A. Purpose: The purpose of this section is to provide standards and a process for permitting the use of land for private and public parks and recreational facilities to:
1. Protect property rights of landowners and the integrity of residential neighborhoods;
2. Ensure public health, safety and welfare;
3. Address impacts associated with parks and recreation uses and establish mitigation measures where warranted.
B. Applicability And General Requirements: The standards of this section shall apply to all public and private parks and recreational facilities, except as otherwise provided by this title.
C. The standards of this section do not apply to swimming pools, tennis or sports courts, or similar facilities developed as accessory uses to an individual residence or multi-unit residential development and are not open to the public.
D. Low-Intensity Park And Recreation Facilities: Low-intensity parks and recreational facilities, as defined, are subject to the following standards:
1. The use is included in the low-intensity parks and recreation facilities definition or is similarly classified.
2. The use is subject to the site plan administrative review procedures of section 12-3-19.
3. Use of the facility is limited to daylight hours only.
4. The parking lot serving the use shall not exceed twenty (20) spaces, based upon the parking standards of Appendix A of this title.
5. Overnight parking is prohibited.
6. Use of motorized vehicles is prohibited, except for access to the site's parking area, facility maintenance vehicles, or motorized wheelchairs or similar power-driven vehicles for use by individuals with mobility disabilities.
7. Development or minor modifications to the land may include shaping and grading of areas for pathways, placement of small accessory structures, or construction of berms and buffer areas. Minor modifications to the land shall generally mean land-disturbing activities not exceeding five thousand (5,000) square feet of area, new impervious surface not exceeding one thousand (1,000) square feet and fill or excavation not exceeding fifty (50) cubic yards.
8. Development is subject to the stormwater provisions of Title 9, Chapter 4 of city code.
9. Uses exceeding the low-intensity standards shall be considered high-intensity and are subject to the standards of subsection E of this section.
10. Lighting of the site shall be limited to necessary illumination for emergency access, street intersections, or similar lighting required by the city.
11. Noise produced by the activities or participants shall not be loud, excessive, or disruptive sounds produced by voices, instruments, electronic devices, machinery, animals, or other means that disturb the peace and quiet of any reasonable person of normal sensitivities. To be considered loud, the sound must be plainly audible one hundred fifty feet (150') from the source.
12. No retail sales are permitted on site except when allowed with a special event permit.
13. The zoning administrator has the authority to classify the uses as low- or high-intensity based upon similar uses contained in the definitions of this title and the procedures for determination of new and unlisted uses at section 12-6-2 of this title.
E. High-Intensity Parks And Recreation Facilities: High-intensity parks and recreational facilities, as defined, are subject to the following standards:
1. The use is included in the high-intensity parks and recreation facilities definition or is similarly classified.
2. The use is subject to the special use permit application and procedures of Chapter 12-10 of this title.
3. The use is subject to the conditions of approval to mitigate potential effects on adjoining properties.
F. Prohibited Parks And Recreational Facilities: Mud bogs, moto-cross, motorized racetracks and courses, or other similarly classified uses.
(Ord. 180, 11-15-2022)