The purpose of the P (Public) Zone is to provide areas appropriate for specific public and semi-public uses and to ensure their compatibility with adjacent uses. It is intended that this zone be applied to individual parcels shown to be an appropriate location for a certain public or semi-public use. If the use existing at the time the P zone is applied is discontinued or if a proposed use is not established, it is the intent that the land be rezoned to conform to surrounding zoning or be devoted to permitted uses. (5/98)

The Public Zone is applicable to those properties designated civic, schools and park in the comprehensive plan. (5/98)

The following uses, when developed under the applicable development standards in this zoning ordinance, are permitted in the P zone:

A.

Farm use. (5/98)

B.

Forest use. (5/98)

C.

Utility facilities necessary for public service except public power generation. (5/98)

D.

Park and other recreational facility improvements as part of a master parks plan adopted by the Keizer city council. (5/98)

E.

Temporary commercial activities which are subordinate and ancillary to the primary use. (5/98)

The following uses, when developed under the applicable development standards in the ordinance and special development requirements, are permitted in the P zone:

A.

Partitions, subject to the provisions in section 2.310. (5/98)

B.

Subdivision, subject to the provisions in section 2.310. (5/98)

C.

Accessory structures and uses prescribed in section 2.203. (5/98)

D.

Wireless telecommunications facilities (section 2.427). (5/98)

E.

Recreation vehicle space for one recreational vehicle in conjunction with the stadium or a ballpark with seating for 4,000 or more persons. (section 2.412(D)). (12/98)

F.

Temporary commercial activities at stadiums in excess of 4,000 person capacity (section 2.428). (2/00)

G.

Mobile food vendor (section 2.434). (7/17)

The following uses may be permitted in a P zone, subject to obtaining a conditional use permit:

A.

Dwelling for the caretaker or watchman; housing for the staff required for an approved conditional use. (5/98)

B.

Transportation, utilities and communication (40—49), but excluding travel agencies (4722). (5/98)

C.

Solid waste disposal site. (5/98)

D.

Business, professional and social services.

1.

Cemeteries, crematoriums, and mausoleums (6553). (5/98)

2.

Commercial sports (794). (5/98)

3.

Public golf courses (7992) (section 2.411). (5/98)

4.

Amusement parks (7996). (5/98)

5.

Amusement and recreation services not elsewhere classified (7999). (5/98)

6.

Health services (80). (5/98)

7.

Educational services (82). (5/98)

8.

Social services (83). (5/98)

9.

Museums, art galleries, botanical and zoological gardens (84). (5/98)

10.

Ball parks, parks, playgrounds, and parkways, public or private open space. (5/98)

E.

Chamber of commerce. (5/98)

F.

Public administration (91—97). (5/98)

G.

Energy facility (section 2.425). (5/98)

A.

Minimum lot dimension and height requirements.

B.

Minimum yard setback requirements.

Adjacent Property Use (6/22)

(1) The setback shall be no less than the minimum rear yard setback of the zone on the adjacent property. For the P zone, the rear yard setback is ten feet. (5/98)

(2) Yards adjacent to residential zones shall be contained by a sight-obscuring fence, wall, or hedge a minimum of eight feet in height. (5/98)

(3) The garage entrance setback shall be measured from the property line or edge of private access easement to the entrance of the garage. The centerline of the driveway shall be measured if the driveway to the garage entrance is not perpendicular to the property line or private access easement. In no case shall a garage be set back less than the minimum front, side, and rear setbacks. (5/98)

All development in the P zone shall comply with the applicable provisions of this ordinance. The following includes referenced items as well as additional development requirements:

A.

Off-street parking. Parking as specified in section 2.303. (7/25)

B.

Subdivisions and partitions. Land divisions shall be reviewed in accordance with the provisions of section 2.310. (5/98)

C.

Yards and lots. Yards and lots shall conform to the standards of section 2.312. (5/98)

D.

Signs. Signs shall conform to the requirements of section 2.308. (5/98)

E.

Accessory structures. Accessory structures shall conform to requirements in section 2.313. (5/98)

F.

Landscaping. A minimum of 20 percent of the property shall be landscaped, including all required yards. Landscaped areas shall be landscaped as provided in section 2.309. (5/98)

G.

Lot coverage. The combined maximum building and parking area coverage shall not exceed 80 percent. (5/98)

H.

Open storage. Open storage of materials used for the manufacture or assembly of goods, and equipment, is prohibited in required yards, but is otherwise permitted, provided that such storage is enclosed with a sight-obscuring fence, wall, hedge, or berm a minimum of eight feet in height. (5/98)

(Ord. No. 2025-895, § 1(exh. A), 7-7-2025)