Obetz City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1155
Community Facilities District CF
1155.01 PURPOSE.
The Community Facilities District provides a zoning classification for governmental, civic, recreational, and similar community facilities in proper location and extent so as to promote the general safety, convenience, comfort, and welfare. The Community Facilities District encourages the use of existing facilities and regulates the location of new facilities to ensure their proper functioning in consideration of traffic, access and general compatibility and to minimize the adverse visual effects on surrounding areas through design and landscaping standards. The district is designed to protect community facilities and institutions from the encroachment of certain other uses and to make sure such uses are compatible with adjoining residential uses.
1155.02 PERMITTED USES.
Land and buildings in the Community Facilities District (CF) shall be used only for the following purposes:
(a) City, County, State and Federal Government buildings.
(b) Government recreational facilities including parks, open space and nature preserves.
(c) Art galleries, libraries, museums, memorials, monuments and other public facilities.
(d) Primary and secondary public, private, or parochial schools.
1155.03 CONDITIONAL USES.
The following uses may be allowed in the Community Facilities District (CF) subject to approval in accordance with Chapter 1181:
(a) General and specialized hospitals and clinics and convalescent centers.
(b) Nursing homes.
1155.04 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
In addition to the provisions of Chapter 1165, the following standards for the arrangement and development of land and buildings are required in the Community Facilities (CF) District:
(a) No area, frontage or yard regulations shall apply except for a lot which abuts a residential district. In this case, the front yard shall be equal to the front yard requirement of the abutting residential district. Each side yard shall be equal to the height of the building plus five (5) feet and the rear yard requirements shall also be equal to the rear yard requirement of the abutting residential district.
(b) Building Height Limits. No building in this district shall exceed fifty (50) feet. No aerial antenna or tower shall be constructed to a height greater than the distance from the center of the base thereof to the nearest property line less (10) feet of said tract.
(c) Maximum Lot Coverage. Fifty (50) percent.