Section 9102.09 — Public Facilities, Open Space, and Rail Right-of-Way Zones

A.

Purpose. These zones are established to provide for areas designated public facilities, open spaces, and railroad facilities in the City.

B.

PF - Public Facility Zone. The PF zone is intended to accommodate public, semi-public, and institutional uses, including but not limited to offices and facilities used by federal, state, and local government; special districts; public schools; hospitals; colleges and universities; rail stations and railroad rights-of-way; and other public agencies and public utilities. This zone implements the General Plan Public/Institutional designations.

C.

OS-OR - Open Space - Outdoor Recreation Zone. The OS-OR zone is intended to provide areas to be used for active and passive recreational activities, such as parks, golf courses, trails, and the Los Angeles County Arboretum. This zone implements the General Plan Open Space-Outdoor Recreation designation.

D.

OS-RP - Open Space - Resources Protection Zone. The OS-RP zone is intended to identify areas to be used for detention basins, conservation, view shed management areas, sensitive habitat areas, groundwater recharge basins, hillside areas, and special management or regulation because of unusual environmental conditions such as earthquake fault zones, steep slopes, flood zones, high-risk fire areas, and areas required for the protection of water quality. This zone implements the General Plan Open Space- Resource Protection designation.

E.

RR-Rail Right-of-Way Zone. The RR zone applies to that portion of land within railroad rights-of-way, including related structures and uses. The RR zone allows a continuance of railroad transportation facilities and open space uses above or adjacent to railroad rights-of-way.

A.

Table 2-13 (Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements for Special Purpose Zones) establishes the land use regulations for Special Purpose zones and any permits required to establish the use, pursuant to Division 7 (Permit Processing Procedures). The regulations for each zone are established by letter designations as follows:

"P" represents permitted (allowed) uses.

"A" represents accessory uses.

"M" designates uses that require the approval of a Minor Use Permit subject to requirements of Section 9107.09 (Conditional Use Permits and Minor Use Permits) of this Development Code.

"C" designates uses that require the approval of a Conditional Use Permit subject to requirements of Section 9107.09 (Conditional Use Permits and Minor Use Permits) of this Development Code.

"-" designates uses that are not permitted.

B.

Director Determination. Land uses are defined in Division 9 (Definitions). In cases where a specific land use or activity is not defined, the Director shall assign the land use or activity to a classification substantially similar in character. Land uses not listed in the table or not found to be substantially similar to the land uses below are prohibited.

C.

Specific Use Regulations. Where the last column in Table 2-13 (Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements for Special Purpose Zones) includes a Section, Subsection, or Division number, the regulations in the referenced Section, Subsection, or Division shall apply to the use.

Table 2-13 Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements for Special Purpose Zones P Permitted by Right A Permitted as an Accessory Use M Minor Use Permit C Conditional Use Permit — Not Allowed

A.

General. New land uses and structures, and alterations to existing land uses and structures, shall be designed, constructed, and/or established in compliance with the requirements in Table 2-13 and Table 2- 14 and the development standards in Division 3 (Regulations Applicable to All Zones). Additional regulations are denoted in the right hand column of Table 2-14.

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Additional height may be allowed through the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit pursuant to Section 9107.09 (Conditional Use Permits and Minor Use Permits).

Structures erected or modified to accommodate the land use activities listed in Division 2 (Zones, Allowable Uses, and Development Standards) shall require the approval of a Site Plan and Design Review subject to the requirements of Section 9107.19 (Site Plan and Design Review) of this Development Code.

In addition to the requirements contained in this Section 9102.09 (Public Facilities, Open Space, and Rail Right-of-Way Zones), regulations contained in the following Divisions may apply to development in PF, OS- OR, OS-RP, and RR zones.