Lincoln Municipal Code Ch. 18.31 Pub Public District

The purpose of this designation is to provide areas for public and quasi-public facilities for educational facilities, public buildings, cultural and institutional uses, general government operations, utility and public services, and facilities that serve the general public.

(Ord. No. 930B, § 1, 12-13-2016)

The following uses are permitted in the PUB district:

(1) City-owned facilities, including wastewater treatment and reclamation facilities, community centers, libraries, police and/or fire stations, trail systems, open space areas, and stormwater drainage facilities;

(2) Uses and facilities, whether constructed publicly or privately, developed on city-owned land and intended for a purpose found by the city to be in the public interest;

(3) Corporation yards, including storage of materials, and repair of equipment and vehicles operated by governmental entities;

(4) County, state, and federally owned facilities;

(5) Public schools;

(6) Creation or preservation of wetland facility;

(7) Community water storage, wells and associated facilities;

(8) Solar energy facility (as outlined in Chapter 15).

(Ord. No. 930B, § 1, 12-13-2016)

The following uses are permitted in the PUB district subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit by the planning commission:

(1) Wind power production;

(2) Telecommunications facility per Chapter 18.41;

(3) Electrical substation;

(4) Other uses, not listed under Section 18.31.020 or 18.31.030, which in the opinion of the community development director are of a similar and compatible nature to those uses described in this section.

(Ord. No. 930B, § 1, 12-13-2016)

Front: 20 feet

Side: 20 feet

Rear: 20 feet

From adjacent residential zoning: 50 feet

(Ord. No. 930B, § 1, 12-13-2016)

(a) Thirty-five feet.

(b) Water tank height shall be determined based upon capacity and hydrology conditions

(Ord. No. 930B, § 1, 12-13-2016)

Minimum of one-half acre.

(Ord. No. 930B, § 1, 12-13-2016)

One hundred feet minimum.

(Ord. No. 930B, § 1, 12-13-2016)

One hundred feet minimum.

(Ord. No. 930B, § 1, 12-13-2016)

(a) New construction requires design review approval. The city council may determine that city council review may be substituted for design review for projects of community-wide or regional significance provided the city council determines:

(1) Expedited review is required to accommodate city objectives; and

(2) The project will not have a significant visual impact.

(b) Remodel/addition to an existing building requires design review approval unless the community development director determines:

(1) The design of the remodel or addition is consistent with the design of the primary structure; and

(2) The remodel or addition will not have a significant visual impact.

(Ord. No. 930B, § 1, 12-13-2016)

(a) Light fixture heights should not exceed 12 feet when adjacent to residential uses. No ground-mounted light fixture shall exceed 25 feet in height.

(b) All lighting shall be directed downward so that there will be no glare which will cause unreasonable annoyance to occupants of such property or otherwise interfere with the public health, safety, or welfare.

(Ord. No. 930B, § 1, 12-13-2016)