Sec. 656.384. - Public use.

(a) Land use. (1) Land designated for public use shall be tracts consisting of parks, squares, greenbelts, and civic use buildings. (2) The only buildings permitted in public use tracts shall be civic use buildings. (3) A maximum of 15 percent of a park or square may be used as a civic use lot. (4) Large area recreational uses such as golf courses and multiple game fields shall be located outside the neighborhood proper. (b) Land allocation. (1) Each neighborhood proper shall contain at least one square, no less than 60,000 square feet and no greater than 120,000 square feet. No single square or park can be more than 45 percent of the public use area. This mandatory square shall be within a 300-foot radius of the geometric center of the neighborhood proper. (2) The remaining required public use tracts shall be divided into lesser tracts and distributed such that no part of the neighborhood proper is further than a 600-foot radius from a park or square. (3) Squares, parks and waterfronts shall have at least 50 percent of their perimeter abutting public use or semi-public tracts or streets. (c) Lots and buildings. Setbacks for civic use buildings shall be indicated on the master plan at the time of final council approval. (d) Parking. Parking on public use tracts shall be restricted to required parking for civic use facilities located thereon. Such parking shall be graded, compacted and paved. Public use tracts shall permit a maximum of 15 percent of the land area of each tract to be used for civic use lots including required parking. (Ord. 94-607-773, § 1)