The PR, Park and Recreation District applies to public and private lands oriented toward active and/or passive recreational opportunities that are predominantly outdoors. The purpose of the parks and recreation district is to establish regulations that will support the natural and manufactured amenities identified in the city parks and recreation system master plan and the county parks and recreation system plan, to facilitate high quality recreational experiences elsewhere, and to ensure that such recreational structures and activities are located and arranged so as to minimize potential negative and maximize positive impacts to surrounding properties.

(Ord. No. 1606, § 1008.01, 11-8-2021)

The following standards shall apply to all new roofed and enclosed buildings and major expansions of similar existing buildings (i.e., expansions that constitute 50 percent or more of building floor area) in the recreation district. Design standards apply only to the portion of the building or site that is undergoing alteration.

(1)

Vertical façade articulation. Buildings shall be designed with a base and a top, created by variations in detailing, color, and materials.

a.

The base of the building should include elements that relate to the human scale, including doors and windows, texture, projections, awnings, and canopies.

b.

Articulated building tops may include varied rooflines, cornice detailing, dormers, gable ends, stepbacks of upper stories, and similar methods.

(2)

Horizontal façade articulation. Façades greater than 40 feet in length shall be visually articulated into smaller intervals of 20 to 40 feet by one or a combination of the following techniques:

a.

Stepping back or extending forward a portion of the façade;

b.

Variations in texture, materials or details; or

c.

Placement of doors, windows, and balconies.

(3)

Materials. All exterior wall finishes on any building must be one or a combination of the following materials: wood lapsiding or shakes (preferably cedar), face brick, natural or cultured stone, pre-colored or factory stained or stained on site textured pre-cast concrete panels, textured concrete block, stucco, glass, fiberglass or similar materials. In addition to the above materials, accent materials, not exceeding ten percent of any exterior building elevation, may include pre-finished metal, cor-ten steel, copper, premium grade wood with mitered outside corners (e.g., cedar, redwood, and fir), or fiber cement board. Other new materials of equal quality to those listed, including the use of commercial grade lap-siding, may be approved by the community development department.

(4)

Dimensional standards. Recreation facilities, excluding trails or pathways, shall be set back 20 feet from property lines abutting residential districts.

(5)

Four-sided building design. Building design shall provide consistent architectural treatment on all building walls. All sides of a building must display compatible materials, although decorative elements and materials may be concentrated on street-facing façades. All façades shall contain window openings. This standard may be waived by the community development department for uses that include elements such as service bays on one or more façades.

(6)

Maximum building length. Building length parallel to the primary abutting street shall not exceed 200 feet without a visual break such as a courtyard or recessed entry.

(7)

Special or object-oriented buildings. In some cases, a uniquely designed building may be proposed that is considered outside of these stated standards due to its purpose, use, design, and/or orientation (e.g., a memorial, special civic function, etc.). If such a building is proposed, then it may be considered independently of these standards and would be subject to final approval by the city council.

(8)

Garages doors and loading docks. Loading docks shall be located on rear or side façades and, to the extent feasible, garage doors should be similarly located. Garage doors of attached garages on a building front shall not exceed 50 percent of the total length of the building front.

(9)

Waste and recycling areas. Trash storage areas shall be enclosed. Enclosure walls shall be of a block or masonry material and designed to match the building where it is located. The enclosure should be accessible, yet located away from main entries and residential uses. Seasonal trash storage areas shall be screened by a solid board-on-board fence and/or approved landscaping.

(10)

Buffer strip. All new active uses (including dugouts, sports fields, park shelters, play structures, and other active park uses), maintenance structures, and parking lots, but excluding trails or pathways, shall be separated from residential uses by a minimum 20-foot wide landscaped buffer. A buffer strip that lies between parking lots, maintenance structures, and/or access roads and a residential use shall include screening of headlights to a minimum height of 42 inches, utilizing a combination of native plants, coniferous/deciduous trees, shrubs, solid board-on-board fencing, and/or landscaped berms. A buffer strip that lies adjacent to all other uses shall include sod or a combination of native plants, coniferous/deciduous trees, shrubs, and/or solid board-on-board fencing.

(Ord. No. 1606, § 1008.02, 11-8-2021)

Table 1008.03 lists all permitted and conditional uses in the park and recreation district.

(1)

Uses marked as "P" are permitted in the park and recreation district.

(2)

Uses marked with a "C" are allowed as conditional uses in the park and recreation district, in compliance with all applicable standards. However, uses that are listed as conditional are permitted if the use is consistent with the city parks and recreation system master plan or the county parks and recreation system plan for a particular park and recreation use.

(3)

A "Y" in the "standards" column indicates that specific standards must be complied with, whether the use is permitted or conditional. Standards for permitted uses are included in chapter 1011; standards for conditional uses are included in chapter 1009.

Table 1008.03

(Ord. No. 1606, § 1008.03, 11-8-2021)