(A) Intent and purpose. The PA District is intended to accommodate those uses and groupings of uses which have a distinctly public character and to encourage the retention of certain properties in a relatively undeveloped state, such as public recreation uses or cemeteries.
(B) Permitted uses. The following uses permitted in the PA District. In addition to the land uses permitted in this district, certain other uses may be conditionally allowed per division (C) below. Other uses not listed, which are determined by the Enforcement Officer to be identical or similar to one or more of the following uses, may be permitted as well. When an unlisted use is proposed, which appears to meet the intent of this district but its potential impact is uncertain, then such use shall be considered a special use.
(1) Accessory uses (see § 154.056);
(2) Dwellings (one dwelling unit only) only when used by the caretakers and their families, who are employed in the allowable use of the premises;
(3) Home occupations (see § 154.059);
(4) Parks and playgrounds, public, including golf courses;
(5) Parks and recreational areas, semi-public or private; when owned and operated by a not-for-profit institution;
(6) Places of worship;
(7) Publically-owned buildings and properties of a cultural, recreational, administrative, or service type, including libraries, but not including auditoriums and other places of public assembly as a principal use;
(8) Public schools; and
(9) Public or private wildlife preservation and conservation areas, including floodplains.
(1) Airports, commercial;
(2) Auditoriums and other places of public assembly as a principal use;
(3) Cemeteries, including crematories and mausoleums in conjunction therewith, provided that crematories shall not be located closer than 500 feet to the lot line of any existing dwelling or the boundary of any dwelling district;
(4) Convents and rectories, in connection with a place of worship and located on the same or adjacent lot;
(5) Day care center;
(6) Dormitories;
(7) Hospitals, residential, and outpatient substance abuse treatment centers, and other institutions of a religious, educational, or charitable or philanthropic nature;
(8) Institutional offices;
(9) Public utility facilities;
(10) Publically-owned buildings or properties including repair yards, garages, or storage warehouses; and
(11) Schools, private; including college or university level facilities.
(D) Density and dimensional regulations.
(1) Minimum lot size.
(a) Lot area: no minimum; and
(b) Lot width: no minimum.
(2) Minimum building setbacks.
(a) Right-of-way setback: 25 feet; and
(b) Property line setback: none (except a property line setback of 50 feet shall be provided where such property line abuts a dwelling district. Also, see § 154.057 for screening requirements.
(3) Building height limitations.
(a) Height limit: 35 feet or three stories; and
1. Right-of-way setback. The minimum building setback shall be increased by one foot for each two feet, or portion thereof, of increased building height, provided; however, that the setback from the right-of-way does not have to exceed 100 feet.
2. Property line setback. When adjacent to a dwelling district, the minimum building setback shall be increased by one foot for each two feet, or portion thereof, of increased building height, provided, however, that the setback from the property line does not have to exceed 100 feet.
(4) Maximum site coverage. Maximum site coverage is 50%. Site coverage computations shall take into account existing buildings, parking areas, and drives located within the same site, provided that the “same site” shall not include property located opposite and across any street right-of-way or other remote properties.
(Ord. 834, passed 2-1-2001)