Talent City Zoning Code

Division VI

Public Lands and Facilities

The public land and facilities (PLF) district is designated for uses that promote and sustain the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Talent. It is appropriate for government offices; public facilities, utilities and services; police and fire stations; parks, open space, recreation facilities, and trails; and public schools and libraries.

The PLF district identifies public uses of land on the zoning map and protects them from inappropriate uses. Land owned or otherwise controlled by the federal government, the state, the county, the city, the fire district, or the Phoenix-Talent School District shall be designated PLF on the map. This designation serves notice to those owning or buying land in proximity to publicly owned land that it shall contain public uses.

18.75.010 Description and purpose.

18.75.020 Buildings and uses permitted subject to Type I permit review.

No building, structure or land shall be used, and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, enlarged or structurally altered, except for the following uses:

A. Basic utility.

B. Parks and open space (identified in a specific area plan or approved subdivision).

C. Accessory uses and structures subordinate to the primary use. [Ord. 817 § 8-3G.120, 2006.]

18.75.030 Buildings and uses subject to Type II site development plan review.

A. Commercial parking lots.

B. General office up to 4,000 square feet (operated by a government, sub-unit thereof, or a utility).

C. Parks and open space (changes to existing parks).

D. Wireless communication antenna subject to the provisions of TMC 18.130.010. [Ord. 817 § 8-3G.130, 2006.]

18.75.040 Buildings and uses subject to Type III site development plan review.

No structure shall be erected, enlarged or structurally altered, nor shall land be developed, except for the following uses or structures. The following uses are permitted subject to the provisions of Chapter 18.150 TMC and review by the planning commission in a public hearing. Although permitted, the following uses have characteristics that may negatively impact nearby properties:

A. Community service facilities.

B. Public works building and yard.

C. Parks and open space (new park establishment).

D. General office more than 4,000 square feet (operated by a government, sub-unit thereof, or a utility). [Ord. 817 § 8-3G.140, 2006.]

18.75.050 Buildings and uses permitted subject to conditional use review.

The planning commission may grant a conditional use permit in accordance with the procedure and provisions set forth in Chapter 18.155 TMC for the following uses:

A. Water quality or detention facility.

B. Educational facility (publicly owned).

C. Wireless communication towers. [Ord. 817 § 8-3G.150, 2006.]

18.75.060 Yard regulations.

1. Minimum: 10 feet.

2. Minimum: 10 feet on street-facing sides.

3. Parking lots: 10 feet, which shall be landscaped to provide screening.

1. Minimum: 10 feet.

D. Adjacency to Residential Zones. Where lots abut residentially zoned lots, all setbacks shall be 10 feet on the side(s) abutting said lots. This includes front setbacks in order to provide a transition.

E. Exceptions to setback provisions shall be made and shall be required on corner lots where vision clearance for automobiles would be impaired by strict observance of the provisions. [Ord. 817 § 8-3G.160, 2006.]

18.75.070 Lot area and dimensions.

There shall be a minimum of 4,000 square feet of total lot area. There shall be a minimum lot width of 40 feet. [Ord. 817 § 8-3G.170, 2006.]

18.75.080 Landscaping, fences, walls and signs.

All required landscaped areas shall be installed in accordance with Chapter 18.105 TMC. Fences, walls, hedges and screen plantings shall be permitted in accordance with Chapter 18.105 TMC. Signs shall be permitted and in conformance with Chapter 18.120 TMC.

A. Properties abutting residentially zoned properties shall provide and maintain a buffer in accordance with TMC 18.105.050 or with measures as prescribed by the planning commission during the site development plan review process.

B. Yards adjacent to streets and those abutting residentially zoned properties shall be continuously maintained in lawn or live ground cover, with trees or shrubs, in a manner providing a park-like character.

C. Other yards and unused property shall be maintained in lawn or other suitable live ground cover. [Ord. 918 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016; Ord. 817 § 8-3G.180, 2006.]

18.75.090 Conveyance and rezoning provisions.

A. If any land zoned PLF is sold, conveyed or transferred to anyone other than the government of the United States, the state or a political subdivision thereof, the buyer or transferee must submit an application requesting the city to rezone the land in accordance with TMC 18.190.060.

B. Land acquired by the government of the United States, the state or a political subdivision thereof shall retain its existing zoning designation until such time as the zoning map is amended to designate such land as PLF pursuant to TMC 18.190.060.

C. Before a leasehold interest in any land zoned PLF is conveyed to anyone for a use other than permitted in the PLF zone and to anyone other than the government of the United States, the state or a political subdivision thereof, rezoning to an appropriate zone in which the use is allowed shall be obtained. The use shall be subject to all requirements of the new zone. Further, the zone shall be established as an overlay zone with the underlying zone retaining its original PLF designation. [Ord. 817 § 8-3G.190, 2006.]

Talent City Zoning Code

Division VI

Public Lands and Facilities

18.75.010 Description and purpose.

18.75.020 Buildings and uses permitted subject to Type I permit review.

No building, structure or land shall be used, and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, enlarged or structurally altered, except for the following uses:

A. Basic utility.

B. Parks and open space (identified in a specific area plan or approved subdivision).

C. Accessory uses and structures subordinate to the primary use. [Ord. 817 § 8-3G.120, 2006.]

18.75.030 Buildings and uses subject to Type II site development plan review.

A. Commercial parking lots.

B. General office up to 4,000 square feet (operated by a government, sub-unit thereof, or a utility).

C. Parks and open space (changes to existing parks).

D. Wireless communication antenna subject to the provisions of TMC 18.130.010. [Ord. 817 § 8-3G.130, 2006.]

18.75.040 Buildings and uses subject to Type III site development plan review.

A. Community service facilities.

B. Public works building and yard.

C. Parks and open space (new park establishment).

D. General office more than 4,000 square feet (operated by a government, sub-unit thereof, or a utility). [Ord. 817 § 8-3G.140, 2006.]

18.75.050 Buildings and uses permitted subject to conditional use review.

The planning commission may grant a conditional use permit in accordance with the procedure and provisions set forth in Chapter 18.155 TMC for the following uses:

A. Water quality or detention facility.

B. Educational facility (publicly owned).

C. Wireless communication towers. [Ord. 817 § 8-3G.150, 2006.]

18.75.060 Yard regulations.

1. Minimum: 10 feet.

2. Minimum: 10 feet on street-facing sides.

3. Parking lots: 10 feet, which shall be landscaped to provide screening.

1. Minimum: 10 feet.

18.75.070 Lot area and dimensions.

There shall be a minimum of 4,000 square feet of total lot area. There shall be a minimum lot width of 40 feet. [Ord. 817 § 8-3G.170, 2006.]

18.75.080 Landscaping, fences, walls and signs.

C. Other yards and unused property shall be maintained in lawn or other suitable live ground cover. [Ord. 918 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016; Ord. 817 § 8-3G.180, 2006.]

18.75.090 Conveyance and rezoning provisions.

Talent City Zoning Code

Division VI

Public Lands and Facilities

18.75.010 Description and purpose.

18.75.020 Buildings and uses permitted subject to Type I permit review.

No building, structure or land shall be used, and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, enlarged or structurally altered, except for the following uses:

A. Basic utility.

B. Parks and open space (identified in a specific area plan or approved subdivision).

C. Accessory uses and structures subordinate to the primary use. [Ord. 817 § 8-3G.120, 2006.]

18.75.030 Buildings and uses subject to Type II site development plan review.

A. Commercial parking lots.

B. General office up to 4,000 square feet (operated by a government, sub-unit thereof, or a utility).

C. Parks and open space (changes to existing parks).

D. Wireless communication antenna subject to the provisions of TMC 18.130.010. [Ord. 817 § 8-3G.130, 2006.]

18.75.040 Buildings and uses subject to Type III site development plan review.

A. Community service facilities.

B. Public works building and yard.

C. Parks and open space (new park establishment).

D. General office more than 4,000 square feet (operated by a government, sub-unit thereof, or a utility). [Ord. 817 § 8-3G.140, 2006.]

18.75.050 Buildings and uses permitted subject to conditional use review.

The planning commission may grant a conditional use permit in accordance with the procedure and provisions set forth in Chapter 18.155 TMC for the following uses:

A. Water quality or detention facility.

B. Educational facility (publicly owned).

C. Wireless communication towers. [Ord. 817 § 8-3G.150, 2006.]

18.75.060 Yard regulations.

1. Minimum: 10 feet.

2. Minimum: 10 feet on street-facing sides.

3. Parking lots: 10 feet, which shall be landscaped to provide screening.

1. Minimum: 10 feet.

18.75.070 Lot area and dimensions.

There shall be a minimum of 4,000 square feet of total lot area. There shall be a minimum lot width of 40 feet. [Ord. 817 § 8-3G.170, 2006.]

18.75.080 Landscaping, fences, walls and signs.

C. Other yards and unused property shall be maintained in lawn or other suitable live ground cover. [Ord. 918 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016; Ord. 817 § 8-3G.180, 2006.]