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Union City City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 18

50 CIVIC FACILITIES CF DISTRICT

§ 18.50.010 Purpose.

The purpose and intent of the civic facilities (CF) district is to provide a procedure for orderly establishment of public and quasi-public uses, expansion of their operations, or change in the use of lands owned by government and public agencies. The regulations set out in Sections 18.50.020 through 18.50.040 shall apply in the CF district.
(Ord. 55.264-85 § 7, 1985; Ord. 376-91 § 2 (Exh. A), 1992; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)

§ 18.50.020 Permitted uses.

The following uses are permitted in the CF district:
A. 
Child care for more than 12 children;
B. 
Community assembly: public, parochial and private nonprofit clubs, lodges, meeting halls, recreation centers, and other fraternal and social organizations, auditoriums;
C. 
Community care facilities for more than six people;
D. 
Community gardens;
E. 
Cultural activities: museums, art galleries and libraries;
F. 
Parks, golf courses, public stables, zoos and other recreational facilities, including bicycle paths;
G. 
Public services and administrative offices, police and fire stations, post offices, and public parking lots;
H. 
Schools and educational activities, including pre-schools;
I. 
Utilities: substations, reservoirs, storage tanks, pumping stations, access and maintenance roadways, and corporation and storage yards;
J. 
Establishment of Bingo games.
(Ord. 55.264-85 § 7, 1985; Ord. 376-91 § 2 (Exh. A), 1992; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 731-10 § 2, 2010)

§ 18.50.030 Conditional uses.

The following are conditional uses in the CF District:
A. 
Approval by the Zoning Administrator (refer to Chapter 18.54 for a detailed description of the administrative use permit process).
1. 
Seasonal sales lots for holiday trees and pumpkins subject to the provisions of the Policy Statement for the Regulation of Seasonal Sales Lots.
B. 
Approval by Planning Commission (refer to Chapter 18.56 for a detailed description of the use permit process).
1. 
Recycling centers;
2. 
Sewage treatment plants;
3. 
Transportation facilities such as heliports and bus terminals.
(Ord. 55.264-85 § 7, 1985; Ord. 376-91 § 2 (Exh. A), 1992; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 731-10 § 2, 2010; Ord. 900-22 § 4, 2022)

§ 18.50.040 Other regulations.

A. 
Off-Street Parking and Loading. As prescribed in the relevant sections of the Union City zoning title.
B. 
Signs. As prescribed in Chapter 18.30.
C. 
Landscaping and Screening. As prescribed in the Union City Landscape Standards Policy Statement.
D. 
Accessory Structures:
1. 
No accessory structure shall be constructed on any lot prior to the time of construction of the principal building to which it is accessory.
2. 
No detached accessory structure or structures shall occupy more than 30% of the area of a required rear yard.
3. 
No detached accessory structures located in a required rear yard shall exceed 12 feet in height.
E. 
Review Procedures. As described in Chapters 18.72 and 18.76.
(Ord. 55.264-85 § 7, 1985; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 672-06 § 2, 2006; Ord. 900-22 § 4, 2022; Ord. 903-22 § 4, 2022)