HomeMy WebLinkAbout17.35 RE ZoneBakersfield Municipal Code - Title 17, Zoning Ordinance RE Zone
November, 2012
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Chapter 17.35
RE
RECREATION ZONE
Sections:
17.35.010 Generally
17.35.020 Uses permitted
17.35.030 Conditional Uses
17.35.040 Additional requirements
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November, 2012
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17.35.010 GENERALLY.
The following regulations shall apply in the RE (recreation) zone unless otherwise
provided in this title.
17.35.020 USES PERMITTED.
Any of the following uses:
A. Archery ranges.
B. Baseball, football, soccer, track, field or basketball stadiums or facilities.
C. Equestrian facilities.
D. Golf courses.
E. Gun clubs or shooting ranges.
F. Automotive, cycle or horse racetracks.
G. Racquetball facilities.
H. Swimming pools.
I. Tennis clubs or courts.
J. Support uses to commercial recreation listed herein, including, but not limited
to, offices, restaurants, motels and gift and apparel shops.
17.35.030 CONDITIONAL USES.
Establishments or enterprises designed or used for large assemblages of people, with
the exception of those uses identified in Section 17.35.020, may be permitted upon
the granting of a conditional use permit.
17.35.040 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
The following requirements shall apply to all development permitted by this chapter:
A. All permitted and conditional uses pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to
site plan review as provided in Chapter 17.08.
B. Building height, distance between buildings, and yard requirements shall be
determined by the appropriate approving authority for each use based on
established city ordinances and policies to ensure compatibility with adjoining
land uses and promote the public health, safety and welfare of the
neighborhood and community.
C. Landscaping shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 17.61.
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D. Off-street parking and loading shall be subject to the requirements of
Chapter 17.58.
E. Signs shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 17.60.
F. Development proposed adjacent to property zoned or designated for residential
development shall be required to be separated by a solid masonry wall
constructed a minimum height of 6 feet from highest grade. Any wall located
within or along the front yard area shall not exceed a height of 4 feet. Along
street frontages, landscaping shall be required in lieu of or in combination with
a solid wall, as determined by the Community Development Director, to screen
the proposed development from the residential uses.
G. Open storage of material and equipment permitted in this zone shall be
surrounded and screened by a solid wall or fence, including solid gates where
necessary, not less than 6 feet in height. Materials shall not be stacked above
the height of the screening.
H. For developments under this section using outside storage, the areas devoted
to outside storage shall be treated with a permanent dust binder or other
permanent dust control measures consistent with air pollution control
regulations, as approved by the Planning Director.
I. Roof-top areas of structures adjacent to property zoned or designated for
residential development shall be completely screened from view by parapets or
other finished architectural features constructed to a height of the highest
equipment and unfinished structural element or architectural feature of the
building. This requirement shall apply to all new construction and remodeling of
existing structures which involve a change of 50% or more of the roof structure
or an addition of 50% or more to the floor area of the structure.