Chapter 17.44 — PP, PARKS AND PLAYFIELDS

The land use designation PP, Parks and Playfields, is applied to areas suitable for public parks, playgrounds and other outdoor recreation uses. Specified parcels are indicated on the Zoning Map. The following specific rules and regulations established in this chapter shall apply to such designated lands.

(Ord. 21-501 § 9)

The following general conditions shall apply to all lands designated as PP, Parks and Playfields:

• A. All new development proposals shall require approval of a Master Development Plan as regulated by Chapter 17.192 of this title; expansion or exterior remodeling of all structures shall require design review approval as regulated by Chapter 17.188 of this title; and

• B. Review by the Parks and Recreation Commission is required before approval of any Master Development Plan or amendment to a Master Development Plan, or design review. The Parks and Recreation Commission shall issue a recommendation on the Master Development Plan, amendment to a Master Development Plan, or design review application, which recommendation may be accepted or rejected by the Zoning and Design Review Board and/or Town Council.

• (Ord. 21-501 § 9)

The following uses shall be permitted for lands designated as PP, Parks and Playfields:

• A. Those uses shown on the approved Master Development Plan on file at the Town of Yountville, except that uses and facilities legally established in compliance with all applicable regulations at the time of their construction shall be deemed to have approved Master Development Plans and shall be considered legal nonconforming uses as regulated by Chapter 17.232 of this title; and

• B. Conservation area.

• (Ord. 21-501 § 9)

The following new and expanded uses shall require a use permit as regulated by Chapter 17.200 of this title:

• A. Outdoor recreation;

• B. Indoor recreation and fitness center;

• C. Mobile food vendor;

• D. Public facilities;

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• E. Quasi-public service;

• F. Utility facilities; and

• G. Any other compatible or appropriate use as determined by the Town Council in its sole discretion.

• (Ord. 21-501 § 9)

• A. Development standards shall be determined by the Town Council through the adoption of a Master Development Plan as regulated by Chapter 17.192 of this title. Where the Master Development Plan is silent on a development standard, development standards of Title 17 shall apply;

• B. Landscaping and lighting standards are as established in Chapters 17.124, Water Efficient Landscaping, 17.128, Tree Preservation and Management, and 17.132, Outdoor Lighting, of this title;

• C. Design standards for walls, fences, and landscape screening are as established in Chapter 17.136 of this title;

• D. Replacement planting shall be required if existing trees and/or landscaping are dead or damaged so as to necessitate removal; and

• E. New play structures, exercise equipment, or other outdoor recreation structure shall be aesthetically compatible with adjacent properties. Landscape screening may be necessary to mitigate adverse visual impact when viewed from outside the park or playfield.

• (Ord. 21-501 § 9)

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