Hesperia Municipal Code Art. XIII Public Land Use Designation

A. Purpose and Intent. This designation is intended to preserve and protect public facilities and those privately owned facilities which provide a service to the general public, including schools, churches, post offices, fire stations, hospitals, civic centers, and publicly owned land. Due to the broad service function of this designation and the difficulty of planning all public uses in advance, the public institutional designation may be designated throughout the plan area, provided the uses do not conflict with other established uses. The P-GOVT, P-SCHOOL, and P-PARK/REC general plan designations shall be considered public in this development code, and are subject to this article.

B. Locational Standards.

1. The area is occupied or will be occupied by public or closely related private facilities providing services or functions for the general public.

2. The uses are compatible with and not detrimental to adjacent land uses.

3. The area has adequate public services and access to accommodate the needs of the proposed use on a given site.

4. The location shall be consistent with the general plan text and maps.

C. Review Procedures. In order to ensure compliance with the general plan, and development code, permitted uses within this designation may be subject to a conditional use permit, site approval or tenant improvement review, in accordance with Chapter 16.12.

D. Permitted Uses.

1. Electrical, gas, water and sewage transmission facilities.

2. Radio and television stations and towers.

3. Microwave communication towers and facilities.

4. Government protective functions and postal services.

5. Public works maintenance and storage yards.

6. Vocational, trade and special training schools.

7. Museums and art galleries.

8. Planetariums, aquariums, botanical gardens and zoos.

9. Historical and monument sites.

10. Convention facilities.

11. Parks, playgrounds and athletic fields.

12. Recreation and community centers.

13. Churches, synagogues, mosques or other houses of worship.

14. Elementary, intermediate and senior high schools, public or private.

15. Colleges and universities.

E. Intensity. The maximum Floor Area Ratio for P-GOV shall be 2.0.

F. After approval, the public designation is automatically applied to the general plan land use map, without the necessity of any additional land use or zone change applications.

(Ord. 126 § 6, 1991)

(Ord. No. 2012-02, § 3(Exh. A), 2-7-12)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2012-02, § 3(Exh. A), adopted February 7, 2012, renumbered § 16.16.610 as § 16.16.330. For purposes of classification, and at the editor's discretion, these provisions have been included as § 16.16.430.