This chapter shall apply to all land within the Public Facilities (PF) zone. The purpose of the PF zone is to provide locations for public and private institutional uses including, but not limited to, community facilities, parks, school facilities, libraries, cemeteries, wastewater treatment facilities, storm drainage basins, water recharge areas, public safety facilities (fire and police), public transportation and public works facilities, the Chowchilla Madera Fairgrounds, the Chowchilla Airport, and other similar public uses and facilities on property owned and/or operated by a local, state or federal agency.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

Uses shall be permitted or not permitted, conditionally permitted, administratively permitted, or temporarily permitted as prescribed in the land use table in Section 18.08.030.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

There is no minimum lot area.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

The minimum lot frontage shall be forty feet.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

The maximum coverage of a lot shall be determined by the combined building setback area requirements, accessory structure limitations, open space requirements, and off-street parking requirements.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

A.

No structure shall be placed within a building setback area.

B.

The front building setback area shall be a minimum fifteen feet from the front lot line.

C.

The rear building setback shall be a minimum fifteen feet from the rear lot line, except where the rear lot line abuts an R-L, R-M, R-MH, or R-H zone district then the rear building setback shall be a minimum twenty-five feet.

D.

The side building setback area shall be a minimum five feet from an interior side lot line and a minimum ten feet from a street side property line.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

The minimum distance between structures shall be ten feet, except as provided by the building code.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

The maximum structure height shall be fifty feet.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

A.

Wherever possible, developments shall share driveways to minimize the number of driveways on public streets.

B.

New driveways near street corners shall be located a minimum one hundred fifty feet from the radius curve of the curb, unless otherwise specifically approved by the city engineer.

C.

Gated entrances shall be set back at least thirty feet from the public right-of-way, unless a shorter distance is approved by the city engineer.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

Accessory structures may be located with a required rear or side building setback area subject to all of the following:

A.

The floor area shall be a maximum two hundred square feet.

B.

The walls shall be at least five feet from rear and side lot lines.

C.

The roof eaves shall be at least three feet from rear and side lot lines.

D.

The accessory structure shall be separated from other structures by a minimum of ten feet.

E.

The plate line height shall be a maximum ten feet high.

F.

The roof pitch shall be a maximum 4:12.

G.

The roof ridge peak height shall be a maximum of twelve feet.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

A.

Off-street parking and off-street loading facilities shall be provided on the site for each use as prescribed in Chapter 18.54.

B.

Required parking spaces may not be provided in within any front, side, or rear building setback area.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

There is no required usable open space.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

A.

Landscaping shall be provided for each use as prescribed in Chapter 18.52 landscape standards.

B.

Except for driveways and approved parking areas, all yard areas and setback areas visible from a public street shall be landscaped with live plant materials and ornamentation common to the Chowchilla area or up to one hundred percent of the yard and setback area may be landscaped with artificial turf and other permeable surfaces.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018; Ord. No. 503-20, § 2(Atts. 2, 4), 10-27-2020)

A.

Fences and walls shall be provided on the site for each use in accordance with Sections 18.50.110 and 18.50.120.

B.

A block wall with a minimum height of seven feet shall be provided along any side or rear lot line that abuts an R-L, R-M, R-MH, or R-H zone district.

C.

No fence or wall shall be placed in front of or within any landscaped area located next to a street.

D.

The open storage of materials and equipment attendant to a use shall be permitted only within an area surrounded or screened by a solid wall or fence seven feet minimum in height, except as may be modified under site plan review. Such storage shall not be visible above the fence or wall.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

Signs placed in the PF zones shall be subject to the requirements and standards prescribed in Chapter 18.56, except that signs placed by a local, state, or federal public agency on their own public property shall be exempt from Chapter 18.56.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

Structures and the use of structures or land shall be subject to the requirements and standards prescribed in Chapter 18.50.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)