Monterey Park City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 21
07 O-S-OPEN SPACE ZONE
§ 21.07.010 Purpose.
In order to further the goals as set forth in the City's General Plan, establish and provide permanent outdoor recreational and open space resources, and to prevent inappropriate development of areas which should be regulated to provide for recreational, conservation, aesthetic, historic, cultural, scenic or public health and safety uses, the following regulations shall be applicable to all properties classified in the O-S Zone.
(Ord. 2097 § 3, 2013)
§ 21.07.020 Permitted Uses.
No person shall use, nor shall any property owner permit the use of any lot classified in any O-S Zone for any use, other than the following as set out in Sections 21.07.040 and 21.07.050. Any lot in the O-S Zone shall primarily maintain land area devoted to an open space character.
(Ord. 2097 § 3, 2013)
§ 21.07.030 Prohibited Uses.
All uses not permitted or conditionally permitted in this chapter shall be prohibited.
(Ord. 2097 § 3, 2013)
§ 21.07.040 Principal Uses.
The principal uses shall be permitted as follows:
(A)
Public recreational uses such as parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, basketball courts, baseball/softball diamonds, roller rinks, recreational areas and trails, excepting those recreational uses specified in Section 21.07.050;
(B)
Publicly owned and operated community centers and enclosed recreational facilities such as gymnasiums, fitness centers, racquetball courts and indoor swimming pools;
(C)
Public restrooms;
(D)
Landscaping and public improvement easements and rights-of-way;
(E)
Landscaped vehicle parking area required for any principal uses;
(F)
Unimproved public utility easements and rights-of-way;
(Ord. 2097 § 3, 2013)
§ 21.07.050 Conditional Uses.
Conditional uses shall be uses specifically enumerated in Table 21.08(A), Table 21.10(A), and Table 21.12(A).
The following uses shall be conditionally permitted subject to the approval of a conditional use permit:
(A)
Agricultural and horticultural cultivation;
(B)
Food service or concessionaire type service accessory to the principal use of the property;
(C)
Golf course;
(D)
Driving range;
(E)
Government or public facility;
(F)
Greenhouse;
(G)
Privately owned, operated or managed community centers, enclosed recreational facilities such as gymnasiums, fitness centers, racquetball courts or indoor swimming pools, or outdoor commercial recreational uses, or indoor commercial recreational uses. Any such use to be located on a lot or lots in which the City has a legal interest shall be approved by ordinance and shall be subject to referendum pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9235, et seq., as amended. No such approval shall become effective until 30 days from and after the date of adoption of such ordinance by the City Council;
(H)
Radio or television tower and transmitter.
(Ord. 2097 § 3, 2013)
§ 21.07.060 Standards of Development.
All premises in the O-S Zone shall comply with the following standards of development:
(A)
Lot Area. There shall be no minimum lot area requirements.
(B)
Lot Coverage. The maximum coverage of all structures on a lot shall be 25% of the total gross lot area. This coverage standard, however, may be increased if the City Council finds that the increase is necessary and/or desirable in meeting the purpose and intent of this chapter.
(C)
Front Yard. Each lot or parcel of land shall have a minimum front yard of 25 feet.
(E)
Rear Yard. Each lot or parcel of land shall have a minimum rear yard of 25 feet.
(F)
Height Limits. No lot or parcel of land in the O-S Zone shall have a building or structure in excess of two stories nor in excess of 35 feet in height. This height standard, however, may be increased if the City Council finds that the increase is necessary and/or desirable in meeting the purpose and intent of this chapter.
(Ord. 2097 § 3, 2013)
§ 21.07.070 Off-Street Parking.
Each lot or parcel of land or building facilities in the O-S Zone shall have and maintain off-street parking facilities as required by this title.
(Ord. 2097 § 3, 2013)
§ 21.07.080 Outdoor Storage.
Outdoor storage of goods, materials or other items shall be prohibited between the frontage of any buildings and the public right-of-way. Any such exterior storage elsewhere on the lot shall be enclosed.
(Ord. 2097 § 3, 2013)
§ 21.07.090 Voter Approval.
Amendment of Zoning Map. No amendment of the Zoning Map of the City which changes the zoning designation of any lot or parcel from O-S to another zone designation shall be effective for any purpose whatsoever unless and until such amendment shall have been approved by a majority of those voters of the City voting thereon at any regular or special municipal election.
(Ord. 2097 § 3, 2013)