Lancaster Municipal Code § 17.20.400 Signs

The purpose and intent of the Pk zone is to provide the means necessary to implement the policies of the City's General Plan regarding parks and the land use designations "O" (open space), as delineated on the general plan map, and to designate zoning for those uses which are park and recreation facilities and thus contribute to the visual and spatial relief from continuous urban development.

(Ord. No. 947, § 1, 7-13-2010)

The following uses, excluding uses that stockpile, commercially compost, process, or handle sludge or biosolid materials, are permitted in the Pk zone: A. Parks, public, and associated buildings and recreation facilities.

(Ord. No. 947, § 1, 7-13-2010)

The following uses are considered as accessory uses to the permitted uses in the Pk zone:

A. Accessory buildings or structures customarily used in conjunction with permitted uses, including but not limited to playground equipment, ball fields and seating, etc.

B. Solar energy systems, whether mounted on or attached to a building or mounted on the ground.

C. Electric Vehicle Charging Station. An electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) shall be permitted as an accessory use within any existing legal single-family or multiple-family residential garage or carport, or within any existing legal commercial parking space in a parking lot or in a parking garage, subject to all applicable city code requirements and the following:

1. Electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) for public use shall be subject to the following requirements:

a. The EVCSs shall be located in a manner which will be easily seen by the public for informational and security purposes and shall be illuminated during evening business hours; and

b. Be located in desirable and convenient parking locations which will serve as an incentive for the use of electric vehicles; and

c. The EVCS pedestals shall be protected as necessary to prevent damage by automobiles; and

d. The EVCS pedestals shall be designed to minimize potential damage by vandalism and to be safe for use in inclement weather; and

e. Complete instructions and appropriate warnings concerning the use of the EVCS shall be posted on a sign in a prominent location on each station for use by the operator; and

f. One standard non-illuminated sign, not to exceed 4 square feet in area and 10 feet in height, may be posted for the purpose of identifying the location of each cluster of EVCSs; and

g. The EVCS may be on a timer that limits the use of the station to the normal business hours of the use(s) which it serves to preclude unauthorized use after business hours.

2. Electric vehicle charging stations for private use shall:

a. Be located in a manner which will not allow public access to the charging station; and

b. Comply with subsections C.1.c., d. and e. of this section.

(Ord. No. 947, § 1, 7-13-2010)

The following uses are considered as temporary uses in the Pk zone:

A. Building materials, storage of, used in the construction of a building or building project, during the construction and 30 days thereafter, including the contractor's temporary office provided that any lot or parcel of land so used shall be part of the building project, or on property adjoining the construction site.

(Ord. No. 947, § 1, 7-13-2010)

If site plans or other pertinent information for the proposed use are first submitted to and approved by the director in accordance with Article VI of Chapter 17.32, premises in the Pk zone may be used for the following uses:

A. Access to property lawfully used for a purpose not permitted in the Pk zone, provided no other practical access to such property is available, and such access will not alter the character of the premises in respect to permitted uses in the Pk zone;

B. Carnivals, subject to the provisions of Chapter 9.46;

C. Signs, as provided in Section 17.20.260.

(Ord. No. 947, § 1, 7-13-2010; Ord. No. 999, § 7, 8-26-2014)

A. The following uses are permitted in the Pk zone; provided, a conditional use has first been obtained as provided in Article I of Chapter 17.32, and while such permit is in full force and effect in conformity with conditions of such permit for:

1. Arboretum;

2. Archery range;

3. Athletic range;

4. Botanical garden;

5. Campgrounds, publicly or privately owned or operated, containing overnight camping facilities for tents, travel trailers, camper trucks or other recreational vehicles;

6. Fishing and casting ponds, recreational;

7. Golf courses, including the customary clubhouse and appurtenant facilities;

8. Golf or baseball driving ranges;

9. Open spaces as a part of an RPD development, public;

10. Parks;

11. Picnic grounds;

12. Playgrounds;

13. Polo grounds;

14. Radio and television stations and towers including studios. Existing stations may expand their building floor area up to 50 percent without obtaining a conditional use permit;

15. Riding, hiking, bicycle trails but not including trails for motor-driven vehicles;

16. Swimming pool, public;

17. Utilities, minor, public and private; including telephone repeater stations and microwave stations.

(Ord. No. 947, § 1, 7-13-2010)

No building in the Pk zone shall exceed a height of 40 feet. This section does not apply to uses subject to permit which shall be subject to Article I of Chapter 17.32. (See Article XII of Chapter 17.40 for general exceptions.)

(Ord. No. 947, § 1, 7-13-2010)

Solar collectors may exceed the height limit when mounted on the roof of a legal, conforming building. The right to exceed the height limit shall be exercised only in the event that: there is no practical means or location for achieving an efficient placement on the building or site in question; such collectors may exceed the height limit only to the extent necessary to achieve efficient placement; in no case shall such solar collectors (or related equipment) encroach more than 5 feet beyond the limit. Also the placement of a solar collector shall not shade or otherwise diminish the efficiency of existing solar collectors on neighboring property, or preclude such property from sufficient solar access to successfully operate a solar energy system sufficient to serve the household needs of the occupants or the intended use.

(Ord. No. 947, § 1, 7-13-2010)

A site plan drawn to scale shall be required of any person seeking to erect new buildings or structures, make additions to any existing buildings or structures, or otherwise improve or develop any lot or portion thereof for a permitted use prior to the issuance of any building permit. The director or his designated representative shall review the site plan for conformance with the provisions of this title. The site plan shall demonstrate conformance with height regulations (Section 17.20.350), property development regulations (Section 17.20.380), sign regulations (Section 17.20.390), off-street parking requirements (Section 17.20.400), design requirements (Section 17.20.410) and any other requirements as established for the Pk zone. In addition to the requirements set forth in the Pk zone, the director may place conditions on the approval of the site plan where he finds that such action is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. At such time as the site plan complies with the intent of this title, the site plan may be approved by the director or his designated representative. The site plan approval shall be valid for one year from the date of approval. A one-year extension of the approval may be granted by the director or his designated representative. In the event the site plan is denied, the applicant may appeal the decision in accordance with Section 17.36.030.

(Ord. No. 947, § 1, 7-13-2010)

A. No new building shall be erected, constructed, moved onto, or established on an existing legal lot or parcel of land unless said building shall comply with all of the regulations set forth in this section which are pertinent to its placement on said lot or parcel.

B. No existing building located on an existing legal lot or parcel of land shall be converted, enlarged or moved unless said building, or addition thereto, shall comply with all of the regulations set forth in this section which are pertinent to this placement on said lot or parcel.

C. No new lot shall be created, or any building, or portion thereof, existing on such new lot be used unless said lot and said building location shall comply with all of the regulations set forth in this section which are pertinent to the area and dimensions for new lots and buildings on said lot.

D. O zone:

1. Minimum lot area: 10,000 square feet (see Sections 17.40.093, 17.40.095 and 17.40.097 in the event of lot area, width or depth reduction for highway purposes or public use);

2. Yard requirements (see Section 17.28.030 for special provisions concerning yards):

(See Sections 17.40.093, 17.40.095 and 17.40.097 in the event yard requirements must be reduced for street widening or transit stops.)

a. Front yard: 20 feet,

b. Interior side yard: 20 feet,

c. Street side yard: 20 feet,

d. Rear yard*: 20 feet;

3. Lot coverage**:

a. Maximum lot coverage: 10 percent of the lot area;

4. Open space**: 70 percent of the lot area;

5. Landscaping: no landscaping shall be placed in a manner which shades or would ultimately shade any existing solar energy system from the sun on a contiguous lot.

*EXCEPTION: Solar energy systems are permitted in rear yards and not counted against lot coverage.

**EXCEPTION: Public community or recreation buildings are exempted from lot coverage and open space requirements.

(Ord. No. 947, § 1, 7-13-2010)

A person shall not use any sign except as specifically permitted in this section and subject to all regulations and conditions set forth in accordance with Article VI of Chapter 17.32, Director's review. The following signs are permitted in the Pk zone:

A. Address. Street numbers of all buildings shall be prominently located and of sufficient size to be easily read from the street by public safety personnel (i.e., police, fire, ambulance).

B. Monument Sign. Twenty-five square feet plus 0.25 square feet for each foot of frontage over 100 feet up to a maximum of 50 square feet.

C. Wall Sign. One square foot per linear foot of building frontage.

D. Freestanding signs shall be not less than 25 feet from an interior property line and shall be at least 100 feet from any other freestanding sign.

(Ord. No. 947, § 1, 7-13-2010)

A. The automobile parking facilities required by Section 17.12.220 of this title shall be provided and permanently maintained as such unless and until a substitute has been provided which is in full compliance with the provisions of this title.

B. Parking in required yards is prohibited.

(Ord. No. 947, § 1, 7-13-2010)

The following design requirements shall be met by development in the Pk zone:

A. Existing topography, hydrology, soil, drainage and vegetation conditions shall be retained on undeveloped land in order to retain the visual appeal and function of the undisturbed open space area. No vehicle, equipment or materials will be operated, stored or placed on the undisturbed area.

B. All buildings shall be designed to enclose or otherwise screen from view all rooftop mechanical equipment, ducts, tanks, etc., including solar systems. This requirement does not include windpowered turbines used for ventilation.

C. A wall of not less than 5 feet nor greater than 6 feet in height measured from the highest ground elevation on either side of the wall (except where specified otherwise in Section 17.28.030C) may be required by the director to be constructed along all or a portion of the perimeter of the premises as necessary to protect adjoining property.

D. Where multistory buildings are to be utilized on lots abutting property in the R zone, such buildings shall be located or oriented in a manner which will minimize the visual intrusion into neighboring single-family property. (This may be accomplished by setting the building back from the abutting property line beyond the distance required by the yard, orienting the building in a manner which will not give a view into the back yard of their neighbors, or by other design consideration.)

(Ord. No. 947, § 1, 7-13-2010)