Title 22 LAND USE
Chapter 22.30 STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES
22.30.340 Outdoor sports and recreational facilities.
Commercial or public outdoor athletic facilities, amusement parks, public
parks and recreation equipment rental are subject to the provisions of this
section, provided that the only such uses allowed in the Commercial Retail land
use category are public parks and recreation equipment rental. (Indoor athletic
facilities are subject to Section 22.30.240 (Indoor Amusements and Recreation)
and applicable provisions of this Title other than those in this
chapter).
A. Amusement Parks. Outdoor commercial recreation and
entertainment facilities including but not limited to theme parks, permanent
carnival-type rides miniature golf, skateboard parks, go-cart, and miniature
auto tracks are subject to the following.
1. Limitation on Use. Amusement
parks are not allowed in residential categories.
2. Location. On a collector
or arterial; not closer than one thousand feet to a residential
category.
3. Minimum Site Area. One acre.
4. Site Design
Standards.
a. Setbacks. All amusement park facilities shall be set back a
minimum of twenty-five feet from street frontage property lines, and ten feet
from all interior lot lines.
b. Landscaping. Twenty-five percent of an
amusement park site shall be landscaped, including all required setbacks which
shall be provided with screening plant materials.
c. Fencing. Amusement park
sites shall be enclosed by a six-foot high fence, which may be chain link, and
which shall be located no closer to a street than the setback
line.
B. Outdoor Athletic Facilities. The standards of this subsection apply
to commercial, public or membership participant athletic facilities operated as
a principal use. These standards do not affect swimming pools, tennis courts or
similar facilities when accessory to an individual residence or group of
residences and not open to the public, or when accessory to a
school.
1. Location. When proposed in a residential category, an outdoor
athletic facility shall be located on a collector or arterial. An outdoor
athletic facility may be located on a local street in the recreation, commercial
service or public facilities categories.
2. Minimum Site Area. One acre,
unless otherwise provided in Subsection B.4 for a specific
facility.
3. Setbacks. The following setbacks apply to all athletic
facilities approved under this section; except where a facility are located
adjacent to a lake or ocean coastline, the normal setbacks of Section 22.10.140
apply.
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Type of Facility
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Minimum Setback from Property Lines (in feet)
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No lighting
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With Night Lighting
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Baseball diamond
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50
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100
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Basketball court
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50
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100
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Game courts for less than 10 participants (e.g., horseshoes)
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25
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50
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Golf driving ranges
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25
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50
|
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Golf course fairways
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25
|
50
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Golf course greens
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0
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50
|
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Handball courts
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50
|
100
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Picnic areas—Unimproved
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25
|
50
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Picnic areas—With tables and cooking
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50
|
100
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Swimming pools
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50
|
100
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Tennis courts
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50
|
100
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Volleyball courts
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50
|
100
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4. Specific Use Standards.
a. Golf Driving Ranges. Facilities for
the stationary driving of golf balls are subject to the following
standards:
(1) Minimum Site Area. Five acres.
(2) Location. When located
in a residential category, the site of a driving range shall be located on a
collector or arterial.
b. Swimming Pools. Public or membership use swimming
pools shall be enclosed with security fencing at least six feet in height, with
entry through a controlled gate or turnstile to prevent unsupervised access by
children.
C. Public Park Facilities. Playfields, children’s
playgrounds, and public parks as principal uses are subject to the
following.
1. Setbacks.
a. Children’s Playgrounds. Fifty
feet.
b. Other Park Facilities. As set forth in Subsection
B.3.
c. Buildings. Set forth in Section 22.10.140 (Setbacks).
2. Minimum
Site Area. None Required.
D. Recreation Equipment Rental.
1. Limitations
on Use.
a. The outdoor storage of recreational equipment and/or the conduct
of recreational equipment rental transactions outdoors may be approved only
where Section 22.06.030, Table 2-2 (Allowable Land Uses and Permit Requirements)
also allows storage yards and sales lots in the land use category applicable to
the site.
b. Recreation equipment rental is not allowed as a temporary
use.
2. Approval Criteria. In addition to other relevant issues, the review
authority shall consider the effects of motorized recreation equipment on
proposed or likely areas of use in their decision to approve or disapprove a use
permit for recreation equipment rental. (Ord. 2982 § 1 (part),
2002)
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