Public districts are intended to identify and allow for the establishment of public, quasi-public, and civic uses in the community.

A.

P1: Parks and open space. The P1 district is intended to protect and preserve open spaces that are held in either public or private ownership. P1 districts may include parks, open spaces, trails, wetlands, floodplains, environmentally sensitive areas, and unique habitats and landscapes. To preserve access to clean air, pure water, natural recreation areas, and scenic natural beauty, the subdivision and development of land is restricted in P1 districts.

B.

P2: Public, civic, and institutional, small. The P2 district is intended to be used for small-scale civic and community service structures and uses, such as religious assembly, public safety facilities, and schools, within either a neighborhood or commercial setting. A maximum of two (2) principal buildings are permitted per lot in a P2 district.

C.

P3: Campus. The P3 district is intended for public and civic uses involving multiple structures that are developed in a campus-like environment. P3 zoning is available for medical campuses, educational campuses, and civic campuses with three (3) or more principal buildings.

(Ord. No. 21-5748, § 3(Exh. A), 1-25-21)

All buildings must comply with the general regulations and the specific regulations per each district, unless otherwise expressly stated in this code.

A.

Allowed uses.

1.

Primary uses. Permitted primary and accessory uses allowed in public districts are designed on the following tables:

(a)

Table 27-1000.1: Primary Use Table.

(b)

Table 27-1000.2: Permitted Accessory Uses.

B.

Permanent structures. All buildings constructed in any public district must be permanent construction without a chassis, hitch, or wheels, or other features that would make the structure mobile, unless otherwise expressly stated in this code.

C.

Applicable site development regulations. In addition to the district-specific site development standards, development in the public districts is required to comply with the site development standards in articles 27-1200 (Landscaping), 27-1300 (Off-street parking) through 27-1400 (Signs).

(Ord. No. 21-5748, § 3(Exh. A), 1-25-21)

A.

Site and structure regulations. Development shall be reviewed through section 27-1619, Master site plan.

B.

District-specific regulations. [Reserved].

(Ord. No. 21-5748, § 3(Exh. A), 1-25-21)

The following site and structure regulations apply to any lot in a P2 or P3 district:

A.

Primary buildings.

1.

P2: A maximum of two (2) primary buildings per lot are permitted in a P2 district.

2.

P3: A minimum of three (3) primary buildings per lot are required for P3 zoning.

B.

Site dimensional standards. Development along exterior lot lines that face, are adjacent to, or within one hundred fifty (150) feet of different zone districts (i.e., not P2 or P3) shall comply with the following exterior dimensional standards, as further described below the table:

Table 27-500.1. P2 and P3 Site Dimensional Standards.

1.

Front build-to zone and setback standards. The front built-to zone and side and rear setback standards for lots in a P2 or P3 district shall be determined by adjacent zone districts as follows:

(a)

Adjacent N1-4 or NX1-3 districts. Where the primary frontage of a lot zoned P2 or P3 is adjacent to N1-4 or NX1-3 on all sides of the frontage, development on the P2 or P3 lot shall meet the standards of Table 27-500.1, column 1.

(b)

Adjacent NO, NMU, CMU, or DX districts. Where the primary frontage of a lot zoned P2 or P3 is adjacent to NO, NMU, CMU, DX, or CX districts on all sides of the frontage, development on the P2 or P3 lot shall meet the standards of Table 27-500.1, column 2.

(c)

Where the primary frontage of a lot zoned P2 or P3 is adjacent to different zone districts on any side of the frontage (as measured on the same side of any public street), development on the primary frontage of the P2 or P3 lot shall comply with the standards for the larger-scale adjacent district. For example, a lot with a west-facing primary frontage that has CMU1 zoned property to the north and NX3 zoned property to the south shall be developed according to the CMU1 site and structure regulations.

2.

Maximum height exceptions. The height limitations in Table 27-500.1 may be exceeded as follows:

(a)

The maximum height limit shall not apply to spires, belfries, cupolas, antennas, water towers or tanks, chimneys or smokestacks, power transmission lines, cooling or elevator towers, or similar and necessary appurtenances not used for human occupancy.

(b)

Buildings permitted in P2 or P3 districts may exceed the height limitations of the district if the minimum depth of the front, side and rear yard setbacks are increased two (2) feet for every one foot by which the building exceeds the height limitation of the district. This allowed height shall not exceed two (2) times the allowed height in the zoning district in which it is located except by approved variance.

3.

Applicable district-category regulations.

(a)

P2 lots developed according to N1-4 or NX1-3 district standards shall also comply with section 27-303, Regulations applicable to all neighborhood districts, except for subsection 27-303.J, Front entrances.

(b)

P2 lots developed according to CBD, DX, CMU1, CMU2, NMU, or NO district standards shall also comply with section 27-403, Regulations applicable to all commercial and mixed-use districts, except for section 27-403.J, Front entrances.

4.

Parking location. New surface parking shall be located interior to the campus, defined as at least one hundred fifty (150) feet from any required build to or setback line at the exterior boundary of the district.

(Ord. No. 21-5748, § 3(Exh. A), 1-25-21; Ord. No. 25-5907, § 3, 4-14-25)