The intent of this district is to provide for major public and quasi-public uses outside of other districts. Not all public and quasi-public uses need be classified PLI. Some may fit within another district; however, the larger areas should be distinguished PLI.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
All permitted uses in this district shall undergo a zoning review during the building permit process. The required submittal for that can be found on the town website or at Town Hall. Permitted uses in the PLI district are:
A. 
Accessory uses.
B. 
Communications tower that is beneath sixty feet from the ground elevation.
C. 
Day and youth camps.
D. 
Government owned outdoor storage.
E. 
Government buildings.
F. 
Museums, zoos, historic, and culture exhibits.
G. 
Public and nonprofit quasi-public institutions.
H. 
Public fallout shelters.
I. 
Publicly owned land used for parks, playgrounds, and open space.
J. 
Temporary buildings for and during construction only.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
There are no yard requirements in the PLI district except when a lot is adjacent to another district. The yards then shall be the same as the adjacent district.
No accessory building shall be erected within ten feet of any principal building unless a variance is granted by the town of West Yellowstone.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
When a lot faces more than one street and front yard setbacks have been established on both streets, corner lot setbacks shall be at least as great as the minimum front yard setback established for the district. If the lot is completely in one district then both sides of a corner lot shall conform to the front setback in that district.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
Every part of a required yard or court shall be open and unobstructed by any building or structure from its lowest point upward except as follows:
A. 
Architectural features that include cornices, chimneys, canopies, eaves, balconies, or other similar features may extend into a required yard space not more than three feet.
B. 
Open, unwalled, uncovered steps and entrance landings may extend into a required yard space not more than five feet.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
Maximum building height in this district shall be forty feet. All elements of a structure shall be at or below the maximum height in the district, unless it is an architectural feature, as defined in Chapter 17.04, which may extend to six feet above the maximum height.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
On corner lots on streets in all districts, no fence, wall, or planting in excess of four feet above the street centerline grade is permitted within the area defined as follows: beginning at the intersection of the physical roadway twenty feet along each roadway, except when traffic control signals are installed.
At the intersection of each driveway or alley with a street, no fence, wall, or planting in excess of four feet above the street centerline grade is permitted fifteen feet on each side of the physical intersection of the driveway or alley with the street.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
Government outdoor storage shall fence the storage area with a solid fence at least six feet high, sufficient to enclose the stored materials from public view from outside the enclosure. No stored material may be placed in the front setback that abuts a street of a corner lot.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
A. 
Fences, walls, and hedges in any district may be located on lot lines provided such fences, walls, and hedges do not exceed eight feet in height, measured from the adjacent ground elevation. Fences, walls, and hedges exceeding eight feet in height, measured from the ground elevation, shall be subject to the minimum yard requirements of the district in which they are located unless a variance is granted by the town of West Yellowstone.
B. 
No fences, walls, and hedges shall exceed four feet in any front yard as defined in this title.
C. 
No barbed wire or other sharp fencing materials and no electrically charged fence shall be erected or maintained in any district created by this title.
D. 
In case of a fence erected on top of a retaining wall, the height shall be measured from the grade of the high side of the wall.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)