Modoc County Municipal Code Ch. 18.62 Public Facilities (pf) Zone

To be applied to lands upon which public uses or public utilities are operated. The PF zone is consistent with all general plan land use designations.

(Ord. 236-73 Exh. A(part), 1991)

The regulations set out in this chapter shall apply in all PF zones subject to the provisions and limitations set out in Chapters 18.100 through 18.112 of this title.

(Ord. 236-73 Exh. A(part), 1991)

The following uses are permitted in a PF zone if operated as a public use or public utility:

A. Office; administration offices;

B. Neighborhood park or recreation use;

6. School or college, educational facilities;

D. Public utility switching equipment;

E. Employee housing for employees and their families when accessory to a use permitted on the same lot;

F. Public facilities not listed in Section 18.62.040 that (1) do not emit dust, smoke, odor, bright light, vibration, or unacceptable levels of noise or traffic, or which do not involve dangerous or hazardous materials; and (2) are conducted within a building or within an area which is fenced and completely screened from view;

G. Similar uses (18.100.010).

(Ord. 236-73 Exh. A(part), 1991)

The following uses are permitted in a PF zone when operated as a public use or public utility subject to obtaining a use permit:

A. Solid waste facility;

B. Sewage treatment facilities;

C. Correctional institution;

D. Care facilities that serve more than twelve clients;

E. Human cemetery;

F. Fire station, corporation yard;

G. Fairground;

H. Transmission facilities; other public facilities and uses than do not meet the criteria in Section 18.62.030;

I. Similar uses (18.100.030).

(Ord. 236-73 Exh. A(part), 1991)

A. Minimum lot size: None.

B. Minimum yards:

1. Front, side street: Twenty feet.

2. Side, rear: Zero, except where the PF zone abuts an RH, RL, RR or RT zone, the yard shall be ten feet, and shall be increased one foot for each foot of height exceeding fifty feet.

C. Maximum structure height: One hundred feet, except where the zone abuts an RH, RL, RR, or RT zone, it shall be fifty feet, plus one foot of height for each foot the yard is increased over thirty feet.

D. Other: As provided in Chapter 18.110.

(Ord. 236-73 Exh. A(part), 1991)