Palouse City Zoning Code
§ 17.04.090
Open spaces OS parks/cemetery.
A.
Purpose of Open Spaces. The purpose of open spaces is to enrich the lives of Palouse's citizens by providing an integrated system of habitat, city and recreation lands that defines and enhances the built and natural environment, supports and nurtures plant and wildlife habitat, and offers a well-balanced range of recreation opportunities. Details specific to these areas in Palouse may be found in the document "City of Palouse Parks, Trails, and Open Space Five Year Plan" adopted May 27, 2008, or as subsequently updated.
B.
Uses Permitted Outright. The following outdoor recreational uses shall be permitted outright provided they do not involve disturbance of the resource or site area, including, for example:
1.
Fishing;
2.
Bird watching;
3.
Hiking;
4.
Horseback riding;
5.
Bicycling;
6.
Harvesting wild crops in a manner that is not injurious to the natural reproduction of such crops and provided the harvesting does not require tilling of soil, planting of crops or alteration of the resource by changing existing topography, vegetation, water conditions or water sources;
7.
Education, scientific research and use of nature trails;
8.
Picnicking;
9.
Cemeteries.
C.
Conditional Uses. In order to protect the public and the environmental resource, a conditional use permit is required for any other uses, such as dog parks and skating parks. A buffer is required to reduce incompatibility with adjacent uses.
D.
Prohibited Uses. The following are prohibited in open spaces:
1.
Dumping of trash, equipment or animal wastes;
2.
Nondesignated camping;
3.
Hunting within the city limits;
4.
Telecommunication facilities, towers, and/or support structures.
(Ord. 922 § 1, 2014; Ord. 954 § 1, 2017)
