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Dewitt City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VI

PUBLIC AND QUASI-PUBLIC DISTRICT PQ

Sec. 78-151.- Intent and purpose.

The public and quasi-public district is intended to provide for open space areas, parks, conservation areas, public schools, religious institutions, governmental facilities and the preservation of historic places. The purpose of this district is to enhance, preserve and stabilize community resources, promote public recreation, protect environmentally sensitive areas, and provide for the future need to expand public buildings and community service facilities.

Sec. 78-152. - Uses permitted.

Land and/or buildings in the district indicated in Table VI-01 Schedule of Public and Quasi-Public Uses may be used for the purposes denoted by a "P" in the column below by right. Land and/or buildings in the districts indicated at the top of the following table may be used for the purposes denoted by "S" after special land use approval by the planning commission in accordance with the procedures and requirements of article X, special land uses and article XI, site plan review. A notation of "—" indicates that the use is not permitted within the district.

Table VI-01
Schedule of Public and Quasi-Public Uses

PQ
Agriculture
Agricultural Businesses S
Cropland & Horticulture without Livestock P
Entertainment & Recreational
Golf Courses & Country Clubs & Related Uses S
Parks & Recreation Facilities, Commercial S
Parks & Recreation Facilities, Noncommercial P
Service & Retail Trade
Cemeteries S
Commercial Wireless Telecommunication Service Towers & Antennas S
Off-Street Parking Lots P
Public, Institutional, & Utilities
Churches, Temples, & other Places of Worship or Public Assembly P
Educational Institutions S
Government & Community Service Facilities P

 

Sec. 78-153. - Site development requirements.

All lots, buildings, and structures shall comply with the following site development requirements:

a.

Site plan review is required in accordance with article XI, site plan review of this chapter.

b.

Parking is required in accordance with article XIV, off-street parking and loading of this chapter.

c.

Stormwater is to be managed in accordance with article XX, stormwater management.

d.

Signs are permitted in accordance with the requirements of article XV, signs of this chapter.

e.

Landscaping, lighting and building design requirements are required in accordance with article XVI, landscaping requirements, article XVII, lighting requirements and article XVIII, site design requirements of this chapter.

f.

All lots, buildings, and structures shall comply with the area height and bulk requirements as noted in Table VI-02 Public and Quasi-Public Schedule of Area and Bulk Requirements.

Table VI-02
Public and Quasi-Public Schedule of Area and Bulk Requirements (a)

PQ
Lot Requirements
Minimum Lot Area (sq. ft.) 40,000
Minimum Lot Width (ft.) 150
Setback Requirements
Front Yard (ft.) 50
Side Yard (ft.) 15
Rear Yard (ft.) 30
Natural Feature/Waterfront (ft.) (b) 25
Maximum Building Height (whichever is less)
In Feet 35
In Stories
Maximum Lot Coverage
Max. Lot Coverage (%) 20

 

(a)

PUD. Modifications to dimensional requirements and maximum density may be permitted with a PUD approved under article IX, planned unit developments.

(b)

Natural features setback. A twenty-five (25) foot natural feature setback shall be maintained from the ordinary high water mark (shoreline) of any lake, pond, or stream and to the edge of any drainageway, or regulated wetland.