Chapter 17.39
REC RECREATION DISTRICT

Sections:

17.39.010    Purpose and intent.

17.39.020    Uses permitted.

17.39.030    Uses subject to site plan review.

17.39.040    Uses subject to a conditional use permit.

17.39.050    Temporary uses permitted.

17.39.060    Accessory uses permitted.

17.39.070    Site development standards.

17.39.010 Purpose and intent.

A.    The REC district is intended to provide open space and to reserve land for recreation purposes. Land designated as REC is designed to ensure that open space and recreation uses are located in appropriate areas and to protect incompatible uses from encroaching upon each other.

B.    This district is designed to implement the R, recreation land use category of the city’s general plan. (Ord. 270 (part), 1984)

17.39.020 Uses permitted.

Permitted uses in the REC district are:

A.    Dwelling, single-family;

B.    Accepted farming practices;

C.    Accepted ranching practices;

D.    Transitional housing or supportive housing within a permitted single-family dwelling. These uses are considered residential uses subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in this same zone. (Ord. 469 (part), 2015; Ord. 270 (part), 1984)

17.39.030 Uses subject to site plan review.

In the REC district, the following uses are subject to site plan review:

A.    Playground, public;

B.    Park, private;

C.    Park, public;

D.    Playground, private;

E.    Riding academy;

F.    Athletic, health club;

G.    Equestrian center;

H.    Fishing club;

I.    Hunting club;

J.    Golf courses, private;

K.    Golf courses, public;

L.    All uses deemed by the planning commission to be similar to those that are listed. (Ord. 323 §27, 1992; Ord. 270 (part), 1984)

17.39.040 Uses subject to a conditional use permit.

In the REC district the following uses are subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit:

A.    Bowling alley;

B.    Golf course, miniature;

C.    Places of entertainment;

D.    Places of amusement;

E.    Race tracks;

F.    Amusement center;

G.    Driving range;

H.    Waterslide;

I.    Campground;

J.    Hotel, motel, lodge;

K.    Museum;

L.    Church;

M.    All other forms of recreation;

N.    Multiple family dwelling;

O.    Recreational vehicle park;

P.    All uses deemed by the planning commission to be similar to those that are listed. (Ord. 323 §28, 1992; Ord. 270 (part), 1984)

17.39.050 Temporary uses permitted.

The following are uses permitted for a period not to exceed eighteen months or the duration of a permit whichever is shorter:

A.    Temporary subdivision directional signs;

B.    Model homes, temporary real estate office;

C.    Continued use of an existing building during construction of a new building on the same site;

D.    Temporary contractor’s office used on the construction site;

E.    The use of a travel trailer or single-wide mobilehome. (Ord. 270 (part), 1984)

17.39.060 Accessory uses permitted.

The normal accessory uses consistent with the definition in this title and any of the following customary uses and structures are permitted:

A.    Residential garage and/or carport;

B.    Swimming pool not located closer than five feet from any property line or within the front setback line;

C.    Fences and walls, except retaining walls, shall not exceed six feet in height, except in the front setback area where the maximum allowed is three feet, and thirty inches in the vision clearance zone;

D.    Retaining walls constructed within building setbacks shall not have exposed surfaces that exceed four feet in height, except:

1.    A series of retaining walls, none of which individually exceed four feet in height, may be used, provided each successive wall is set back or stepped at least one foot for each one foot of height for that wall; and

2.    Within the vision clearance zone, on upsloping lots, a single retaining wall shall be permitted that does not exceed thirty inches in height. Successive or stepped retaining walls shall not be permitted in the vision clearance zone on upsloping lots;

3.    Within side and rear building setbacks that are not adjacent to a street or right-of-way, a retaining wall that faces in toward the subject property may be allowed that is up to eight feet in height;

4.    A retaining wall may be allowed that is up to eight feet in height, provided the wall is being used to retain the existing grade or slope of the site. Cut and fill shall be limited to that which is necessary for construction and upon completion, the location of the top and bottom of the wall shall be substantially similar to the top and toe of the pre-construction slope;

E.    Home occupations in compliance with Section 17.06.060;

F.    Signs in compliance with Chapter 15.12;

G.    Granny flat. (Ord. 409 §7, 2004; Ord. 405 §7, 2003; Ord. 275 §4(part), 1985; Ord. 270 (part), 1984)

17.39.070 Site development standards.

Site development standards in the REC district are as follows:

A.    Minimum lot area for new lots, five thousand square feet;

B.    Building coverage, no requirement;

C.    Maximum building height, thirty-five feet;

D.    Lot width, no requirement;

E.    Lot depth, no requirement;

F.    Minimum building setbacks, as required by permit;

G.    Minimum setback between a barn, paddock, corral, pen or other structure housing, livestock or fowl and any property line, forty-five feet. (Ord. 323 §29, 1992; Ord. 270 (part), 1984)