	MUP
Professional office and retail uses in leased public buildings requiring expansion of facilities	CUP
D. Accessory Uses
1. Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a permitted use	MUP
2. Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a use requiring a conditional use permit	MUP
3. Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a use requiring a conditional use permit	CUP
E. Temporary Uses (6 months or less)
(Subject to the provisions of Section 16.16.100 and the issuance of a temporary use permit)	TUP
F. Other uses similar to, and no more objectionable than the uses identified above, as determined by the Planning Commission	CUP

 

C.

Property Development Standards—Public/Quasi-Public District. The following regulations shall apply to all land and buildings and structures located within the public/quasi-public districts:

1.

General Requirements. The following table sets forth minimum site development standards for public/quasi-public development projects.

Table 16.44.040-B
Public/Quasi-Public Development Standards

1. Lot area	25,000
2. Lot width	140″
3. Lot depth	140″
4. Front building setback	20″
5. Interior side building setback	10″
6. Street side building setback	20″
7. Rear building setback	10″
8. Maximum lot coverage	45%
9. Maximum floor area ratio	0.5%
10. Maximum building height	30″

 

2.

Special Requirements.

a.

Wherever a lot in any public/quasi-public district abuts a lot in any residential district, a minimum building setback of twenty (20) feet measured from the property line shall be required. A minimum of ten (10) feet of the setback area nearest the residential district boundary shall be landscaped and the remaining area may be used for required off-street parking.

b.

In the public/quasi-public district, a two-story addition closer than fifty (50) feet to an existing single-family residence shall require plot plan review by the planning director prior to issuance of a building permit.

c.

Where off-street parking areas are situated such that they are visible from any street, a wall, earthen berm, or combination wall/berm three feet in height shall be erected between the required landscape area and the parking area to adequately screen the parking areas.

d.

Except as otherwise permitted, a street side building setback area shall be used only for landscaping, pedestrian walkways, driveways, or off-street parking.

e.

Except as otherwise permitted, required rear and interior side building setback areas shall be used only for landscaping, pedestrian walkways, driveways, off-street parking or loading, recreational activities or facilities, and similar accessory activities.

(Prior code § 9-09.040)

(Ord. No. 628, § 2, 12-14-2010; Ord. No. 685, § 4, 5-9-2017)