Chapter 9.36

OPEN SPACE, PARKS, AND RECREATION (O) ZONE

Sections:

9.36.010 Purpose and application. 9.36.020 Permitted uses. 9.36.030 Lot area. 9.36.040 Lot dimensions. 9.36.050 Coverage. 9.36.060 Building setback areas. 9.36.070 Distance between structures. 9.36.080 Height of structures. 9.36.090 Driveways. 9.36.100 Other setback standards. 9.36.110 Off-street parking. 9.36.120 Usable open space. 9.36.130 Landscaping. 9.36.140 Screening, fences, and walls. 9.36.150 Signs. 9.36.160 General provisions and standards.

This chapter shall apply to all land within the Open Space, Parks, and Recreation (O) zone district. This zone is intended primarily for application to those areas of Avenal where it is necessary and desirable to provide permanent open spaces, whether public or private, which are necessary to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the people; provide active and passive recreation; provide spaces for the location and preservation of public facilities such as parks, playgrounds and other public uses or private uses of a similar nature; and, reserve, in a substantially undeveloped state, the areas planned for future urban use.

Uses shall be permitted or not permitted, conditionally permitted, administratively permitted, or temporarily permitted as prescribed in the land use table in Section 9.08.030.

There are no minimum lot dimensions.

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The maximum coverage of a lot shall be determined by the combined building setback area requirements, accessory structure limitations, open space requirements, and off-street parking requirements.

• A. No structure shall be placed within a building setback area.

• B. The front building setback area shall be a minimum of 25 feet, except as modified by (F.).

• C. There is no rear building setback area.

• D. There is no interior side building setback.

• E. There is no street-side building setback, except as modified by (F.).

• F. The minimum setback shall be 55 feet from the legal centerline of any existing or proposed local street or minor collector, 70 feet from the legal centerline of any existing or proposed secondary highway or major collector street, or 80 feet from the legal centerline of any existing or proposed primary highway or arterial street.

The minimum distance between structures shall be 10 feet, unless a greater distance is required by the building code.

The maximum structure height shall be 30 feet, except that a height up to 100 feet may be permitted in accordance with Chapter 9.60 Conditional Use Permits.

Driveways should be minimized to protect the maximum amount of open space. Driveways shall be the minimum width and length necessary to support the use, as determined by the Director.

Mechanical equipment shall be located a minimum of five (5) feet from every lot line, except the setback shall be a minimum of 25 feet from a lot line abutting a residential or commercial zone.

• A. Off-street parking and off-street loading facilities shall be provided on the site for each use as prescribed in Chapter 9.54.

aaa. No parking spaces shall be provided within any front, side, or rear building setback area.

Areas around buildings and parking areas that have been disturbed from their natural state shall be landscaped with natural landscape plants and materials that blend in with the natural environment on the site.

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• A. A minimum six-foot-tall solid wood or masonry fence shall be provided along any lot line that abuts any residential zoned property to separate the site development from the adjoining residential district. A three-foot wall shall be permitted in the front yard area.

• B. The outdoor storage of equipment or materials shall be screened from view from any adjoining public right-of-way with a seven-foot-tall solid fence, wall, or chain-link fence with slats and landscaping.

• C. Fences and walls shall be provided on the site for each use in accordance with Sections 9.50.110 and 9.50.120.

Signs placed in the OS zone shall be subject to the requirements and standards prescribed in Chapter 9.56.

Structures and the use of structures or land shall be subject to the requirements and standards prescribed in Chapter 9.50.

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