Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- All publicly owned open spaces, parks, recreation facilities, and similar areas
Uses
Permitted by right2
Conditional / special use6
- Congregate recreational facilities
- Cultural facilities (botanical gardens, arboretums, nature centers, conservatories, historic sites, archeological sites, monuments)
- Plant, tree and flower nurseries
- Public utility rights-of-way and similar public works
- Lighting of congregate recreational facilities for nighttime use
- Public recycling center
Accessory9
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. increase with special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.50 ft
The maximum permitted height of a building or structure is 30 feet; provided, that with a special use permit the height may be increased to an amount not to exceed 50 feet for a building or structure or, in the case of an ornamental structure as defined in section 2-197.1, to an amount not to exceed 50 feet.
Lighting
- Lighting shielding
All lighting shall be located and shielded so as to prevent the direct glare of beams onto residential properties and streets.
Noise
- Sound restrictions
All public address systems, loudspeakers or other sound-producing activities shall be designed, located and operated so as to avoid any undue disturbance or any nuisance to surrounding areas.
Other
- Outdoor storage screening
Outdoor storage shall be entirely screened from view with a vegetative and/or architectural screen.
From the ordinance
The POS zone is established to provide, preserve, and enhance publicly owned open spaces, parks, recreational areas, and similar areas...