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Rolling Hills City Zoning Code

Chapter 17.20

PUBLIC FACILITIES (PF) ZONE

Sections:


17.20.010 - Intent and purpose.

The intent and purpose of the public facilities (PF) zone is to provide suitable areas within the City for the location of necessary community facilities and public services.

(Ord. 239 § 11(part), 1993).

17.20.015 - Index of permitted uses.

Appendix A of this title contains an Index of Permitted Uses which summarizes use regulations for all zones. This index supplements Sections 17.20.020 through 17.20.040. In the event of any conflict, the regulations of Sections 17.20.020 through 17.20.040 shall govern.

(Ord. 239 §11(part), 1993).

17.20.020 - Permitted uses.

The following uses are permitted in the PF zone:

A.

Civic center;

B.

Gatehouses;

C.

Recreational facilities.

(Ord. 239 §11(part), 1993).

17.20.030 - Accessory uses.

The following uses are permitted as accessory uses to a use which is permitted either by right or by conditional use permit:

A.

Off-street parking.

(Ord. 239 §11(part), 1993).

17.20.040 - Conditional uses.

The following uses are permitted as primary uses provided a conditional use permit has been issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 17.42 of this title.

A.

Elementary schools offering State-mandated curriculum;

B.

Fire stations;

C.

Golf courses and other municipal recreation areas;

D.

Parks and playgrounds;

E.

Public utility buildings or structures, including reservoirs and tanks, necessary for the provision of essential utility services to permitted uses in the City, but excluding wires, pipelines, and poles. Cellular antenna specifically are not permitted;

F.

Police stations;

G.

Public libraries and museums;

H.

Public structures determined by the Planning Commission and City Council to be necessary for the community;

I.

Recycling centers.

(Ord. 239 §11(part), 1993).

17.20.050 - Site plan review required.

Site plan review shall be required for development in the PF zone pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 17.46.

(Ord. 239 §11(part), 1993).

17.20.060 - Lot dimensions.

The minimum lot width shall be one hundred fifty feet.

(Ord. 239 §11(part), 1993).

17.20.070 - Lot coverage.

Structures may not cover more than thirty-five percent of the net lot area, although the actual coverage allowed for individual uses shall be established through the site plan review and conditional use permit processes.

(Ord. 239 §11(part), 1993).

17.20.080 - Setbacks.

A.

Setbacks shall be established on an individual project basis through the site plan review and conditional use permit processes.

B.

Any structure which has direct vehicular access to any right-of-way shall be located no less than twenty feet from the right-of-way; any other setback requirements which exceed this standard shall supersede this standard.

(Ord. 239 §11(part), 1993).

17.20.090 - Building height.

No building shall have more than one story, meaning there shall be no story on top of another, except as permitted in Section 17.16.080(B) of this title.

(Ord. 239 §11(part), 1993).

(Ord. No. 327, § 6 (Exh. A, Pt. 13), 6-11-2012)

17.20.100 - Access and parking.

The amount of required parking shall be determined on an individual project basis through the site plan review or conditional use permit process.

(Ord. 239 §11(part), 1993).

17.20.110 - Signs.

A.

The number of identification signs for onsite uses shall be limited to two signs.

B.

The total area of such signs shall not exceed three square feet; the sign shall be fastened to a wall of the building which houses the use and shall not project from any wall more than four inches.

(Ord. 239 §11(part), 1993).

17.20.120 - Balanced grading required.

Per the requirements of the City's Building Code (Title 15 of the Municipal Code), no export of cut materials nor import of fill materials shall be permitted in connection with any grading performed in the City, unless otherwise permitted pursuant to Title 15.

(Ord. 239 §11(part), 1993).

17.20.130 - Exceptions for City properties.

City-owned properties, and structures shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 239 §11(part), 1993).

(Ord. No. 330, §§ 6(1), (2), 10-22-2012)

Editor's note— Section 6(2) of Ord. No. 330, adopted Oct. 22, 2012, changed the title of § 17.20.130 from "Exceptions for city structures" to "Exceptions for city properties."