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Thornburg City Zoning Code

PART 6

P-2 PASSIVE PUBLIC PARK DISTRICT

§ 27-601 Purpose.

[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 600]
The purpose of the P-2 Passive Public Park District is to designate publicly owned lands which are preserved as open space or reserved for passive public park purposes and to establish regulations for the use of land for these public park purposes.

§ 27-602 Authorized Uses.

[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 601]
1. 
Permitted Uses.
A. 
Principal Uses.
(1) 
Public open space.
(2) 
Hiking, walking, biking and exercise trails.
(3) 
Outdoor plant and wildlife sanctuary; outdoor nature study area.
(4) 
Fishing and boating.
(5) 
Picnic facilities.
B. 
Accessory Uses.
(1) 
Restrooms.
(2) 
Fences.
(3) 
Park identification signs.
(4) 
Public parking areas.
(5) 
Borough park maintenance and trash collection facilities.
2. 
Conditional Uses.
A. 
Principal uses: none.
B. 
Accessory uses: none.
3. 
Uses by Special Exception.
A. 
Principal Uses.
(1) 
Temporary use or structure, subject to § 27-1304M.
(2) 
Comparable uses not specifically listed, subject to § 27-1304F.
(3) 
Expansion of a nonconforming use, subject to § 27-1304G and § 27-1602D.
B. 
Accessory uses: none.

§ 27-603 Area and Bulk Regulations.

[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 602]
1. 
In the P-2 Passive 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.
A. 
Minimum lot area: none required.
B. 
Minimum lot width: none required.
C. 
Maximum lot coverage: 10%.
D. 
Minimum front yard:
(1) 
Abutting any "S" or "R" District: 50 feet.
(2) 
All others: 20 feet.
E. 
Minimum rear yard:
(1) 
All principal structures:
(a) 
Abutting any "S" or "R" District: 50 feet.
(b) 
All others: 25 feet.
(2) 
All accessory structures: 25 feet.
F. 
Minimum side yard:
(1) 
All principal structures:
(a) 
Abutting any "S" or "R" District: 50 feet.
(b) 
All others: 15 feet.
(2) 
All accessory structures:
(a) 
Abutting any "S" or "R" District: 25 feet.
(b) 
All others: 15 feet.
G. 
Special yard requirements: see § 27-1404.
H. 
Permitted projections into required yards: see § 27-1405.
I. 
Maximum height: one story, but no more than 20 feet.
J. 
Height exceptions: see § 27-1406.

§ 27-604 Parking and Loading.

[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 603]
See Part 11.

§ 27-605 Performance Standards.

[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 604]
See § 27-1402.

§ 27-606 Signs.

[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 605]
See Part 12.

§ 27-607 Screening and Landscaping.

[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 606]
See § 27-1403.

§ 27-608 Storage.

[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 607]
See § 27-1409.