The following buildings and uses are permitted in this district as indicated subject to the provisions, additional restrictions and exceptions specified in this code.
P = Permitted Use; |
D = Discretionary Use Permit Required; |
N = Not Allowed; |
* Permitted subject to cited code standards. |
The land uses listed in Table 3.2.710 are permitted subject to Site Plan Review approval and the provisions of this section.
Table 3.2.710 Permitted Uses | PLO District | Applicable Code Standards |
|---|---|---|
Land Use | ||
Education | ||
Colleges | P* | SDC 3.2.720 |
High schools | P* | SDC 3.2.720 |
Private/public elementary and middle schools | P* | SDC 3.2.720 |
Government | ||
Administrative offices | P* | SDC 3.2.720 |
Courts | P* | SDC 3.2.720 |
Fire stations | D | SDC 3.2.720 |
Justice center, a building, including, but not limited to: a police station, courts, administrative offices and a jail | D | SDC 3.2.720 |
Libraries | P* | SDC 3.2.720 |
Museums | P* | SDC 3.2.720 |
Neighborhood and community centers | P* | SDC 3.2.720 |
Performing arts centers | P* | SDC 3.2.720 |
Plazas and other sites of public interest | P* | SDC 3.2.720 |
Police satellite facilities | D | SDC 3.2.720 |
Post offices | P* | SDC 3.2.720 |
Public transit facilities | D | SDC 3.2.720 |
Senior/adult activity centers | P* | SDC 3.2.720 |
Sports complexes/stadiums | D | SDC 3.2.720 |
Wellness center | P* | SDC 3.2.720 |
Parks and Open Spaces | ||
Community parks | P* | SDC 3.2.720 |
Linear park | P | |
Neighborhood parks | P | |
Private areas of greater than 1 acre reserved for open space as part of a cluster or hillside development | P | |
Publicly and privately owned golf courses and cemeteries | D | |
Regional parks | P* | SDC 3.2.720 |
R.V. parks and campgrounds outside of a regional park and without sanitary sewer service as a temporary use subject to termination when within 1,000 feet of sanitary sewer | D | |
R.V. parks and campgrounds within a regional park | P* | SDC 3.2.720 |
Residential | ||
Conversion from commercial to residential | (SDC 4.7.215) | |
Income-qualified housing | (SDC 4.7.370 and 4.7.405) | |
Other | ||
Agricultural cultivation of vacant land | P | |
Child care centers | P* | SDC 4.7.340 |
Eating and drinking establishments as a secondary use primarily serving the development area | P | |
Heliports and helistops | D | |
High impact public facilities | P* | SDC 4.7.160 |
Low impact public facilities | P | |
Maintenance and security residences, excluding manufactured dwellings | D | |
Mortuaries and chapels associated with cemeteries | D | |
Outdoor storage yards as a secondary use | P* | SDC 4.4.110 |
Parking structures as a secondary use | P* | SDC 3.2.720 |
Wireless telecommunications system (WTS) Facilities | (SDC 4.3.145) |
(6412; Ord. No. 6482, 7/1/2024)
The following base zone development standards are established. The base zone development standards of this section and any other additional provisions, restrictions or exceptions specified in this code shall apply.
Development Standard | PLO Zoning District Requirement |
|---|---|
Minimum Lot/parcel Size | None |
Lot/parcel Coverage and Planting Standard | Parking, driveways and structures shall not exceed 65 percent of the development area. At least 25% of the development area shall be landscaped. EXCEPTION: In the Downtown Exception Area, there shall be no minimum lot coverage standards and no minimum planted area, except for parking lots (6). |
Landscaped Setbacks (1), (2), (3) and (4) | |
Street Setback | 15 feet (6) |
Residential Property Line | 20 feet (6) |
Parking and Driveway | 5 feet |
Maximum Building Height(5) | None, unless abutting a residential district |
PLO District abuts Residential District | When a PLO District abuts a residential district, the maximum building height shall be defined as the height standard of the applicable residential district for a distance of 50 feet measured from the boundary of the adjacent residential zoning district. Beyond the 50-foot measurement, there is no building height limitation. |
(1) | Where an easement is larger than the required setback standard, no building or above grade structure, except a fence, shall be built upon or over that easement. |
(2) | Required setbacks are measured from the special street setback in SDC 4.2.105(N), where applicable. |
(3) | Structural extensions may extend into any 5-foot or larger setback area by not more than 2 feet. |
(4) | In the Downtown Exception Area, there are no minimum setbacks for administrative offices and other public uses listed under SDC 3.2.710. |
(5) | Incidental equipment may exceed the height standards. |
(6) | In the Downtown Exception Area, there shall be no minimum planted area except for parking lots as specified elsewhere in this code. |
(6238; 6412)
(A)
Primary access must be on arterial or collector streets except as provided or exempted elsewhere in SDC 3.2.700.
(B)
Stadiums, swimming pools and other major noise generators must be located at least 30 feet from residential property lines and must be screened by a noise attenuating barrier.
(C)
Community and regional parks must comply with the standards specified below:
(1)
Primary access must be on arterial or collector streets unless specified or exempted elsewhere in this section.
(2)
Stadiums, swimming pools and other major noise generators within parks must be located at least 30 feet from residential property lines and screened by a noise attenuating barrier.
(3)
Community and regional parks must be designated on a Park Facilities Plan adopted by the City, or be approved in accordance with Type 3 review procedure (Discretionary Use).
(4)
A Traffic Impact Study must be prepared by a Traffic Engineer and approved by the City Engineer.
(D)
For all special uses, a Traffic Impact Study must be prepared as specified in SDC 4.2.105(B).
(E)
R.V. parks and campgrounds within regional parks must comply with the standards specified in SDC 4.7.220(B).
(F)
Private/public elementary and middle schools must meet the standards specified in SDC 4.7.195.
(G)
Wellness centers must comply with the standards specified below:
(1)
The building is owned by a public agency.
(2)
The center is secondary to a primary public community recreation center on the same development site. The square footage that is dedicated to non-public, wellness-related uses may not exceed 50 percent of the combined total area (within the center and within the primary recreation facility) that is dedicated to public, recreation-related uses.
(H)
Pedestrian amenities for public buildings in mixed use designations must comply with the standards in SDC 3.2.625(G).
(Ord. No. 6482, 7/1/2024)