Chapter 17.41
PUBLIC FACILITIES (PF) ZONE
Sections:
17.41.040 Maximum building height.
17.41.050 Setback requirements.
17.41.080 Off-street parking and loading.
17.41.010 Purpose.
The PF zone provides areas for public safety facilities, public cultural facilities, park and recreational facilities, schools, and other public facilities to ensure a safe and healthy community and to support and accompany residential, commercial, and industrial growth. Lands containing municipal infrastructure facilities including pump stations, wastewater and water treatment plants, stormwater facilities, water tanks and reservoirs, and radio towers are included in the PF designation. (Ord. 2024-04 § 1)
17.41.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses are permitted in the public facilities (PF) zone:
A. Public safety facilities such as police, fire, and public or private ambulance facilities;
B. Medical facilities such as hospitals, clinics, and medical office buildings;
C. Public community centers, meeting buildings, and auditoriums;
D. Municipal, state, and federal buildings such as City Hall, Division of Motor Vehicles, and social services offices;
E. Public library;
F. Public cultural facilities such as visual art centers, performing arts centers, and museums;
G. Public parking facilities such as parking lots and parking structures;
H. Visitor information centers;
I. Uses permitted in the park or open space zones;
J. Community gardens;
K. Public transportation uses, as defined in Chapter 17.08 LCMC;
L. Emergency shelters, subject to LCMC 17.80.220 and as defined in LCMC 17.08.010;
M. Temporary emergency operations uses pursuant to Chapter 2.72 LCMC;
N. Essential emergency communications, early warning and associated emergency facilities;
O. Accessory uses and accessory buildings and structures customarily appurtenant to a permitted use. (Ord. 2024-04 § 1)
17.41.030 Conditional uses.
The following conditional uses are permitted in the public facilities (PF) zone:
A. Public schools including kindergartens or day care centers;
B. Public sewage treatment plants and pumping stations;
C. Public water treatment plants, pumping stations, and storage reservoirs;
D. Public utility facilities such as vehicle maintenance facilities and equipment and materials storage facilities;
E. Municipal, state, and federal facilities such as vehicle maintenance facilities and equipment and materials storage facilities;
F. Stormwater detention and treatment facilities not accessory to uses allowed in this or other zones;
G. Publicly owned and operated jails, detention centers, and prisons;
H. Conditional uses allowed in the park or open space zones. (Ord. 2024-04 § 1)
17.41.040 Maximum building height.
The maximum building height shall be 35 feet, except as provided in LCMC 17.52.190 and 17.52.200. (Ord. 2024-04 § 1)
17.41.050 Setback requirements.
A. Front Setback. None, except when the property line is abutting or across the street from a property in a residential zone and then the front setback shall be that required in the contiguous residential zone. However, the provisions of LCMC 17.52.060 shall apply.
B. Side, Street Side and Rear Setback. None, except when the side, street side or rear property line is abutting or across the street from a property in a residential zone, and then the side, street side or rear setback shall be a minimum of 10 feet. The required side, street side or rear setback shall be increased by one-half foot for each foot by which the building height exceeds 15 feet. However, the provisions of LCMC 17.52.060 shall apply. (Ord. 2024-04 § 1)
17.41.060 Landscaping.
Landscaping shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 17.55 LCMC. (Ord. 2024-04 § 1)
17.41.070 Signs.
Signs shall be allowed subject to the provisions of Chapters 9.34 and 17.72 LCMC. (Ord. 2024-04 § 1)
17.41.080 Off-street parking and loading.
Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 17.56 LCMC. (Ord. 2024-04 § 1)