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).