Healdsburg Municipal Code Art. VIII Public (P) District

In addition to the objectives listed in HMC § 20.04.010, the Public District is included in the Land Use Code to provide a procedure for the orderly establishment of public and quasi-public facilities, expansion of their operations, or change in the use of lands owned by governmental agencies.

(Ord. 950 § 2 (Exh. A § 900), 1998)

The following uses may be permitted:

A. Existing uses on any parcel of land zoned "P" at the time of adoption of this Title.

B. Parks, golf courses, playgrounds, municipal swim centers and other public recreational facilities with a floor area ratio of 0.15 or less.

C. Public buildings and grounds which have a floor area ratio of 0.15 or less.

D. Public schools, universities and colleges.

E. Pumping stations, power stations, municipal electrical facilities, equipment buildings and installations, municipal corporation yards, drainage ways and structures, reservoirs and water storage tanks.

F. Required off-street parking facilities located on a site separated from the use that the facilities serve.

G. Concessionaires and commercial establishments ancillary to a permitted use, subject to issuance of necessary permits from the Healdsburg Parks and Recreation Department.

H. Homeless shelters in accordance with HMC § 20.20.045.

I. Emergency shelters.

(Ord. 950 § 2 (Exh. A § 905), 1998; Ord. 1104 § 2 (Exh. A § 11), 2010)

The following conditional uses may be permitted through the approval of a conditional use permit:

A. Animal shelters.

B. Caretaker and night watchman dwellings, limited to one dwelling unit.

C. Hospitals.

D. Public buildings, grounds and facilities where permanent structures have a floor area ratio greater than 0.15.

E. Airports.

(Ord. 950 § 2 (Exh. A § 910), 1998; Ord. 956 § 2 (Att. A § 910), 1999; Ord. 1018 § 2 (Exh. A § 910), 2004; Ord. 1104 § 2 (Exh. A § 12), 2010)

The following additional requirements apply to development in the Public District:

Off-street parking and loading: Chapter 20.16 HMC, Article VIII.

Signs: Chapter 20.16 HMC, Article IX.

Riparian setbacks: Chapter 20.24 HMC, Article III.

Design review: Chapter 20.28 HMC, Article IV.

(Ord. 950 § 2 (Exh. A §§ 920, 925, 930, 935), 1998)