[Ord. 1359, 1/30/1992, Section 2]
In this district, public and/or private entities may use land only and may erect, alter or enlarge structures only for the following uses, which shall be open to the public:
a. 
Parks and recreational facilities, including picnic areas and shelters; playgrounds and play equipment; swimming facilities; baseball, football, soccer and other playing fields; tennis and basketball courts; golf courses and driving ranges; bicycle paths or trails; amphitheaters; nature preserves; wildlife sanctuaries; arboretums; memorial parks (except cemeteries); public gardens; and food service uses compatible with above uses.
b. 
Accessory use (as prescribed in Part B of this chapter).
c. 
Required off-street parking (as prescribed in Part H of this chapter), except as modified in this section.
d. 
Signs (as prescribed in Chapter XV of the Codification).
[Ord. 1359, 1/30/1992, Section 3]
Each lot in this district shall comply with the following minimum requirements, except as otherwise provided:
a. 
Lot Area. All permitted uses: No minimum lot area.
b. 
Lot Width. Sufficient to provide side yard setbacks.
c. 
Front Yard Depth.
(1) 
When facing a District other than PARK or PA: same requirement as the front yard in the District faced. On a corner lot, the setback of the other yard abutting a street, which is not designated as the front yard, shall be 10 feet if the building height is 20 feet or less. For each additional one foot of building height in excess of 20 feet, the setback shall be increased by 1-1/2 feet.
(2) 
When facing a PARK or PA District: 20 feet.
d. 
Side Yard Depth.
(1) 
When facing a District other than PARK or PA: same requirement as the side yard requirement for non-dwellings in the district faced.
(2) 
When facing a PARK or PA District: no requirement.
e. 
Rear Yard Depth.
(1) 
When facing a District other than PARK or PA: same requirement as the rear yard in the district faced.
(2) 
When facing a PARK or PA District: no requirement.
f. 
Play equipment at parks or recreational facilities shall be exempt from side- and rear-yard setback requirements. Play equipment located closer to a side or rear property line than the required side- or rear-yard setback of the abutting zoning district shall be screened in accordance with the buffer yard requirements, set forth in Section 1308 of this chapter.
[Ord. 1359, 1/30/1992, Section 4]
The maximum height of structures permitted in the PARK zone shall be two stories, not to exceed 25 feet.
[Ord. 1359, 1/30/1992, Section 7]
In the PARK District, lot coverage with impervious surfaces may not exceed the following:
Swimming pools and related facilities: 50%
All other uses: 20%
[Ord. 1359, 1/30/1992, Section 8]
Park and recreational facility uses which are located in the PARK zoning district may provide all or part of the required parking on another lot in accordance with the following standards:
a. 
All lots used for off-site parking shall be within 150 feet of the use for which the off-site parking is intended and permitted to serve. The distance between lots shall be measured as the closest point between lot lines.
b. 
All lots providing off-site parking shall be and shall remain in the same possession and ownership as the lot containing the use the off-site parking is intended to serve. On approval of the application for the special exception, the owner shall execute and record, in the Office of Recorder of Deeds of Centre County, an appropriate covenant applicable to both lots, the form and content thereof to be approved by the Planning Department prior to recording.
c. 
The total number of parking spaces provided both on- and off-site shall not be less than the total number required by the Zoning Ordinance for the use served.
d. 
Only one off-site lot may be used to provide all or part of the required parking for all the uses on any other lot.
e. 
All off-site parking lots shall be developed in compliance with Part H of this chapter, except as specified herein:
(1) 
Setbacks. Side- and rear-yard setbacks, when abutting R-1- or R-2-zoned land, shall be a minimum of 20 feet in depth; when abutting other residential zoning districts, such setbacks may be reduced to 10 feet in depth. Off-site parking areas are prohibited from front yards.
(2) 
Buffer Yards. Buffer yards, as specified herein, are required when an off-site parking lot is located on a site adjacent to an R-1, R-2, R-3 or R-3B District:
The entire length of all perimeter lot lines not abutting public rights-of-way shall contain a continuous view-restrictive screen at least six feet in height, designed to obscure the view of buildings and parking areas from residentially zoned districts. When abutting R-1- or R-2-zoned land, such screen shall be a minimum of 10 feet in depth; when abutting other residential zoning districts, such screen may be reduced to five feet in depth.
The screen's length shall be comprised of trees, shrubs or a combination thereof. A minimum of 50% of the screen's length shall be of evergreen plant material. A minimum of two canopy trees shall be planted for each 100 feet of perimeter length. All plant material shall be six feet in height at time of planting and placed to provide view restriction. Walls, earth mounds and fences, or a combination thereof, may be included with the plant material to complement and provide variety to the screen but may not be exclusively used for screening. Special consideration shall be given to form, color, texture, density, growth habits and maintenance requirements. Grass or other living ground cover shall be planted, mulched and maintained on all portions of the landscaped screen not occupied by other landscaped material. All required plant material which dies shall be replaced.
[Ord. 1359, 1/30/1992, Section 9; amended by Ord. 1637, 10/5/2000, Section 3]
All lighting installations for outdoor play areas and courts shall comply with Part K of this chapter. Hours of light illumination at play areas and courts shall be specified by Council on a case-by-case basis.