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Chapter 7.70

(PL) PUBLIC LAND ZONE 

7.70.010 Purpose.  The land designated as Public Land (PL) provides appropriate locations for the provision of public services.  

7.70.020 Permitted Uses.  In the PL Zone, all uses except minor impact utilities are subject to site development review, Chapter 7.120, Site Development Review.  Only the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted: 

A. Fire Station; 

B. Police Station; 

C. Public Library; 

D. Public School;

E. Municipal utilities including major impact municipal utilities; 

F.  Minor impact utilities; 

E.  Public parks; 

F.   Government administrative offices including City Hall; 

G.  Emergency medical facility; 

H.   U. S. Post Office. 

7.70.030 Conditional uses.  The following uses and their accessory uses may be permitted when authorized by the Planning Commission in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 7.130, Conditional Use, other relevant sections of this Ordinance and any conditions imposed by the Planning Commission: 

A.  Public parking structure or lot as a primary use; 

B.  Major impact utilities other than municipal utilities; 

C.  Cell towers, where lease is approved by the City Council, subject to Chapter 7.108. 

D.  Government facilities other than administrative offices. 

7.70.040 Development Standards.  

A.  The minimum lot size shall be as required to satisfy the standards of applicable ordinances.  

B. The minimum lot width shall be as required to satisfy the standards of applicable ordinances.  

C. The minimum lot depth shall be as required to satisfy the standards of applicable ordinances. 

D. Except for government administrative offices, any structure built in the Public Land zone shall be setback at least 20 feet from any property line.  

E.  For government administrative offices, the minimum setback requirements are as follows: 

1.  There is no minimum front setback; 

2.   On corner lots, the minimum setback for the side facing the street shall be ten (10) feet; 

3.   No additional side or rear setback shall be required except twenty (20) feet screened and buffered in accordance with Chapter 7.96 shall be required where abutting a residential zoning district; 

F.  No building height in the Public Land (PL) zoning district shall exceed twenty-four (24) feet.  “Building Height” means the vertical distance from the "building grade" to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof, or to the deck line of a mansard roof, or the average height of the highest gable of a pitch or hip roof.  (See requirements given in the Oregon State Building Code.) [Amended by Ordinance No. 03-589-O 9/18/03]

G.  Landscaping shall be in accordance with Chapter 7.96. All outside storage areas require buffering and screening as defined in Chapter 7.96. 

H.  Parking shall be in accordance with Chapter 7.100. 

I.  Signs shall be in accordance with Chapter 7.102. 

J.  Additional requirements shall include any applicable section of this Ordinance.

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