(A) Purpose. This District is intended to be used for public recreation on publicly-owned land.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) Public recreation areas (to include, but not be limited to, playgrounds, picnic areas, bike paths, or similar uses);
(2) Public areas which are used for baseball, softball, football, soccer, or similar recreational uses;
(3) Uses, which are entertaining or recreational in nature and are approved by the Parks Board and Common Council; and
(4) Permanent structures may be permitted in this District if they are incidental to the primary use. Said structures may be restrooms, equipment storage facilities, shelters, picnic areas, and concession stands.
(C) Uses permitted on review. All uses not specifically permitted within this District are subject to review by the Planning Commission and the Common Council.
(D) Minimum lot requirements.
(1) There shall be no minimum requirement for lot area when the building or use is served by a public or community sanitary sewer system.
(2) For those main buildings or uses not served by a public or community sanitary sewer system, there shall be a minimum lot area of one acre. If the State Department of Environmental Protection agrees to a lesser area because of an adequate soil percolation test, then the area, which they agree to, shall be permitted.
(E) Minimum yard requirements (see § 155.062).
(1) Front yard. There is no front yard setback requirement.
(2) Side yard. No side yard is required, except that the width of a side yard, which abuts a Residential District, shall be not less than 25 feet.
(3) Rear yard.
(a) There shall be no rear yard requirement when a commercial building abuts a rear alley of at least 12 feet in width.
(b) Where there is no such alley, there shall be a rear yard of not less than ten feet in depth.
(c) The depth of the rear yard, where a Commercial District abuts a Residential District or where a portion of the commercial building is used for a dwelling, shall be not less than 25 feet.
(F) Maximum lot coverage by all structures. Main and accessory buildings shall cover not more than 80% of the lot area.
(G) Maximum height of structures. No building or structure shall exceed three stories or 35 feet in height except chimneys, smokestacks, spires, flagpoles, ventilators, cooling towers, and other similar and necessary mechanical appurtenances pertaining to the permitted use, provided that they are not used for human occupancy.
(Prior Code, § 152.042)