Chapter 30.28 — PUBLIC/SEMI-PUBLIC ZONE

• A. The development standards described in the table below shall apply to the Public/SemiPublic Zone and are minimums unless otherwise stated. These standards shall apply to all land and buildings other than accessory buildings, which are regulated under Section 30.20.010J.

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ZONE REQUIREMENT P/SP ZONE
1. Net Lot Area (sq. ft) 10,000
2. Lot Width (ft.) 80
3. Lot Depth (ft.) 100
4. Front Yard Setback (ft.) 20
5. Side Yard Setback (ft.) 10/10 for each interior side
6. Side Yard Setback (ft.) street side 20
7. Rear Yard Setback (ft.) 10
8. Lot Coverage (maximum %) 50%
9. Building Height (maximum) 30 feet or 2 stories, whichever is less
10. Floor/Area Ratio (maximum) 0.50
11. Off-Street Parking (See Chapter 30.54)
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• B. Additional Development Standards. In the Public/Semi-Public Zone, all of the development standards identified for the commercial zone shall apply except those in Section 30.20.010A and D2.

• C. When authorized with approval of a major use permit, a medical complex may have a FAR of up to 1.0 and a maximum building height of three stories. For purposes of this section, a roof-top enclosure used solely to house mechanical equipment on a hospital structure may not be considered a story, provided the enclosure does not occupy more than one-third of the area of the floor immediately below and is set back a minimum 15 feet from the roof parapet or exterior wall plane of the floor immediately below. The mechanical enclosure criteria does not apply to a medical office building.

• D. Specified buildings associated with a public high school on a minimum 10-acre site may exceed the 30-foot height standard, provided any such building exceeding 30 feet is located a minimum 100 feet from exterior property boundaries, as follows: 40 feet maximum height for a theater/performing arts center or gymnasium; 34 feet maximum height for classrooms or any athletic building other than a gymnasium. Existing athletic field lights may exceed the height limits.

• E. Access, Circulation and Parking. In all public/semi-public zones, the following development standards related to access circulation, and parking shall apply:

  1. Reciprocal ingress and egress, circulation, and parking arrangements shall be provided to facilitate the ease of pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular movements

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§ 30.28.010

§ 30.28.010

between adjacent residential and non-residential land uses to the extent feasible.

2. Pedestrian and bicycle interconnecting circulation includes, but is not limited to, safe and clearly designated passages, walkways, trails, courtyards, breezeways, and/or bridges.

3. The interconnection of pedestrian and bicycle circulation shall include, but not be limited to, the dedication of easements for future connectivity and circulation between adjacent land uses.

• (Ord. 2006-06; Ord. 2007-05; Ord. 2015-01; Ord. 2017-03; Ord. 2019-24)

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