[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.
[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.
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 5]
[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.
