Bethel City Zoning Code
18.28 Open Space District
OS District
18.28.010 Intent.
The open space district is intended to provide undeveloped open space, to protect trails, to provide open areas for recreation, and to provide buffers between incompatible districts. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.28.020 Permitted and principal uses and structures.
The following are permitted and principal uses and structures in the OS district:
A. Trails and boardwalks.
B. Nonmotorized public access areas to the Kuskokwim River or other areas that require public access.
C. Public recreation areas.
D. Greenbelts and buffers.
E. Subsistence uses. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.28.030 Conditional uses.
The following structures and uses are permitted under the terms of a conditional use permit:
A. Parks, playgrounds and playfields.
B. Parking area related to a permitted or conditional use.
C. Moorage of skiffs in a designated area.
D. Motorized vehicle (including snowmachine and four-wheeler) access areas to and from the Kuskokwim River.
E. Landing strips and air taxi services. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.28.040 Minimum lot size.
The minimum lot size in the OS district is seven thousand (7,000) square feet. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.28.050 Minimum setback requirements.
Structures, other than minor structures, in the OS district shall be set back from property lines to provide yards as follows:
A. Front yard: Fifteen (15) feet.
B. Side yard: Ten (10) feet.
C. Rear yard: Ten (10) feet.
D. Twenty-five (25) feet from the high water mark of any drainage or lake. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.28.060 Maximum height of structures.
The height of structures in the OS district is not restricted except as may be limited under the airport height restrictions under BMC 18.48.250 through 18.48.270. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.28.010 Intent.
The open space district is intended to provide undeveloped open space, to protect trails, to provide open areas for recreation, and to provide buffers between incompatible districts. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.28.020 Permitted and principal uses and structures.
The following are permitted and principal uses and structures in the OS district:
A. Trails and boardwalks.
B. Nonmotorized public access areas to the Kuskokwim River or other areas that require public access.
C. Public recreation areas.
D. Greenbelts and buffers.
E. Subsistence uses. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.28.030 Conditional uses.
The following structures and uses are permitted under the terms of a conditional use permit:
A. Parks, playgrounds and playfields.
B. Parking area related to a permitted or conditional use.
C. Moorage of skiffs in a designated area.
D. Motorized vehicle (including snowmachine and four-wheeler) access areas to and from the Kuskokwim River.
E. Landing strips and air taxi services. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.28.040 Minimum lot size.
The minimum lot size in the OS district is seven thousand (7,000) square feet. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.28.050 Minimum setback requirements.
Structures, other than minor structures, in the OS district shall be set back from property lines to provide yards as follows:
A. Front yard: Fifteen (15) feet.
B. Side yard: Ten (10) feet.
C. Rear yard: Ten (10) feet.
D. Twenty-five (25) feet from the high water mark of any drainage or lake. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.28.060 Maximum height of structures.
The height of structures in the OS district is not restricted except as may be limited under the airport height restrictions under BMC 18.48.250 through 18.48.270. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]