18.65.050 “P” Public Overlay Zoning District.
(A) Purpose. The principal purpose of the “P” Public Overlay Zoning District is to allow those government activities which are necessary to serve the public in particular locations of the City, and to distinguish them from private uses. The “P” Public Overlay Zoning District is to provide an overlay designation superimposed over existing zoning districts for those lands held in public ownership by local, state, and federal agencies within the City limits. It is intended that each public use conform to the development standards required for all other uses permitted within the underlying zoning district.
(B) General Provisions.
(1) The “P” Public Overlay Zoning District shall not apply to publicly owned land leased to private concerns for use other than by a political subdivision nor shall this district apply to privately owned land which is leased to a government agency.
(2) In the event that a government agency disposes of its property for which a Public Overlay Zoning District has been granted, such designation shall automatically expire, and the underlying zoning classification shall remain in effect.
(C) Permitted Principal Uses.
(1) Open space, parks, fine arts center, convention center, and public recreational facilities.
(2) Public schools and playgrounds.
(3) Governmental office buildings and grounds, including service and maintenance facilities.
(4) Such public facilities as hospitals, libraries, museums and similar public facilities.
(5) Municipal water production and storage facilities; municipal sewage treatment plants; municipal facilities for the collection, transfer, and disposal of solid wastes.
(6) Public safety and law enforcement facilities.
(D) Permitted Accessory Uses.
(1) Wall-mounted and concealed/disguised personal wireless communication facilities, in accordance with Chapter 18.95 SLCC, are permitted as an accessory use for a legally established nonresidential principal use. Wall strapping of a personal wireless communications facility is not permitted.
(2) Roof-mounted personal wireless communication facilities are permitted on a publicly owned nonresidential building.
(3) The use of lattice tower structures for any personal wireless communication facility is not permitted.
(E) Property Development Standards. To meet the purpose of the “P” Public Overlay Zoning District, all uses shall meet the minimum development standards as specified by this title for the underlying zoning district or districts in which they are located.
(F) Procedure. An application for the “P” Public Overlay Zoning District shall only be made by an agency of the local, state, or federal government, in accordance with the procedures established in this title. (Ord. 312 § 2(13.4), passed 4-11-2012. Code 2012 § 152.199.)