(1) Purpose. The purpose of the PSP, Public and Semi-Public District is to provide for the establishment of a district designed and intended to aid in guiding development towards fulfillment of the comprehensive plan and to serve the following functions:
(a) To provide the community with properly located schools, colleges, and health institutions.
(b) To provide the community with properly located public services, public utilities, and public or private communication antennas.
(c) To provide the community with properly located open green space, parks, playgrounds, and recreational facilities.
(d) To relate public and semi-public locations with thoroughfare system.
(2) Lot and setback requirements.
(a) Minimum lot size.
1. Sewered lot. One acre.
(b) Minimum lot width. 100 feet.
(c) Setbacks.
1. From street right-of-way.
a. Local or minor collector street. 50 feet.
b. Major collector or arterial street. 50 feet.
c. Parking lot. 15 feet.
d. Recreation facilities/athletic fields. 15 feet.
2. Rear lot line.
a. Principal building. 30 feet.
b. Accessory building. 10 feet.
c. Parking lot. 10 feet.
3. Side lot line.
a. Principal building. 10 feet.
b. Accessory building. 10 feet.
c. Parking lot. 5 feet.
(4) Maximum impervious surface coverage. 65% of the lot area.
(5) Building requirements. All newly constructed industrial buildings shall meet the exterior building standards of § 1007.043(2)(d).
(6) Permitted uses. The following are permitted uses in the PSP District:
(a) All public buildings for county and state government.
(b) All public buildings for municipal government, such as City Hall, water works, sewage plant, police, fire, etc.
(c) Public parks, recreation facilities, and golf courses.
(d) Community gardens operated by the city.
(7) Accessory uses. The following are permitted accessory uses in the PSP District:
(a) Accessory buildings and structures in compliance with § 1007.044(10).
(b) Fences in compliance with § 1007.050.
(c) Off-street parking in compliance with § 1007.052.
(d) Off-street loading in compliance with § 1007.053.
(e) Outdoor storage accessory to the principal use screened from all lot lines in compliance with § 1007.049.
(f) Radio and television receiving antennas, satellite dishes, TVROs three meters or less in diameter, short-wave dispatching antennas, or those necessary for the operation of electronic equipment including radio receivers, ham radio transmitters and television receivers in compliance with § 1007.062.
(h) Parks, playgrounds, or athletic fields accessory to an allowed principal use.
(8) Conditional uses. The following uses require a conditional use permit in compliance with § 1007.016:
(a) All schools (public and private) provided that:
1. Side yards shall be double that required for the district.
2. Adequate screening from abutting residential uses and landscaping is provided in compliance with § 1007.049 of this chapter.
3. Adequate off-street parking and access is provided on the site or on lots directly abutting or directly across a public street or alley to the principal use in compliance with § 1007.052 and that such parking is adequately screened and landscaped from surrounding and abutting residential uses in compliance with § 1007.049 of chapter.
4. Adequate off-street loading and service entrances are provided and regulated where applicable by § 1007.053.
5. The provisions of § 1007.016 are considered and determined to be satisfied.
(b) Hospitals provided that:
1. Side yards are double the minimum requirements established for this district and are screened in compliance with § 1007.043(17).
2. Only the rear yard shall be used for play or recreational areas. Said area shall be fenced and controlled in compliance with § 1007.049.
3. The site shall be served by an arterial or collector street of sufficient capacity to accommodate traffic which will be generated.
4. All state statutes and regulations governing such use are strictly adhered to and all required operating permits are secured.
5. The provisions of § 1007.016 are considered and determined to be satisfied.
(c) Two or more buildings on same lot provided such buildings relate to a permitted or conditional use that is operated as a single business or enterprise.
(9) Uses by administrative permit. The following uses require an administrative permit in compliance with § 1007.019:
(a) Personal wireless service antennas as secondary uses in compliance with § 1007.062.
(b) Telecommunication towers in compliance with § 1007.062.
(c) Temporary mobile towers in compliance with § 1007.062.
(d) Essential services.
(e) Open air markets.
(f) Temporary structures in compliance with § 1007.071.
(g) Transient merchants.
(a) Earth moving and land reclamation in compliance with § 1007.059.
(b) Farms, farm dwellings, horticulture, and agriculture.
(Am. Ord. 13-23, passed 9-11-2023)