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Yamhill City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 10

36 PFO PUBLIC FACILITY OVLERLAY ZONE

§ 10.36.010 Purpose.

The purpose of the PFO (Public Facility Overlay) zone is to provide areas appropriate for specific public and semi-public uses and to ensure their compatibility with adjacent uses. It is intended that this zone be applied to individual parcels shown to be an appropriate location for a certain public or semi-public use. If the use existing at the time the PFO zone is applied is discontinued or if a proposed use is not established, it is the intent that the land be rezoned to conform to surrounding zoning or be devoted to permitted uses.
The Public Facility Overlay zone is applicable to those properties designated residential or commercial in the comprehensive plan.
(Ord. 518 §2, 2017; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)

§ 10.36.020 Use.

Within any PFO zone the following uses are permitted:
(A) 
Any use that is oriented toward providing governmental, educational, administrative or public facility services to the citizens of Yamhill, including:
(1) 
Educational facilities including:
(a) 
Kindergartens;
(b) 
Elementary schools;
(c) 
Junior high schools;
(d) 
High schools;
(e) 
Stadiums;
(f) 
Athletic fields;
(g) 
Playgrounds;
(h) 
Open space.
(2) 
Municipal service facilities including:
(a) 
Fire and police stations;
(b) 
City Hall;
(c) 
Sewage treatment facilities;
(d) 
Water treatment facilities;
(e) 
Public works shops;
(f) 
Dwelling for the caretaker or watchman for an established public use;
(g) 
Wireless telecommunication facilities;
(h) 
Libraries.
(3) 
Public service facilities including:
(a) 
Hospitals;
(b) 
Nursing homes;
(c) 
Community buildings.
(4) 
Public parks and recreation areas.
(Ord. 518 §2, 2017; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)

§ 10.36.030 Site Development Review.

In a PFO zone the following conditions shall apply:
(A) 
For establishment of new public uses, construction of new buildings greater than 5,000 square feet at the site of an established public use, or expansion of existing buildings by 5,000 square feet or more, a Site Development Review application shall be submitted to the Planning Official for their approval in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 10.112.
(Ord. 518 §2, 2017; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)

§ 10.36.040 Height of Building.

No building or structure shall exceed 50 feet in height as measured using the Oregon Structural Specialty Code, other than approved towers, light standards, or antennas.
(Ord. 518 §2, 2017; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)

§ 10.36.050 Lot size.

The parcel size shall be adequate to contain all structures within the required yard setbacks.
(Ord. 518 §2, 2017)

§ 10.36.060 Yard setback requirements.

Setbacks are required around the perimeter of a property used for public use as follows:
Front setback: 10 feet.
Side and rear setback: None required if adjacent to any non-residentially zoned property. If adjacent to a residentially zoned property the setback shall be the same as required on the adjacent property.
(Ord. 518 §2, 2017)