Article 9 — P/SP-CL: Public/Semi-Public Zoning District

§ 17.62.091. Purposes and application. ¶

The P/SP-CL zoning district provides uses and regulations related to schools, churches, public safety facilities, places of assembly, parks, and other public and semi-public buildings and uses. (Ord. 04-245 § 3)

§ 17.62.092. Permitted uses. ¶

A. Public, semi-public, and institutional uses, including, but not limited to:
- (1) City Hall
- (2) Civic center
- (3) Community center
- (4) Cultural center
- (5) Drainage, water quality, reclaimed water, and other similar facilities, including swales, basins, and ponds
- (6) Fire station
- (7) Levee and other related facility equipment
- (8) Library
- (9) Museum/exhibit space
- (10) Other governmental and quasi-governmental offices as determined by the community development director or the city manager's designee
- (11) Parks
- (12) Parking lots/structures (13) Plazas and other related gathering areas (14) Police station
- (15) Post office
- (16) Public elementary school
- (17) Public K-8 school
- (18) Public high school
- (19) Private or public infrastructure
- (20) Recreational park—Active
- (21) Recreational park—Passive
- (22) Religious facility (23) Theater/exhibition hall
- (24) Trails and maintenance roads
- (25) Resource management lands
- (26) Senior center (27) Youth center
B. Incidental and accessory structures and uses on the same site as a permitted use.
C. Other uses added to this list by the planning commission according to the procedures in Section 17.16.020 of the Lathrop Zoning Code.
D. Any use permitted within Neighborhood Commercial (as the underlying land use for the development alternative).
(Ord. 04-245 § 3; Ord. 10-298 § 1)

§ 17.62.093. Conditional uses; planning commission approval required. ¶

The following uses may be permitted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.112 :

A. Private school.
B. Day care center.
C. Spray fields not previously identified in previous approvals.
D. Any use conditionally permitted within Neighborhood Commercial (as the underlying land use for the development alternative).
(Ord. 04-245 § 3)

§ 17.62.094. Property development standards. ¶

Specific development standards for the Public/Semi-Public (P/SP-CL) district shall be established as part of the Central Lathrop design guidelines review by incorporating the design standards identified in Section 17.62.120 of this chapter and establishing the following design principles:

A. By utilizing a creative approach to landscaping and screening, parking areas shall not become the predominant feature of the streetscape, especially as it relates to adjacent open spaces and arterial streets.
B. Landscaping and irrigation standards shall generally follow those required by Chapter 17.92 and may be modified by the required design guidelines review by city staff, prior to issuance of development or building permits.
C. Building setbacks shall be varied in accordance with corresponding building heights, uses and proposed shop front and street activity. Higher structures may require larger front yard setback, for example.
D. Minimum parking requirements, such as type and number of parking stalls, shall generally follow Section 17.62.120 and Section 17.84.010 , and may be modified by the required design guidelines review by city staff, prior to issuance of development or building permits.
E. All signage shall be consistent with the Central Lathrop master signage plan adopted generally in accordance with Section 17.84.100 , and included as a component of the Central Lathrop Specific Plan design guidelines.
(Ord. 04-245 § 3; Ord. 23-449, 11/13/2023)

§ 17.62.095. Site plan and architectural design review required. ¶

No use shall be established on any lot or site in any P/SP district until a site plan and architectural plans have been submitted to and approved by the city pursuant to the Central Lathrop Design Review process, and such lot or site has been fully developed with the improvements required by the city. The Central Lathrop design review process shall take the place of the site plan review for which provision is made in Chapter 17.100 of the Lathrop Municipal Code and the architectural design review for which provision is made in Chapter 17.104 of the Lathrop Municipal Code. Design review is required for all proposed structures, whether residential or nonresidential, together with related site plans, landscaping, and public improvements associated with new development within the Central Lathrop Specific Plan area.

(Ord. 04-245 § 3; Ord. 25-462, 2/10/2025)

§ 17.62.096. General provisions and exceptions. ¶

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapter 17.16 of the Lathrop Municipal Code.

(Ord. 04-245 § 3)