This district is intended to provide for permanent open spaces
in areas of the community which exhibit significant vegetation or
wildlife, wetlands, bodies of water or water courses, mineral resources,
scenic qualities or recreation potential, and which are designated
as open space, school or college sites or as agriculture by the general
plan. This district is further intended to be applied to lands within
the city which are subject to an agricultural land conservation contract
under provisions of the Williamson Act.
(Prior code § 173.01)
The following uses shall be permitted in the RCO district:
A. Raising
of field crops, fruit and nut trees, vines, vegetables and horticultural
specialties, and the raising of livestock, and rangelands;
B. Flood
control channels; water pumping stations and reservoirs; irrigation
ditches and canals; settling and water conservation recharge basins;
drainage ponds; and streets and roads necessary for access to permitted
uses;
C. Other uses which are added to this list by the planning commission according to the procedure set forth in Section
17.16.020.
(Prior code § 173.02)
Administrative approval is required for the following uses:
A. Incidental and accessory structures and uses as defined in Section
17.04.080, located the same site as use permitted by administrative approval or conditional use.
B. Other uses which are added to this list according to the procedure in Section
17.16.020.
(Prior code § 173.03)
The following uses may be permitted in accordance with Chapter
17.112:
A. Recreation
areas, parks, playgrounds, wildlife preserves, and such buildings,
structures and facilities as are appropriately related thereto;
B. Elementary,
junior high and high school sites and college sites;
C. Expansion, remodeling or additions to a conditional use that are not considered an incidental or accessory use as defined in Section
17.04.080;
D. Other uses which are added to this list according to the procedure in Section
17.16.020;
E. Excavations according to the requirements of Chapter
17.88;
F. Public
and quasi-public utility and service structures and facilities, such
as communications equipment buildings, electric distribution substations,
electric transmission substations, electric generation and cogeneration
plants and facilities, gas regulator stations, pumping stations, public
utility service yards, corporation yards, railroad right-of-way and
stations, water and wastewater treatment storage and disposal facilities,
reservoirs and storage tanks.
(Prior code § 173.04; Ord. 99-182 § 1)
All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapter
17.16.
(Prior code § 173.06)