Chapter 17.54
B.C.G., BEAR CREEK GREENWAY
Sections:
17.54.050 Area, width and yard requirements.
17.54.060 General requirements.
17.54.080 Fences, walls, hedges, and screen plantings.
17.54.010 Purpose.
The B.C.G. district is intended to provide for environmental preservation and limited development within the portion of the Bear Creek Greenway that lies within the city limits and urban growth boundary of Central Point. This district is intended to protect the public health and safety, preserve the natural environment of the Bear Creek corridor, encourage the implementation of the greenway plan, provide for limited recreational uses, and ensure the continued preservation of fish and wildlife habitat within the riparian environment of the creek. (Ord. 1531 §1(part), 1984).
17.54.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses are permitted in the B.C.G. district:
A. Public parks and nature study areas;
B. Public recreational or stream-oriented facilities or activities other than parks and nature study areas that are consistent with the greenway plan and with the city’s comprehensive plan;
C. Paths and trail systems for the use of pedestrians, bicyclists and equestrians but not including motorized vehicles;
D. Uses or structures that are customarily appurtenant to a permitted use such as off-street parking, maintenance buildings, signs, and public improvements. (Ord. 1531 §1(part), 1984).
17.54.030 Conditional uses.
The following uses are permitted in the B.C.G. district when authorized in accordance with Chapter 17.76:
A. Privately developed or operated recreational or stream-oriented facilities or activities that the planning commission may find to be compatible with the purpose of this section and consistent with the city’s comprehensive plan and the Bear Creek Greenway plan;
B. Public or municipally owned facilities or utilities that the planning commission determines to be compatible with the purpose of this section and with area plans;
C. Agricultural uses, excluding livestock unless the same are maintained as part of an animal husbandry program for educational purposes by a public school;
D. Mining or aggregate removal. (Ord. 1643 §2, 1990; Ord. 1531 §1(part), 1984).
17.54.040 Height regulations.
All buildings and structures shall be designed to be as inconspicuous as possible and any such structure proposed to exceed fifteen feet in height shall be subject to planning commission review and approval. (Ord. 1531 §1(part), 1984).
17.54.050 Area, width and yard requirements.
All areas within the greenway are in public ownership or proposed for public acquisition. No minimum lot requirements are necessary for the types of development that might occur within this district, except that special setback requirements may apply as specified in Section 17.60.090. (Ord. 1617 §27, 1989; Ord. 1531 §1(part), 1984).
17.54.060 General requirements.
The area designated on the comprehensive plan map and zoning map of the city as Bear Creek Greenway shall be preserved to the maximum extent practicable in its natural condition. No person, firm, or corporation, whether public or private, shall cause or permit any excavation, fill, stream diversion, removal of vegetation, or other alteration of the natural environment of the greenway, nor encroach upon any part thereof with buildings, footings, retaining walls, bridges, piers, abutments, dams, diversion weirs, riprap, or any other physical feature without first securing the express written consent of the Central Point planning commission. Application for such consent shall be made in writing and any conditions of approval shall be based on the purposes of this section. (Ord. 1531 §1(part), 1984).
17.54.070 Signs.
All signs shall be designed for maximum visual and aesthetic compatibility with the greenway environment and are subject to planning commission review and approval, and the requirements of Chapter 15.24 and Section 17.60.110. (Ord. 1615 §20, 1989; Ord. 1531 §1(part), 1984).
17.54.080 Fences, walls, hedges, and screen plantings.
Physical improvements that are obviously manmade and would impair the free movement of people or wildlife within the greenway are discouraged, but may be permitted when required to solve a specific problem or serve a special purpose, and when designed to be visually and aesthetically compatible with the greenway environment. Any fence, wall, hedge, or screen planting is subject to review and approval by the planning commission. (Ord. 1531 §1(part), 1984).
17.54.090 Off-street parking.
Off-street parking shall be required as a part of any recreational or other facility that could reasonably be expected to generate automobile trips or require automobile access. The number of parking spaces will be determined by the planning commission on a case-by-case basis and on the basis of statistical or other evidence of parking needs as provided by city staff or the applicant. (Ord. 1531 §1(part), 1984).