Chapter 17.32
PUBLIC FACILITIES DISTRICT

Sections:

17.32.010    Regulations generally.

17.32.020    Permitted uses.

17.32.030    Conditional uses.

17.32.040    Prohibited uses.

17.32.050    Use conditions and standards.

17.32.010 Regulations generally.

The P-F public facilities district is reserved for the construction, use and occupancy of governmental, public utility and educational buildings and facilities, and other uses compatible with the semipublic character of the district. (Ord. 657 § 4 (Exh. M), 2023)

17.32.020 Permitted uses.

The following uses shall be permitted in the P-F districts:

A.    Buildings and facilities owned, leased or operated (whether in a governmental or proprietary capacity) by the city, the county, the state, or the federal government, any public school district or any other public district within the city.

B.    Emergency shelters and low-barrier navigation centers for the homeless pursuant to Chapter 17.82.

C.    Housing developments in conformance with Government Code Section 65913.16.

D.    On properties owned or occupied by a religious institution or school use, up to four accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and/or junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs) per lot. (Ord. 677 § 3 (Exh. B), 2024; Ord. 657 § 4 (Exh. M), 2023)

17.32.030 Conditional uses.

The following uses shall be permitted subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit:

A.    Public service buildings and accessory uses;

B.    Public utility buildings and service facilities;

C.    Electric distribution substations;

D.    Church, convent, monastery, parsonage or nunnery;

E.    Private or public golf course;

F.    Schools, public and private;

G.    Privately-operated concessions leased or permitted by a governmental agency on its property;

H.    Other uses which are compatible with the semipublic character of the district. (Ord. 657 § 4 (Exh. M), 2023)

17.32.040 Prohibited uses.

The following uses shall be prohibited:

A.    Storage or parking of commercial or industrial vehicles, except for the purpose of loading or unloading;

B.    Storage of materials, supplies or equipment for commercial or industrial purposes. (Ord. 657 § 4 (Exh. M), 2023)

17.32.050 Use conditions and standards.

Each use, and incidental or accessory use, permitted shall comply with the following standards and conditions notwithstanding any of the provisions of this title.

A.    A minimum of fifteen percent of each lot shall be devoted to landscape area.

B.    The minimum front yard, side yards and rear yard required in this district shall be equal to those required in the most restrictive abutting zoning district. Except where property in this district abuts property in any other district, the minimum yard required shall be the same as that required along the same property line in the abutting district.

C.    The maximum structural coverage shall not exceed the maximum structural coverage in the most restrictive zoning district abutting the property. (Ord. 657 § 4 (Exh. M), 2023)