Chapter 17.16
REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC AND CIVIC USES OR "PCU" ZONING DISTRICT

Sections:

17.16.010    Purpose.

17.16.020    Uses permitted.

17.16.030    Uses permitted subject to the issuance of a zoning permit.

17.16.040    Uses permitted subject to the issuance of a use permit.

17.16.050    Development standards.

17.16.060    General plan consistency report.

17.16.010 Purpose.

To establish areas for public buildings and facilities. (Ord. 796 Att. A(part), 1999)

17.16.020 Uses permitted.

A.    Public buildings.

B.    Public libraries.

C.    City, county, and state offices.

D.    Fire and police stations.

E.    Public schools.

F.    Public corporation and maintenance yards.

G.    Other public uses similar in character to those uses listed above.

H.    Courthouses.

I.    Fairgrounds. (Ord. 796 Att. A(part), 1999)

17.16.030 Uses permitted subject to the issuance of a zoning permit.

A.    Wireless facility minor modification, collocation, small wireless facility subject to the regulations set forth in Chapter 17.41. (Ord. 923 §26, 2019)

17.16.040 Uses permitted subject to the issuance of a use permit.

A.    Wireless facility, wireless facility substantial modification subject to the regulations set forth in Chapter 17.41. (Ord. 923 §27, 2019)

17.16.050 Development standards.*

A.    Minimum Lot Sizes.

1.    Eight thousand square feet for an interior lot.

2.    Eight thousand five hundred square feet for a corner lot.

B.    Minimum Average Lot Width.

1.    Interior lots: eighty feet.

2.    Corner lots: eighty-five feet.

C.    Maximum Length to Width Ratio. Three to one.

D.    Maximum Lot Coverage.

1.    One story structure: sixty percent.

2.    Two story structure: fifty percent.

E.    Maximum Floor Area Ratio: .35.

F.    Minimum Yards.

1.    Front yard: ten feet.

2.    Rear yard: ten feet.

3.    Side yard: zero feet, or ten feet from a lot line when contiguous to any residential district.

G.    Maximum Height.

1.    Principal structure: two stories or thirty-five feet.

2.    Accessory structures: fifteen feet.

H.    Parking. See Chapter 17.23.

I.    Signs. See sign ordinance. (Ord. 796 Att. A(part), 1999. Formerly 17.16.030)

*    Code reviser’s note: Ordinance 923 adds a new Section 17.16.030. This section, previously numbered 17.16.030, has been editorially renumbered as 17.16.050 to accommodate that addition.

17.16.060 General plan consistency report.*

Prior to development, all uses allowed in the PCU district shall comply with the general plan consistency report requirements set forth in the California Government Code. (Ord. 796 Att. A(part), 1999. Formerly 17.16.040)

*    Code reviser’s note: Ordinance 923 added a new Section 17.16.040. This section, previously numbered 17.16.040, has been editorially renumbered as 17.16.060 to accommodate that addition.