Chapter 17.45
PUBLIC AND SEMI-PUBLIC USE TYPES

Sections:

17.45.010    Public and Semi-Public Use Types.

17.45.010 Public and Semi-Public Use Types.

1. Community Assembly—includes the activities typically performed by, or at, the following institutions:

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a. Churches, Temples, Synagogues and Other Places of Worship.

1 space per 4 fixed seats (every 24 inches of bench shall be considered one seat); plus 1 space per 28 square feet of assembly area without fixed seats

b. Public and Private Nonprofit Clubs, Lodges, Fraternal Organizations and Meeting Halls.

1 space per 4 fixed seats (every 24 inches of bench shall be considered one seat); plus 1 space per 28 square feet of assembly area without fixed seats

c. Community Centers—includes a building and related facilities used for recreational, social, educational and cultural activities, open to the public or a designated part of the public, usually owned and operated by a public or nonprofit group or agency.

1 space per 200 square feet of recreational, cultural, social, and/or cultural activity area; plus 1 space per 250 square feet of office floor area; plus required parking for additional uses on site

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2. Helipad

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Includes the take-off and landing facilities for helicopters as an accessory use. These facilities may be found, but are not limited to be, in conjunction with a hospital, fire station, public utility, or a sheriff station.

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3. Homeless Shelter

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A facility which provides housing on a not-for-profit basis. Housing may include emergency shelters on a short-term basis or temporary until permanent housing is found. These facilities generally provide referrals to other agencies, meals, counseling and advocacy, see Section 17.38.010 (Homeless Shelter Overlay Zone) and Section 17.66.070 (Homeless Shelters) for specific development requirements. Such facilities, located in the “I” zone, shall be subject to a hearing before the Planning Commission.

1 space per employee/staff member; plus 1 space per 5 temporary residents

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4. Hospital Services

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Includes institutions providing primary health services and medical or surgical care to persons, primarily on an in-patient basis, suffering from illness, injury and other physical or mental conditions and may include associated facilities for out-patient and emergency medical services, heliports, diagnostic facilities, laboratories, training, research, administrations and services to patients, employees and visitors.

2 spaces per each licensed bed; plus 1 space per 400 square feet of outpatient clinic, laboratories, pharmacies and similar uses established in conjunction with the hospital. A minimum of 25 percent of the parking shall be designated for employees

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5. Museums, Private

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Includes permanent facilities generally of a noncommercial nature such as aquariums, arboretums, botanical gardens, private libraries and museums, historic sites and exhibits.

1 space per 400 square feet

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6. Parks, Public and Private

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Includes tracts of land designated and used by the public or members of a private organization for active and/or passive recreation.

a. Fifty (50) Acres or Less

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b. More Than Fifty (50) Acres

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7. Public Parking Facilities

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Includes parking services involving buildings or lots which are publicly owned or operated.

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8. Public Services, General

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Includes uses provided by public or semi-public agencies which are necessary to support the community’s health, safety, and welfare. Typical general public services include, but are not limited to: community water facilities (includes storage, wells, and treatment facilities); administrative government facilities; libraries; museums; police and fire stations; and post offices.

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9. Public Services, Specific

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Specific public services are those public services necessary to support the community’s health, safety and welfare, but whose operating characteristics are unique and require specific permitting requirements which may be of a higher or lower level of review than the general public service uses. Specific public service uses include the following:

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a. Cemeteries (including accessory uses such as funeral homes and mortuaries)

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b. Corporation Yards—including storage, repair, and processing of materials and equipment and vehicles operated by government or public utility entities.

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c. Flood Control Facilities

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d. Incarceration Facilities

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e. Preservation of Historical Landmarks

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f. Park and Ride Lots

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g. Ambulance or Paramedic Dispatch

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h. Utility Substations

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10. Rehabilitation Facility

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Includes facilities licensed by the State Department of Health Services, the State Department of Social Welfare, or the County of Los Angeles, which provide bed and ambulatory care for patients with post-operative convalescent, chronic illness or dietary problems, and persons unable to care for themselves; but not including alcoholics, drug addicts or persons with mental or contagious diseases or afflictions.

1 space per resident; plus 2 spaces per each employee dwelling.

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11. Schools, Public and Private—the following are public and private school use types:

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a. College and University—includes community colleges, public or private colleges, universities and professional schools granting associate arts degrees, certificates, undergraduate and graduate degrees and generally requiring for admission at least a high school diploma or equivalent academic training which may include on-site student housing (dormitory).

As determined by the Director.

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b. Private Primary and Secondary Schools—includes private elementary, middle, junior high, and high schools serving grades kindergarten through 12th. Does not include specialized school use types.

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c. Public Primary and Secondary Schools—includes public elementary, middle, junior high, and high schools serving grades kindergarten through 12th.

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12. Small Wind Energy System

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Includes wind energy conversion systems consisting of a wind turbine, a tower, and associated control or conversion electronics, which will be used primarily to reduce on-site consumption of utility power and shall be consistent with Section 17.66.120 (Small Wind Energy Systems).

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13. Wireless Communications Facilities

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Includes commercial and private electromagnetic and photoelectric transmission, broadcast, repeater and receiving stations for radio, television, telegraph, telephone, cellular telephone, microwave communications and data network communications; including commercial earth stations for satellite-based communications. Includes antennas (dish and satellite), telecommunication towers, monopoles and equipment buildings. Wireless communications facilities shall be in accordance with Chapter 17.69 (Wireless Communications Facilities and Satellite Dish Antennas). Does not include accessory structures, including home television and radio receiving antennas, ham radio antennas, residential satellite dishes in accordance with Chapter 17.69 (Wireless Communications Facilities and Satellite Dish Antennas), and communications facilities for community services provided by a public agency.

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a. Above Thirty-Five (35) Feet in Height

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b. Up to Thirty-Five (35) Feet in Height

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c. Flush-Mounted

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d. Co-location or Modification to an Existing Approved Wireless Communications Facility on All Property Other Than City Right-of-Way That:

i. Does not constitute a “substantial change” pursuant to Section 17.69.030(F).

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ii. Constitutes a “substantial change” pursuant to Section 17.69.030(F) and was originally approved as a minor use permit.

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iii. Constitutes a “substantial change” pursuant to Section 17.69.030(F) and was originally approved as a conditional use permit, consisting of less than a fifty percent (50%) cumulative expansion.

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iv. Constitutes a “substantial change” pursuant to Section 17.69.030(F) and was originally approved as a conditional use permit, consisting of greater than a fifty percent (50%) cumulative expansion.

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e. Within the City Right-of-Way

i. New or modification to existing wireless communications facility between zero (0) and two hundred fifty (250) feet of any residential use or zone.

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ii. New or modification to existing wireless communications facility in excess of two hundred fifty (250) feet from any residential use or zone.

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14. Zoos

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a. Zoos—includes places where animals are kept, often in a combination of indoor and outdoor spaces, and are viewed by the public.

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b. Petting Zoos—includes an establishment designated to the keeping of domestic and barnyard animals in a combination of indoor and/or outdoor spaces where visitors are able to directly interact with the animals. Admission may be free or fee-based.

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(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exhs. A, D), 6/11/13; Ord. 15-11 § 5 (Exh. A), 12/8/15)