Chapter 17.35 — O-S OPEN SPACE ZONE

The purpose of the Open Space zone is to provide opportunities for outdoor recreation and meet the recreational needs of City residents, and to provide land for development of parks, recreation, and open space that provide services to the community and support existing and new residential, commercial, and industrial land uses.

This zone also reserves areas for passive recreation, open space, habitat protection and enhancement, and hazard avoidance. This zone includes the City's public and private open space, golf courses and support structures. This zone implements the Parks and Open Space land use designation in the General Plan.

(Ord. No. 1204, § 3(Exh. A.1), 7-26-23)

The following uses are permitted in the O-S (Open Space) zone subject to all provisions of this chapter.

A.

Primary Uses.

1.

Athletic fields, unlighted.

2.

Open space, natural.

3.

Parks and recreation facilities.

4.

Preserved lands.

5.

Public Utility Facilities (City-initiated).

B.

Accessory Uses. The following buildings, structures, and uses are permitted when clearly incidental and accessory to a primary permitted use.

1.

Kiosks.

Parking lots.

3.

Playground equipment.

4.

Swimming pools.

C.

Conditional Uses. The following uses may be permitted in the O-S (Open Space) zone subject to obtaining a conditional use permit pursuant to Chapter 17.74 of this code.

1.

Athletic fields, lighted.

2.

Campground.

3.

Special events.

4.

Outdoor theaters.

(Ord. No. 1204, § 3(Exh. A.1), 7-26-23)

A.

Lot Requirements.

1.

Minimum Lot Area. Minimum lot area sufficient to accommodate all required parking, setbacks, landscaping, loading, trash enclosures and access requirements.

Minimum Lot Width. Not established.

3.

Minimum Lot Depth. Not established.

4.

Maximum Lot Coverage. Twenty-five (25) percent.

B.

Yard Requirement.

1.

Front Yard. Each lot or building site shall have a front yard of at least twenty five (25) feet in depth, except where one or both adjoining zones are residential, in which case the required yard shall be increased to equal the average of the required front yards of the adjoining zones.

2.

Side Yard. There shall be no side yard requirement except where a O-S zone adjoins a street or a residential zone, in which case there shall be a side yard of not less than ten (10) feet on the side or sides adjoining said street or residential zones. In the case of a reversed corner lot, the side yard adjoining the street shall be not less than the required front yard of the adjoining key lot to the rear.

3.

Rear Yard. There shall be no rear yard requirement except where the O-S zone adjoins a residential zone, in which case there shall be a rear yard of not less than ten (10) feet adjoining that residential zone. This shall not apply where there exists a public alley separating the two zones.

4.

Permitted Encroachments in Required Yards.

a.

The yards required in subsections 1—3 of this section may be used as part of an automobile parking area, provided however that a minimum three-foot wide screen planting strip shall be maintained adjacent to the planned highway right-of-way line.

b.

Swimming pools provided as an accessory use may encroach into the rear two-thirds of the required front yard.

C.

Height Limits.

1.

The maximum height of all buildings shall be two stories or thirty (30) feet, whichever is less.

D.

Parking Spaces.

1.

Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.54.010.

(Ord. No. 1204, § 3(Exh. A.1), 7-26-23)