The purpose of the Recreation Zones (Rec-P, Rec-1, Rec-3, Rec-10, Rec-20) is to provide for the development of prime recreation site with dwelling unit density compatible with the opportunity area in which the prime recreation site is located and to provide for multiple uses of prime recreation sites in a manner supportive of recreational uses.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985)

(a)

The following uses shall be permitted in the Recreation Zones (Rec-P, Rec-1, Rec-3, Rec-10, Rec-20):

(1)

Boat ramps, boat services, camp grounds, lodging facilities, marinas, postal services, recreation facilities, and resorts;

(2)

When in conjunction with and subordinate to a use permitted in subsection (1) of this subsection, business offices, child day care homes, limited child day care homes, child day care facilities, gas stations, health services, Laundromats™, personal services, places of assembly, limited recycling facilities, restaurants, retail stores, and taverns; and

(3)

One dwelling unit, including additional quarters, or limited residential alcohol and drug recovery facility; and

(4)

Accessory dwelling units as set forth in Article 45, Accessory Dwelling Units, of this chapter.

(b)

The following uses shall be permitted subject to the issuance of a special use permit:

(1)

Alcohol and drug recovery facilities, community care facilities, mining, public service facilities, public utility facilities, recycling facilities, rooming facilities, and schools.

(2)

In Rec-P, Rec-1 and Rec-3: Indoor shooting ranges.

(3)

In Rec-10 and Rec-20: Limited electric generation and shooting ranges.

(c)

The following uses shall be permitted subject to the issuance of a planned development permit: dwelling units in recreation-oriented residential developments at the ratio of up to:

(1)

Rec-P: Seven (7) per acre;

(2)

Rec-1: One to three (3) acres per dwelling unit;

(3)

Rec-3: Three (3) to ten (10) acres per dwelling unit;

(4)

Rec-10: Ten (10) to twenty (20) acres per dwelling unit; and

(5)

Rec-20: Twenty (20) acres per dwelling unit.

(d)

Telecommunications facilities in the Recreation Zones (Rec-P, Rec-1, Rec-3, Rec-10, Rec-20) shall be as permitted in Section 9-2.4105, Permits Required, of Article 41, Telecommunications, of this chapter, except as exempted under Section 9-2.4106, Exemptions, of Article 41, Telecommunications, of this chapter.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985, as amended by § 19, Ord. 86-623, eff. February 6, 1986, Ord. 86-643, eff. November 6, 1986, § 1, Ord. 89-719, eff. November 2, 1989, § 1, Urgency Ord. 91-757, eff. July 18, 1991; § 1, Ord. 91-759, eff. August 1, 1991; and § 2, Ord. No. 2007-1061, adopted November 6, 2007; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2019-1116, adopted January 22, 2019; § 5(Exh. A), Ord. 2019-1121, adopted October 15, 2019; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. No. 2024-1154, adopted May 7, 2024)

No structure in the Recreation Zones (Rec-P, Rec-1, Rec-3, Rec-10, Rec-20) shall exceed thirty-five (35') feet in height.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985)

(a)

The minimum lot areas in the Recreation Zones shall be as follows:

(1)

The minimum net lot area in the Rec-P Zone shall be 8,500 square feet.

(2)

The minimum net lot area in the Rec-1 Zone shall be one acre.

(3)

The minimum gross lot area in the Rec-3 Zone shall be three (3) acres.

(4)

The minimum gross lot area in the Rec-10 Zone shall be ten (10) acres.

(5)

The minimum gross lot area in the Rec-20 Zone shall be twenty (20) acres.

(b)

The minimum widths in the Recreation Zones shall be as follows:

(1)

The minimum width in the Rec-P Zone shall be sixty (60') feet.

(2)

The minimum width in the Rec-1 Zone shall be 120 feet.

(3)

The minimum width in the Rec-3 Zone shall be 150 feet.

(4)

The minimum width in the Rec-10 Zone shall be 300 feet.

(5)

The minimum width in the Rec-20 Zone shall be 300 feet.

(c)

The maximum building coverage in the Rec-P, the Rec-1, the Rec-3, the Rec-10, and the Rec-20 Zones shall not exceed seventy (70%) percent of the lot area.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985, as amended by § 6, Ord. 99-915, eff. June 3, 1999; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2019-1122, adopted October 15, 2019)

The minimum yard requirements in the Recreation Zones (Rec-P, Rec-1, Rec-3, Rec-10, Rec-20) shall be as follows, except as modified by Section 9-2.419 of Article 4 of this Chapter (General Requirements: Yards) and Sec. 9-2.4504 of Article 45 of this Chapter (Accessory Dwelling Units: Development Standards):

(a)

Front yards: Twenty (20') feet; and

(b)

Side and rear yards: Five (5') feet, except ten (10') feet for yards adjacent to a residentially zoned parcel.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985, as amended by § 1, Ord. 91-762, eff. October 3, 1991; § 12, Ord. No. 2004-998, adopted January 6, 2004; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. No. 2024-1154, adopted May 7, 2024)

Parking and loading in the Recreation Zones (Rec-P, Rec-1, Rec-3, Rec-10, Rec-20) shall be as required by Section 9-2.414 of Article 4 of this chapter (General Requirements: Parking and loading).

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985)

(a)

Signs in the Recreation Zones (Rec-P, Rec-1, Rec-3, Rec-10, Rec-20) shall be as permitted by Section 9-2.416 of Article 4 of this chapter (General Requirements: Signs).

(b)

Business signs shall be permitted, the total face area of which does not exceed ten (10%) percent of the building front square footage nor 200 square feet, whichever is less, for each street frontage treated separately, except that each frontage shall be allowed at least thirty-two (32) square feet.

(c)

Subject to the issuance of a special use permit, one additional self-supporting sign structure shall be permitted with a total face area not to exceed 100 feet.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985, as amended by § 19, Ord. 86-623, eff. February 6, 1986, and Ord. 86-643, eff. November 6, 1986)