The O open space and recreation district is intended primarily for application to those areas of the city where it is necessary and desirable to:

A.

Provide permanent open spaces, whether public or private, which are necessary to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of the people;

B.

Provide spaces for the location and preservation of public facilities such as parks, playgrounds and other public uses or private uses of a similar nature;

C.

Reserve in substantially undeveloped state areas planned for future urban use where, because of locations lacking public services and facilities or because need for such urban expansion is not immediate, it is necessary to prevent uses or structures from being developed which might be inappropriate or premature to their eventual zoning classification.

(Prior code § 13.02.001)

In the O open space and recreation district, permitted uses are as follows:

A.

Flood control channels, spreading grounds, settling basins, parkways, park drives and buffers;

B.

Recreation areas, parks, playgrounds, wildlife preserves, horseback riding areas, golf courses, swimming pools;

C.

Agricultural uses including grazing and raising of field crops, fruit and nut trees, vines, horticultural specialties, livestock and poultry, as permitted in the R-A district;

D.

Temporary or permanent telephone booths;

E.

Incidental and accessory structures and uses, including required off-street parking or signs as permitted in the R-1 district;

F.

Carnival (Reference definition in Section 17.04.110);

G.

Farmworker housing.

(Prior code § 13.02.002)

(Ord. No. 24-02, § 1(Exh. A), 5-28-2024)

In the O open space and recreation district, uses permitted subject to conditional use permit are as follows:

A.

Caretaker's dwelling and necessary accessory buildings for uses permitted in Section 17.12.020; B. Electrical distribution substations, gas regulator stations, communications equipment buildings, public service pumping stations and/or elevated pressure tanks;

C.

Microwave relay stations;

D.

Cemeteries;

E.

Removal of natural resources;

F.

Riding or boarding stables and pasture areas;

G.

Accessory structure and uses located on the same site as a conditional use;

H.

Fair, rodeo or festival grounds.

(Prior code § 13.02.003)

The following uses are expressly prohibited in the O open space and recreation district:

A.

Residential uses, except as provided for in Section 17.12.030(A) of this chapter.

B.

Commercial uses other than those related to and under the regulations of city, county, state or federal recreation agencies;

C.

Industrial uses;

D.

Advertising structures;

E.

Bars.

(Prior code § 13.02.004)

The following property development standards shall apply to all land and structures in the O open space and recreation district:

A.

Lot Area. No requirements.

B.

Lot Dimensions. No requirements.

C.

Population Density. None, however, the provisions of Section 17.12.030(A) shall apply.

D.

Building Height.

1.

The maximum height of buildings or structures shall be twenty-five (25) feet and not greater than one story, with the following exceptions:

a.

Public service structures;

b.

All other buildings or structures which the city manager determines are necessary for reasonable operation of permitted uses;

c.

Those cases as approved by the planning commission pursuant to the provisions of this title.

E.

Yards.

1.

Front yard setback for permitted uses shall be thirty-five (35) feet measured from the front property line.

2.

Side yard setback for permitted uses shall be twenty (20) feet.

3.

Street side yard setback for permitted uses shall be thirty-five (35) feet.

4.

Rear yard setback for permitted uses shall be twenty (20) feet.

5.

Front, side and rear yards for conditional uses shall be as approved by the approving entity pursuant to the provisions of this title.

F.

Space Between Buildings. The minimum distance between separate structures shall be ten feet; provided, however, that a structure housing livestock or poultry shall be at least thirty (30) feet from the nearest structure used for human habitation.

G.

Lot Coverage. The maximum site area covered by structures shall be ten percent except as approved by the planning commission pursuant to the provisions of this title.

H.

Fences, Hedges and Walls.

1.

Except where public safety or protection of buildings and equipment require enclosure, publicly owned land shall remain accessible to the maximum extent feasible, consistent with the primary use of the property.

2.

Private property may be enclosed or screened as permitted in the R-A district.

3.

Corner Cut-Off Areas. The following regulations shall apply to all intersections of streets, alleys or private driveways in order to provide adequate visibility for vehicular traffic. There shall be no visual obstruction within the cut-off areas established in this section.

a.

There shall be a corner cut-off area at all intersecting streets or highways. The cut-off line shall be in a horizontal plane, making an angle of forty-five (45) degrees with the side, front or rear property line, as the case may be. It shall pass through the points located on both the side and front (or rear) property lines at a distance of thirty (30) feet from the intersection of such lines at the corner of a street or highway.

b.

There shall be a corner cut-off area on each side of any private driveway intersecting a street or alley. The cut-off line shall be in a horizontal plane, making an angle of forty-five (45) degrees with the side, front or rear property line, as the case may be. They shall pass through a point not less than ten feet from the edges of the driveway where it intersects the street or alley right-of-way.

c.

There shall be a corner cut-off area on each side of any alley intersecting a street or alley. The cut-off line shall be in a horizontal plane, making an angle of forty-five (45) degrees with the side, front or rear property line, as the case may be. They shall pass through a point not less than ten feet from the edges of the alley where it intersects the street or alley right-of-way.

d.

Where, due to an irregular lot shape, a line at a forty-five (45) degree angle does not provide for intersection visibility, said corner cut-off shall be defined by a line drawn from a point on the front (or rear) property line that is not less than thirty (30) feet from the intersection of the side and front (or rear) property lines and through a point on the side property line that is not less than thirty (30) feet from said intersection of the side and front (or rear) property lines.

I.

Off-Street Parking. No requirement, except that where a congregation of people is intended, there shall be one parking space for each five persons which the facility is intended or designed to serve for each use as prescribed in this title or as may be otherwise required by the planning commission pursuant to the provisions of this title.

J.

Access. No requirements other than where a congregation of people is intended, in which case access to parking areas shall be from a dedicated road, improved street or by way of an easement legally established for vehicular traffic.

K.

Signs. No outdoor advertising structure or sign of any character shall be permitted except as provided in R-A residential/agricultural district, Section 17.16.050(K).

(Prior code § 13.02.005)

(Ord. No. 14-02, § 15, 2-11-2014)

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapters 17.08, 17.88 and 17.92 of this title.

(Prior code § 13.02.006)