Section 151.22.027 OS/PF - Open Space/Public Facilities

A.   Purpose. This zoning district is intended to provide for land uses in areas that have been set aside to serve recreational functions or to provide open space areas, and to provide area for governmental buildings and facilities, schools and school grounds, and related uses.

B.   Approvals Required. No structure or building shall be built or remodeled upon land in the Open Space/Public Facilities district until all required subdivision plat and/or site plan approvals have been obtained.

C.   Location. The following criteria shall be considered in establishing and maintaining an OS/PF district:

   1.   Corresponds to appropriate designation in the General Plan.

   2.   Corresponds to location of existing park or open space use.

   3.   Corresponds to an existing district or development in an area annexed into the City.

   4.   Corresponds to an existing governmental building or facility, school or related use.

D.   Permitted Uses

   1.   Principal and accessory uses in this district shall be allowed as provided under Section 151.22.006, Matrix of Use Permissions by Zoning District.    

E.   Property Development Standard

   1.   Minimum Area. None.

   2.   Building Height. No building shall exceed 30 feet in height.

   3.   Required Setbacks

      a.   A landscaped buffer of not less than 60 feet shall be maintained between all buildings and all adjacent residential districts. (See table in Article 151.15.)

      b.   All buildings shall maintain a setback of not less than 25 feet from all streets, except that a front yard setback of 40 feet shall be maintained from the street providing primary access to the property.

F.   Non-Residential Accessory Buildings

   1.   Maximum Height. 15 feet above grade.

   2.   Maximum Yard Coverage. 35 percent of the required side and rear yards.

   3.   Location Restrictions. No accessory building shall be erected in any minimum required front yard, except as otherwise provided in this code.

   4.   Setback Requirements. Accessory buildings shall be set back from the side lot line and the rear lot line a distance not less than 3 feet, except:

      a.   for a lot having its rear lot line contiguous with an alley line, no rear setback shall be required for the accessory building(s), or

      b.   for a corner lot abutting a key lot and not separated by an alley, any accessory building shall be setback from the rear lot line a distance not less than the width of the least required side yard applicable to the main building, or

      c.   for any accessory building used for sleeping or living purposes, the setback from the interior side lot lines and the rear lot line shall be a distance not less than the width of the least required side yard applicable to the main building.

      d.   for a corner lot, the street side setback shall be the same as for the main building.

G.   Off-Street Parking and Loading. In accordance with the provisions of Article 151.09.

H.   Sign Regulations. In accordance with the provisions of Article 151.10.

I.   Landscaping, Screening and Buffering. In accordance with the provisions of Article 151.15.

J.   Access. In accordance with the provisions of Article 151.17.

(Ord. 743, passed 4-10-86; Am. Ord. 764, passed 1-8-87; Am. Ord. 834, passed 3-9-89; Am. Ord. 1049, passed 11-13-97; Am. Ord. 1086, passed 2-11-99; Am. Ord. 2016-002, passed 2-25-16)