Thornburg City Zoning Code
PART 5
P-1 ACTIVE PUBLIC PARK DISTRICT
§ 27-501 Purpose.
[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 500]
The purpose of the P-1 Active Public Park District is to designate publicly owned lands which are reserved for active recreation in public parks and to establish regulations for the use of land for public park purposes.
§ 27-502 Authorized Uses.
[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 501]
1.
Permitted Uses.
A.
Principal Uses.
(1)
Outdoor swimming pool and bathhouse.
(2)
Community gardens.
(3)
Hiking, walking, biking and exercise trails.
(4)
Outdoor plant and wildlife sanctuary; outdoor nature study area.
(5)
Fishing and boating.
(6)
Grass or other natural playing surfaces.
(7)
Playgrounds, creative play equipment.
(8)
Outdoor courts, fields and other playing facilities for sports activities including, but not limited to, football, baseball, softball, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, basketball, volleyball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, tennis, racquetball, handball, golf, ice and field hockey, skateboarding.
(9)
Outdoor areas devoted to winter sports such as ice skating, skiing, sledding and similar activities.
(10)
Picnic facilities, pavilions and shelters.
(11)
Public buildings.
2.
Conditional Uses.
A.
Principal Uses.
(1)
Indoor swimming pool and bathhouse, subject to § 27-1304J.
(2)
Indoor courts, fields and other playing facilities for sports activities, including, but not limited to, football, baseball, softball, rugby, soccer, basketball, volleyball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, tennis, racquetball, handball, golf, ice and field hockey, and skating, subject to § 27-1304J.
(3)
Indoor facilities providing rooms for sports and health or fitness instruction, arts and crafts, recreation administration, day care center, community group meetings, special events, social activities, and nonprofit fundraising activities, subject to § 27-1304J.
3.
Uses by Special Exception.
A.
Principal Uses.
(1)
Communications antenna mounted on an existing building or public utility storage or transmission structure, subject to § 27-1304B.
(2)
Temporary use or structure, subject to § 27-1304M.
(3)
Comparable uses not specifically listed, subject to § 27-1304F.
(4)
Expansion of a nonconforming use, subject to § 27-1304G and § 27-1602D.
§ 27-503 Area and Bulk Regulations.
[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 502]
1.
In the P-1 Active Public Park District, all uses shall be subject to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by the express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses and uses by special exception contained in Part 13.
§ 27-504 Parking and Loading.
[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 503]
See Part 12.
§ 27-505 Performance Standards.
[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 504]
See § 27-1402.
§ 27-506 Signs.
[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 505]
See Part 11.
§ 27-507 Screening and Landscaping.
[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 506]
See § 27-1403.
§ 27-508 Storage.
[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 507]
See § 27-1409.