The purpose of the COS district is to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the City and its residents by facilitating, reserving and ensuring the long-term, continued designation of land used or to be used for public parks, playgrounds, schools, recreation facilities, public and quasi-public buildings, dedicated open space, trails and other similar civic and open space uses, whether owned by public or private entities or persons.

(Ord. 688 §3, 2007; Ord. 722 §1, 2008)

Permitted principal uses in the COS district shall be as follows:

(1)

Public parks and playgrounds;

(2)

Schools;

(3)

Recreation facilities;

(4)

Public and quasi-public buildings;

(5)

Underground and aboveground utilities;

(6)

Permanent open space and trails;

(7)

Public golf courses;

(8)

Accessory uses incidental to the above-permitted uses.

(Ord. 688 §3, 2007)

Uses permitted by special review in the Civic/Open Space district shall be as follows:

(1)

Aboveground buildings and structures for public gas, electric, telephone and cable transmission utilities;

(2)

Any building or structure more than thirty-five (35) feet in height, not to exceed fifty (50) feet in height.

(Ord. 688 §3, 2007)

Maximum height of buildings in the COS district shall be as follows:

(1)

Principal building, thirty-five (35) feet.

(2)

Accessory building, twenty-five (25) feet.

(3)

Temporary recreational vehicle parking, if approved pursuant to a special use permit by resolution of the City Council pursuant to Article 15 of this Chapter, and only on dates for which an event permit has been issued pursuant to Chapter 11, Article 3 of this Code. The City Council may reject, approve or approve with conditions, a request for such a special use permit. If granted, such a special use permit shall not run with the land, shall apply only to the specific applicant for whom the permit was approved and shall cease immediately upon termination of such use by said applicant or in the event of any noncompliance with the conditions of such permit imposed by the City Council in connection with its approval.

(Ord. 688 §3, 2007; Ord. 899 §3, 2021)

Front yards in the COS district shall be a minimum twenty-five (25) feet from the property line; or thirty (30) feet if abutting an arterial street.

(Ord. 688 §3, 2007)

Rear and side yards in the COS district shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet from the property line; or twenty-five (25) feet if abutting an arterial street.

(Ord. 688 §3, 2007)

For minimum off-street parking, see Article 11.

(Ord. 688 §3, 2007)