Fairfax City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
130: PD PUBLIC DOMAIN ZONE
§ 17.130.010 GENERALLY.
(A) No premises in the PD open area zone may be used for any purpose or in any manner except as set forth in this chapter.
(B) All structures, physical improvements and exterior physical modification of building are subject to design review unless the Planning Director makes a determination that the improvements are minor in nature.
(Ord. 788, passed 5-6-2015)
§ 17.130.020 PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES AND STRUCTURES.
Uses within the PD zone are restricted to the following:
(A) Public or governmental buildings and facilities, including maintenance or corporation yards;
(B) Public parking areas;
(C) Public schools and preschools;
(D) Public parks, playgrounds and recreation areas;
(E) Museums, libraries, and cultural institutions; and
(F) Emergency shelters, subject to compliance with Chapter 17.138 of this title.
(Ord. 788, passed 5-6-2015)
§ 17.130.030 CONDITIONAL USES AND STRUCTURES.
The following uses are permitted upon the securing of a use permit in each case, which use permit if granted shall prescribe conditions as are necessary to assure the public health, safety, and welfare are preserved:
(A) Other uses determined by the Planning Commission as equivalent to those listed in § 17.130.020, but requiring regulation of location, extent or operation because of some unique characteristic; and
(B) Hospitals, or day care centers.
(Ord. 788, passed 5-6-2015)
§ 17.130.035 PROCEDURE FOR PLANNING DIRECTOR USE DETERMINATION.
(A) Uses not specifically listed in §§ 17.130.020 and 17.130.030 are specifically prohibited unless a use determination by the Planning Director is made which finds the use not specifically listed is similar to another use permitted or conditionally permitted within the Public Domain zone.
(B) The criteria utilized by the Planning Director to determine if a proposed use is sufficiently similar to a permitted use as described in § 17.130.020 or § 17.130.030, and can be processed as such is as follows:
(1) The proposed use must be consistent with the General Plan; and
(2) The proposed use must serve a public function and closely approximate a use described in § 17.130.020 or § 17.130.030 relative to the type of service provided.
(Ord. 788, passed 5-6-2015)
§ 17.130.040 ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES.
Accessory uses and structures allowed in the PD zone shall consist of those activities which are characteristic of and usually found in connection with a principal use on the same premises and which are subordinate to, dependent on and economically and operationally integrated into the principal use, including but not limited to the following:
(A) Parking garages and lots;
(B) Storage for principal uses;
(C) Offices for principal uses; and
(D) Signs.
(Ord. 788, passed 5-6-2015)
§ 17.130.050 USES PROHIBITED.
All uses of land unless set forth in §§ 17.130.020, 17.130.030, or 17.130.040 are specifically prohibited.
(Ord. 788, passed 5-6-2015)
§ 17.130.060 BUILDING SITE REQUIREMENTS.
No building site requirements apply in the PD zone.
(Ord. 788, passed 5-6-2015)
§ 17.130.070 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
Except as otherwise permitted by variance, no structure within the PD district shall be higher than 28.5 feet above natural grade, nor contain more than two stories.
(Ord. 788, passed 5-6-2015)
§ 17.130.080 YARDS.
No yard requirements apply in the PD zone, except that if a parcel within the PD zone is immediately adjacent to a parcel bearing a zoning designation allowing residential dwelling units as a permitted use, such parcel within the PD zone shall be deemed to have a setback along the shared property line identical to the setback required by such adjacent zone.
(Ord. 788, passed 5-6-2015)
§ 17.130.090 SIGNS.
No signs shall be established or maintained in the PD zone except as authorized or allowed under the provisions of Chapter 17.064 of this title. Town owned facilities and properties are exempted from this provision.
(Ord. 788, passed 5-6-2015)
§ 17.130.100 OFF-STREET PARKING.
(A) Off-street parking spaces and facilities shall be provided in the PD zone as required or allowed by the provision of Chapter 17.052 of this title.
(B) Off-street parking requirements for uses allowed in the PD zone but not listed in Chapter 17.052 of this title shall be determined on a case-by-case basis utilizing the information provided in the traffic study required by Chapter 17.056 of this title.
(Ord. 788, passed 5-6-2015)
§ 17.130.110 TRAFFIC IMPACT PERMIT.
The provisions of the traffic impact permit, Chapter 17.056 of this title, are applicable to properties in the PD zone with the exception of Town owned facilities and properties.
(Ord. 788, passed 5-6-2015)