Brawley Municipal Code Art. VII Recreational District

Zone R (Recreational) is intended for use in areas where public and private recreational facilities may be established. The zone is designed to permit uses offering entertainment, amusement and various leisure time activities in an atmosphere conducive to relaxation.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

(a) Permitted uses (uses permitted by right) in the recreational zoning district are primarily recreational, but may include uses which are accessory to the recreational use, such as commercial operations and other uses clearly recognized as necessary to the primary recreational use.

(b) Certain uses may not be suitable in every location within the recreational district and therefore require planning director or planning commission discretionary review through the conditional use permit process described in section 27.272 of this zoning ordinance, table 27.101, Uses by Recreational District, lists those uses that are:

1. Permitted by right;

2. Permitted as accessory to the recreational use;

3. Permitted as conditional uses; and

4. Prohibited in the recreational zoning district.

(c) The planning commission may also permit other uses similar to the uses permitted by right in table 27.101 that the planning commission finds to fall within the intent and purpose of this zone, that will not be more obnoxious or materially detrimental to the public welfare or to property in the vicinity of said uses, and which the planning commission finds to be of a comparable nature and of the same class as the uses permitted by right in table 27.101.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

Table 27.101 Uses by Recreational District

Key:

P = Use permitted by right.

PI = Use permitted by right, indoors only.

C = Use requires planning commission conditional use permit.

C*= Use requires planning director conditional use permit.

X = Use is prohibited.

A = Use permitted as accessory use only.

(1) = Requires minimum of one acre of land.

(2) = Requires minimum of five acres of land.

General development standards for the recreational zoning district are provided in table 27.102. The standards include: (a) minimum lot size; (b) minimum lot width; (c) minimum lot depth; (d) minimum front yard setback; (e) minimum side yard setback; (f) minimum rear yard setback; (g) maximum building coverage; (h) maximum floor area ratio; (i) maximum height; (j) off-street parking; (k) signs; (l) landscape; and (m) minimum building separation; and (n) accessory buildings. These provisions are intended to provide the minimum acceptable standards for development within the recreational district necessary to ensure quality development. The development standards are supplemented by special development standards described in article XII of this zoning ordinance.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

Table 27.102 Recreational Development Standards

Notes:

(1) See article II for definitions of terms used for development standards.

(2) Development standard applies to proposed subdivisions of land.

(3) Whichever is less.

(4) "Net area" means that area of a lot or parcel of land exclusive of: public alleys, highways or streets; proposed public facilities such as alleys, highways, streets or other necessary public sites when included within a proposed development project; or other public or private easements when the owner of the servient tenement does not have the right to use the entire surface of the land.

(5) Refer to sections 27.161 through 27.164.

(6) Refer to section 27.165, Minimum lot width.

(7) Refer to section 27.169, Specialized front yard requirements.

(8) Refer to section 27.170, Specialized side yard requirements.

(9) Refer to section 27.171, Specialized rear yard adjoining an alley.

(10) Except as otherwise provided in section 27.165.

ft = feet; sf = square feet; S = story; DU = dwelling unit; R-O-W = right-of-way; n/a = development standard not applicable to zoning district