Oakland City Zoning Code
§ 59-58
RPP Recreation/Public Purpose District.
[Added 2-18-1981 by Ord. No. 80-Code-910]
A.
The purpose of this district is to provide for the preservation of publicly and semipublicly used lands within the Borough of Oakland which, due to their geographic location, have innate value for recreative and public purpose uses and which may also constitute fragile, sensitive land resources due to their location in flood-prone areas or areas of extremely difficult topography and accessibility.
B.
In furtherance of this purpose, the following specific use regulations are hereby established:
(1)
Principal permitted uses.
(a)
Public and quasi-public recreative uses which clearly serve a recreation and congregate social function which are limited to the following specific activities:
(b)
A municipal building, municipal structure or municipal use and other governmental buildings.
(c)
A telephone exchange or public utility sub-station housed in a building that harmonizes with the character of the adjacent area and land uses.
(d)
Schools and related educational facilities, government or proprietary in nature.
(e)
First Aid Squad buildings and facilities.
[Added 10-25-1995 by Ord. No. 95-Code-300]
(f)
Solar energy systems. Solar energy systems may be installed only as an accessory use either on the roof of a permitted principal or accessory structure or as freestanding structures such as above a parking area.
[Added 5-22-2013 by Ord. No. 13-Code-685]