(A) The purpose of this zone is to accommodate the foreseeable demand for facilities to meet the residential, commercial, industrial and other utility service needs of the city and its surrounding urban growth boundary.

(B) Sites included in this zone should be of sufficient size and quality to provide the needed service, minimize adverse off-site impacts and preserve existing natural resource values in the area.

(C) This zone is applied as an overlay zone in combination with an existing use zone in order to permit installation of utility facilities in a variety of appropriate locations.

(D) The zone may be applied to utility easements as well as to other types of utility property ownerships.

(E) The allowance of utility facilities in these diverse locations is based on adherence to development standards as contained in this subchapter and referenced by other sections of this chapter,

(F) This subchapter is enabling only. Application of the UFO Zone to any specific property can only be made by a zoning map amendment adopted pursuant to all public hearing and other map amendment procedures as required by this chapter. (Ord. 80-2, passed 06/14/2010)