Provo City Zoning Code
14.33 Open
Space, Preservation and Recreation Zone
14.33.010 Purpose and Objectives.
The Open Space, Preservation and Recreation (OSPR) zone is to protect public lands for outdoor recreation, education, scenic and visual enjoyment. It will provide for the social and physical needs of the community as they relate to public open space. It is intended that this zone be applied to lands such as parks, trails and environmentally protected lands in order to protect and preserve for future generations to use. The size of the permitted uses can vary from a small urban pocket park to a large regional park. This zone will enhance the identity that Provo City is committed to the health and development of its citizens by providing places to improve their wellbeing through recreation of various forms. It is intended that these lands remain in perpetuity as open space and recreation for the public and that any property taken out of this zone shall be replaced with equal or greater areas for recreational opportunities.
14.33.020 Permitted Uses.
(1) Permitted Principal Uses. The following principal uses, and no others, are permitted in the OSPR zone:
(a) Cemeteries (no crematories);
(b) Conservation grounds;
(c) Golf course (East Bay Neighborhood only; existing day of ordinance enactment);
(d) Parks;
(e) Recreational fields;
(f) Recreational uses (camping, hiking, and mountain biking);
(g) City-owned community garden;
(h) Trails and trailheads; and
(i) Wetlands.
(2) Conditional Uses. The following uses and structures are permitted in the OSPR zone only after a conditional use permit has been issued, and subject to the terms and conditions thereof:
(a) Communication (subject to the standards in Section 14.34.250, Provo City Code).
(3) Permitted Accessory Uses. Accessory uses and structures are permitted in the OSPR zone; provided they are incidental to and do not substantially alter the character of the permitted principal use or structure. Such permitted accessory uses and structures include but are not limited to utilities, restrooms, playgrounds, pavilions, clubhouses, seating bleachers, greenhouses, grounds maintenance sheds and similar structures which are customarily used in conjunction with and incidental to a principal use or structure.
14.33.025 Minimum Yard Requirements.
15 feet | |
10 feet | |
15 feet | |
No Requirement |
14.33.030 Building Height.
(1) Total maximum building height: thirty-five (35) feet.
14.33.040 Parking, Loading and Access.
(1) The Parks and Recreation Director or designee shall determine the number of parking spaces required based on the demand of the permitted use.