2002 36th Ave Gainesville, FL 32605-2493

Public Services and Operations (PS). 1. Purpose. The public services and operations (PS) district is established for the purpose of identifying and providing suitable locations for the necessary public and private utility, public-private partnerships or other legal arrangements where the land title is vested in a government and the use(s) serves a public purpose, and recreation activities that serve and are used directly by the public for their own benefit and are necessary to the normal conduct of the community's activities. This district may be isolated and surrounded by any other zoning district compatible with the intended use of the facility. 2. Objectives. The provisions of the PS district are intended to: a. Accommodate utilities, recreation and public facilities, at appropriate locations, necessary to serve the public. b. Ensure public awareness of the location of existing or potential utilities, recreation and public facilities. c. Ensure, by requiring development plan review where necessary, that such uses are designed to minimize negative impacts on surrounding properties. 3. Additional requirements. The following criteria shall apply to all uses within the PS district: a. Site design. i. Building scale and massing shall relate to that of adjacent buildings to the extent practical. ii. Public developments shall be exemplary in their use of signage and landscaping and in the preservation of existing trees. iii. Pedestrian areas shall be separated from vehicular areas wherever possible. Traffic circulation should be safe, convenient and designed according to sound engineering practices. iv. The design of the site and facilities shall promote energy conservation through proper solar access, shading and other measures, where appropriate. v. Appropriate access for emergency vehicles, garbage trucks and other service vehicles shall be provided. vi. All site elements shall be designed to protect natural and community resources, such as wildlife habitats, historic structures and ecologically sensitive areas. b. External compatibility. i. Buffering and screening of public service facilities shall be provided commensurate with the facility's degree of impact and incompatibility with surrounding developments. ii. Electrical transformers and other utility equipment shall be screened from public view. iii. Site illumination and public address systems, particularly for recreation areas, shall be designed so as to create no interference with the privacy of adjoining properties. iv.