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Deadwood City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

48 PU PUBLIC USE DISTRICT

17.48.010 Intent

The PU public use district is intended to provide locations for areas worthy of preservation due to their natural beauty and open character or otherwise to provide for public uses which will serve the public good.

(Ord. 831 § 3.9, 1992)

17.48.020 Uses Permitted By Right

Property in the PU public use district shall be used only for the following purposes or any use which the planning commission considers comparable to another use which is directly listed under this section.

  1. Auditoriums;
  2. Churches;
  3. Libraries and museums;
  4. Parks, recreation lands;
  5. Schools, public and parochial;
  6. Schools, private; and
  7. Wildlife preserves.

(Ord. 831 § 3.9.1, 1992)

17.48.030 Conditional Uses

The following uses, or any use which the planning commission considers comparable to another use which is directly listed under conditional uses, may be permitted in the PU public use district under the provisions of Chapter 17.76, Conditional Uses.

  1. Cemeteries;
  2. Country clubs;
  3. Dwelling unit, for hired personnel only;
  4. Electrical distribution lines - underground (k.v. or less);
  5. Electrical substations;
  6. Fairgrounds;
  7. Fire and police stations;
  8. Gas distribution lines;
  9. Gas regulator stations;
  10. Gas transmission lines;
  11. Golf course, and associated driving ranges;
  12. Governmental offices;
  13. Radio and television towers;
  14. Sewer collection lines;
  15. Sewer lift station;
  16. Telephone lines;
  17. Television cables - only below ground;
  18. Utility offices;
  19. Water pumping stations;
  20. Water storage tanks - above ground either wholly or partially; and
  21. Water storage tanks - in ground.

(Ord. 831 § 3.9.2, 1992)

17.48.040 Area And Bulk Requirements

All buildings shall set back from street right-of-way lines and lot lines to comply with the following requirements.

Where contiguous lots are in single ownership, the setbacks for the structure may be measured from the perimeter of the combined lots.

  1. Lot Size.
    1. Minimum lot area: n/a.
    2. Minimum lot area per dwelling unit: n/a.
  2. Front Yard Requirements. Minimum front yard setback requirements for all buildings and uses (feet):
    1. Minimum front yard, principal buildings and uses: ten (10) feet.
    2. Minimum front yard, accessory buildings and uses: ten (10) feet.
  3. Side Yard Requirements. Minimum side yard setback requirements for all buildings and uses:
    1. Minimum side yard, principal buildings and uses: ten (10) feet.
    2. Minimum side yard, from interior lot line for principal buildings and uses: five feet.
    3. Minimum side yard, from interior lot line for accessory buildings and uses: five feet.
  4. Rear Yard Requirements. Minimum rear yard setback requirements for all buildings and uses:
    1. Minimum rear yard, for principal buildings and uses: five feet.
    2. Minimum rear yard, for accessory buildings and uses: five feet.
  5. Height Requirements. Maximum height:
    1. Height for principal buildings and uses: thirty-five (35) feet.
    2. Height for accessory buildings and uses: twenty-five (25) feet.
    3. Principal building maximum floor area ratio: n/a

(Ord. 831 § 3.9.3, 1992)