"Intent and purpose" means that the commission and council, by the adoption of this zoning title, have made a finding that the health, safety, and welfare of the community will be served by the creation of the district and by the regulations therein.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(I)(2))

Sections:

This 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.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-201)

Permitted uses in the O open space and recreation district are:

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 (see Section 17.04.320).

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-202)

Uses permitted subject to conditional user permit in the O open space and recreation district are:

A.

Caretaker's dwelling and necessary accessory buildings;

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.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-203)

The following uses are expressly prohibited in the O district;

A.

Residential uses, except as provided for in Section 17.04.030;

B.

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

C.

Industrial uses;

D.

Advertising structures.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-204)

The following property development standards in this chapter shall apply to all land and structures in the O district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205(part))

There are no requirements for lot area in the O district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.1)

There are no requirements for lot dimensions in the O district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.2)

There are no population density requirements in the O district; however the provisions of Section 17.06.030A shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.3)

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

A.

Public service structures;

B.

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

C.

Those cases as approved by the planning commission pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.4)

A.

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

B.

Side yard setback for permitted uses shall be twenty feet.

C.

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

D.

Rear yard setback for permitted uses shall be twenty feet.

E.

Front, side and rear yards for conditional uses shall be as approved by the planning commission pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.5)

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

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.6)

The maximum site area covered by structures shall be ten percent except as approved by the planning commission pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.7)

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.

B.

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

C.

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 herein.

1.

There shall be a corner cutoff area at all intersecting streets or highways. The cutoff line shall be in a horizontal plane, making an angle of forty-five 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.

2.

There shall be a corner cutoff area on each side of any private driveway intersecting a street or alley. The cutoff lines shall be in a horizontal plane, making an angle of forty-five 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.

3.

There shall be a corner cutoff area on each side of any alley intersecting a street or alley. The cut-off lines shall be in a horizontal plane, making an angle of forty-five 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.

4.

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

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.8)

A.

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 Chapters 17.52 through 17.64 or as may be otherwise required by the planning commission pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.9)

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 byway of an easement legally established for vehicular traffic.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.10)

No outdoor advertising structure or sign of any character shall be permitted except as provided in Section 17.08.180.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.11)

All uses shall be subject to general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-206)