A.

The intent of this classification is to provide areas consistent with the general plan that provide sites suitable to accommodate public and closely related privately owned quasi-public facilities which provide governmental or state-mandated services to the general public.

B.

Uses permitted under this classification in the nonurban areas designated by the general plan designations agricultural resource or agriculture, watershed and open space shall be restricted to: public uses existing at the time of the date of adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter and the expansion thereof; and uses which are related to public agency programs implementing government-mandates.

C.

Lands eligible for public lands zoning should have the following characteristics to insure compatibility with existing and future land uses:

1.

Services (water and sewer) from public utilities are readily available, unless on-site water supply and sewage disposal are available and adequate.

2.

The lands to be zoned PL should be located where the district would not be in conflict with or detrimental to existing legal uses on adjacent lands.

(Ord. 1022 § 3 (part), 1992: prior code § 12360)

The following uses shall be allowed in all PL districts without use permit subject to the limitations in subsection (B) of Section 18.50.010:

A.

Governmental offices;

B.

Government equipment and maintenance yards;

C.

Agriculture;

D.

Minor antennas meeting the requirements of Sections 18.119.240 through 18.119.260;

E.

Telecommunication facilities, other than satellite earth stations, that meet the performance standards specified in Section 18.119.200, provided that prior to issuance of any building permit, or the commencement of the use if no building permit is required, the director or his/her designee has issued a site plan approval pursuant to Chapter 18.140.

(Ord. 1097 § 34, 1996; Ord. 1022 § 3 (part), 1992: prior code § 12361)

The following uses may be permitted in all PL districts upon grant of a use permit pursuant to Section 18.124.010:

A.

Composting facilities;

B.

Recycling facilities;

C.

Sanitary landfills (including closure facilities, leachate extraction, etc.);

D.

Solid waste transfer stations;

E.

Utility service yards;

F.

Telecommunication facilities, other than satellite earth stations, that do not meet one or more of the performance standards specified in Section 18.119.200;

G.

Satellite earth stations that cannot, for demonstrated technical reasons acceptable to the director, be located in an Industrial (I), Industrial Park (IP), or General Industrial (GI) zoning district;

H.

Recreational or other uses requiring no on-site buildings and utilizing an average of not less than two hundred fifty acre-feet of recycled water annually.

I.

Commercial renewable energy facilities provided the site is not located on land with a General Plan designation of Agriculture, Watershed, and Open Space, Agricultural Resource, or Rural Residential.

(Ord. 1271 § 2, 2006: Ord. 1097 § 35, 1996; Ord. 1022 § 3 (part), 1992: prior code § 12362)

(Ord. No. 1453, § 6, 1-28-2020)

The minimum lot area for all parcels in the PL district located in areas designated agricultural resource or agriculture, watershed and open space on the General Plan Land Use Map shall be ten acres.

(Ord. 1022 § 3 (part), 1992: prior code § 12363)

A.

The minimum front yard setback shall be as follows:

1.

Adjacent to State Highway or Silverado Trail: forty-five feet;

2.

All other streets: twenty-feet.

B.

No outdoor storage or work areas shall be located in any required front yard setback.

C.

Except as provided otherwise in this section, all provisions of Section 18.104.260 shall continue to apply.

(Ord. 1024 § 2, 1992: Ord. 1022 § 3 (part), 1992: prior code § 12363.1)

A.

A minimum of twenty feet of the required front yard setback, as established by Section 18.50.050, including exterior lots, shall be permanently landscaped in accordance with these standards.

B.

Parcels with rear or side yards adjoining parcels with existing residential uses or residentially-zoned districts shall have all structures setback equal to the setback of the adjoining district. These setback areas shall be screened with a combination of existing vegetation, dense evergreen hedging or trees, earthen berms, and solid fencing or walls, a minimum total of six feet in height.

C.

All parking areas, outdoor storage or work areas, exterior storage areas, and/or service yards shall be screened from public streets and adjacent properties as provided in subsection (B) of this section. All screening shall be permanently maintained.

D.

Existing vegetation, especially mature trees and shrubs and producing perennial agricultural vegetation, shall be preserved whenever practical.

E.

Landscaping approved by the county shall be installed prior to the issuance of any occupancy permit.

F.

In the selection of new plant materials, preference shall be given to native and drought-tolerant species, and to species which are hardy, long-lived, and require little maintenance.

(Ord. 1024 § 3, 1992: Ord. 1022 § 3 (part), 1992: prior code § 12364)

A.

All required parking and loading facilities shall be located on the same site as the proposed use and only located within PL district.

B.

All parking spaces and driveways shall be surfaced by a dust free, all weather surface approved by the director of public works, and the surfacing of all parking spaces and driveways serving those facilities shall be permanently maintained.

C.

Off-street parking facilities shall be required in accordance with Section 12279.7 of this article, except that the commission may establish other parking requirements for a permitted use of a mixed industrial and commercial character, or for a permitted use of an indeterminate character, or where it can be clearly demonstrated that the required parking and loading will either exceed, or inadequately provide for, the needs of a particular permitted use.

(Ord. 1024 § 4, 1992: prior code § 12364.1)

Signs shall be in accordance with the standards set forth in Chapter 18.116 (commencing with Section 18.116.010), with particular attention given to the compatibility of proposed signs to surrounding development and scenic qualities.

(Ord. 1024 § 5, 1992: prior code § 12364.2)

No building permit or use permit shall be issued until a drainage plan for the lot or lots involved in the project has been approved by the public works director. No occupancy permit shall be issued or use commenced pursuant to a use permit until all drainage easements identified in the approved plan have been irrevocably offered for dedication and all drainage improvements required in the approved plan have been installed.

(Ord. 1024 § 6, 1992: prior code § 12364.3)

Any use within the Public Lands Zoning District shall be conducted in compliance with the watercourse protection standards set forth in the Napa County Floodplain Management Ordinance (Chapter 16.04 of this code). Proof of compliance with the applicable standards shall be a pre-requisite for issuance of any occupancy permit or approval if issuance of any use permit, whichever is applicable and/or occurs first.

(Ord. 1024 § 7, 1992: prior code § 12364.4)

All permitted structures shall exhibit a standard of architectural design that maximizes their compatibility with existing structures nearby. Conditions may be applied to ensure that colors, materials, roof pitch, architectural style, glazing and other design features, as appropriate, comply with this standard.

(Ord. 1024 § 8, 1992: prior code § 12364.5)

A.

All current local, state and federal regulations regarding hazardous and/or toxic materials shall be complied with prior to the commencement of the approved use.

B.

All hazardous, toxic, highly flammable and/or explosive materials shall be stored in a manner acceptable to and approved by the fire chief of the agency providing fire protection to the subject property. All activities and all storage of highly flammable and/or explosive materials shall be provided with adequate safety devices against fire, explosion, and other hazards and firefighting suppression equipment acceptable to the fire chief of the agency providing fire protection. In addition, the storage of all hazardous and/or toxic materials shall be done in a manner acceptable to the director.

(Ord. 1258 § 4, 2005: Ord. 1022 § 3 (part), 1992: prior code § 12365)

(Ord. No. 1379, § 155, 1-29-2013)

All uses which emit odors, smoke, dust, fly ash, airborne solids, vibrations, glare, heat, or excessive noise shall be conducted in such a manner as to reduce the production thereof to avoid the creation of a public nuisance.

(Ord. 1022 § 3 (part), 1992: prior code § 12366)

A.

Each structure and each use of land in the PL zoning district shall conform to the area, yard and building height regulations set forth in Section 18.104.010 and in this chapter, except that other regulations may be specified where the commission makes the following findings:

1.

The total development will be improved in appearance, functionality, or compatibility with neighboring structures and uses of land by modification of such regulations; and

2.

Each structure and use will conform to a precise plan which is part of the approved use permit.

B.

All lighting shall be directed onto the subject property only, so that the light source is not visible from adjacent properties or streets.

(Ord. 1104 § 21, 1996; Ord. 1024 § 9, 1992: Ord. 1022 § 3 (part), 1992: prior code § 12367)

The commission, after public hearing as provided in Section 18.124.040 of this title, may approve a use permit for uses located on lands designated "agricultural resource" or "agriculture, watershed and open space" on the General Plan Land Use Map provided that in each case it makes the following additional findings:

A.

That the proposed use will not have a substantial adverse effect on the adjacent property or the permitted uses thereof; and

B.

That the proposed use will not be detrimental to long-term agricultural uses on adjacent parcels which are agriculturally viable and appropriately zoned; and

C.

That the proposed use is an existing public or quasi-public use and the proposed modifications are necessary to meet additional demonstrated public needs; or

D.

That the proposed use is a new proposed public or quasi-public use which has been determined by the county as specifically necessary to implement adopted state or federally mandated programs.

(Ord. 1022 § 3 (part), 1992: prior code § 12368)