Title 19 ZONING
Chapter 19.27 PU PUBLIC USE ZONE
19.27.010 Established.
19.27.020 Purpose.
19.27.030 Setbacks.
19.27.040 Height limits.
19.27.010 Established.
A PU public use zone is established with standards and regulations by
which certain land uses may be permitted therein. (Ord. 1000 § A(part),
1995).
19.27.020 Purpose.
The purpose for a public use zone is to provide regulations for public and
quasi-public uses such as parks, public buildings, public utility sites, and
quasi-public lands such as the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds. (Ord. 1000
§ A(part), 1995).
19.27.030 Setbacks.
A. Buildings in a public use zone shall be set back a minimum of twenty
feet from the street property line and ten feet from any other property
line.
B. Water and wastewater treatment facilities are subject to the
setbacks for the I-1 zone. (Ord. 1000 § A(part), 1995).
19.27.040 Height limits.
A. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, buildings shall not
exceed a height of thirty feet unless approved by a conditional use permit. The
design review board may extend the height limit to forty feet for buildings not
requiring a conditional use permit in the following circumstances.
1. That
adequate public notice has been provided;
2. The design review board must
find that the increased height is necessary to the design; and
3. The height
is consistent with other structures in the surrounding area.
B. Water and
wastewater treatment facilities are subject to the height limits for the I-1
zone.
C. Existing utility structures may be replaced at a height equal to or
less than the previously existing height. (Ord. 1129 § B(part), 2002: Ord.
1000 § A(part), 1995).
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